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SHINEDOWN Is Nine Songs Into Writing Process For Next Album
SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith has revealed to Two Doods Reviews that the band is “nine songs into the writing process” for its seventh studio album. “We’re in the demo process at the moment — we’re just writing,” he clarified (see video below). Last month, Smith told the KLOS radio show “Whiplash” that he and bassist/producer Eric Bass were looking to make a more organic-sounding album this time around. “We’ve kind of proven that we can make these very large records, these very cinematic, orchestrated records with this wall of sound,” he said. “What we wanna try to do with this album is we do want to hone it back down to drums, bass, guitar and vocals and the best songs that we can write and the freshest songs we can ...
EDDIE VAN HALEN Honored At 2020 Billboard Music Awards
Eddie Van Halen was among the music icons who were honored at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards in Los Angeles last night (October 14). The show played a clip of VAN HALEN performing the smash hit “Panama” at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards, followed by a single shot of a a lone Frankenstrat guitar on stage in a spotlight. Pop singer Kelly Clarkson, who hosted the program, paid tribute to Eddie at the ceremony, saying: “Just a few days ago, a true giant was taken from us: Eddie Van Halen. He was a legendary guitarist, an amazing musician and an incredible songwriter.” After the performance of “Panama”, she added: “That moment is one that all who saw will always remember.” Billboard Music Awards was held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood without...
COVID-19, Bushfires Impact APRA AMCOS’ Financial Year
With restrictions in place on live music and events across the country, royalties are “expected to take a more substantial hit in 2020-21,” APRA AMCOS warns. In a painful sign of the times, royalties payable to songwriters, publishers, affiliated societies and rights holders during the year-long period were down 0.9%, to A$407.3 million ($289 million). Predictably, the hardest hit revenue category was public performance income, which generated A$73 million ($51 million) of income, almost A$20 million ($14 million) less than the corresponding figure from last year. The results are published in the APRA AMCOS’s Year In Review. “Individual and collective resilience has been tested and we’ve had to adapt quickly,” comments APRA AMCOS CEO Dean Ormston, on publication of the annual report....
Post Malone, Billie Eilish & More Artists Who Made History at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards
Here are 14 artists not named Post who made history at the show. Billie Eilish: The teen phenom’s When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? won top Billboard 200 album, nearly nine months after it won the Grammy for album of the year. It’s the fourth album in the past 10 years to receive both of these awards, following Adele’s 21 and 25 and Taylor Swift’s 1989. Eilish also won top female artist, beating last year’s winner, Ariana Grande, and three-time category champ Swift. Eilish also took top new artist. She’s the first female artist to win in this category since Lorde in 2014. Luke Combs: The 30-year old country star won top country artist for the second year in a row, becoming the first artist to win back-to-back awards in this category since the show’s relaunch in 2011. Swif...
Get a Taste of Justin Bieber’s ‘Lonely’ Before It’s Out Via This Brand-New Snapchat Feature
Picture-perfect, you don’t need no filter — but you need the perfect song to go with your latest Snapchat. That’s why the social media platform launched Sounds early Thursday (Oct. 15), which features a snippet of Justin Bieber‘s new single before its release. Now, Snapchatters have access to a curated music library so their favorite songs by established and emerging artists can soundtrack the short videos they send to friends and family. Snapchat’s Sounds list will exclusively feature a sample of “Lonely,” Bieber and Benny Blanco’s new collaboration that’s set to drop first thing Friday. When a user receives a Snap with Sounds, they can swipe up to see the song title, artist name and album artwork. A “Play This Song” link wi...
Sam Smith, Maluma, Doja Cat & More to Perform at 2020 MTV EMA
This year’s show will be shot in multiple locations around the world. Sam Smith, Maluma, Doja Cat, Yungblud and Zara Larsson are the first performers announced to appear on the 2020 MTV EMA (Europe Music Awards), which are set to air globally on MTV on Nov. 8. The timing works out especially well for Smith and Yungblud, who are set to release new studio albums near the show date. Smith’s third studio album, Love Goes, is due Oct. 30. Yungblud’s second studio album, Weird!, is due Nov. 13. Maluma and Doja Cat will be performing on the EMA stage for the first time. Maluma is nominated for three awards, including two categories that are newly added this year: best Latin and best virtual live. The latter category was created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and is expected to be short-live...
