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The Weeknd’s First NFT Drop Will Feature New Music and Limited-Edition Artwork
According to a statement announcing the NFT drop, the campaign will kick off with an open edition flash sale of three distinct visual pieces of art, each accompanied by a filtered snippet of an unnamed new song. An unlimited amount of these works will be available for a limited time, followed by a 24-hour auction of “an exclusive 1-of-1 piece of art” tracked by a second, full new song, which will be unfiltered. The winner of the second auction will have an exclusive on the song, which will not be released on any other platforms in the future. “Blockchain is democratizing an industry that has historically been kept shut by the gatekeepers. I’ve always been looking for ways to innovate for fans and shift this archaic music biz and seeing NFT’s allowing creators to be seen and heard mor...
Sharon Stone Says Britney Spears Reached Out to Her for Help: ‘There’s a Point Where You Get Broken’
Spears’ hospitalization led to the conservatorship that still controls her finances to this day, and that arrangement is currently under a microscope thanks to the Framing Britney Spears documentary released on FX and Hulu last month. “The true fact of it is, it’s very hard to be a very successful woman and not have everyone controlling you, taking your finances and handling you,” Stone continued, alluding to Spears’ situation, in which her father controls her finances and her business deals. “Women, and I’m sure all of the young stars, get handled. You get handled so much that it’s just — there is a huge breaking point, and there’s a point where you get broken. “The thing with Britney Spears is so out of control and so awfu...
The Players Behind Justin Bieber’s ‘Peaches’: See the Full Credits
Artists:Main Artist – Justin BieberFeatured Artist – Daniel CaesarFeatured Artist – Giveon Songwriters:Composer Lyricist – Aaron SimmondsComposer Lyricist – Andrew WotmanComposer Lyricist – Ashton SimmondsComposer Lyricist – Bernard HarveyComposer Lyricist – Felisha KingComposer Lyricist – Giveon Dezmann EvansComposer Lyricist – Justin BieberComposer Lyricist – Keavan YazdaniComposer Lyricist – Louis BellComposer Lyricist – Luis Manuel Martinez JrComposer Lyricist – Matthew Sean Leon Producers:Producer – HARVProducer – Shndo Production Team:Vocal Producer – Andrew WattVocal Producer – Josh Gudwin Engineers:Assistant Mixer – Heidi WangAsst. Recording Engineer – Ryan LytleM...
Britney Spears Says She ‘Cried for Two Weeks’ Over ‘Framing Britney Spears’ Doc
In a new Instagram post, Britney Spears addresses Framing Britney Spears, the buzzy documentary about her time in the spotlight, saying she “didn’t watch” the New York Times doc but that she was “embarrassed by the light they put me in.” This is the first time Spears has directly addressed the doc, which debuted last month on FX and Hulu and brought negative attention to the conservatorship she’s been under since she was involuntarily committed to the hospital more than a decade ago. “I didn’t watch the documentary but from what I did see of it I was embarrassed by the light they put me in,” Spears wrote Tuesday (March 30) on Instagram. “I cried for two weeks and well …. I still cry sometimes !!!! I do what I can i...
Justin Bieber Addresses Controversy Behind ‘MLK Interlude’ on ‘Justice’: ‘I Want to Keep Growing & Learning’
Justice continued Bieber’s successful streak when he secured his eighth No. 1 LP and “Peaches,” featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making him the first solo male artist to debut at the top of both charts simultaneously. Kristal Terrell, one of the co-founders of Bieber Nation, the first JB-dedicated club on Clubhouse, asked Bieber himself in his first-ever Clubhouse room on Tuesday (March 30) about how he believed music could continue to play a role in social advocacy. But the 27-year-old singer took a minute to reflect on the part of the album that speaks volumes to what Bieber believes to be a profound example of someone who would die for what they stand for — but it was also a part of the album he discovered online...
Top Songwriters Ask Artists & Execs to Stop Taking Credit for Songs They Didn’t Write in Open Letter
Within two hours of the letter going live, songwriters including Warren — who sources say spearheaded the effort — Tranter, Golan, Victoria Monet, Tayla Parx, Joel Little and many others signed. Collectively, those songwriters have worked with artists including Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift and more. The Pact is a newly formed organization, which debuted over the weekend posting as @_the_pact on Instagram declaring it was “time to make some changes” for the betterment of songwriters. This effort arrives when songwriters — and their catalogs — are under a brighter spotlight than ever. Earlier this year, investment companies like Merck Mercuriadis‘ Hipgnosis are spending billions to acquire publishing catalogs (resulting i...
