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Rising Star Brittney Spencer and Top Music Execs Talk About How They’ve Survived, and Even Thrived, During the Pandemic

03.11.2021 - 20:10

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThere’s little question that the past 20 months of the pandemic have been devastating. But for all that has been lost, musicians and the industry around them have found countless innovative and inspiring ways to survive, cope, adapt and even thrive.

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11.11.2021 / 18:31

Jack White to Release Two New Albums in 2022: ‘Fear of the Dawn’ and ‘Entering Heaven Alive’

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJack White has announced the upcoming release of two new albums next year —his first new full-length collections in over four years.

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10.11.2021 / 21:03

Astroworld Tragedy: Concert Execs on How ‘We As an Industry,’ and Especially Travis Scott, Failed Fans

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWas the deadly tragedy at Travis Scott’s ill-fated Astroworld Festival at Houston’s NRG Park on Nov. 5 an aberration in a concert industry with a mostly admirable safety record, or a horrific wake-up call about flaws in planning and execution that could have led to disaster much sooner?With eight dead and more than 300 injured as the crowd stampeded before and during Scott’s set, most industry sources declined to comment, saying investigations — and a rapidly growing number of lawsuits — will reveal the causes.

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10.11.2021 / 20:11

Spotify Expands Charts to Include Genre and Local Categories

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSpotify has launched a new Charts destination website that includes new Genre and Local charts, in addition to data and tools to give artists and listeners more information on releases.Available to all Spotify for Artists creators and Spotify listeners around the world, according to the announcement, “We created this destination for artists and fans to go deep on all the data and see what music is moving listeners around the world.”The new features include:Genre Charts: Every week, Spotify’s charts generate the top 200 songs across 17 genres, categorizing songs based on context from user playlists and editorial feedback.Artist Charts: Artist charts are a reflection of who is peaking, based on streams across

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10.11.2021 / 16:07

John Coltrane’s Masterpiece, ‘A Love Supreme,’ Certified Platinum (EXCLUSIVE)

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWhile recognized as a great artist in his time, much of John Coltrane’s later work was so far ahead that it took the world years, if not decades, to catch up with it.Today, in a beautiful postscript to a brilliant and all-too-short life and career, Coltrane’s masterpiece, 1965’s “A Love Supreme,” has been certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of 1 million albums in the U.S.

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09.11.2021 / 20:13

Justin Bieber to Stage Interactive Virtual Concert With Wave

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJustin Bieber has announced that he is partnering with virtual entertainment company Wave for “Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience.” According to the announcement, the collaboration will give fans a “futuristic look into the metaverse, merging gaming, real time motion-capture, and live musical performance into an immersive interactive experience.

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09.11.2021 / 18:59

Foo Fighters to Star in Horror Comedy Film ‘Studio 666’

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFoo Fighters will give their fans goosebumps of the cinematic kind in February, when the horror comedy “Studio 666,” starring the band, hits theaters.The film, which is released in the U.S. on Friday, February 25, 2022, was directed by BJ McDonnell (of 2019’s “Slayer: The Repentless Killogy” fame), from a story by Foo frontman Dave Grohl, with a screenplay by Jeff Buhler and Rebecca Hughes.

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09.11.2021 / 18:03

Watch Missy Elliott Pay Tribute to ‘Godmothers of Hip-Hop’ at Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFour-time Grammy winning singer-songwriter-producer Missy Elliott was honored Monday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Ciara and Lizzo (pictured below, filming Elliott’s acceptance speech on their phones) were among those to introduce Elliott at the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce ceremony — fittingly, Elliott’s star was placed outside the new location of the giant Amoeba Music record store on Hollywood Boulevard, which will also be a location for stars for other music honorees, Ana Martinez, said.Elliott — who gave a career-spanning interview to Variety to mark the occasion — teared up as she thanked all the people who helped along the way, from her longtime friend and collaborator Timbaland to her

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09.11.2021 / 00:07

Music Industry Moves: WME Hires Dru Bass; Fader Label Launches Management Division

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDru Bass has joined William Morris Endeavor as a music crossover agent in hip hop and R&B, it was announced today by Kirk Sommer and Lucy Dickins, co-heads, worldwide music, WME. Bass joins the agency from UTA, where he represented such artists as Young Thug, Tierra Whack, Issa Rae’s music company RAEDIO, Emmy-nominated composer Amanda Jones, Harvey Mason Jr., Princess Nokia, Burna Boy, Lil Wayne, Michelle Williams, and Lauryn Hill.

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08.11.2021 / 18:19

Missy Elliott, Musical Trailblazer and Video Pioneer, on Working Her Way to Hollywood’s Walk of Fame

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMissy Elliott is an artist with few peers or precedents — a wildly innovative singer-songwriter-producer and music video pioneer whose work has cast a long shadow over the past quarter century. Almost immediately from their arrival in the mid-1990s, she and longtime collaborator Timbaland reshaped the sound of hip-hop.

