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Will KISS Ever Sell Its Catalog? ‘How Much Have You Got?’ GENE SIMMONS Says
Gene Simmons has implied that he and KISS co-founder Paul Stanley are open to selling the band’s entire back catalog and the associated trademarks for “the right price.” Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks and Neil Young are some of the iconic musicians who have recently sold off substantial rights to their music, whether it’s just for publishing or the original recordings, known as masters. Investors, major music companies and private equity firms have poured billions of dollars into buying song catalogs, believing that the rise of streaming and growing music revenues will make song rights acquisitions highly lucrative in the long term as they can be exploited for up to 70 years after a musician’s death. Asked in a new interview with A Jour...
JEFF SCOTT SOTO Wants To Know Why He Was Fired From JOURNEY So He ‘Could Make Peace With It’
Jeff Scott Soto has once again said that he has not idea why he was fired from JOURNEY. Soto, who previously sang with Yngwie Malmsteen, joined JOURNEY about a week and half into a six-week summer 2006 tour with DEF LEPPARD, after Steve Augeri began having vocal issues. Soto had earlier worked with JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon and drummer Deen Castronovo in the short-lived side project SOUL SIRKUS. JOURNEY named Soto its permanent lead singer in December 2016 before firing him just five months later. Jeff discussed his time with JOURNEY during a recent interview with Argentinian journalist Lucas Gordon. Asked what caused his split with the band, Soto responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “The problem is I don’t know. That’s the problem. If I knew what the proble...
Check Out the Full Trailer for Janet Jackson’s Documentary
Lifetime and A&E have unveiled the full trailer for Janet, the upcoming two-part documentary about the renowned musical artist, Janet Jackson. ✨Happy New Year! It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for – night one of #JanetJacksonDoc premieres Friday, January 28th at 8/7c.✨@janetjackson @aetv pic.twitter.com/u8HtKs3edO — Lifetime (@lifetimetv) January 1, 2022 The over three-minute trailer features a first look at the interview segments that feature heavy-hitters like Missy Elliott, Mariah Carey, Samuel L. Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Janelle Monae, Ciara, Teyana Taylor, Regina King, Tyler Perry and more. Janet has been in the works for five years and covers the multidimensional life and career of the famed artist who has always been notoriously private. Specifically, t...
The Weeknd Confirms New Album ‘Dawn FM’ Featuring Tyler, the Creator, Lil Wayne and More
Following a slew of teases, The Weeknd has announced that his new album Dawn FM will debut on Friday, January 7. The artist shared the official trailer for the follow-up to 2020’s After Hours on Monday, which features the singer embodying a new, well-dressed stage persona and introduces “a new sonic universe from the mind of The Weeknd.” The visual also reveals a multitude of artists who will feature on the upcoming record, including Tyler, the Creator, Lil Wayne, Quincy Jones, Oneohtrix Point Never, and, interestingly, actor Jim Carrey. The preview concludes with a DJ voiceover, which says, “You are now listening to 103.5: Dawn FM. You’ve been in the dark for way too long, it’s time to walk into the light and accept your fate with open arms.” Ahead of the trailer’s premiere...
Janet Jackson Documentary Sets Release Date, Drops New Trailer: Watch
A two-night, four-hour look into Janet Jackson‘s life and career is arriving this month. A&E and Lifetime announced a premiere date for the first part of Janet, the pop star’s upcoming documentary, along with a new, extended trailer released on Jan. 1. Part one of Janet will air on Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT. “It’s just something that needs to be done,” Jackson says of the project in the three-plus minute clip that debuted via social media on New Year’s Day. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Janet includes exclusive archival footage, home videos and celebrity interviews — with stars like Missy Elliott, Whoopi Goldberg, Mariah Carey and Ciara, who are all seen talking about the icon in the new trailer. The sneak peek shows Jackson looking back at her childhood and early day...
6 Latin Collaborations We Want to See in 2022: Rauw Alejandro, Kali Uchis & More
2021 was full of major and surprising collaborations, including Bad Bunny and Aventura, Sech and DJ Khaled, Selena Gomez and Camilo, Maluma and Grupo Firme, just to name a few. Rosalia, whose new studio album Motomami is on the way, also dropped collaborations with newcomer Tokischa (“Linda”) and another track with The Weeknd (“La Fama”), after we predicted she would team up with Billie Eilish (the two kicked off 2021 with the melancholic “Lo Vas a Olvidar”). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news This year, we’d like to see the Spanish singer join forces with chart-topping artist (and her boyfriend) Rauw Alejandro, because why not? But this is not the only Latin collab we’d like to see in 2022. Here are our Latin editors’ predictions: Dream Collabora...
