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DOJ Workshop on ASCAP & BMI Consent Decrees Lays Out Key Issues With Heavy-Hitter Speakers
Pharrell Williams, LeAnn Rimes, top executives from the performing rights organizations and other leading trade groups all spoke at Tuesday’s session. At the top of Tuesday’s (July 28) Department of Justice public workshop regarding the federal consent decrees that govern ASCAP and BMI, assistant attorney general for the antitrust division Makan Delrahim laid out the main focus for the two-day hearings and panel discussions: competition. Or more specifically, as he put it, “Competition for the benefit of the American consumer, competition for the benefit of innovation and competition for the benefit of songwriters, composers and artists.” That set the tone for four hours’ worth of discussion on the potential review, which was undertaken by the DOJ as part of i...
Korn Unveils Cover of The Charlie Daniels Band’s ‘The Devil Went Down to Georgia’
Korn has teamed up with YelaWolf to deliver a cover of The Charlie Daniels Band’s “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” In the new rendition, frontman Jonathan Davis trades off verses with YelaWolf as they take on the roles of “The Devil” and “Johnny” in the classic tale. “I’ve always said it, but country music is some of the darkest ever,” said Davis in a press statement. “Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, and, of course, Charlie Daniels all turned pain into some really powerful music that sounded alive. ‘The Devil Went Down To Georgia’ is a classic story, and we wanted to release it now to help others in need.” All proceeds from the track will be donated to Awakening Youth, a nonpr...
Johnny Depp’s Reps Says Amber Heard Lied as Libel Case Concludes
Johnny Depp’s high-stakes libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of assaulting ex-wife Amber Heard wrapped up Tuesday (July 28) in a London court, with the star’s lawyer calling Heard “a compulsive liar” and claiming that Depp was the real victim of abuse in the relationship. The Pirates of the Caribbean star is suing News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun, and the newspaper’s executive editor, Dan Wootton, at the High Court in London over an April 2018 article that called him a “wife-beater.” In closing arguments at the three-week trial, Depp’s lawyer, David Sherborne, said the actor strongly denied “this reputation-destroying, career-ending allegation.” “He has never hit a woman in his entire life — period, full stop, nada,” Sherborne said. What Is The Judge Deci...
Jessie Ware Shares Her Dream Scenario For Playing ‘What’s Your Pleasure?’ Live
Jessie Ware cuts right to the chase when talking about the imagery and inspiration behind her new album What’s Your Pleasure? “Oh my god, so much imagery. So much filth in my head!” the singer-songwriter tells the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast (listen below). “I mean, in my head, I was somewhere between (legendary and scandalous nightclubs) Studio 54 and Berghain in Berlin. That’s where it was. It was intentionally cinematic… I was imagining it in the club, but in my perfect version of a club, that, you know, would be selling a dirty martini and a packet of salt and vinegar crisps (chips).” What’s Your Pleasure? marks the British star’s fourth studio album, and it debuted on the Official U.K. Albums Chart at No. 3 – her highest charting effort yet (and fourth top 10 in her homeland). War...
Siesta Key Rebound: Is A ‘New Guy’ What Juliette Needs?
Cheers to “the new kingdom” — that’s Juliette‘s recipe for getting over a heartbreak. But is moving on to a brand-new beau the best remedy? During tonight’s Siesta Key, the Queen Bee grew even closer to Sam (who just happened to be an old friend of the young dad-to-be). “Alex’s been like texting me,” Sam told Juliette and Chloe. “A little shade that I’ve been kicking it with Juliette. He doesn’t want me to be hanging around her.” Fast-forward to Alyssa’s gender reveal bash — and Sam initiating a group outing (with Juliette’s support) on his family’s yacht (plus jet skis) the very same time as the Kompo bash. Madisson and Brandon were with Alyssa and company, while Juliette, Chloe, Kelsey a...
RL Grime Announces 15-Track Sable Valley Summer Compilation Due Out Next Month
RL Grime has declared this a Sable Valley summer with a forthcoming compilation due out next month. The “UCLA” producer and label head dropped a teaser for Sable Valley Summer Vol. 1, a record set to featuring a trove of talent from the producer’s rapidly expanding imprint. The compilation’s teaser video features a car radio display that suggests the project is likely to be packed with at least fifteen tracks. As the van cruises through the desert terrain with a cooling system seemingly on its last leg, there’s clearly no room for subtlety here—Sable Valley is planning on bringing the heat. RL Grime’s Sable Valley imprint was established at the beginning of 2019 and has since grown into a tastemaker in the bass music space. With contrib...
