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Grammy Museum to Salute Blue Note Records to Mark Jazz Appreciation Month
Other programs in April will feature veteran artists Richie Furay, Tower of Power and Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. The latter couple won six Grammys as part of the Fifth Dimension and an additional award on their own with “You Don’t Have to Be a Star (to Be in My Show),” a No. 1 hit on the Hot 100 in 1977. Here is the Grammy Museum’s April schedule for Collection:Live. All programs feature interviews and/or performances: April 8Celebrating Jazz Appreciation MonthEmmet CohenJulian Lage April 22The Beat FarmersRichie FurayT Bear aka Richard T BearTower of Power April 29Adam Ezra GroupMarilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.Michigander Spotlight Saturdays Series takeover by Elektra Music Group: April 3 – Chloe MoriondoApril 10 – LivingstonApril 17 – Brynn CartelliApr...
The Players Behind Justin Bieber’s ‘Peaches’: See the Full Credits
Artists:Main Artist – Justin BieberFeatured Artist – Daniel CaesarFeatured Artist – Giveon Songwriters:Composer Lyricist – Aaron SimmondsComposer Lyricist – Andrew WotmanComposer Lyricist – Ashton SimmondsComposer Lyricist – Bernard HarveyComposer Lyricist – Felisha KingComposer Lyricist – Giveon Dezmann EvansComposer Lyricist – Justin BieberComposer Lyricist – Keavan YazdaniComposer Lyricist – Louis BellComposer Lyricist – Luis Manuel Martinez JrComposer Lyricist – Matthew Sean Leon Producers:Producer – HARVProducer – Shndo Production Team:Vocal Producer – Andrew WattVocal Producer – Josh Gudwin Engineers:Assistant Mixer – Heidi WangAsst. Recording Engineer – Ryan LytleM...
Spotify Introduces New Personalized Mixes Based on Artists, Genres & Decades
Spotify has introduced “Spotify Mixes,” a new family of personalized playlists based on users’ favorite artists, genres and decades which begin rolling out to both free and premium global users today (March 31). The new playlists, which were first teased at Spotify’s virtual “Stream On” event last month, are inspired by Daily Mix, which Spotify says is its most popular personalized playlist among users. Now, Spotify is adding three new mix categories: Artist Mix, Genre Mix and Decade Mix. Each mix category will include several playlists which are “rooted in familiarity,” according to Spotify’s blog post announcement, “meaning that you won’t just hear your favorite artists, but your favorite songs from those artists.” However...
Dua Lipa, Celeste & More Female Artists Land 2021 Brit Award Nominations: Full List
Lipa received three Brit nods this year, which put her in a five-way tie for the lead, along with the aforementioned Arlo Parks and Celeste; a male artist, Joel Corry, and a group, Young T & Bugsey. Lipa is the only artist nominated for both the top album and single award. Lipa could be headed for her second win for British single. She is nominated this year with “Physical.” She won two years ago for “One Kiss,” a collab with Calvin Harris. If she wins, she’ll join Adele as the only female artist to win twice in the category. Another of this year’s nominees, Harry Styles, could also be headed for his second win in the category. He is nominated for “Watermelon Sugar.” As part of One Direction, he won in 2012 for “What Makes You Beautiful.” If he wins, he would join Robbie Williams as th...
Virgin Music Label and Artists Services Launches In Australia
The team Down Under “has a genuine passion for partnering with and servicing the best and most innovative independent artists and labels from around the world,” he adds. Joining Janes at Virgin Music Australia are former Caroline Australia colleagues Sam Cross and Ella Symons, who switch over to the positions of Senior Label Manager (both were Label Relations and Marketing Managers at Caroline), while ex-Caroline label coordinator Claire Tate shifts into the newly-created role as marketing and audience manager. Also, Lachlan Duthie joins as label coordinator, and Juliette Younger and Jodie Grinsted are named media and promotions managers. With the new team in place, enthuses Janes, “we are energized for our biggest year yet, and I cannot wait for this new chapter to begin.” That new chapte...
Australia’s Recording Industry Posts Growth During Pandemic
Again, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and the myriad streaming brands powered the market, posting total growth of 14% in 2020, for income of A$362 million ($275 million). If there’s one sour note to be gleaned from the numbers, it’s the slowing rate of growth for subscription services, which had raced to 30% growth in 2019. Vinyl albums are another bright point, spinning A$29 million ($22 million) in sales, up 32% versus the previous year. Sometime in 2021, the vinyl market will overtake the CD business, once a powerhouse format that’s now worth just 5.6% of the total market. Digital single and album sales continue to trend down, shrinking by 27% year-on-year. Downloads now represent just 6% of the total market. ARIA’s trade results were reported with no fanfare, and were oversh...
