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No, The Weeknd’s “Nothing Compares” Doesn’t Sample Music From ‘La La Land’
31.03.2020 - 20:01 / genius.com
The Weeknd’s relationship with Los Angeles plays a central role in the plot of his latest album, After Hours. However, despite theories from some fans and what would seem to be a thematic alignment, his new song, “Nothing Compares,” does not sample or interpolate music from the Academy Award-winning film, La La Land.
Fans first raised the theory on Twitter, with many people noting that the song’s instrumental melody sounds similar to “Mia & Sebastian’s Theme” from La La Land. One fan added the
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billboard.com
10.04.2020 / 16:15
Executive Turntable: eOne Music Hires UMG Synch Exec, Nashville Legend Joins Blockchain Startup Beatdapp
Entertainment One (eOne) has named Maria Alonte to the newly-created role of senior vp, creative integration, music, the company announced Tuesday (April 7).
hollywoodreporter.com
09.04.2020 / 12:09
Eliot Tiegel, Music Journalist and Onetime Billboard Managing Editor, Dies at 84
Eliot Tiegel, an author, former Los Angeles bureau chief and managing editor ofBillboardand the husband of lateEntertainment Tonightproducer Bonnie Tiegel, has died. He was 84.
billboard.com
08.04.2020 / 23:41
Techstars Music’s 2020 Demo Day Will Be Livestreamed on Billboard Pro
Every spring for the past three years, investors have flocked to NeueHouse in Los Angeles for an early glimpse of the 10 startups that the Techstars Music accelerator program is betting on to disrupt the music industry.But this year, with such gatherings on hold in California as the world works to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, Techstars Music is partnering with Billboard to host its invite-only “demo day” online instead.Billboard will broadcast the 90-minute event May 5 at 1 p.m.
variety.com
07.04.2020 / 16:11
EOne Appoints Universal Music Alum Maria Alonte to Senior Executive Role
By Variety Staff
billboard.com
07.04.2020 / 02:33
Orlando Puerta, Dance Music Exec Who Championed Madonna, Dies of Upper Respiratory Infection at 55
Orlando Puerta, a dance music promotions and marketing veteran known for his work with legends including Cher and Madonna, died from an upper respiratory infection at the age of 55. It is currently unknown whether the infection was caused by COVID-19, but a test is forthcoming. According to a statement released Monday (April 7) by his company Citrus
variety.com
07.04.2020 / 01:39
Orlando Puerta, Longtime Label Executive and Dance Music Champion, Dies
By Shirley Halperin
variety.com
05.04.2020 / 19:47
Zoom Technology and Choreography Combine Brilliantly in ‘Phenom’ Music Video (Watch)
Oakland group Thao & The Get Down Stay Down filmed the clip over nine hours.
billboard.com
04.04.2020 / 22:51
Bill Withers ‘Didn’t Live Out Loud’: Engineer Dave Hampton Salutes the Man Behind the Music
Most people don’t know him by name, but Dave Hampton is one of the music industry’s top-flight audio engineers. His clientele has included Prince, Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller, RZA, M.I.A.
billboard.com
04.04.2020 / 00:02
A History of Bill Withers Covers & Samples on the Billboard Charts, From Will Smith to Shawn & Camila
Although the late Bill Withers spent barely a dozen years as an active performer -- from the early 1970s through the mid-'80s, before becoming sufficiently dispirited about the music industry -- his songbook and legacy has endured thanks to a slate of covers, interpolations and re-workings of his most famous tunes.Withers died Monday of heart complications at age 81 in Los Angeles.
deadline.com
02.04.2020 / 20:13
Coping With COVID-19 Crisis: ‘M For Magic’ Director Alexis Manya Spraic Talks Preserving Magic Castle’s Legacy During Shutdown
By Dino-Ray Ramos
billboard.com
02.04.2020 / 18:59
Sebu, Misho and Serj Tankian Team Up for 'Introvert (Call Me Crazy)'
Capital Cities' Sebu Simonian has been hard at work on his first solo album, which he hopes to release later this year. But "Introvert (Call Me Crazy)," a collaboration with System of a Down's Serj Tankian and Armenian rapper Misho that's premiering exclusively below, stands on its own.
deadline.com
01.04.2020 / 02:11
‘First Purge’ Actress Lex Scott Davis, Shamier Anderson Join Mo McRae’s ‘A Lot of Nothing’
By Amanda N'Duka
torontosun.com
30.03.2020 / 15:29
'90s country music star Joe Diffie, 61, dies from coronavirus complications
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Joe Diffie, an icon to many country fans for his string of No. 1 hits in the 1990s, has died from complications related to the coronavirus, a spokesperson revealed Sunday afternoon. He was 61.
abcnews.go.com
26.03.2020 / 06:55
Will Smith says he’s humbled by rapper’s tribute music video
LOS ANGELES -- Will Smith says he was “humbled and honored” after rapper Joyner Lucas released a tribute song honoring his career work.
bravotv.com
23.03.2020 / 22:49
Here's What Happened After Mike Shouhed, Nema Vand, and Shervin Roohparvar Got Kicked off a Plane
Mike Shouhed, Nema Vand, and Shervin Roohparvar didn't have the best start to their trip to Phoenix, Arizona in the March 20 episode of Shahs of Sunset.
nme.com
23.03.2020 / 20:25
Haim postpone third album ‘Women in Music Pt. III’ due to coronavirus: “This wasn’t an easy decision”
The sisters are currently in quarantine