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Machine Gun Kelly Talks New Album, True Love and His Beef With Eminem
Machine Gun Kelly sprayed it around during an on-air chat with Howard Stern, which covered off everything from love, buddies, enemies and switching his sound. The Cleveland native is promoting his fifth studio album Tickets to My Downfall, which sees him tread a different musical style. MGK’s previous four LPs could be pigeonholed as hip-hop. The new one is sonically pitched as pop-punk. Yes there are detractors. Kelly doesn’t care. “I just want to go against what everyone else thinks,” he said during his debut on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show. “I make a pop-punk record … and everyone’s like, ‘You switched genres!’ To me, I just added on to the multiple things I’ve already done anyway, but, sure, what a narrow-minded way to look at things.” Downfall drops Friday (Sept. 25) a...
CISAC Completes Upgrade of Music Coding System
CISAC, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers, has centralized the assignment and administration of International Standard Musical Work Codes (ISWC). Previously, those codes, which already have been assigned to 52 million song compositions, had been handled by a network of 54 registration agencies in 79 countries. The ISWC administration switchover began in July with over 100 collection management organizations now participating in the new system, according to CISAC which commissioned Spanish Point Technologies to develop the new registration scheme. The rest of the publishing community and digital music platforms are expected to roll over to the new ISWC system shortly. “The upgrade of the ISWC could not come at a more timely moment for songwriters and compo...
Five Seconds of Summer’s Ashton Irwin Sets Solo LP ‘Superbloom,’ Drops ‘Skinny Skinny’: Listen
Five Seconds of Summer’s Ashton Irwin is going it alone with Superbloom, his debut solo album. The Aussie singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist cut the LP at his L.A. home in February, as the health crisis created some unexpected downtime. Irwin grabbed the opportunity to push himself, as he embarked on a deep dive into his own life and experiences. The result, a statement explains, is a “deeply personal, evocative and uncompromising” album, its 10 tracks exploring his childhood, alcoholism, depression, body dysmorphia, death, addiction, despair and hope. “I had to reach a certain level of lyrical maturity in order to write about something I actually cared about,” he explains. “I think it’s always important as an artist to have a mission statement, like, ‘why do you make...
Christian Nodal’s ‘Ayayay!’ Hits No. 1 on Regional Mexican Albums Chart
The set surges 15-1 the chart after release of its deluxe edition. Christian Nodal nabs his third straight No. 1 on the Regional Mexican Albums chart as a deluxe reissue of his Ayayay! album pushed the set 15-1 on the Sept. 26 survey. The original album was released on May 29. The deluxe version adds new tracks, and all versions combine together for tracking and charting purposes. “(The deluxe version of) Ayayay! is a production designed for all people in love, in pain and for those who want to party,” Nodal tells Billboard. “’Ayayay!’ is a Mexican cry tailored to a person’s feeling. One can shout ‘ayayay!’ and it can be interpreted based on one’s mood, therefore this album is tailored to all those hearts searching for comfort or a way to get t...
Gigi Hadid & Zayn Welcome Their First Baby Together
Baby Zigi has finally arrived! Gigi Hadid and Zayn welcomed their first baby girl together. The model’s father Mohamed Hadid posted a touching handwritten letter to his granddaughter on Instagram Wednesday (Sept. 16). “Hello little grandchild, it is me, my heart as happy as can be. I wish for you the sun & moon, I wish for you a happy time,” the poem read. “Know that Grandpa’s always near, I’ll do anything, anything for you my dear. When I heard you were on the way, I smiled and wiped a tear away. I cried the tear because I knew, my heart would always belong to you. Mohamed Hadid.” Zayn confirmed the good news. The former One Direction singer shared a post on social media. “Our baby girl is here, healthy & beautiful,” he wrote. ...
California Graphic Artist Claims He, Not Kurt Cobain, Created Nirvana’s Smiley Face Logo
In the latest twist in Nirvana’s two-year-old copyright and trademark battle with designer Marc Jacobs over the use of the band’s smiley face design, a California graphic artist has stepped forward to say that he created the band’s logo and not Kurt Cobain. Robert Fisher, a freelance graphic designer based in Woodland Hills, filed a motion Sept. 13 to intervene in the ongoing federal litigation in the U.S. California Central District claiming to be the rightful creator and owner of the copyright design. Nirvana LLC has been in litigation with Jacobs since 2018, when they sued the designer for copyright infringement and trademark infringement alleging that he had used that Happy face design as part of his “Bootleg Redux Grunge” line without their permission. The band’s legal papers state Co...
