The European Commission approved the new copyright legislation, passed by the European Parliament last month, that will make online platforms liable for copyright infringement on their sites and force Google, Facebook to pay publishers for news snippets they post online. Nineteen countries representing a majority of the European Union population, including France and Germany, endorsed […]
Game of Thrones returned for the eight and final season, and Billboard celebrates it with an article about music and musicians in the show. The Hold Steady did a rousing punk “cover” of song 'The Bear and The Maiden Fair' from the show, The National and Sigur Rós have contributed haunting soundtrack versions of song […]
Michiel Eikenaar, vocalist for Dutch black metal bands Dodecahedron and Nihil, died last Friday (April 12) following a battle with cancer. Nihill were known for their relentless intensity and nightmarish atmosphere. Since forming in the early 2010s, Dodecahedron have released three records, distinguished by a more progressive and avant-garde sound. Nihill will cease to continue […]
American r&b singer Khalid's 'Free Spirit' is at the #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 202,000 equivalent album sold in America in its first week of release. 'Free Spirit' is Khalid's first chart topper on the Billboard 200 - his 2017 LP, 'American Teen', debuted at #9 with 37,000 album-equivalent units. All Hip Hop...
What may be the most comprehensive exhibition ever assembled about the history of electronic music is taking place in France’s capital in the Philharmonie de Paris. Guardian's Alexis Petridis visited the Electro: From Kraftwerk to Daft Punk, and liked it a lot: "Two years in the making, Electro is a pretty overwhelming audiovisual experience". So […]
R. Kelly’s account at Wintrust Bank isn’t just completely drained, but in the red with negative balance of $13, on top of that, over $150,000 in holdings were also sucked out of Bank of America, leaving just $625 in Kelly’s pair of accounts there, court documents have revealed. The landlord of his Chicago studio is […]
YouTube confirmed on Saturday (April 13) that the South Korean boy-band's newly released 'Boy With Luv' music video featuring Halsey had the best-ever first-day music video on the site (watch it here). YouTube didn't give exact numbers, but the video had 115 million views on Sunday, Billboard reports. BTS premiered their live performance of 'Boy […]
Paul Raymond, longtime guitarist and keyboardist of the influential classic rock band UFO, died of a heart attack Saturday, April 13th. He was 73 years old. Raymond was still an active member of UFO, playing a show as recently as April 5th at London’s O2 Forum as part of the band’s 50th anniversary tour. UFO […]
At the start of 1969, Silver Apples had the world at their feet. The New York duo of Simeon Coxe and Danny Taylor had released a pioneering debut album, collaborated with Jimi Hendrix and played Central Park to tens of thousands of people. Their second LP was due imminently. Yet weeks later, the album was […]
Ecuadorian fan started an online petition asking NASA to name the newly photographed black hole after the late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, who's 'Black Hole Sun' is one the most popular rock songs of 1990s. NASA published photograph of the black star, the first black star photo, this week, and Giuliana Jarrin thinks that Cornell […]
Kendrick Lamar wrote a moving tribute to Nipsey Hussle, which was included in the program that was distributed to mourners on his funeral: "His charisma and way with words was powerful. But his integrity as a person, made me even more enthused. I watched a young, ambitious black male orchestrate fellowship amongst the men around […]
Korean boy-band BTS is the first K-pop group, and Asian artist overall, to surpass 5 billion streams on Spotify. Their single 'Fake Love', was Spotify’s most-streamed K-pop track of 2018, and has been responsible for more than 219 million of BTS’ 5 billion streams (listen to it here). Billboard...
There’s a multitude of talent from UK that’s come through in the last decade or so, in the process taking metal music to new places and onto the playlists of new listeners. From ethereal prog to the extremes of death metal, Loudwire lists 11 bands defining the U.K.’s metal scene in 2019. It's: Architects, Blood […]
Mark Ronson has shared new single 'Late Night Feelings', featuring Lykke Li, the title track from his forthcoming album. 'Late Night Feelings' (out June 21) is a self-proclaimed album of “sad bangers” that is slated to feature King Princess, Arkansas-based singer songwriter Yeeba, and more. Ronson’s Miley Cyrus collaboration 'Nothing Breaks Like a Heart' will […]
The whole thing about deal/no-deal Brexit is ridiculous, so why not just - sing to it, which is exactly what The Guardian did. They made a list of 50 songs about Europe, ranked, offering Ella Fitzgerald, Sex Pistols, Jacques Brel, David Bowie, Kraftwerk and more. A charming list.
