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20 Questions With Guaynaa: Puerto Rican Artist on Paying Homage to Mexico in ‘Monterrey’
In the Old West-style music video, filmed at the estate of Spanish Conquistador Hernán Cortés in Mexico, Guaynaa notably references Pancho Villa. “I think Pancho Villa is an interesting man,” the artist says. “He symbolizes resistance and revolution. For me, he’s an icon.” Below, check out Billboard’s 20 questions with Guaynaa. 1. Describe your new single “Monterrey” in one word: Astonishing. 2. In celebration of your new song, what do you like most about Mexican culture? Its resistance. 3. What’s so special about Monterrey? The people, the tacos al pastor, the Cerro de la Silla mountain. There’s a lot of things I can say. 4. What was Lele Pons’ reaction when she heard your single? She LOVED the song and the music video. She said it looks like a movie. 5. What are you most look...
Marilyn Manson Off Label’s Site After Evan Rachel Wood Claims Abuse
As recently as Jan. 1, Loma Vista was offering more than 25 Marilyn Manson related items through its online site, ranging from limited edition vinyl to We Are Chaos puzzles, socks and candles, according to the Internet Archive. Manson’s first release through Concord imprint Loma Vista was 2015’s The Pale Emperor. Concord’s chief label head and Loma Vista founder Tom Whalley had worked with Manson when Whalley ran Interscope Records. Manson’s last album, We Are Chaos, came out Sept. 11, 2020, and debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and at No. 1 on the Top Rock Albums chart. Wood’s post accuses Warner, whom she began dating when she was 18 and Warner was 38, of “grooming her,” adding I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission. I am done living in fear of retaliation, slander, o...
Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Drivers License’ Motors to Third Week Atop U.K. Chart
Coming in at No. 3 in Nathan Evans, the former postman-turned-viral star, whose remix of sea shanty “Wellerman” (Polydor), featuring 220 Kid & Billen Ted, catches a wave for a No. 3 bow. It’s the highest-charting debut single by a Scottish artist on the Official Chart in nearly a decade, since Emeli Sande also hit No. 3 with “Heaven” back in 2011, according to the OCC. Further down the list, London rapper Fredo grabs his ninth Top 40 single with “Back To Basics” (Since 93), new at No. 20, while U.S. singer and songwriter Sabrina Carpenter impacts the Official Chart for the first time with “Skin” (Island), new at No. 28. Billie Eilish snags her ninth Top 40 with “Lo Vas A Olvidar” (Columbia/Interscope). It’s the first for her collaborator, Spanish artist Rosalia. Over of the ...
Olivia Rodrigo, Bluey Rule Australia’s Charts
Tones And I’s “Fly Away” continues to spread its wings, rising 8-6, a new peak in its fourth week in the Top Ten. Another track enjoying a boost from Triple J’s annual poll is Spacey Jane’s “Booster Seat,” new at No. 8 for their first appearance in the ARIA chart. The Perth group’s track came in at No. 2 in the Hottest 100, one of four Spacey Jane tracks to crack the countdown. Meanwhile, Bluey is off the leash on the ARIA Albums Chart as Bluey The Album debuts at No. 1. The soundtrack to the Emmy-winning show becomes the first Australian children’s album to top the ARIA Albums Chart. Bluey holds off another Aussie artist, The Kid Laroi’s F*ck Love (Savage), up 3-2; while Bring Me The Horizon’s U.K. chart-leader Post Human: Survival Horror soars 124-3 following its all-format release. The ...
Fredo Challenges Olivia Rodrigo In U.K. Chart Race
Olivia Rodrigo takes an early lead in U.K. singles chart race with “Drivers License,” which has already logged three straight weeks at No. 1. Based on weekend sales and streaming activity, “Drivers License” remains the country’s best seller, though Rodrigo faces a stiff challenge from Fredo. The London rapper’s “Money Talks,” featuring Brit Award winning hip-hop artist Dave, is set for the highest new entry with a No. 2 arrival on the First Look chart. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Tame Impala, The Avalanches & More Shortlisted for Australian Music Prize
Organizers said its longlist of 85 titles was whittled down to the nine finalists, which represent a “wide and diverse pool of talent from right around the country.” The feedback “directly from artists who released albums in 2020 has been quite incredible; much praise for us being able to keep The AMP alive in a year that wasn’t alive in so many ways,” comments Scott Murphy, founder and director of the SoundMerch Australian Music Prize. “It could not have been done without the help of long term industry friends, especially APRA and the Mushroom Group, whose financial support remained intact for the 16th year.” The winner will receive a check for A$20,000 ($15,000) check, courtesy of merchandise specialist SoundMerch, and is typically announced during the month of March. Previou...
