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Britney Spears’ Hidden Music Messages: A Timeline
Over the last decade, Britney Spears’ supernatural pop star status became overthrown by the haunting shadow of her conservatorship. Established in 2008, following messy custody battles and an involuntary psychiatric hold, the artist’s estate and finances were placed in the hands of her father Jamie Spears and attorney Andrew Wallet. In recent years, the topic of Spears’ creative and financial freedom has ballooned into a prominent discussion in modern pop culture. This year, The New York Times resurrected the conversation with its Framing Britney Spears documentary. Released on Feb. 5, it chronicles Spears’ career, the sexism she faced by the media, the origin of the conservatorship, how it has since affected her life, and the fan-driven #FreeBritney movement that follows her court proceed...
Neil Young to Release 1971 Live Album and Film
For the better part of the past few years, Neil Young has been actively tapped into his archives. Now, Young is looking back at his prime singer-songwriter years by unearthing Young Shakespeare, a set that took place at the Shakespeare Theater in Stratford, Connecticut on Jan. 22, 1971. The show took place two months after the release of After the Gold Rush. The collection is billed as some of the earliest live performance footage of Young to exist. As for the set, it features very early versions of classic cuts like “Old Man,” “The Needle and the Damage Done,” “A Man Needs a Maid” and “Heart Of Gold” “Young Shakespeare is a very special event,” Young said in a statement. “[It’s] a more calm performance, without the celebratory atmosphere of Massey Hall, captured l...
Ozzy Osbourne Unveils ‘It’s a Raid’ Animated Video With Post Malone
Ozzy Osbourne and Post Malone teaming up last year on Osbourne’s Ordinary Man was unexpected, but strangely enough, it worked. Now, an animated video for their “It’s a Raid” arrives almost a year to the day of the album’s release The story behind the song goes back decades. While Osbourne was recording Black Sabbath’s VOL. 4 LP in Los Angeles, Osbourne triggered the home’s security alarm and police surrounded the home, which he said in a 2020 SiriusXM interview, had “piles of marijuana and cocaine. “I’m shouting, ‘IT’S A FUCKIN’ RAIIIIID,’ before hiding the drugs and ingesting cocaine while hiding in one of the home’s bathrooms.” The clip relives that frenzy, with Osbourne and Post Malone at that house, before they lead police through the streets of the city and passing...
Chick Corea, Legendary Jazz Keyboardist, Dies at 79
Chick Corea, the legendary jazz keyboardist who collaborated with Miles Davis, supergroup Return to Forever and his own prolific solo career, has died at the age of 79. In a message posted on his official Facebook page, the cause of death was confirmed as “a rare form of cancer which was only discovered very recently” and that he died on Feb. 9. Born in Massachusetts on June 12, 1941 as Armando Anthony Corea, the keyboardist was one of the giants of the jazz world. Corea was widely known for expanding and fusing genres while showcasing his vast talents and versatility. His latest release was last year’s Plays, closing an incredible span in which Corea released nine albums over the course of a decade at the end of his near-60-year career. Corea’s most famous songs include “Spain” ...
Monstercat Acquires Silk Music, Opens Door to Progressive House and Downtempo
Monstercat seems to always breach into new territory. The renowned independent label is well-known for bridging the gap between electronic music and gaming with its cutting-edge livestreamed events. Now, the label introduces its third brand alongside sub-labels, Uncaged and Instinct, Monstercat Silk. As the name implies, Monstercat has acquired the leading dance music label, Silk Music. The move only furthers the brand’s massive impact on the world of independent electronic music, and sees Monstercat move into the progressive house, downtempo, and chillout genres. “Meeting the Silk team in late 2019 proved to be one of the most inspiring interactions of the year. Their passion for beautiful electronic music reminded me of why I first fell in ...
Porter Robinson Speaks on SOPHIE’s Passing, New Music and “Nurture” Live Show in Recent Interview
Fans have been eager to hear more news about Porter Robinson‘s forthcoming album, Nurture. The music video for the album’s latest single, “Look at the Sky,” just dropped, and Robinson took to RADIO.com‘s New Arrivals with Bryce Segall to chat about it, his early days with Skrillex, all things Nurture, and more. Speaking on “Bring It Back,” Robinson’s first demo he ever sang on with Skrillex, he told Segall: “That probably put my career in writing songs back a good three years, but that tour with Skrillex put my career 10 years forward in other ways, so, you know, we call it even.” Segall went on to ask about the divide between Robinson’s alias, Virtual Self, and his current music. Robinson claims that he ...