Megan Thee Stallion Talks ‘WAP’ Controversy for TIME100 Special, The Weeknd & Others Honored
Artists from across the musical spectrum featured heavily in the 2020 TIME100 list, revealed Tuesday night (Sept. 22) for an ABC special that threw the spotlight on cover star Megan Thee Stallion. In a special interview, the rising rapper discussed the controversy and impact of “WAP,” her hit collaboration with Cardi B. “When I saw all of the politicians in an uproar about mine and Cardi’s ‘WAP’, I was just really taken aback,” she said. “Like why is this your focus right now? If you have an issue with what I’m saying don’t listen to it.” Megan also talked with pride about the wave of female artists blazing a trail in the music industry. “I’m like a girl’s girl and I love to support other women,” she said earlier in her interview. This year’s list, which recognizes the 100 “Mos...
Billboard Parent Company MRC Teams With Penske Media for Publishing and Content Ventures
The newly established PMRC will oversee THR, Variety, Rolling Stone, Billboard and Vibe, while the content partnership will produce TV, film, and other formats with access to IP across the portfolio of brands. Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter parent company MRC and Penske Media Corp. on Wednesday announced a deal to create two joint ventures in publishing and content, with both companies holding significant ownership. The deal becomes effective Wednesday, with a transition period through the end of 2020. The news was announced by PMC CEO Jay Penske and MRC CEOs Asif Satchu and Modi Wiczyk. The first joint venture is the establishment of PMRC, which will encompass trade and consumer brands in entertainment and music such as PMC’s Variety, Rolling Stone and Music Business Worldwide...
John Lennon’s Killer Mark Chapman Says he Sought ‘Self-Glory’
The man who killed John Lennon in 1980 says he was seeking glory and deserved the death penalty for a “despicable” act. Mark David Chapman made the comments in response to questions last month from a parole board, which denied him parole for an 11th time. As in previous parole board hearings, the now 65-year-old inmate expressed remorse for gunning down the former Beatle outside the musician’s Manhattan apartment building. “I assassinated him .. because he was very, very, very famous and that’s the only reason and I was very, very, very, very much seeking self-glory. Very selfish,” Chapman said, according to a transcript released by the state Monday after an open records request. Looking back 40 years later, Chapman called his actions “creepy” and “despicable.” He said he thinks all the ti...
Roberta Battaglia Shines With Alessia Cara Cover on ‘AGT’: Watch
The great former Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson once remarked, when you’re good enough you’re old enough. Roberta Battaglia is only 11 years of age. But she’s good enough. Good enough to reached the final stage of America’s Got Talent 2020. Maybe good enough to win it all. The Canadian singer has impressed throughout her journey, and again during the final round on Tuesday night (Sept. 22), when she covered her compatriot Alessia Cara’s “Scars to Your Beautiful”. Battaglia and the nine other competitors will have to wait until Wednesday to find out who’s the boss, when the 2020 AGT champ is unveiled during the two-hour finale. Watch her performance below. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what ...
Nelly Does the Cha Cha to Earth, Wind & Fire on ‘DWTS’: Watch
Last week, it was a Salsa (with a backflip thrown in). This time, Nelly busted out a Cha Cha on Dancing With the Stars. The versatile hip-hop veteran is showing all the moves on ABC’s 2020 season of DWTS, and impressing some fans and judges along the way. On Tuesday night’s episode, the “Hot In Herre” rapper and his partner Daniella Karagach worked the disco dancefloor to “Let’s Groove” by Earth, Wind & Fire. Watch below. [embedded content] 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.
Post Malone Leads 2020 Billboard Music Awards Nominations With 16: Full List
Post Malone leads the 2020 Billboard Music Awards nominations, which dick clark productions and NBC announced on Tuesday (Sept. 22). The “Wow.” rapper is nominated 16 times in 15 categories, followed by first-time nominees Lil Nas X with 13 and Billie Eilish with 12. Khalid ties Eilish with 12 nominations. Among other nominees is Kanye West, whose Jesus Is King album grabbed him nine nominations in Christian categories including top Christian artist, top gospel artist, top Christian album, top gospel album and top Christian song. West also competes against himself for top gospel song, in which “Closed on Sunday,” “Follow God,” “On God” and “Selah” are all nominated. There are three fan voted categories this year ...