Illenium, Kaskade, FISHER, More Appear on First Phase of Imagine Music Festival 2021 Lineup
After abandoning the 2020 iteration due to COVID-19 concerns earlier in the month of July, organizers of the beloved Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia music fest Imagine Music Festival have announced the event’s 2021 lineup. The three-day festival, which will go down September 17th to 19th, 2021, doubles as a “who’s who” of electronic music’s most notable figures. In addition to headliners Illenium, FISHER, Gryffin, and Kaskade, the latter of whom will also be performing at a daytime pool party, the lineup features Adventure Club, SNBRN, Walker & Royce, Malaa, Dabin, CloZee, and what should be a thunderous B2B set from Ghost Rydr, the collaborative pseudonym of bass house kingpins Ghastly and JOYRYDE. Fans can also look forward to the additi...
REZZ Drops Mammoth Midtempo Remix of Melanie Martinez’s “Tag, You’re It”
Just over one week after teasing the track on social media, REZZ has unveiled the official audio of her rework of Melanie Martinez‘s single “Tag, You’re It.” When REZZ shared a clip of the remix on Instagram on July 20th, she remained mum on the details, cryptically sharing nothing but a short preview and a “musical note” emoji. She has now dropped the “Tag, You’re It” remix in full as a fortuitous treat to her loyal fanbase. The tune is a return to the midtempo mayhem of Space Mom past, following the alt-rock and electro hybrid “Someone Else” with Grabbitz. The rework features the quirky, hypnotic synths that REZZ seems to blend so effortlessly with each release, which float and build above dark reece bass be...
Madeon Teases New Music Video with “Game of Thrones” Stars Maisie Williams and Lena Headey
Electronic music wunderkind Madeon took to Twitter today, July 28th, to announce a new project releasing tomorrow featuring Game of Thrones stars Lena Headey and Maisie Williams. Madeon tagged both Headey and Williams in the tweet, writing, “I have a surprise for you tomorrow!” while sharing a cryptic image of what appears to be Williams floating in an animated neon sky. Back in December 2019, a report by Bustle indicated that the Game of Thrones actors were collaborating on a music video with Madeon, with Headey directing and Williams starring. The former also took to Instagram to tease the project at the time. You can find that post below. FOLLOW MADEON: Facebook: facebook.com/itsmadeonTwitter: twitter.com/madeonInstagram: instagram.com/MADEON
Watch PAPA ROACH Perform ‘Between Angels & Insects’ As Part Of ‘Infest In-Studio’ Event
Video of California rockers PAPA ROACH performing the song “Between Angels & Insects” as part of their second live streaming experience iteration called “Infest In-Studio” can be seen below. The program was a special virtually ticketed, live HD broadcast, which took place June 20 from Sacramento, and it featured PAPA ROACH performing its multi-platinum, classic album “Infest”, live in its entirety to celebrate the LP’s 20th anniversary, along with exclusive discussions and reflections in a unique studio environment. “We couldn’t take not performing any longer,” said frontman Jacoby Shaddix. “Having performed the ‘Infest’ album in full as a surprise one time before (during the band’s sold-out 2015 gig at...
Terra Mortuus Est – KATALEPSY
RATING: 8.5/10 As discerning metalheads will happily tell you, Russia is becoming increasingly influential in the ever-expanding death metal realm. Check out the likes of TOTAL DESPAIR, WOMBRIPPER and THE OCCULT for convincing and varied evidence. Or just stick this new KATALEPSY album into your ears at maximum volume. When it comes to nailing the sound and spirit of death metal’s modernist wing in 2020, “Terra Mortuus Est” frequently strays close to perfection. The key to this album’s infectious savagery lies in the blurred lines between all-out brutal death, groove-focused slamming death and — most importantly — the warped but fierce musicality of the genre’s old-school contingent. You could spit out of your window and hit at least three bands that play deat...
MEGADETH’s KIKO LOUREIRO Says It’s ‘Always Fun’ To Play Band’s Classic Songs
Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro, who joined MEGADETH in 2015, spoke to France’s Loud TV about his onstage chemistry with his bandmates during the touring cycle for their 2016 album “Dystopia”. He said (see video below): “Dave [Mustaine, MEGADETH guitarist/vocalist] is like an icon; he’s a legend. And [David] Ellefson [bass] as well being there — the two of them, original members of the band. They have this power of the image, the power of the presence, the power of the style — playing and singing. So it’s, in a way, easier for me, and I think I can say the same for Dirk [Verbeuren, drums], that we feel very in a good place, to be where we want to be and deliver also an energetic show playing those amazing songs. We play the ‘Dystopia’ songs...
