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Glasgow’s Riverside Festival Announces 2021 Return with Jamie xx, Disclosure, More
Jamie xx joins original headliners Disclosure and Amelie Lens. One of Scotland’s most popular dance music festivals is making its grand return in 2021. Glasgow’s Riverside Festival is set to return to the Riverside Museum for its first-ever three-day fest following the cancellation of the 2020 event due to the impact of COVID-19. Organizers took to social media today to announce the festival’s rescheduled dates of May 28th to 30th, 2021. Joining the original headliners, renowned electronic music duo Disclosure and techno sage Amelie Lens, is Grammy Award-nominated producer Jamie xx. “We were all devastated that 2020 seems to have been wiped off the map for the festival season, so we are delighted to announce the next years Riverside Festival will be a 3 day...
Daft Punk Tops the Official r/electronicmusic “Top 100 Albums of the 2010s” List
Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories” is a solid and irrefutable pick atop the list. Over the last few weeks, the r/electronicmusic subreddit has been compiling the top 100 albums of the 2010s, calling on its dedicated users to flesh out the list. Due to its fervent and steadfast fanbase, which is rooted in a passionate Reddit community, the list holds a ton of weight in the electronic music sphere. After weeks of deliberations, the r/electronicmusic moderators have unveiled the final rankings. Topping the list is Daft Punk‘s seminal Random Access Memories, which represents a solid, irrefutable pick. Following in the second spot is Porter Robinson‘s Worlds, which set the EDM realm ablaze back in August 2014. Rounding out the top 5 are Flume‘...
Snapchat Secures Licensing Deals so Creators Can Embed Music in Snaps
Snapchat is going head-to-head with TikTok, Facebook, and other tech giants looking to capitalize on music in short-form video. Snapchat is going head-to-head with TikTok, Facebook, and other tech giants looking to capitalize on music in short-form video. The company is in the early stages of enabling creators to embed music in their snaps, a move that mirrors TikTok’s approach, which proved to be a harbinger for the tech and music crossover space. Representatives have announced that they have secured licenses with a number of major music industry partners, including Warner Music Group, Warner Chappell, Universal Music Publishing Group, NMPA publisher members, Merlin and more in their efforts to flesh out an expansive catalog. The new functionality is currently in beta testing in Aus...
Dillon Francis Teams Up with Malibu Rum for Quirky Trap Remix of “The Coconut Nut”
Francis is also planning to release a music video with crowdsourced material from fans. Dance music producer and EDM Renaissance man Dillon Francis has teamed up with Malibu Rum for an official remix of the viral song “The Coconut Nut,” delivering a tongue-in-cheek trap remix that yearns for the sun-kissed utopian vibrations of summer. “The song has been around for a long, long time and has had lots of plays and downloads, so we thought it was a good fit with Malibu Rum and our coconut spirit,” said Troy Gorczyca, Malibu’s Brand Director. “It’s a great way to bring the brand to life and make the song more contemporary and inspire our target audience to dance and have fun and enjoy the summer fun in a situation that’s a little bit different than norma...
Sony Picks Up Whitney Houston Biopic ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’
Where do broken hearts go? To Sony Pictures. After a protracted bidding war, Sony and its TriStar division have won I Wanna Dance With Somebody, the musical biopic of singer Whitney Houston. A theatrical commitment was part of the deal, and Sony is setting a Thanksgiving 2022 release. Anthony McCarten, the writer behind the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, will pen the screenplay, while Stella Meghie, who was behind the Issa Rae romance The Photograph, will direct. The project has the backing of Houston’s estate as well as music producer Clive Davis. Pat Houston will produce the movie on behalf of the Houston Estate, along with Davis, Primary Wave Music’s Larry Mestel, Denis O’Sullivan and McCarten. {“nid”:”9406510″,”type”:”post”,”title&...
DaBaby Drops ‘Peep Hole’ Music Video Alongside ‘Blame It On Baby’ Deluxe Album
DaBaby goes by “Billboard Baby” now, according to the intro track on the deluxe version of his Billboard 200 No. 1 album Blame It On Baby that arrives on streaming services today (Aug. 4). The chart-topping rapper’s latest braggadocious efforts come to life in his new music video for “PEEP HOLE,” which he released Monday (Aug. 3) ahead of the new 24-track LP. Dripping in head-to-toe designer outfits at a socially distant photoshoot, the 28-year-old rapper sports anything from an orange Gucci tracksuit to a casual Burberry snapback, T-shirt and shorts look. But as he holds onto this part of his lifestyle, he lets go of another, which he outlines bluntly in the chorus with a doorknock-like beat: “Baby, he don’t wanna be a player no more/ I was lookin...