Major streets in South Los Angeles were closed thursday following the final services for rapper Nipsey Hussle. The rap star was remembered in a touching ceremony at The Staples Center, where 21,000 of his fans gathered, including Snoop Dogg, YG and DJ Mustard and even Barack Obama (via a letter) paid tribute to Nipsey. A […]
The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa shared a brief video clip of production rehearsals for the upcoming hologram tour. Opening night of the nine-date U.S. tour is scheduled for April 19 in Port Chester, New York. The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa will feature former Zappa band members including guitarists Ray White and Mike Keneally, […]
Who knew that a band mostly known for singing in a quasi-fictional language had over $6.5 million lying around - Vulture writes about Sigur Rós' tax evasion charges in an article where they listed artists over popular music’s history who have been nabbed for, accused of, or attempted to beat tax-evasion charges. The biggest here […]
The Quietus made a selection of new French music for the month of April. In tQ's vein, it's heavily electronic and alternative, so you couldn't get these so easily and that much somewhere else. It goes from diasporic subway system rai to industrial electroclash via North African influenced hip hop.
Los Angeles City council announced on Tuesday that the intersection of Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard, near where the rapper Nipsey Hussle grew up, will be renamed Ermias 'Nipsey Hussle' Asghedom Square. Fans of the tragic rap star signed an online petition to rename the intersection in South Central in the days following their hero's […]
Coachella will stream performances by 69 musicians this incoming weekend on YouTube. Concerts are starting Friday afternoon 4.15 PM (Pacific Standard Time, add 9 hours for Central European Time), and, apart from the ones in the headline, highlights include The 1975, Janelle Monáe, Mac DeMarco, Khruangbin, Maggie Rogers, JPEGMAFIA, Pusha-T, Lizzo, Kid Cudi, CHVRCHES, Blood […]
Mexican classical acoustic guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela covered Pink Floyd's epic, even grandiose song 'Echoes' with only two acoustic guitars, giving it humbleness for a marvelous contrast. It's 19 minutes long - "the idea is for people to get lost as they listen. Nowadays we need more music like that, music that can make […]
Calypso Rose is the oldest artist - 79 soon - and the first calypsonian to be booked for a full set at Coachella. Rose will perform on the Gobi Stage on both weekends (April 12 and 19) of the Indio, California festival, backed by an eight-piece band comprised of African, American, Caribbean and French musicians. […]
Bob Dylan’s first acting role, in a 1963 television play called 'Madhouse on Castle Street', is gone. Early Beatles performances on Top of the Pops too. Most of the BBC’s Apollo 11 moon landing coverage is gone - Guardian is questioning what emo band might we mourn after MySpace lost everything uploaded between 2003 and […]
Former 'NSync member Lance Bass, along with director Aaron Kunkel created the YouTube documentary 'The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story' about this extraordinary music manager became a pop kingmaker and eventually lost everything, cataloguing in unflinching detail the damage he caused, the people he ripped off and the lives he ruined. It is […]
Madonna will perform at next month's (May 19) Eurovision Song Contest in Israel where she'll perform two songs. Tel Aviv businessman Sylvan Adams is reportedly covering the singer's expenses and $1 million fee. The musical spectacular isn't really exclusively Euro-vision - it sees European nations, some Asian nations and Australia compete for best song. Music […]
PJ Harvey has shared two new songs she composed for the soundtrack of the stage production 'All About Eve' in London’s West End with Gillian Anderson and Lily James in the lead roles. 'The Moth' features vocals from Lily James, 'Descending' is an instrumental track. Listen to the songs on Rolling Stone.
Prince's former sound engineer George Ian Boxill has been ordered to pay the late musician's estate nearly $4 million for releasing an unauthorized EP of songs by Prince. Boxill released the 'Deliverance' EP to streaming services in April 2017 in violation of a contract with the late singer. Boxill claimed the recordings on the EP […]
Campaigners and promoters have affirmed that sexual harassment remains a persistent problem at live music events, after the duo Sleaford Mods said a female fan had been assaulted during one of their shows. Campaigners and promoters are calling for venues to do more to train staff on how to deal with such incidents. Guardian...
After decades of closeted artists and coded lyrics, a new generation of gender and sexually-fluid pop stars are challenging stereotypes and celebrating their identity through music. In the last few years, artists like Miley Cyrus, Janelle Monae, Ariana Grande, Anne-Marie, Troye Sivan, Harry Styles, Christine and the Queens and Demi Lovato have all talked about […]
