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Toronto Music Management Company CAMP Officially Launches
CAMP, the Toronto-based music management firm founded by Logan Kearns, made its official launch on Monday (March 28). Kearns, who landed his first industry job at Bedlam Music Management/Dine Alone Records in 2014, laid the groundwork for CAMP just two years later. He says it wasn’t until the pandemic hit, though, that he could finally dedicate his full attention to the company. “I decided it was time to focus on the growth, branding and restructuring,” he says. “Formally launching as we come out of the pandemic with an incredibly strong team of people behind it felt right. We also signed some incredible new artists during this downtime who are about to come out swinging.” One of the newest and key components of CAMP’s growing team is partner Riley Kirkwood, who started in management in 20...
UMG’s Music Health Alliance Partnership Is Literally Saving Musicians’ Lives
John Dufilho hadn’t had a routine physical in 10 years when the email from Universal Music Publishing Group arrived last fall. The film/TV composer and frontman of indie rock band The Deathray Davies worked as an independent contractor and could not afford health insurance. That changed when Dufilho, 52, learned from the email that UMPG, which handles his publishing, and parent company Universal Music Group (UMG) had partnered with Music Health Alliance (MHA), a Nashville-based nonprofit that since 2013 has saved 18,000 musicians, industry workers and their families an estimated $85 million in health care costs by helping them find insurance and navigate other healthcare issues, including counseling for survivors of the 2017 Route 91 Harvest festival mass shooting. Its services are free. D...
Kelly Clarkson Delivers a ‘Lovely’ Billie Eilish & Khalid Cover: Watch
Kelly Clarkson has become known for her show-stopping music covers on her daytime program The Kelly Clarkson Show, but her latest performance proves that there is just as much power in simplicity. In the newest installment of Kellyoke Monday (March 28), the three-time Grammy winner was accompanied only by piano and violin during her stripped-down cover of Billie Eilish and Khalid‘s “Lovely.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news While usually joined by her full band Y’all, Clarkson’s voice was given space to float delicately through the atmosphere this time with just the two musicians backing her up. “Isn’t it lovely all alone, heart made of glass, my mind of stone” the American Song Contest host sang, her voice soaring over a swelling violin line. “...
John Legend to Receive Recording Academy’s First Global Impact Award
John Legend, who became an EGOT in 2018, probably doesn’t need another award, but they’re still nice to get. Legend will receive the first-ever Recording Academy Global Impact Award at the Recording Academy Honors presented by the Black Music Collective. The in-person event is set to take place at Resorts World Las Vegas on Saturday, April 2, the night before the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Summer Walker is set to perform at the event, D-Nice will spin music, MC Lyte will be the voice of the evening and Adam Blackstone will serve as musical director. Blackstone served in the same capacity at the 2022 Oscars. D-Nice, whose virtual Club Quarantine parties over the past two years have boosted his profile, also perfor...
Latto and DJ Khaled Serve a Mariah Carey Fantasy on “Big Energy” Remix
Latto has dropped the official “Big Energy” remix with DJ Khaled and Mariah Carey, loaning elements from MC’s chart-topping 1995 hit “Fantasy.” The Atlanta rapper took to Twitter on Monday to detail exactly how the collaboration, which also includes a sample of Tom Tom Club’s 1981 single “Genius Love,” took form. “I originally thought Mariah for the remix back in like November when it first started going up, but didn’t think I could get her realistically,” she wrote. “Fast fwd I said fuck it and reached out. She was down.” I originally thought Mariah for the remix back in like November when it first started going up but didn’t think I could get her realistically… fast fwd I said fuck it and reached out. She was down ? #BigEnergyRemix https://t.co/Gj46Qi2kqg — BIG LATTO ? (@Latto) March 28,...
50 Cent Clowns Chris Rock After Will Smith Slap Because Of Course
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: ROBYN BECK / Getty Remember when 50 Cent got attention because of his bars and beats? That’s still in the past but he was sure to comment on Will Smith’s now infamous slap to the jaw of Chris Rock during Sunday night’s (March 27) Oscars telecast. Apparently, Ferrari considered the ramifications and staging of the incident, the Oscars with the entire world watching, as the best and most opportune moment to smack people he may have issues with. “You have to win Oscars to do this kinda sh*t. after i win i’m gonna slap the sh*t out of a few people. LOL,” was Fif’s caption of a photo of a teary-eyed Smith’s acceptance speech after winning Best Actor in a Male Leading Role category. Just 50 Cent getting his troll on, which is on brand. He’s also running r...
