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Listen to Moore Kismet’s Debut Album, a Vulnerable Window Into an Elusive Journey to Self-Love
Thanks to the advent of Moore Kismet, the future of electronic music has been brighter than ever the last few years. But after the release of their debut album, it’s now blinding. Kismet has finally dropped the curtain on UNIVERSE, an album that showcases the incomparable talents of a dyed-in-the-wool EDM flag-bearer. Replete with visceral sound design and vulnerable songwriting, the album is a tour de force for the 17-year-old EDM.com Class of 2021 star, whose breathtaking music and inspirational story have rippled through the electronic music community at large. Moore Kismet. brphoto.co The highly collaborative album features joint tracks with TYGKO, Lunamatic, Laxcity, Pauline Herr and ARIA VEIL, among others. One of its standout cuts is the liam ello-assisted ̶...
The Results Are In: Here Are the Winners of the 2022 Electronic Dance Music Awards
Electronic dance music fans fans have spoken. The Electronic Dance Music Awards heard from the global EDM fandom, who eagerly cast their votes on this year’s best-in-class songs, artists, companies and more across a wide range of over two dozen diverse categories. The awards recognize the music and people whose achievements helped push the envelope of electronic music. The 2023 EDMA’s will be presented live from Miami at an exclusive, invite-only ceremony, the organization confirmed to EDM.com. They have also partnered with RCRDSHP, who will mint exclusive, branded digital collectibles for nominees and participating fans. “It’s been an honor for my partners and I to produce an accolade that was a long time coming, and their fans have spoken,” said Hollywoo...
Lizzo and Live Nation Pledge $1 Million to Abortion Rights Organizations
Following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Lizzo has pledged to donate $500,00 of proceeds from her upcoming Special tour to Planned Parenthood and abortion rights organizations. The singer announced the decision in a tweet last night (June 24), hours after news of the ruling broke. She also revealed that concert promoter and venue operator Live Nation will match her donation, making the total pledge $1 million. Find social media statements from Lizzo and Live Nation below. “The most important thing is action & loud voices,” Lizzo wrote in a follow-up tweet last night. “@PPFA @AbortionFunds & organizations like them—will need funding to continue offering services to people who are most harmed by this ban.” Lizzo also clarified that she will be donating to abort...
Rage Against the Machine Donating Ticket Sales to Reproductive Rights Organizations
Rage Against the Machine will donate nearly half a million dollars to reproductive rights organizations in Wisconsin and Illinois, as the band announced on social media last night (June 24). “We are disgusted by the repeal of Roe V. Wade and the devastating impact it will have on tens of millions of people,” the group wrote in an Instagram post. “Over half of the country (26 states) is likely to ban or seriously restrict abortion very soon, if not immediately, which will have a disproportionate impact on poor, working class and undocumented BIPOC communities.” Rage Against the Machine revealed that their fans have raised $475,000 from the sale of charity tickets for their upcoming reunion concerts at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in Elkhorn, Wisconsin (July 9) and United Center in Chicago, I...
Motionless in White Scores Third Top Hard Rock Albums No. 1
Motionless in White snags its third No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Hard Rock Albums chart with Scoring the End of the World, which bows atop the June 25-dated survey. World starts with 30,000 equivalent album units earned in the June 10-16 tracking week, according to Luminate, with 23,000 from album sales. The band, which formed in Scranton, Pa., in 2005, first ruled Top Hard Rock Albums with 2014’s Reincarnate, followed by 2017’s Graveyard Shift. In between the latter and World, Disguise peaked at No. 2 in 2019. World also debuts at No. 2 on Top Rock Albums, marking Motionless in White’s second-highest rank after Reincarnate, which led the list. On the all-genre Billboard 200, World bows at No. 12, exceeded among the group’s catalog only by Reincarnate‘s No. 9 start and peak. Concurrently, six ...
Fewocious Brings a Collaborative, All-Ages Paint Party to NFT.NYC
Almost one year to the day that he inadvertently crashed the Christie’s website during an auction of his NFTs, digital artist Fewocious took over a New York City warehouse as part of the fourth annual NFT.NYC week. The 19-year-old artist, real name Victor Langlois, introduced fans and industry players to an interactive, immersive space showcasing his fanciful, brightly colored vision of the world. But instead of doing a talk, panel or showcase, Fewocious opted to throw a FewoWorld Paint Party in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood on Tuesday (June 21), encouraging everyone who walked through the doors to pick up a paint brush and/or spray can and start creating (jumpsuits and foot nets were provided to shield your clothes). True to the digital artist’s outside-the-box approach, the canvas a...