‘Project Power’ Stars Jamie Foxx, MGK & Chika Urge America to Stand Behind Black Women
On Monday (Aug. 3), Billboard caught up with Jamie Foxx, Machine Gun Kelly and Chika for a Netflix roundtable discussion about their upcoming film, Project Power. Set to be released Aug. 14, Project Power is an action/adventure about an ex-soldier (Foxx), teenager (Dominique Fishback) and cop (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) forming a formidable trio to search for the source behind a dangerous pill plowing through the streets of New Orleans. If taken, the capsule will enable users to have superpowers for five minutes. During the discussion, Foxx, Chika and MGK each spoke on a poignant line delivered in the film by Foxx’s character to Robin — the movie’s protagonist played by Fishback — about Black women learning to overcome the system and maneuver with vigor. Chika, who has ...
Latin Songs Inspired by Social Media: Don Omar’s ‘Myspace,’ J Balvin’s ‘Snapchat’ & More
Many of today’s hottest Latin artists were discovered on social media, including Bad Bunny who began creating his tunes on Soundcloud and Lele Pons who rose from Vine to Latin music star. Spanish crooner Pablo Alborán, Brazilian sensation Anitta, and up-and-coming JD Pantoja all leaped to fame after kicking off their careers on YouTube. In addition, many Latin songs are getting on the radar fueled by their success on TikTok, including Juanfran’s “Como Llora,” Nio Garcia’s “La Jeepeta” in collaboration with Brray, Juanka, Anuel AA and Myke Towers, and Grupo Firme’s “El Guero” featuring Marca MP, which have all secured spots on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart this year. {“nid”:”9428752″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”20 Popular La...
MOONSPELL’s New Album Will Be About Solitude, Says FERNANDO RIBEIRO
MOONSPELL singer Fernando Ribeiro spoke to A&P Reacts about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band’s next album. He said (see video below): “When we could get together again in our studio [during the coronavirus pandemic], our main priority was to write new music. We had written a lot of stuff back in 2019, which was cool stuff, but I thought it could be much better. So I talked with Pedro [Paixão, keyboards] and Ricardo [Amorim, guitar], and I said, ‘Well, let’s change a little bit. Let’s take what’s really, really excellent and get rid of all the other parts,’ and then we started a bit anew. So we still have a lot to do about this album, to define the concept. I think it won’t be an album like [2017’s] ‘1755&#...
PEARL JAM’s STONE GOSSARD: ‘I Can’t Tell You Enough About How Big Of A CHRIS CORNELL Fan I Am’
PEARL JAM guitarist Stone Gossard recently spoke to SiriusXM‘s Pearl Jam Radio (Ch. 22) about how he was influenced and inspired by late SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell. He said (hear audio below): “I can’t tell you enough about how big of a Chris Cornell fan I am in terms of just [the] impact he’s had on me personally in terms of watching him as an artist and listening to SOUNDGARDEN over the years and watching what SOUNDGARDEN did during their time and their peak of their powers. And just having been involved in music and having some successes around when they were and how we influenced each other and affected each other and supported each other. How Chris supported Jeff [Ament] and I through the death of [pre-PEARL JAM band MOTHER LOVE BONE singer] Andy Wood, an...
Watch BLIND GUARDIAN Perform New Song ‘Violent Shadows’
German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN played a brand new song that hasn’t been recorded yet, “Violent Shadows”, during this past weekend’s Wacken World Wide digital festival. Video of the performance can be seen below. Featured songs: 00:00 Welcome To Dying 07:17 Violent Shadows 11:53 Majesty This past February, BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch of told Canada’s The Metal Voice about the musical direction of the band’s next album: “It’s another amazing ride. It’s more progressive than people probably would expect, but it’s typical BLIND GUARDIAN. “When we spoke last time [a few months ago], I probably not even have been aware of it, because I was of the opinion that there still is a lot of orchestration in there,” h...
