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Dave Holmes on Rediscovering the Lost ’90s for His Waiting for Impact Podcast
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Dave Holmes sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about his new podcast, Waiting for Impact, which tells the story of ’90s group Sudden Impact, who disappeared after making an appearance in Boyz II Men’s “Motownphilly” video. Related Video The former MTV VJ discusses lost pop cultures of the past, pop music’s need for weirdness, the monoculture of the ’90s, Soundscan’s impact on the music industry, and how our collective perception of certain eras tend to leave out much of the reality of the time. He goes on to dive into Sudden Impact’s brushes with fame and how we define success in the present and in hindsight, the importance ...
Earl Sweatshirt Unveils Tracklist for ‘SICK!’
With the recent announcement of his forthcoming project, Earl Sweatshirt has unveiled the tracklist for SICK!, marking his fourth studio album. For Sweatshirt, the coronavirus pandemic sparked a reshuffling of what his next project would look like. “SICK! is my humble offering of 10 songs recorded in the wake of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic and its subsequent lockdowns,” said Sweatshirt. “Before the virus, I had been working on an album I named after a book I used to read with my mother (The People Could Fly). Once the lockdowns hit, people couldn’t fly anymore. A wise man said art imitates life.” The 10 song work features Zelloperz and Armand Hammer and has already released three tracks thus far including “2020,” “Tabula Rasa” and “Titanic.” With production from Black Noi$e, The Alc...
Atlantic Records Signs Shaina Taub: Exclusive
When it comes to making bets on musical theater, Atlantic Records has a knack for spotting winners. The label has a long history of investing in Broadway, but in recent years, it’s emerged as an undeniable force: releasing the original Broadway cast recordings of both Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen (and signing the latter’s star, Ben Platt); racking up yet more cast albums for buzzy new shows such as Mean Girls, Jagged Little Pill and Max Martin co-write & Juliet; and scoring the juggernaut that is The Greatest Showman original soundtrack (with music by DEH composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul). Explore See latest videos, charts and news Now, Atlantic is expanding its stable of theater-trained talent even further. The label tells Billboard exclusively it has signed composer...
Metallica, P!nk, Twenty One Pilots and Luke Combs to Headline BottleRock Festival
California’s premiere food, wine and music festival has released the lineup for this year’s Memorial Day weekend festival, May 27-29. Napa’s BottleRock festival will be headlined this year by thrash legends Metallica, pop superstar P!nk, musical duo Twenty One Pilots and country star Luke Combs. The fest, which includes more than 75 musical acts, also includes The Black Crowes, Kygo, Pitbull, Greta Van Fleet and Mount Westmore, a new hip-hop supergroup featuring Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40 and Too $hort. The Napa Valley festival presented by JaM Cellars will also showcase the region’s wine, craft brew and culinary legacy. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “We’re happy to be bringing the first taste of summer back to music fans here in the Nap...
YouTube’s Head of Hip-Hop Music Discusses How Streaming Services Changed the Genre Forever
Prior to the introduction of streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music, hip-hop was mostly shared between people on urban streets through physical mixtapes and CDs. Beginning in the mid-1970s in New York City, homemade cassettes launched the careers of artists like Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa — two Bronx-based DJs who are credited with influencing the development of the now-worldwide genre. Years later, the same tools helped foster the early careers of rappers like 50 Cent, T.I., Young Jeezy and more. While hip-hop undoubtedly bred a new subculture during that time period through the introduction of rap, new dance forms, graffiti art and distinct style codes, it wasn’t until the evolution of the internet in the 1990s and early 2000s that the genre received widespre...
Billie Eilish & Finneas and Hans Zimmer Win 2022 Golden Globes
“No Time to Die” from the film of the same name became the third song from a James Bond film to win the Golden Globe for best original song on Sunday (Jan. 9), putting it one step closer to an Oscar nomination and perhaps win. Billie Eilish co-wrote the song with her brother and chief collaborator, Finneas O’Connell, for the long-delayed, but ultimately successful, MGM/United Artists Releasing film. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Adele’s “Skyfall” and Sam Smith’s “Writing’s on the Wall” were the first two Bond songs to win Golden Globes. They went on to become the first two Bond songs to win Oscars. Hans Zimmer’s Dune (Warner Bros.) won the Globe for best original score. It’s Zimmer’s third win in the category, following The Lion King&nb...
