How Top Music Attorney Dina LaPolt Shattered Ceilings, One at a Time

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe three major music companies — Sony, Universal and Warner Music — have asked employees to work from home as much as possible for the rest of 2020 due to concerns over COVID-19.While the offices will be open for employees who must be there for business reasons, according to internal memos obtained by Rolling Stone (which first reported the news) and Variety, the companies, which are the largest recorded-music and music-publishing businesses in the world, have

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorNot surprisingly, Taylor Swift’s excellent surprise album has huffed up most of the oxygen on this mid-summer day — and Kanye West’s album will probably do the same, whenever he actually finishes it — but that’s all we’re going to say about them because this week saw an absolute avalanche of great new songs — and even two new songs by the Avalanches.It was a very difficult week to narrow the list down to five, so with a shout-out to the runners up — songs by Reese

Britney Spears’ brother, Bryan Spears, gave an update on where the family stands with her sons, Preston and Jayden.“We do [see them],” the 43-year-old revealed during the Thursday, July 23, episode of the “As Not Seen on TV” podcast. “When we were doing the Vegas run and I was going back and forth, I was working with Caesars Entertainment at the time, and Britney and I lived together for that four-year run.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHuey Lewis and the News have dropped an eye-popping video for their single “While We’re Young” that is sure to win the hearts of any fans of old-school videogames and the ‘80s.The clip, styled like an early videogame, sees the Huey character walking through his life, reaching new levels and winning rewards with each milestone, with loads of references to high points in his and the band’s career (from “Level up: Puberty!” and “Record deal!” to “Platinum: You found a

We’re used to seeing fun videos of Britney Spears dishing out home dance routines and inspirational messages to fans – but what we don’t often get a look at is her beauty regime. And it seems that Britney, 38, isn’t about to give out make-up recommendations anytime soon, as the star has just taken to Instagram to announce that she’s ditching all cosmetics (or mostly all) to opt for a more natural look.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorTikTok and the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), today announced the signing of a multi-year agreement, which accounts for TikTok’s past use of musical works and “sets up a forward-looking partnership,” according to the announcement.The popular mobile video site — which features music in many of its posts — and NMPA, the trade association representing American music publishers and songwriters, had previously sparred over terms, and according to sources,

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPrimary Wave Music Publishing has acquired a stake in the music publishing catalog and master recordings of Devo, one of the most influential and longest-running acts to emerge from the new wave era.

not here for anyone talking about her big sister, —especially if you're questioning her mental health and wellbeing. Which many people have been doing in light of the #FreeBritney movement. For those who don't know what that is, it was started by fans last year who oppose the conservatorship Spears is currently under that gives her very little control over her legal affairs.

her Apple Music show me & dad radio, which saw her playing songs by the likes of Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne and The Beatles that she remembers listening to during her childhood.During the episode, Eilish spoke with her dad Patrick about the time when she “was super religious for no damn reason” while growing up.“My family never was religious. I didn’t know anyone that was religious.

18-year-old musician has revealed that she “almost pooped my pants” when she saw that Britney Spears had posted videos using her songs on social media.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorKanye West broke down in tears, made an outrageous claim about Harriet Tubman, had a heckler ejected and claimed his brain was too big for his skull on Sunday at the first campaign event for his bewildering presidential run.“Harriet Tubman never actually freed the slaves, she just had them work for other white people,” he said at one point in a rambling speech that bounded from one topic to another with little seeming structure.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorGotta say that with the world as crazy as it is, it’s a relief to have an excuse on Friday mornings to dig into the towering virtual pile of songs that have been released over the past week and just focus on music for a little while — it’s like a walk in the park for the soul.Anyway, in addition to the albums from the (artists formerly known as the Dixie) Chicks, Ellie Goulding and Chicago rock trio Dehd, our Fri 5 of the top songs of the week includes:DJ Khaled and

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPollstar has revealed the second annual “Impact 50,” its list of the 50 top executives having the most influence on today’s live business. The honorees (see full list below) are spotlighted in the new issue of the magazine, which also features a cover interview with Dayna Frank, head of the National Independent Venues Assn.

While in lockdown, Britney Spears has really been diving into some great music and she felt like sharing some of it with her fans! That being said, the singer praised fellow musician Rihanna in a post that showed her dancing to her song, Never Ending! According to Britney Spears, Rihanna’s music makes her ‘feel’ and that is always the goal with songs so it is great compliment from one songstress to another that many social media users loved to hear.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorCardi B, DaBaby, Meek Mill and Universal Music Publishing are among the big winners at ASCAP’s annual Rhythm & Soul Awards, which began virtually at 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday and will continue through Friday.

Britney Spears doesn’t need a stage or even screaming fans to put on a show. The pop icon, 38, continues to share videos of herself dancing barefoot at home to popular artists, including Rihanna and Billie Eilish. Britney took to Instagram on Tuesday night to debut her freestyle routine to RiRi’s hit song “Never Ending” off her 2016 album, ANTI. She also praised the Grammy-winner’s musical talents in her caption.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAtlanta rap trio Migos on Wednesday filed a complaint against their longtime attorney Damien Granderson, claiming that he “abused his position of trust as Migos’ fiduciary from the moment he was retained as Migos’ lawyer” and “cheated [the group] out of millions of dollars,” accusing him of “glaring conflicts of interest” and favoring the group’s label, Quality Control, which he also represented.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorTwo men and two teens have been charged with killing rapper Pop Smoke during a robbery in February, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday (July 13).Corey Walker, 19, and Keandre Rodgers, 18, were each charged with murder Monday, with the special circumstance allegation that the murder occurred during the commission of a robbery and a burglary, making them eligible for the death penalty, according to the announcement.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorVeteran rapper and activist Talib Kweli announced today that he will be launching his new album, “Cultural Currency,” via the independent subscription service, Patreon. While artists like Kimbra and Ani DiFranco have released songs through the service, Kweli is the first major artist to use it for a full album.While details on the album itself were scant, the Patreon plans are spelled out in detail on https://www.patreon.com/TalibKweli.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAtlanta rapper Lil Marlo has died, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed to NBC News. While no cause of death had been confirmed, TMZ, which first reported the news, cites a police source as saying the MC, whose real name was Rudolph Johnson, was shot while driving.