Kaleena Zanders Fights Injustice in Animated Music Video for “SET ME OFF”
Since first bursting onto the electronic music scene with her 2015 vocal feature on Loud Luxury‘s “All For You,” Kaleena Zanders has proven unstoppable. Now garnering more than 100 million streams, she continues to make huge strides forward with each release. Best known for her powerful vocals and commanding stage presence, Zanders has put out collaborations with major electronic artists such as AC Slater and Morgan Page on the likes of Dim Mak and Armada Music. Now releasing music as a solo artist, in 2020, Zanders performed on Oprah Winfrey‘s 2020 VISION TOUR and her song “Stronger Than I’ve Ever Been” debuted during a Super Bowl LII commercial for Toyota. Zanders recently shared the music video for her fiery and empowering ...
A Documentary About Legendary Electronic Outfit The Prodigy is in the Works
The history of the legendary electronic band, The Prodigy, is complex, striking, and powerful. Fans have watched the band evolve over the last three decades, up to and beyond the tragic passing of frontman Keith Flint in March 2019. Now, band members, Maxim and Liam Howlett feel it’s time to share The Prodigy’s story on the big screen. “We are making a band documentary film…so f*kin what??” Maxim and Howlett said in a joint statement. “After the devastating passing of our brother Keef in 2019, the time feels right for us to tell the story of our band, all of it, the whole 9…” The full-length feature documentary will be directed by The Prodigy’s longtime collaborator, Paul Dugdale, who worked with the band on their 2011 concert f...
Langhorne Slim’s ‘Strawberry Mansion’ Is His Most Personal Album Yet: Emerging Artists Spotlight
The set, which he wrote during the first few months of the pandemic, finds Langhorne grappling with a number of demons: his battles with anxiety and depression, maintaining sobriety, dealing with the effects of the East Nashville tornado in March, which nearly wiped out his home, and, like many others, simply overcoming 2020. “[The album] came out as I was starting to find some quiet in the noise and some peace within the chaos,” he tells Billboard. “I began to find that my world actually expands when I make it smaller and attempt to simplify a bit. It’s a maddening world indeed but there’s beauty in the madness for those who seek it.” Langhorne Slim debuts at No. 10 on the Emerging Artists chart (dated Feb. 13) thanks to Strawberry Mansion, which arrives at No. 9 on the Americana/Folk Alb...
Dave Grohl, Quincy Jones Join New NIVA Advisory Board
“NIVA may have been founded amidst dire circumstances, but the future of the live industry and the people who inhabit it have always been top of mind,” said NIVA executive director and managing partner of Marauder Rev. Moose. “Officially expanding our coalition to include partners new and old, allows us to innately incorporate those who have stood by our side from the very beginning, like Patronoff from See Tickets, and new voices that will help guide the future.” Advisory board members will share their diverse knowledge and professional expertise in streaming, ticketing, management and more to help NIVA and its members navigate the remainder of this pandemic and rebuild the live entertainment ecosystem in a transparent, diverse, and inclusive way. &#...
SXSW: Stacey Abrams to Keynote, Jon Platt Chatting With Carole King
SXSW’s featured sessions include a conversation about mental health between Olympian Alexi Pappas and actor Bill Hader; a fireside chat with Joe and Anthony Russo and Elizabeth Banks; and a talk about documentary series Secrets of the Whales with director James Cameron and National Geographic explorer Brian Skerry. Other people who will appear no panels during the festival include digital creator David Dobrik, late night hosts Samantha Bee and Amber Ruffin and Big Hit Entertainment CEO Lenzo Yoon. “We’re truly excited about the remarkable range of creative talent and innovators that we’ve announced today as part of SXSW Online,” said SXSW chief programming officer Hugh Forrest. “In the 30 plus years of SXSW, we’ve showcased so many incredible v...
Brandy Shares How Whitney Houston ‘Changed My Life Forever’ While Filming ‘Cinderella’
The color-blind casting led to one of the most lauded multicultural casts in a Disney fairytale flick, which also features Paolo Montalban, Victor Garber, Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander, Veanne Cox, and Natalie Desselle-Reid, who died on Dec. 7, 2020, from colon cancer. But the cast’s cultural impact didn’t quite hit Brandy while she was filming. “I didn’t really understand what really was going on. I couldn’t really grasp the the history … I didn’t really know that it was gonna be historic in the way that it was, and [that] it was gonna have such an impact and be so revolutionary,” she told ET. “But I did know that something special and magical was happening. I was just so happy to be around my childhood idols and re...