Sophie, Electronic and Experimental Pop Great, Dies at 34
Sophie, one of the most important figures in the last decade of underground pop and dance music, has died. A statement tweeted by her Future Classic label on Saturday morning (Jan. 30) confirms the artist’s passing, explaining “Our beautiful Sophie passed away this morning after a terrible accident. True to her spirituality she had climbed up to watch the full moon and accidentally slipped and fell.” She was 34. Born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland, Sophie Xeon inherited an interest in dance and electronic music from her father, and started recording her own music at a young age. In the early ’10s, she struck up an association with a few artists on the PC Music label, soon to be at the experimental pop vanguard, and released her debut single “Nothing More to S...
Olivia Rodrigo Doubles Up on Global Charts as ‘All I Want’ Joins ‘Drivers License’
A year before her new stand-alone single arrived, Rodrigo released “All I Want,” from Disney+’s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, in which she starred. The song dented the U.S.-based Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, reaching No. 90 in January 2020; comparatively, and as on the global charts, “Drivers License” has topped the Hot 100 in its first two frames. Now, with steamrolling momentum for “Drivers License,” “All I Want” is enjoying a resurgence, most evident on the global rankings. “All I Want” climbs to No. 119 in its second week on the Global 200 and debuts on the Global Excl. U.S. chart at No. 148. In the week ending Jan. 21, it gained by 7% to 13.3 million streams globally and by 27% to 8.3 million outside...
Behind the Rise of Hollywood Composing Teams
Since Reznor and Ross won an Oscar 10 years ago, the pair has also nabbed a Grammy Award for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (on top of two Grammys Reznor had won previously) and an Emmy Award last September for Watchmen. The rock musicians just need a Tony to achieve EGOT status. Craig Harris and Mark IshamJudah and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros.) Isham is a trumpeter and synthesizer player who has scored dozens of films since 1983, including Nell and Crash. He was nominated in this category 28 years ago for A River Runs Through It. Harris is a jazz trombonist who has worked with such artists as Lena Horne, Sun Ra and The Roots. This is the first film they’ve scored as a pair. Nicolas Becker and Abraham MarderSound of Metal (Amazon Studios) Previously, Becker scored the 2018 documen...
Can This Music Rights Search Tool Solve a Big Industry Problem?
Hines, who lives in Atlanta, and New Jersey-based Noble made strides in 2020, first with funding from Collab Capital, an investment fund that targets Black entrepreneurs, as well as WeWork Black Founders, Google Black Founders Academy and early angel investors. Nobles says that Google, for instance, has been “hands on” by providing resources, including a tech support contact who went “deep with us on architecture” and other questions. Hines and Nobles also worked with teams from YouTube and ContentID, the Google-owned platform’s audio recognition technology used for copyright protection. Also, Music Tech Works was in the 2019-2020 cohort of Project Music and Entertainment, the music-focused startup accelerator of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. Rightsholder...
Taylor Swift Drops New Chapter ‘Forever Is The Sweetest Con’
The superstar dropped her first chapter, The Escapism Chapter, back in August to celebrate the release of bonus track “The Lakes” on the deluxe version of the LP. More have followed, including The Sleepless Nights Chapter, The Saltbox House Chapter, Folklore: The Yeah I Showed Up at Your Party Chapter and the Dropped Your Hand While Dancing. Both Folklore and Evermore, which she released unexpectedly in 2020, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Folklore became the top-selling album of 2020 in the U.S. and the only album to sell at least a million copies during the year, according to MRC Data’s 2020 U.S. Year-End Report. Stream Forever Is The Sweetest Con below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be...
Mac DeMarco Reveals First Act Signed to Mac’s Record Label
The first taste from it is comfy/cosy single “Sometimes I Forget,” the music video for which was filmed by director Monika Mogi on Muira Beach, a couple hours south of Tokyo. “I’ve always loved the music he’s sent me and released over those years, and now I’m able to lend a hand in sharing his newest joint,” says Mac of Crick, a multi-instrumentalist who has collaborated with Iggy Pop, Weyes Blood, Kirin J. Callinan and Connan Mockasin. “I helped mix this record, and have heard it probably one thousand times at this point, and still love it.” Mac’s Record Label was announced in early 2019, a partnership with independent distributor Caroline. With his 2012 solo debut, the Rock and Roll Night Club EP, DeMarco busted into the spotlight, equal parts DIY wizz, psychedeli...
