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Singer & Actress Irene Cara Dead At 63, Twitter Joined In Mourning
Irene Cara, an Academy Award-winning singer, and actress has died according to a note on social media from her publicist. After the news of Cara’s passing went wide, many on Twitter gathered to remember the talented star. Irene Cara was born on March 18, 1959, in New York, N.Y. in the borough of The Bronx. Cara’s father was a Black Puerto Rican and her mother was Cuban-American. At an early age, fame found Cara after years of theater and dance training which led to her joining the cast of the educational children’s program, The Electric Company. Cara’s first significant film role took place in 1976 with Sparkle, starring in the lead role of Sparkle Williams. Four years later, Cara starred in the film Fame, notching an early hit with the song’s title track. The...
Singer & Actress Irene Cara Dead At 63, Twitter Joined In Mourning
Irene Cara, an Academy Award-winning singer, and actress has died according to a note on social media from her publicist. After the news of Cara’s passing went wide, many on Twitter gathered to remember the talented star. Irene Cara was born on March 18, 1959, in New York, N.Y. in the borough of The Bronx. Cara’s father was a Black Puerto Rican and her mother was Cuban-American. At an early age, fame found Cara after years of theater and dance training which led to her joining the cast of the educational children’s program, The Electric Company. Cara’s first significant film role took place in 1976 with Sparkle, starring in the lead role of Sparkle Williams. Four years later, Cara starred in the film Fame, notching an early hit with the song’s title track. The...
A Track Sung By an AI Voice Has Eclipsed 100 Million Streams
While artists work hard to produce new music for fans and increase their streaming numbers, an A.I. has effortlessly recorded a song that eclipsed 100 million streams. According to a report by Music Business Worldwide, Chinese streaming giant Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has recorded and released over 1,000 new songs that feature AI-generated vocals mimicking the human voice. One track in particular, titled “Today,” has become the first song with an AI voice to surpass the nine-digit milestone. That led to just under $350,000 in streaming revenue, per MBW. The songs use TME’s “patented voice synthesis technology,” Lingyin Engine, which is said to be able to replicate the voices of real-life singers to produce original songs throughout any genre and language. The company also repo...
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EDM.com Playlist Picks: i_o, Pauline Herr, Don Diablo & More [11/25/22]
The electronic music community is constantly evolving with new sounds every week, as artists become more innovative with their compositions. EDM.com’s weekly “Playlist Picks” series highlights the top releases in the genre, helping uncover the latest tracks that will soon dominate the dance music scene. EDM.com Top Hits i_o & Lights – idk Don Diablo – Journey (Take Me Where You Wanna) MOTi – Faded Festival Hits 2022 DJ Hanzel & Dillon Francis – Gumby Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles HUGEL, Merk & Kremont & Lirico En La Casa – Marianela (Que Pasa) Mason Talbot – Lookin’ For Electronic Avenue 3LAU – Too Late For Love Pauline Herr – Let You Go Amidy, Danny Olson & Tyler Graves – Gravity Th...
EDM.com Playlist Picks: i_o, Pauline Herr, Don Diablo & More [11/25/22]
The electronic music community is constantly evolving with new sounds every week, as artists become more innovative with their compositions. EDM.com’s weekly “Playlist Picks” series highlights the top releases in the genre, helping uncover the latest tracks that will soon dominate the dance music scene. EDM.com Top Hits i_o & Lights – idk Don Diablo – Journey (Take Me Where You Wanna) MOTi – Faded Festival Hits 2022 DJ Hanzel & Dillon Francis – Gumby Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles HUGEL, Merk & Kremont & Lirico En La Casa – Marianela (Que Pasa) Mason Talbot – Lookin’ For Electronic Avenue 3LAU – Too Late For Love Pauline Herr – Let You Go Amidy, Danny Olson & Tyler Graves – Gravity Th...
Ring In the New Year With ZHU’s Techno Alias, Blacklizt
If you don’t have New Year’s Eve plans yet, ringing in 2023 with Blacklizt should now be at the top of your list. Insomniac has announced that ZHU will hit the stage as his elusive techno alias at a secret location somewhere within the San Diego metropolitan area on New Year’s Eve. Naturally, the’ve encouraged attendees to wear all black for the performance, which will display a darker side to ZHU’s typically sultry house music sound. Insomniac recently announced the 2022 edition of its famed Countdown NYE festival, an alien-themed electronic music spectacular with Zedd, deadmau5, Madeon, DJ Snake and many more. ZHU is also slated to perform at the SoCal fest, so fans could theoretically attend his performance on December 30th in San Bernardino and then head...