88rising & SiriusXM Launch Speaker Series to Dismantle Anti-Asian Racism
The Asian community in the U.S. has been targeted by a dramatic rise in hate crimes over the past year, not helped by the fact that former President Donald Trump often referred to COVID-19 as the “China virus.” The incidence of hate crimes against Asian-Americans rose by 149% in 2020 in 16 major cities compared with 2019, according to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism. On March 16, a shooting at three Atlanta massage parlors that has been suspected to be racially motivated left eight people dead, six of them Asian women. 88rising, which includes a record label and management company with signees like Joji and NIKI, initially faced backlash for its response to the shooting: posting a yellow square to its official Instagram, reminiscent of the ill-received black...
Facebook Makes Official Music Videos Available in Mexico
Facebook has already been hosting videos in Thailand, India and the U.S., which allows artists to post their music videos on their own pages allowing fans to share, react and comment on the post. “With official music videos on Facebook, we are creating new social experiences that are about more than just watching the video, they also intend to connect people and artists through music.” said Adrian Harley, head of music label partnerships for Facebook and Instagram in Latin America. “We are excited to launch in Mexico in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Merlin, Believe and other independent labels and distributors. We have also established a partnership with EMMAC-SACM, representing all the songwriters and publisher...
Ben Howard Leads Midweek U.K. Chart With ‘Collections From The Whiteout’
Ben Howard is on track to snag his second U.K. No. 1 with Collections From The Whiteout (Island). The English singer and songwriter’s fourth studio album leads the Official Chart Update and is outperforming its two closest rivals combined, the OCC reports. Howard burst out the gate a decade ago, winning BRIT Awards for best new artist and best British male artist in 2013, and topping the Official U.K. Album Chart the following year with I Forget Where We Were. His debut album, 2011’s Every Kingdom, and his third album, 2018’s Noonday Dream, both peaked at No. 4. 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...
Kevin Parker, Amy Shark Lead 2021 APRA Award Nominations
Also up for song of the year is playwright, comedian and singer-songwriter Tim Minchin’s “Carry You”; Guy Sebastian’s “Standing With You”; and “Gadigal Land,” written by songwriters Rob Hirst, Bunna Lawrie and Gadigal poet Joel Davison, for the chart-topping Midnight Oil album of the same name. Parker, Shark and Sebastian head into the ceremony with multiple nominations, as do Tones And I, The Rubens, INXS’ Andrew Farriss, Flume featuring Vera Blue, Dean Lewis, Miiesha and Lime Cordiale. This time around, Mallrat (real name Grace Shaw) and The Kid LAROI are among the 49 Australian songwriters who’ve earned their first ever APRA Music Awards nominations, announced Tuesday (March 30). Following a virtual edition held during the peak of the pandemic, this year’s edition of the APRA...
These 6 Songs Each Have 2 Versions in the National Recording Registry
Of these six twice-honored songs, three originated in stage productions, a sign of how important stage productions were in creating hits in the early- to mid-20th Century. Here’s a complete list of these twice-honored songs. “Over the Rainbow” Garland’s 1939 original recording of this Oscar-winning ballad was voted into the Registry in 2016. A medley by Kamakawiwoʻole, a Hawaiian singer and ukulele player, of that song and another classic, “What a Wonderful World,” was inducted this year. (Louis Armstrong’s 1967 recording of “What a Wonderful World” has not yet been voted into the Registry, but it likely will be.) Kamakawiwoʻole’s acoustic medley was first released in 1993, five years after it was recorded. Composer: Harold Arlen; Lyricist: E.Y. Harburg “Fascinating Rhythm” Fred & Adel...
Nathan Evans’ ‘Wellerman’ Cruising to Third Week Atop U.K. Chart
Following the No. 1 debut of his Evering Road album, British singer Tom Grennan could snag two entries the Top 10. “Little Bit Of Love” lifts 13-7 on the First Look chart, while his collaboration with Ella Henderson, “Let’s Go Home Together,” vaults 19-8 on the sales blast. The highest new entry on the First Look survey belongs to Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” new at No. 15. The song and its controversial music video is lifted from the U.S. rapper’s forthcoming album of the same name. Just one place behind is rising British singer Mimi Webb’s “Good Without,” dropping in at No. 16. The Official U.K. Singles Chart is published late Friday, local time. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with...
