Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
CHECK THIS OUT | JAI PAUL “JASMINE”
Posted by Justin | Filed under Music
We’ve been in the UK for the past couple of months, so we’re getting hip to all the tunes and artists the folks on this of the pond are loving, which includes a new artist: Jai Paul. Some of you are already inadvertently familiar with the songwriter and record producer, who hails from the London area of Rayners [...]
Why Spotify Now (and should) Count Towards Billboard Chart Stats
Posted by Justin | Filed under Music, News
The Billboard Chart rules have seen quite a bit of amendments in the past couple of years. Without doubt, this is Billboard’s attempt to modernize a system to reflect the true nature of the current state of the digital music scene. The latest change to make its way to the charts is the sources by [...]
VIDEOS| ARETHA FRANKLIN SINGS “AMAZING GRACE” AT NEW BETHEL BAPTIST IN DETROIT
Posted by Justin | Filed under Music, Yesssss!
In this “Sunday Morning” online extra, The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, performs a rendition of “Amazing Grace” at the New Bethel Baptist Church in her hometown of Detroit. The voice is still there and its still genius. Share on FacebookTweetTweetgovernment,politics news,politics news,politics
MUSIC | ANAIS+ DANNYBE COVER JANELLE MONAE’S SAY YOU’LL GO
Posted by Justin | Filed under Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music, Music, New Music
I was in the studio late Friday night and someone said ” you know a song is great when you can strip away all the production and sing it with just a piano.” That person was none other than New York based singer-songwriter Anais, whom some of you may know from our previous post featuring [...]
NEWS| L.A REID TO LEAVE DEF JAM, JOIN X-FACTOR PANNEL
Posted by Justin | Filed under Music
Island Def Jam Chairman & CEO L.A Reid will be stepping down from his post to join Simon Cowell as a judge on the upcoming U.S version of X-Factor. The show will begin airing on Fox in September, and Cowell will offer the winner a recording contract with Sony Music as well as a $5 million [...]
GARTH BROOKS, LEON RUSSEL+ JOHN BETTIS AMONG 2011 SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Posted by Justin | Filed under Music
Songwriting heavyweights John Bettis, Garth Brooks, Leon Russell, Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly and Allen Toussaint will become the newest members of the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the organization’s 42nd Annual Induction and Awards Dinner. The star-studded event is slated for Thursday, June 16th at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Besides [...]
T-BONE BURNETT ON THE INDUSTRY: “NO REASON WHY VINYL + ANALOG CAN’T MAKE A COMEBACK”
Posted by Justin | Filed under Music
Oscar and Grammy winning producer T-Bone Burnett was honored by the Recording Academy’s Producer & Engineer wing last night for his contributions to music. Burnett received his framed certificate from Recording Academy president Neil Portnow at the Village recording studio in West Los Angeles. In his speech Burnett, who still records in analog, in an [...]
DR. LUKE: AT THE HELM OF POP MUSIC
Posted by Justin | Filed under Music
You may not know the man, but you definitely know the music he has helped to create! Luke Gottwald is the sonic architect behind a stunning amount of post millennium pop hits. For fun lets run through some of his collection which includes “Since U Been Gone,” by Kelly Clarkson (2004); “Dynamite,” by Taio Cruz [...]
KANYE WEST, LAURYN HILL, KINGS OF LEON+ MORE TO PLAY COACHELLA
Posted by Justin | Filed under Music
After a couple weeks of fake flyers floating around the net, the official 2011 Coachella Line up was released this week! The famous weekend festival takes place in Indio, California, at the Empire Polo Fields from April 15 to 17, and headlining this year are Grammy nominated acts such as Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, [...]
NORAH JONES, NO DOUBT, STEVEN TYLER + MORE HONOR PAUL McCARTNEY AT KENNEDY CENTER HONORS
Posted by Justin | Filed under Music, No Doubt
Paul McCartney was also honored at the Kennedy Center Honors which was televised last night on CBS. Pictured with the famous Beatle above, No Doubt was among the many who paid tribute to McCartney. Other performers included David Grohl, Norah Jones and Steven Tyler. The highlight arguably was when James Taylor and Mavis Staples took [...]
DJ EARWORM’S UNITED STATES OF POP 2010 MASHUP
Posted by Justin | Filed under Music
It’s that time of year again! You know New Years is arriving and the end of the year is near when DJ Earworm treats the web to his slick mash-up of the years biggest pop songs. This years offering titled “Don’t Stop The Pop” features music from Billboard’s Top 25 Hot 100 hits of 2010, [...]
BLACK EYED PEAS’ “I GOT A FEELING” GOES 6X PLATINUM
Posted by Justin | Filed under Billboard Charts, Black Eyed Peas, Music, News
As a music industry student, I’ve heard more than a few disparaging words about the Black Eyed Peas’ music. The comments range from “THEY SUCK”, which comes mostly from the serious rocker types who think their music is going to change the world *insert side eye here*, and believe that their lyrics have more depth [...]