Riz Ahmed Wins Best Short Film for The Long Goodbye at 2022 Oscars
Riz Ahmed and Aneil Karia have won Best Short Film (Live Action) for The Long Goodbye tonight at the 2022 Oscars. It’s his first-ever Academy Award. “This is for everyone who feels like they’re stuck in No Man’s Land,” Ahmed said in his acceptance speech. “You’re not alone. We’ll meet you there.” Watch it below. At the Academy Awards last year, Ahmed was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as a punk-metal drummer in Sound of Metal. The film was also nominated for Best Picture. Back in 2020, Ahmed released the concept album The Long Goodbye. The LP saw the British-Pakistani actor, musician, and activist recounting what it’s like to be Brown and British in the modern day. Follow all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2022 Oscars. Content This content can also be viewed on the...
Watch Sebastián Yatra Perform Encanto’s “Dos Oruguitas” at 2022 Oscars
Tonight at the 2022 Oscars, Colombian singer and songwriter Sebastián Yatra performed “Dos Oruguitas” from Disney’s hit animated film Encanto. “Dos Oruguitas” was nominated at tonight’s show for Best Original Song. The track was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Check it out below. The song lost out to Billie Eilish and Finneas’ James Bond song “No Time to Die.” Others nominated for Best Original Song included Beyoncé’s King Richard number “Be Alive” and pieces from Belfast and Four Good Days, written by Van Morrison and Diane Warren, respectively. Later in the evening, the cast of Encanto performed the soundtrack’s hit song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.” Megan Thee Stallion, Luis Fonsi, and Becky G also joined in for the performance. Encanto won Best Animated Feature Film and was nominated for...
Watch Megan Thee Stallion Join Encanto Cast to Perform “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” at 2022 Oscars
Tonight at the 2022 Oscars, Megan Thee Stallion, Luis Fonsi, and Becky G joined the cast of Encanto to perform the breakout hit “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.” The track was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Meg’s new verse made multiple references to the song’s massive popularity before discussing the night’s Oscar. Check it out below. “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” isn’t nominated for Best Original Song at tonight’s ceremony, but “Dos Oruguitas” from the same Encanto soundtrack is. Sebastián Yatra performed the song at tonight’s show. It’s up against Beyoncé’s King Richard number “Be Alive,” Billie Eilish and Finneas’ James Bond song “No Time to Die,” and pieces from Belfast and Four Good Days, written by Van Morrison and Diane Warren, respectively. Encanto won Best Animated Feature Film an...
Caroline Polachek Pulling Out of Dua Lipa Tour After Tearing Ankle, She Says
I had a bad fall today down the stairs of our tour bus and tore my ankle, now back from the hospital but can’t walk on it for ten days. So heartbroken to now not be able to perform with @dualipa at the last couple shows of this absolute dream tour. Deepest apologies to you guys coming to my show in Tacoma on Wednesday, stand by for refund info. Much much love.
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner Were Glowing at 2022 Oscars Party
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner had every reason to appear delighted when they attended the Vanity Fair Oscars Party on Sunday night (March 27). The celebrity pair are reportedly expecting a second child. Turner, the Game of Thrones star, looked radiant as she posed for snaps on the red carpet wearing a red gown with long sleeves, while her Jonas Brother husband was cool in a black suit. The pair has yet to publicly discuss their baby news, though E! News confirms the good news. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Turner and Jonas are the proud parents of a baby girl, Willa, who arrived in July 2020. The couple kept pretty quiet with that first pregnancy, never offering a statement to confirm they were expecting, though Turner was spotted out and about...
Dave’s ‘Starlight’ Enters Week Three Atop U.K. Singles Chart
Dave’s “Starlight” (Neighbourhood Recordings) continues to glow bright in the U.K., where its snags a third consecutive week at No. 1. “Starlight,” which debuted atop the Official U.K. Singles Chart after its surprise release, is the most-streamed song of the week in this territory, racking up 7.3 million plays over the past cycle, the OCC reports. “Starlight” leads an unchanged Top 7 this week. Though the gap between Dave’s longest-running No. 1 hit and the current No. 2-ranked U.K. single, Aitch and Ashanti’s “Baby” (Capitol), begins to close, the charts company reports. Further down the list, there are new peak positions for tracks by Cat Burns (“Go” up 10-8 via RCA/Since 93), Bad Boy Chiller Crew (“BMW” up 21-9 via Relentless), George Ezra (“Anyone for You” 14-12 via Columbia), Tiesto ...