Learn to Be a Star: 5 New Latin Acts Get a Shot With Help From Art House Academy and Universal Latin
Marquee producer Julio Reyes Copello (Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Alejandro Sanz) is an educator at heart. Sit with him in his studio and he’ll enthusiastically walk you through the fine points of recording, arrangement and technology. The Colombian-born Reyes Copello, who has long mentored up and coming talent from in and out of the studio, has now formalized his second passion with Art House Academy, a music performance, production and sound engineering school launched in partnership with Abbey Road Studios and housed in Reyes Copello’s Miami studio. On June 23, the program presented its first batch of “graduating” performers: 21-year old Colombian pop songstress Ela; 17-year-old singer/songwriter Joaquina; Riza, a 25-year-old Filipino/Cuban R&B singer; Teo Bok, an 18-year-old half...
Mana Shines in L.A. Residency With Nostalgic Run-Through of Their Timeless Rock-en-Espanol Anthems
It’s show number five out of 10 (and counting) for Maná at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, where the iconic Mexican band is currently playing monthly as part of an ambitious residency. Billboard hasn’t been to any of the other four shows (which took place in March and April), but on Friday (June 24), it seemed as if Fher, Alex, Sergio and Juan were setting foot for the first time ever at a venue that’s seen them make history over and over again. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news At 9:30 p.m. local time, Maná took the stage and their energy was unmatched. Well, maybe the only ones that could match the energy were the fans who patiently waited for the group to appear and, in the meantime, sang along to whatever the house DJ was playing. “You ...
Nicki Minaj Reportedly Signs Rapper Tate Kobang to Her New Record Label
Nicki Minaj’s label has reportedly signed its first artist, Baltimore rapper Tate Kobang. According to HipHopDX, Minaj announced that she was launching her own label and management company during an interview with Joe Budden in early 2022. Then, on Instagram Live, Minaj shouted out Kobang and mentioned the forthcoming label. While Minaj has revealed few details since, Kobang recently shared the news on his Instagram story. “Welp the cats out the bag,” he wrote on his Instagram story. “Yeah I just closed my deal and signed to Nicki as an artist. Damn.” Kobang, whose real name is Joshua Dai’Quan Goods, is 30 years old and has been rapping since 2011. He was previously signed with 300 Entertainment and had a hand in writing the Savage Mode II track, 21 Savage and Metro Boomin’s “Mr. Righ...
Roe v. Wade: States Rush To Ban Abortion In Wake Of Supreme Court Ruling
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MANDEL NGAN / Getty The United States Supreme Court ruled on Friday (June 24) to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, effectively allowing some states to ban abortion. With immediacy, states are rushing to implement abortion bans with three states gaining instant bans due to existing laws. As reported by The Washington Post at great length, 13 states in total have so-called “trigger bans” in place. Reports are still pouring in from across the nation but three states, Kentucky, Louisiana, and South Carolina, had their bans go into effect immediately with at least five other states following suit. The remaining states with antiabortion laws that were previously blocked by the high court will continue to move on their promises for bans. The Post notes...
The Ledger: HYBE Is Playing Moneyball With BTS’ Solo Projects
The Ledger is a weekly newsletter about the economics of the music business sent to Billboard Pro subscribers. An abbreviated version of the newsletter is published online. How does HYBE survive financially while BTS goes on break and its members pursue solo projects? Since HYBE can’t replace BTS, it will need to recreate the group — financially speaking. Movie buffs are familiar with HYBE’s predicament. In the 2011 movie Moneyball based on Michael Lewis’s best-selling book, Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane (portrayed by Brad Pitt) was faced with a quandary: The budget-minded, small-market team was losing two of its two best players to wealthier teams. Beane knew he couldn’t afford to replace such productive players with two similarly effective players. His solution: recreate them “...
Nipsey Hussle Murder Trial Marked by Witnesses’ Reluctance to Testify
A judge issued a warrant Thursday for an eyewitness to the shooting death of rapper Nipsey Hussle for failing to appear to testify at the trial of the man charged in the slaying, and in his absence a police detective testified on the reluctance of witnesses that has marked the case. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Evan “Rimpau” MacKenzie, a close friend of Hussle’s who was a pallbearer at his funeral and was standing next to him when he was shot, has repeatedly ignored subpoenas ordering him to appear and testify for the prosecution, resulting in Judge H. Clay Jacke II issuing a bench warrant with $500,000 bail. “Mr. Mackenzie, did he express a reluctance to testify?” Aaron Jansen, attorney for defendant Eric Holder, asked Los...