The Weeknd Teases New Album Release in a Series of Cryptic Instagram Posts
With the new year on the way, Canadian crooner The Weeknd is showing no signs of stopping. Towards the end of 2021, the singer announced the arrival of his fifth studio album, The Dawn is Coming which was originally teased on YouTube. The Weeknd has now taken to Instagram to give his fans an update on the project, seemingly teasing fans that he will not be doing an extended rollout and wants to “just drop the whole thing.” He posted a screenshot of his text conversation with the co-founder of XO Records, La Mar Taylor which showed Taylor asking, “Happy New Year brother! What we thinking??” The Weeknd then responded, “Happy new year! Everything feels chaotic again. Music can heal and that feels more important than another album rollout. Let’s just drop the whole thing and enjoy it with the ...
Sounwave Teases New Music “On the Way” and Fans Think It’s Kendrick Lamar’s Album
Sounwave is preparing to release new music this year and many fans are hoping it’s Kendrick Lamar‘s upcoming album. K-Dot’s longtime producer took to Instagram to share a few words for the new year, writing, “Took a full year off to get realigned with what I love to do.. New creations on the way.” He did not confirm what “new creations” they are, specifically, however his fellow producers and other artists such as Boi-1da, Kenny Beats, Rapsody, Terrace Martin, BADBADNOTGOOD and more commented to voice their excitement. Lamar’s forthcoming album will be his last release under Top Dawg Entertainment, revealing the news in a post from August 2021: “As I produce my final TDE album, I feel joy to have been a part of such a cultural imprint after 17 years. The Struggles. The Success. And most im...
Ted Nugent Is Pissed Off About a 12-Year-Old List of the 100 Greatest Guitarists
A decade old list ranking the 100 greatest guitarists left Ted Nugent in a foul mood over the holidays. As Blabbermouth points out, Nugent went live on YouTube on December 30th to rant and rave about a list originally published by Rolling Stone’s David Fricke in… December 2010. “When you see the Rolling Stone magazine list of greatest guitar players, they list Joan Jett but not Tommy Shaw [of Styx],” griped Nugent. “How do you list the top 100 guitar players and not list Derek St. Holmes?” he continued. “How do you do that? You do that by lying. The same way you get Grandmaster Flash in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. You do that by lying. You have to be a liar.” Nugent took particular umbrage with Joan Jett’s inclusion on the list. “You have to have shit for brains,” he continued, “and yo...
Liam Gallagher Reviews Noel’s New Song: “Miserable Arse Cheer Up You Billionaire”
Even in this turbulent world, where seemingly every month brings a new crisis, at least one thing remains consistent: the Gallagher brothers’ sheer contempt for each other. On New Year’s Day, Noel Gallagher released a demo for a new song called “Trying to Find a World That’s Been and Gone: Part 1,” in which he sings longingly, “You give me the will to carry on/ In a place where I belong/ As we try to find a world that’s been and gone.” In response, Liam tweeted directly to his brother by writing, “Miserable arse cheer up you billionaire.” According to Noel, “Trying to Find a Word…” comes from his next album as Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, which “I finished writing/demoing… about 10 days ago.” It will mark the band’s fourth solo album to date and the follow-up to Who Built the Moon? ...
Stephen J. Lawrence, ‘Sesame Street’ Composer, Dies at 82
Stephen J. Lawrence, a Daytime-Emmy-winning composer for Sesame Street, has died. He was 82. Lawrence died on Dec. 30 at Clara Maas Medical Center in Belleville, N.J., his wife Cantor Cathy Lawrence confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. A cause of death was not provided. Born on Sept. 5, 1939, Lawrence served as a composer, music director, arranger and conductor on the longtime children’s television series Sesame Street for more than 30 years. He composed over 300 songs and scores for the program, including “Fuzzy and Blue (and Orange),” co-written with David Axelrod. He received three Daytime Emmy awards for outstanding achievement in music direction and composition for his work on the show. With an interest in children’s education, Lawrence also collaborated with The Jim He...
Broadway’s ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Going on 9-Week Hiatus in Attempt to Stay Open
Mrs. Doubtfire is taking unusual measures to hopefully avoid a permanent closure amid a surge in COVID-19 cases linked to the omicron variant. Producers behind the Broadway show, which opened Dec. 5 at New York City’s Stephen Sondheim Theatre, announced Sunday (Jan. 2) that the project would go on a nine-week hiatus. The break will run from Jan. 10 through March 14. “With the pervasiveness of the omicron variant of COVID-19, Mrs. Doubtfire would have to close permanently if the production didn’t take drastic, proactive measures,” a statement read, in part. “Mrs. Doubtfire has been in development for six years. We are doing everything in our power to keep the virus from prematurely ending our run on Broadway. By taking this break, we can afford to launch an ext...
