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Bob Dylan Argues Co-Writer Gets No ‘Double-Dip’ From $300M Songs Sale
According to the memorandum in support of dismissal, Dylan was one of the rare songwriters who owned copyrights to his musical compositions. He evidently maintained full publishing control, and with respect to songs co-written with others, sole ownership also came because he treated these musicians as employees in contract. As for the catalog sale last November, Dylan says he “no longer owns the copyrights or has any right to royalties from their exploitation.” But, Dylan’s court papers add that while he’d no longer be getting new money from exploitation of his legendary songs including “All Along the Watchtower,” “Tangled Up in Blue” and “The Times They Are A-Changin,'” he ensured that Universal would assume obligations...
Moby Shares New Version of ‘Porcelain’ With My Morning Jacket’s Jim James on Vocals
Reminiscing on a 30-year musical career, the DJ, producer, singer, photographer, activist, you name it known as Moby is reimagining 13 of his songs on Reprise, out May 28. The first track off Reprise takes on an ethereal vibe compared the original 1999 song. Explaining the album’s creation, Moby explains in a press release, “Sorry if this seems self-evident, but for me the main purpose of music is to communicate emotion, to share some aspect of the human condition to whomever might be listening.” Reprise is meant to show how art can adapt over time. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width”:”480″,...
Xiu Xiu Dissect New Album of Duets OH NO Track by Track: Stream
In our Track by Track feature, artists take listeners through each song on their new album. Today, Xiu Xiu explore the duets on their latest effort, OH NO. Oh, yes! Experimental duo Xiu Xiu are back with their latest album, OH NO — and they’re not alone. Each track on the 15-song effort features a different guest artist, and you can stream the whole thing below. The band’s 12th full-length serves as the follow-up to 2019’s Girl with Basket of Fruit. It’s ironically fitting that the album largely came together in 2020, as the music Jamie Stewart was writing already had its origins in a well of isolation. Even before the profound loneliness of the pandemic, Stewart was finding himself cutting off a number of close personal relationships following “surprising acts of betrayal and disrespect.”...
Wolfgang Van Halen Shares New Songs “Don’t Back Down” and “Think It Over”: Stream
Wolfgang Van Halen has unveiled two more songs from his upcoming debut solo album, released under the moniker Mammoth WVH. The new track showcase different sides of Wolfgang’s music repertoire, with the hard-rocking “Don’t Back Down” and the pop-infused “Think It Over”. The new songs come on the heels of Wolfgang’s massively successful debut single, “Distance”, which he dedicated to his late father, the legendary Eddie Van Halen. The song recently hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart, and was followed up by the single “You’re to Blame”. The rousing rocker “Don’t Back Down” is accompanied by a music video that showcases Wolfgang’s musical talents, as he’s seen playing every instrument on the song. As the son of a guitar icon, Wolfgang learned a thing or two from his dad, as he can...
serpentwithfeet Releases Sophomore Album DEACON: Stream
Our March Artist of the Month, serpentwithfeet has today unleashed his stellar sophomore album, DEACON. Stream the 11-track effort below via Apple Music and Spotify, and read our review here. Serving as the direct follow-up to 2020’s Apparition EP, DEACON marks serpentwithfeet’s first full-length since 2018’s soil. The R&B artist has taken a more pop-forward approach for this release, as demonstrated on early singles like “Fellowship”, “Same Size Shoe”, and “Heart Storm”. Regardless of the shift in sonics, however, serpent is still writing about many of the same vulnerable themes, particularly Black gay love. As he told Consequence of Sound in our recent AOTM interview, “I see myself writing about gay love and Black gay love specifically for a long time. That’s what I’ve been writing a...
Desiigner “Amen,” Young M.A “Ooouuuvie” & More | Daily Visuals 3.24.21
HipHopWired Featured Video After years of being unhappy on Kanye West’s G.O.O.D Music record label, Desiigner was finally granted his freedom and though he’s been quiet since getting his walking papers today the Brooklyn rapper looks to reclaim the buzz he enjoyed during his “Panda” days. Today the BK representative comes through with some new work in the visuals to “Amen” where he politics in a crazy fancy mansion and styles in some minks that would impress one fur aficionado known as Safaree. D even had his Timbs matching his fur so you know he New York boujee. Keeping the vibe in Brooklyn, Young M.A hop’s on CJ’s “Whoopty” instrumental and gave it some of her own and styles hard for her clip to “Ooouuuvie.” Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Trae Tha Truth featuring...