Adele Returns to No. 1 In U.K. With ‘Easy On Me’
Adele holds off a spirited challenge from Gayle to scale the U.K. singles chart summit once again. “Easy On Me,” the first track lifted from Adele’s 30 (Columbia) album, zooms 37 places for an eighth non-consecutive week at No. 1. It’s Adele’s longest-running leader in her homeland, besting the five-week run at the top for 2011’s “Someone Like You” (her other leader, 2015’s “Hello,” logged three weeks at No. 1). Coming in close at No. 2 this week is Gayle’s viral Atlantic hit “abcdefu”, which zooms 14-2 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart for a fresh peak. Also scaling new heights is Sam Fender, whose “Seventeen Going Under” (Polydor) blasts 30-3. It’s a first U.K. Singles Chart Top 5 appearance for this one-time BRITS Critics’ Choice Award winner, though he does two No. 1 albums to his nam...
‘West Side Story’ Among Big Winners as 2022 Golden Globes Announced at Private Ceremony
The Power of the Dog, West Side Story and Succession were among the winners of the 79th Golden Globe Awards that were announced on Sunday night (Jan. 9) via social media and not, as in years past, as part of a star-studded, boozy, nationally televised gala. This, as much as anything, illustrates the stunning fall from grace experienced over the past year by the organization behind the Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The group has been on the outs with many in Hollywood since last February, when a series of Los Angeles Times pieces revealed that the collection of L.A.-based journalists for foreign outlets included zero Black members and had engaged in unethical conduct and suspect financial practices. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The&n...
Ed Sheeran’s ‘Equals’ Snags U.K. Chart Crown
Ed Sheeran has done it again. The British singer and songwriter holds top spot on the Official U.K. Albums Chart with = (equals via Asylum), for its third non-consecutive crown. Sheeran’s latest album was the No. 2 best-seller in the U.K. in 2021, behind only Adele’s 30 (Columbia), according to data published by the Official Charts Company. A raft of greatest hits collection are on the rise this week, including Little Mix’s Between Us (up 5-4 via RCA), Elton John’s Diamonds (up 9-7 via Mercury/UMC), The Weeknd’s The Highlights (up 18-9 via Republic Records/XO), Fleetwood Mac’s 50 Years – Don’t Stop (up 15-10 via Rhino), ABBA Gold (12-11 via Polydor), Eminem’s Curtain Call – The Hits (27-17 via Interscope), George Michael’s Twenty Five (32-19 via Aegean), The Beatles’ 1 (30-23 via App...
Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Is Only 2021 Rap Album Eligible for Double Platinum Status
Drake is about to reach yet another milestone with his latest Certified Lover Boy album. Last summer, The Boy released his sixth studio album within days of Kanye West‘s DONDA. While both rappers went head to head as the two highest-anticipated albums of the year, Drake’s CLB dominated the charts. This was Drake’s tenth U.S. No. 1 album. For almost two months after the release of CLB, Drake’s album hovered around the No. 1 and No. 2 spot on the Billboard 200 chart after it debuted at the No. 1 spot. Just under a month after its debut, CLB received its RIAA Platinum status. Now, according to Chart Data, Certified Lover Boy has sold over two million total units, making it qualified to hit double platinum by the RIAA. If Drake were to be awarded with this accolade, Certified Lover Boy would b...
Kendrick Lamar’s ‘good kid, m.A.A.d city’ Is 2021’s Highest-Selling Rap Vinyl Album
Kendrick Lamar‘s good kid, m.A.A.d city was named the highest-selling rap vinyl album of 2021 despite being released almost a decade ago. According to stats shared by Billboard, K-Dot’s sophomore studio effort sold a total of 194,000 vinyl copies last year, becoming the 10th highest-selling vinyl album overall in addition to being the highest-selling rap album on vinyl of the year. Other titles in the top 10 include Adele’s 30, which sold 318,000 copies, Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever, which sold 252,000 copies and the Beatles’ Abbey Road, which sold 201,000 copies. Lamar’s longtime producer Sounwave recently teased that he has new music on the way, and many fans think that it could be the DAMN. followup. The Compton artist’s forthcoming album will be his last with Top Dawg Entertainmen...
Woodstock Co-Creator Michael Lang Dead at 77 Years Old
1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair co-creator Michael Lang has died. He was 77 years old. The news was confirmed by Lang family spokesperson Michael Pagnotta, who confirmed that the industry icon had non-Hodgkin lymphoma and died on January 9 at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. “He was absolutely an historic figure, and also a great guy,” Pagnotta said. “Both of those thing go hand in hand.” Lang co-created the famed Woodstock festival alongside Artie Kornfeld, and the late organizer attempted to celebrate Woodstock’s 50th anniversary in 2019. However, recurring issues such as permits, artist cancellations and production problems forced Lang to officially cancel the event. Read Full Article