Stevie Nicks: There Would Have Been No Fleetwood Mac “If I Had Not Had That Abortion”
The death of Stevie Nicks’ “hero” Ruth Bader Ginsburg has the songwriter worried about the future of women’s rights. In a new interview with The Guardian, she put the issue of abortion in personal terms, saying, “If I had not had that abortion, I’m pretty sure there would have been no Fleetwood Mac.” Nicks terminated a pregnancy in 1979, while dating Don Henley of The Eagles. By bringing it up now, she wasn’t trying to claim that Fleetwood Mac would never have existed otherwise — after all, her procedure happened at the apex of the band’s post-Rumors fame. Instead, she seems to have been suggesting that Fleetwood Mac wouldn’t have turned into the cultural heavyweight it became, and Nicks wouldn’t have realized her potential. Now, she’s concerned that Trump’s nominee to replace Gi...
Promoters Behind The Chainsmokers’ Packed Hamptons Concert Fined $20,000
Over the summer, The Chainsmokers threw COVID caution to the wind with a “drive-in” concert in the Hamptons. VIP tickets cost upwards of $25,000, which is just $5,000 more than the promoters behind the event will now have to pay in fines to state of New York. Videos from the concert — thrown during peak pandemic back in July — immediately sparked backlash when they started spreading on social media. More than 3,000 attendees had arrived in over 600 vehicles, and they clearly weren’t staying within their designated parking perimeters. Even worse, most appeared to be gleefully flouting mask requirements. The New York State Department of Health launched an investigation into the concert over violations of its COVID-19 safety regulations. Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the event’s...
Glass Animals’ Dave Bailey on His Alter Ego: “Wavey Davey Is My Sasha Fierce”
Kyle Meredith With… Glass Animals Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Glass Animals mastermind Dave Bailey dives into Dreamland with Kyle Meredith. Together, they discuss his love of big concepts and themes, specifically leaning into his past on this record, the tourism of nostalgia, and how our relationships with others help define us. The Texas-born/UK-based songwriter also retraces his love of Space Ghost Coast To Coast, the culture of weird animation, his all-time favorite records, and his alter ego Wavey Davey. Kyle Meredith With… is an interview series in which WFPK’s Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth of musicians. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Meredith digs dee...
Joaquin Phoenix to Play Napoleon in New Ridley Scott Film Kitbag
After nailing his big role in Joker last year, Joaquin Phoenix is now preparing to portray a comparatively smaller character: Napoleon. The Oscar-winning actor has been cast as the 5’6″ French emperor in the new film from Ridley Scott, Kitbag. Kitbag is an “original and personal” feature film about Napoleon’s story — from his time as a military leader to his rapid ascent to Emperor of France — told through the lens of his volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine. According to Deadline, the goal of the movie is to “capture Napoleon’s famous battles, relentless ambition, and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader and war visionary.” Scott, who previously worked with Phoenix on Gladiator, is onboard as director and producer. Joining him is screenwriter David ...
Royce Reed Backflips Her Way Into Dwight Howard’s Limelight To Remind Fans He’s Part of A Tribe Called Deadbeats
Source: Sam Greenwood / Getty The Los Angeles Lakers may be the 2020 NBA Champions, but it seemed Dwight Howard‘s celebration time was cut short after his current girlfriend and baby mother decided to rain on the parade. Kicking off the night by accidentally exposing his inbox. showing what seemed to be a couple spat between Dwight Howard and fiance Te’a Cooper, surrounding Howard’s choice of “friends.” “So tell me,” Cooper wrote starting the text thread starts off, while Howard’s response is blocked by the picture in picture of his live stream, Cooper confirms that the text in question was regarding possible suspicious behavior by Howard by her followup response of “It must be true,” before adding the peace sign emoticon. While the question may be legitimate, Howard’s ex and mother of his...
Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend Kenneth Walker Sits Down With ‘CBS This Morning’
Source: Jon Cherry / Getty The tragic killing of Breonna Taylor has been a central part of the push for police reforms nationwide, with many calling for flat-out abolishment of the force. Kenneth Walker, who was with Taylor the night of her murder by Louisville police, is now speaking out by way of an exclusive interview that went live Wednesday morning (Oct. 14). The interview aired earlier today on CBS This Morning with Walker, dressed in a blue polo shirt, sternly looking on as he detailed the events of the fateful March 13 incident that left his girlfriend dead. The entire trajectory of the story centered around an investigation of Taylor’s ex-boyfriend, Jamarcus Glover, and the home where Walker and Taylor stayed was targeted in the botched raid. Walker tells King that he pleaded to k...