Bhad Bhabie Talks “Cash Me Outside” Fame: “I Hate It So Much”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paul Archuleta / Getty Danielle Bregoli‘s appearance on the Dr. Phil Show may have been her claim to fame, but it seems the freshly turned young adult is looking to shed her childish image. On Monday (Mar 23), in honor of her upcoming 18th birthday, Bhad Bhabie posted an intimate interview to her YouTube channel recalling her now-infamous “Cash me Outside” TV moment, revealing that she is not a fan of her initial appearance. “My problem with the meme was always that people only got to see half the story,” Bhad Bhabie said. “For years I didn’t even want to talk about it. People would say it and I would just be like, okay yeah, whatever.” She added that the meme’s popularity arose while she was at Turn-About Ranch, the rehabilitation facility she was sent t...
Pathetic Radio Host Fired After Comparing Black Women’s Skin Tone To Burnt Toast
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / Youtube In today’s episode of racists doing racist things, a disgraced radio host in Buffalo, New York, lost his job after comparing Black women’s skin complexions to burnt toast, reminiscent of the outdated, discriminatory practice of the paper bag test. Raw Story reports that during the Morning Bull Show on Buffalo’s 97 Rock, Rob Lederman and his co-hosts discussed the varying complexions of Halle Berry, Serena Williams, and Gayle King, then rated them according to the type of toast he prefers. “I have them to the attractiveness of women that I find to be attractive,” Lederman said, so I will never go to a Serena Williams level … but I’m very comfortable with a Halle Berry level. I need a little bit of mulatto still coming through,...
Georgia State Rep. Park Cannon Forcibly Arrested For Protesting Restrictive Voting Law
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Georgia state troopers forcibly arrested a Black state legislator as she peacefully protested the signing of a restrictive voting bill that was signed into law on Thursday (March 26). Rep. Park Cannon was arrested by police after knocking on the door of Gov. Brian Kemp during a live stream announcement of the new voting law. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published a report of Cannon’s arrest along with accounts from fellow protesters that gathered at the state Capitol building. Cannon, a Democrat from Atlanta, was seen via video clips posted across social media getting dragged and pushed into a police vehicle. Cannon was charged with obstruction of law enforcement and disrupting General Assembly sessions per a statement issued by ...
Wolfgang Van Halen Shares ‘Don’t Back Down’ and ‘Think It Over’ Singles
Many were brought to tears thanks to “Distance,” the Wolfgang Van Halen song and video that paid poignant tribute to his late father Eddie Van Halen, but two new songs from Wolf’s upcoming Mammoth WVH — “Don’t Back Down” and “Think It Over” — showcase a different side of the musician who we named one of the best new artists of 2020. “Think It Over” is “a song that Wolfgang wanted to share to showcase the diversity of the album,” according to a release. Van Halen wrote all of the songs and performed all of the instrumentation and vocals for the debut album, and that’s reflected in the clever video for “Don’t Back Down,” a scorching rocker. Check out the clip for that song below. [embedded content] Listen to “Think It Over” below. The self-titled, long-awaited debut lands June 11 via E...
Lil Nas X Releases New Single “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”: Stream
After teasing it for nearly a year, Lil Nas X has finally released his long-awaited new single “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” alongside a dreamy music video. Stream it below. Technically “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” sounds nothing like Lil Nas X’s original breakout single “Old Town Road”, which stirred some controversy by being deemed too hip-hop for country radio before ultimately dominating the Billboard charts at large anyway. However, this new track aims for a similar unexpected mashup of sorts, blending low-key rap with a beat that recalls flamenco and reggeaton dipped in pop. It’s catchy, warm, and primed to become a summer hit. “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” derives its title from Nas’ birth name, which may explain some of the angelic life-versus-death themes present in the ...
Taylor Swift Unearths Previously-Unreleased Song “You All Over Me”: Stream
Taylor Swift has unveiled a previously unreleased song called “You All Over Me”. Stream it now via Apple Music or Spotify. The track was originally written well over a decade ago for Swift’s 2008 breakout Fearless, but it didn’t end up making the cut for the tracklist and has been living in the superstar’s vault ever since. A demo version of the song was leaked back in 2017, but now the 11-time Grammy winner has properly re-recorded it and cleaned it up for a legitimate release. As Swift wrote on Twitter, this version of “You All Over Me” features background vocals from the country-pop star Maren Morris. “One thing I’ve been loving about these From The Vault songs is that they’ve never been heard, so I can experiment, play, and even include some of my favorite artists,” she wrote.&nbs...