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06.11.2021 / 19:51

Travis Scott Issues Statement on Astroworld Tragedy: ‘I’m Absolutely Devastated’

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorTravis Scott has issued a statement in the wake of the tragedy at his Astroworld festival in Houston, which left eight people dead on Friday night.I’m absolutely devastated by what took place last night,” he wrote on social media. “My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival.”pic.twitter.com/ijXKslw7E2— TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) November 6, 202150,000 fans attended the show, which led to a surge during Scott’s performance at the festival outside NRG Park, the Houston Chronicle reports.

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05.11.2021 / 18:07

Sonic Youth Release Two Archival Live Albums to Benefit Abortion Rights in Texas

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn an effort to contribute to the fight against the recent Texas state law that effectively bans abortion, Sonic Youth have released two archival live albums on Bandcamp.com, both of which were recorded in the state.The first was recorded in 1995 at the Austin Music Hall during the band’s “Washing Machine” tour, which followed their headlining slot on the alternative-nation defining Lollapalooza tour that summer (which also featured Hole, Cypress Hill, Beck, Pavement, Moby, Elastica and others).

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05.11.2021 / 17:25

ABBA Return, More ABBA-Esque Than Ever, With ‘Voyage’: Album Review

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAnticipating a long-awaited yet unexpected reunion is one of life’s more conflicted experiences. Will your old friend look good or awful? Will they be stuck in the past, or a 2.0 or 3.0 version of the person you remember? Most of all, will they still be themselves?It’s both corny and perfectly fitting to frame ABBA’s first album in nearly 40 years as a reunion with an old friend.

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05.11.2021 / 07:45

Travis Scott Drops Two New Singles, ‘Escape Plan’ and ‘Mafia’

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAhead of his “Astroworld” festival taking place in his Houston hometown this weekend, Travis Scott has dropped two new songs, “Escape Plan.”The songs are likely from his forthcoming album “Utopia,” which he and producer Mike Dean have teased on social media over the past few weeks.Although “Escape Plan” drew most of the initial attention upon the midnight drop — within the first 13 minutes, the audio of “Escape Plan” had 18,000 listens on YouTube and “Mafia” had only 2,000 — some fans who quickly came to discover there were two new tracks settled on the moody “Mafia” as being even better than the one reaching people first out of the gate.The producers credited for “Escape Plan” on streaming services are Nik D

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04.11.2021 / 18:13

Swizz Beatz, Tainy, No I.D. and More Top Producers to Drop EPs Via Mass Appeal’s ‘Hip Hop 50’ Soundtrack

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorA murderer’s row of top hip-hop producers including DJ Premier, Swizz Beatz, Mustard, The-Dream, Mike Will Made It, No I.D, Hit-Boy, Take A Daytrip and Tainy will release EPs via Mass Appeal’s “Hip Hop 50 the Soundtrack,” as part of the company’s #HipHop50 campaign in celebration of the genre’s 50th year. The producers will drop a series of 10 EPs of all newly released music.Kicking off in the first quarter of 2022 and dropping every quarter, each 5-track EP will be curated by a different producer.

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04.11.2021 / 18:13

Lionel Richie Signs Worldwide Deal With Universal Music Publishing

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorGrammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Lionel Richie has signed an exclusive, global publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group, the company has announced. The deal includes songs written throughout Richie’s solo career, including smashes like “Hello,” “Lady,” “Dancing on the Ceiling,” “All Night Long,” “Say You, Say Me” and many others; he also co-wrote the charity single “We Are the World” with Michael Jackson in 1985.

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04.11.2021 / 17:07

Grammy Voters: Deadline for First-Round Voting, Which Determines Nominees, Is Tomorrow

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWithout overstating the case, it’s fair to say that the past few years have shown us what happens when we don’t bother to vote.While the Grammy Awards are nowhere near as important as a national, state-wide or local election, it’s certainly one of the most important votes in the music community.

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03.11.2021 / 19:49

Courtney Love Says Kurt Cobain Would Be ‘Proud’ of ‘Succession’s’ Use of Nirvana’s ‘Rape Me’

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIf, like some of us, you’re not completely caught up on the ongoing dramas within HBO’s popular super-rich family drama “Succession,” have no fear because there’s no spoilers here except to say that in season three, skullduggery continues, and Nirvana’s controversial 1993 song “Rape Me” was used in a pivotal scene last weekend.Cobain’s widow, erstwhile Hole singer Courtney Love, approves Nirvana syncs and, according to an Instagram story post, she seems quite pleased with the show’s use of the song, saying it is “as if they truly understood” what Cobain meant with the song, and that “I’m sure wherever he is he’s proud of this.”Her message follows in full: “I was in the room watching (agog) as this song was

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03.11.2021 / 18:27

Saturday Night Philately? Bee Gees’ Barry Gibb Gets His Own Postage Stamps

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Isle Of Man Post Office has issued a special set of stamps to celebrate the musical career and charitable work of Bee Gees co-founder and Isle of Man native Barry Gibb.“I’m very proud of my Manx roots,” Gibb said in a statement.

