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65 Years Ago Today, Kitty Wells Reached No. 1 for the Final Time With This Aching Long-Distance Love Ballad
UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of Kitty WELLS (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns) Country music legend Kitty Wells reached number one for a final time with “Heartbreak USA” on July 9, 1961. The post 65 Years Ago Today, Kitty Wells Reached No. 1 for the Final Time With This Aching Long-Distance Love Ballad appeared first on…
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Dinner Party Announce New Album Watchu Bringing?: Hear “If It Ain’t Broke (Love Wins)”
In the pandemic summer of 2020, four brilliant likeminded musicians on the borderline of jazz and hip-hop announced they’d formed a new supergroup. Dinner Party brought together saxophonist Kamasi Washington, pianist Robert Glasper, and the super-producers Terrace Martin and 9th Wonder. In short order, they released their self-titled debut album and a star-studded revamped edition…
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Mazare Teams Up With Lost In Hollywood On New Single ‘The End’
Mazare has joined forces with Lost In Hollywood on latest single, ‘The End’. A potent piece of metalcore, the Italian producer is working off a fresh canvas. Sporting full-throttle riffs, diving breakdowns and dynamic percussion, the track sees the artist form a tag-team with his collaborators, spotlighting a pinch-me performance… The post Mazare Teams Up…
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Richard Gere-Produced Dalai Lama Documentary ‘Wisdom of Happiness’ Lands at Music Box Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Music Box Films has acquired the North American home entertainment rights to “Wisdom of Happiness,” the documentary executive-produced by Richard Gere in which the Dalai Lama reflects on compassion, inner peace and the challenges of modern life. The deal, unveiled to coincide with the Dalai Lama’s 91st birthday, will bring the film to premium digital…
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Yungblud Withdraws From Cowboys Music Festival to Focus on Mental Health Following Public Emotional Breakdown
British musician Yungblud has announced his withdrawal from Canada’s Cowboys Music Festival, stating he is prioritising his personal wellbeing and “working on myself.” The decision comes in the wake of a visible emotiona
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Benson Boone Crashes Megan Moroney’s NYC Show for Surprise “Beautiful Things” Performance
During Megan Moroney’s Cloud 9 tour stop at New York’s Barclays Center on Thursday, the country singer surprised the crowd by bringing out pop star Benson Boone for an unannounced appearance. The twist was that both artists have separate hit songs titled “Beautiful Things,” so Boone performed his own version alongside Moroney’s set, delighting fans…
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RIAA, Grammys, SAG-AFTRA and Other Groups Launch New Labeling Program for AI Music
A coalition of music-industry bodies — including the RIAA, IFPI, the Grammys and the performers’ union SAG-AFTRA — has launched a joint programme to label recordings made with artificial intelligence. Announced on Friday, the scheme introduces two suggested track-level tags, “AI-Generated” and “AI-Assisted”, intended to work much like existing explicit-content labels. The move matters because…
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Music Community Introduces System For Tagging AI-Generated Songs
IFPI, RIAA, A2IM, WIN, IMPALA, The Grammys, SAG-AFTRA and Human Artistry Campaign, representing a broad spectrum of recorded music creators and companies around the world, announced a unified approach to voluntary track labeling to give fans clearer information about the use of generative AI (GenAI)…
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A. G. Cook & Danny L Harle Share Previously Unreleased Dux Content Songs From New Reissue
Experimental pop producers A. G. Cook and Danny L Harle, co-founders of the influential PC Music collective, have reissued the debut album from their early duo Dux Content. The remastered version of 2012’s Lifestyle, released to mark PC Music’s 13th anniversary, includes two bonus tracks that had never been given a proper release, offering an…
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Alewya – Zero
Alewya‘s debut full-length project ‘Zero‘ arrives as a striking statement of identity from the South London artist. Across the brisk but dense 41-minute record, recorded over four years, Alewya delivers an vocal masterwork, through singing, rapping, hymnody and ululation, all while weaving musical nods to her heritage throughout. Nowhere is that… The post Alewya – Zero…