These 6 Songs Each Have 2 Versions in the National Recording Registry
Of these six twice-honored songs, three originated in stage productions, a sign of how important stage productions were in creating hits in the early- to mid-20th Century. Here’s a complete list of these twice-honored songs. “Over the Rainbow” Garland’s 1939 original recording of this Oscar-winning ballad was voted into the Registry in 2016. A medley by Kamakawiwoʻole, a Hawaiian singer and ukulele player, of that song and another classic, “What a Wonderful World,” was inducted this year. (Louis Armstrong’s 1967 recording of “What a Wonderful World” has not yet been voted into the Registry, but it likely will be.) Kamakawiwoʻole’s acoustic medley was first released in 1993, five years after it was recorded. Composer: Harold Arlen; Lyricist: E.Y. Harburg “Fascinating Rhythm” Fred & Adel...
Madonna Shares a ‘Moment of Self Reflection’ With Set of Selfies
Madonna devoted some time to “self reflection” on Sunday (March 28) while posing in lacy black lingerie and sharing her photos with fans. “And Now For A Moment of Self Reflection…………..Madame X,” the pop star captioned the series of pictures, which she posted on social media. Madonna, giving the camera a confident stare, showed off her lingerie look from various angles in the selfies she shared. She topped off her ensemble with a black cap adorned with a chain. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users ...
Justin Bieber Scores Eighth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘Justice’
Of Justice’s 154,000 equivalent album units earned in the tracking week ending March 25, SEA units comprise 119,000 (equaling 157.02 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs), album sales comprise just over 30,000 and TEA units comprise a little more than 4,000. Justice’s start of 154,000 represents the second-biggest debut week for an album in 2021, following Dangerous’ start of 265,000 (Jan. 23-dated chart). The new album was previewed by a quartet of top 40-charting hits on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart: “Holy,” featuring Chance the Rapper (No. 3; Oct. 3, 2020-dated chart); “Lonely,” with Benny Blanco (No. 12; Jan. 23); “Anyone” (No. 6; Jan. 16) and “Hold On” (No. 26; March 20). The album’s newest single is “Peaches,” featuring Giveon and Daniel&n...
Lindsay Lohan Launches Her New Single ‘Lullaby’ as NFT Auction
Lohan has “fully invested herself in dropping this song as a NFT with a sole objective of delivering a message of empowerment,” the description continues. The catchy three-minute dance song is currently available for download on the site. As of press time on Sunday afternoon, the bid for “Lullaby” had reached 400,710 TRX (about $25,400). Tech entrepreneur Justin Sun, founder of the Tron blockchain, tweeted Saturday that he had bid 300,000 TRX for the song. The auction ends in four days. Lohan has been a strong proponent of cryptocurrency as of late. The former Disney actress recently sold a Daft Punk NFT on the digital marketplace Rarible, and has signed a partnership with Sun’s Tron. “It’s only a matter of time till everyone in Hollywood and beyond gets invol...
Fans Choose Demi Lovato’s ‘Dancing With the Devil’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
In the lyrics for “Dancing With the Devil,” Lovato reflects on her battles with substance abuse that nearly took her life in 2018. “I was dancin’ with the devil, out of control/ Almost made it to heaven, it was closer than you know/ Playin’ with the enemy, gamblin’ with my soul/ It’s so hard to say no, when you’re dancin’ with the devil,” she sings. Lovato wrote the powerful new number with Bianca Deiandra Atterberry, John Ho and Mitchell Allan Scherr. “Dancing With the Devil” is the also the title song for Lovato’s four-part YouTube Originals documentary, which premiered on March 23. Her forthcoming album, Dancing with the Devil… The Art of Starting Over, is scheduled for release on April 2 through Island Records. Placing second on the past week’s tally with 39% of...
Olivia Rodrigo Wipes Her Instagram Account, Posts Cryptic Teasers
The second one, posted on Saturday (March 27), shows snapshots of a drive by the ocean. No sound accompanied the videos, and they were posted without captions. Fans demanded an explanation in the comments, with some likening her mysterious clues to the kind of lead-up her idol Taylor Swift might drop ahead of a new project reveal. “YOU’RE PULLING A TAYLOR,” one wrote, while another asked, “what in the taylor swift.” Actress Kiernan Shipka had the top comment on the ice cream clip, noting, “I’ve never been excited about a melting ice cream cone before but now I am????” Before she deleted everything, Rodrigo had been freaking out about Swift’s newly-released Fearless era track “You All Over Me.” Meanwhile, her own “Drivers Lic...