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03.11.2021 / 03:03

Bruce Springsteen Negotiating to Sell Album Catalog, Publishing to Sony Music

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBruce Springsteen is in talks to sell the rights to his recorded music to Sony Music as well as his publishing catalog, three sources confirm to Variety. While the album catalog deal is nearly done, some sources say, the publishing catalog remains in play.

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02.11.2021 / 19:59

Tupac Shakur Estate Announces ‘Wake Me When I’m Free’ Immersive Museum Experience

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Shakur Estate has announced the premiere of “Tupac Shakur. Wake Me When I’m Free,” an immersive museum experience that explores the life and legacy of the rapper and activist, who was murdered in 1996.

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02.11.2021 / 19:05

Pavement Unveil 2022 North American Reunion Tour Dates

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPavement, which announced European dates for their first tour in more than a decade, have unveiled the itinerary for a North American tour next fall that will launch after their June dates at the ES Primavera Sound Barcelona & Porto 2022 festivals in Spain and Portugal.

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02.11.2021 / 18:52

Terrace Martin to Drop ‘Drones’ Album — Featuring Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg and More — on Friday

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLos Angeles-based jazz saxophonist Terrace Martin, who first rose to prominence with his work on Kendrick Lamar’s 2015 album “To Pimp a Butterfly,” will release a new concept album titles “Drones” on Nov. 5 — this Friday.

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02.11.2021 / 17:09

Cardi B to Host American Music Awards

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorCardi B will host the American Music Awards, which will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 21, at 8 p.m.

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02.11.2021 / 02:05

Music Industry Moves: Sam Smith Signs Tim & Danny Music and Warner Chappell; Republic Hires Devon Libran as Senior VP

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFour-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Sam Smith has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement with Tim & Danny Music and Warner Chappell Music through a new joint venture, covering all future works. Smith is known for a long list of chart-topping, influential hits such as “Stay With Me,” “I’m Not The Only One,” “Lay Me Down,” “Too Good at Goodbyes” and more.The deal is the first signing to come from Tim & Danny Music and Warner Chappell Music’s new long-term publishing partnership.

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01.11.2021 / 19:13

Kiss Cancel Las Vegas Residency

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorKiss have cancelled their long-scheduled Las Vegas residency due to “soft ticket sales,” according to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The residency, at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood on the strip, was scheduled to open Dec.

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01.11.2021 / 17:39

Kraftwerk to Follow Rock Hall of Fame Induction With 2022 North American Tour

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFollowing their long-overdue induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, electronic-music pioneers Kraftwerk have announced a 2022 North American 3-D concert tour.

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01.11.2021 / 08:53

Harry Styles Covers Britney Spears’ ‘Toxic’ Wearing a Clown Costume at ‘Harryween’ Night 2

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHarry Styles’ two-night ‘Harryween’ Halloween-weekend stand at Madison Square Garden promised to be much more than the “fancy dress party” it was billed as, and the singer did not disappoint. On Saturday, Halloween Eve, he and his entire band performed while dressed as characters from “The Wizard of Oz” — with Styles as Dorothy, naturally — and covered “Over the Rainbow” as part of the encore.Halloween night was apparently less specifically themed — Styles wore a billowing harlequin clown costume that many fans on social media said they’d thought he’d rip off to reveal a different costume — but he covered Britney Spears’ 2003 smash “Toxic” in full during the encore.

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29.10.2021 / 21:07

Legendary New York Studio Power Station at BerkleeNYC Officially Reopens with Cyndi Lauper and Nona Hendryx

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe legendary New York studio Power Station at BerkleeNYC, formerly known as Avatar Studios and the Power Station, officially reopened on Wednesday with a reception showcasing its $15 million renovation, which includes high-end video capture, professional lighting, 360 cinematic virtual reality, and spatial audio and broadcast live streaming capabilities. Singers Cyndi Lauper and Nona Hendryx, both of whom recorded classic songs at the studio, attended the event.Over the years, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Paul Simon, Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Herbie Hancock, Bob Dylan and countless others recorded classic albums at the Power Station.

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29.10.2021 / 21:06

‘Trap Queen’ Rapper Fetty Wap Indicted by FBI for Alleged Involvement in 100 Kilogram Drug Empire

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorShortly before he was scheduled to perform at the Rolling Loud hip-hop festival in New York on Thursday night, rapper Fetty Wap was arrested on drug charges and later indicted, along with five others, on a drug trafficking conspiracy charge.Federal prosecutors say the six men allegedly transported and distributed drugs, including heroin and fentanyl in Long Island, according to an indictment obtained by CNN Friday.While initial reports of the arrest seemed to reflect a minor drug charge, the arrest was apparently a sting; Fetty Wap had been scheduled to perform at the festival for months. The indictment, filed Sept.

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28.10.2021 / 17:14

50 Cent Expected to Bring Out ‘Some Great Guests’ at Rolling Loud New York

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Rolling Loud festival makes its New York debut this weekend, with a powerful lineup that includes some of the biggest names in hip-hop. The bill is topped by \headliners 50 Cent (whose first major performance in many months takes place tonight), J.