Ring In the New Year With ZHU’s Techno Alias, Blacklizt
If you don’t have New Year’s Eve plans yet, ringing in 2023 with Blacklizt should now be at the top of your list. Insomniac has announced that ZHU will hit the stage as his elusive techno alias at a secret location somewhere within the San Diego metropolitan area on New Year’s Eve. Naturally, the’ve encouraged attendees to wear all black for the performance, which will display a darker side to ZHU’s typically sultry house music sound. Insomniac recently announced the 2022 edition of its famed Countdown NYE festival, an alien-themed electronic music spectacular with Zedd, deadmau5, Madeon, DJ Snake and many more. ZHU is also slated to perform at the SoCal fest, so fans could theoretically attend his performance on December 30th in San Bernardino and then head...
RayRay’s Artistic Vision Shines In Versatile Debut Album, “Unearthly World”
RayRay‘s debut album, Unearthly World, tells a unique story while positioning the Taiwanese trailblazer as a major talent to watch in dance music. Unearthly World is a masterful display of RayRay’s artistic range. “Wide Awake,” written and sung by RayRay herself, kicks off the album with groovy trap rhythms and infectious future bass energy. Meanwhile, “404” flips the script with its distorted kicks and energetic vocals while “Full Speed” (with ØZI) and “Just Like You” (with Patrick Brasca) make for genre-bending and tasteful takes on bass music. “Don’t Need It” and “Losing My Mind” (with Dirty Audio) are fierce yet intricate dancefloor gems. And “Succubus,” the album’s sultry closer, combines abstract melodic elements with brisk percussion and rumbling bass...
RayRay’s Artistic Vision Shines In Versatile Debut Album, “Unearthly World”
RayRay‘s debut album, Unearthly World, tells a unique story while positioning the Taiwanese trailblazer as a major talent to watch in dance music. Unearthly World is a masterful display of RayRay’s artistic range. “Wide Awake,” written and sung by RayRay herself, kicks off the album with groovy trap rhythms and infectious future bass energy. Meanwhile, “404” flips the script with its distorted kicks and energetic vocals while “Full Speed” (with ØZI) and “Just Like You” (with Patrick Brasca) make for genre-bending and tasteful takes on bass music. “Don’t Need It” and “Losing My Mind” (with Dirty Audio) are fierce yet intricate dancefloor gems. And “Succubus,” the album’s sultry closer, combines abstract melodic elements with brisk percussion and rumbling bass...
Irene Cara, ‘Fame’ & ‘Flashdance’ Singer-Actor, Dies at 63
Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie Fame and then belted out the era-defining hit “Flashdance … What a Feeling” from 1983′s Flashdance, has died. She was 63. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Her publicist, Judith A. Moose, announced the news on social media, writing that a cause of death was “currently unknown.” Moose also confirmed the death to an Associated Press reporter on Saturday (Nov. 26). Cara died at her home in Florida. The exact day of her death was not disclosed. “Irene’s family has requested privacy as they process their grief,” Moose wrote. “She was a beautifully gifted soul whose legacy will live forever through her music and ...
All the Best Gadgets to Give a DJ for the Holidays
‘Tis the season and—love it or hate it—that time of year distinguished by the celebratory buying and exchanging of gifts is closing in fast. For many, shopping for a gift is relatively straightforward. But for others, it never gets easier. Take the DJ of the family, for instance. Most of us don’t have Santa’s eerily on-target ESP so what’s a loved one to get them? Apart from a deep dive into the weird world that makes them the wonderful person they are, it can be almost impossible. Fortunately, EDM.com has your back. Over the course of the last month, we spent more than 40 hours turning knobs and pushing buttons on all the best gadgets we could get our hands on. We went to stores, factories and corporate offices hundreds of miles apart to test out the newest headphones, speakers and ...
Adidas Investigates After Ex-Workers Allege Kanye West Misconduct
Adidas says it is investigating allegations of inappropriate workplace conduct by the rapper formerly known as Kanye West that ex-employees made in an anonymous letter also accusing the German sportswear brand of looking the other way. Adidas, which made his Yeezy line, cut ties with Ye last month over his offensive and antisemitic remarks after facing pressure to follow other brands and companies in ending partnerships with the rapper. It said it expected to take a hit of 250 million euros ($246 million) to its net income this year from the move. Ye was suspended from Twitter and Instagram over his remarks but has been back tweeting this month. Rolling Stone has reported that it spoke to more than two dozen former Yeezy and Adidas workers and obtained a letter from several former Yeezy em...
