Beloved California independent record store chain Amoeba Music has launched a GoFundme campaign in an effort to keep its Berkeley, San Francisco and Los Angeles outlets afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. The effort to raise $400,000 comes as the 30-year-old chain faces its hardest times to date."30 years ago, Amoeba Music founders Dave Prinz and Marc Weinstein had a crazy idea.
Sebu, Misho and Serj Tankian Team Up for 'Introvert (Call Me Crazy)'
02.04.2020 - 18:59 / billboard.com
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.
Simonian tells Billboard the team-up was "pretty random." Misho, who recently moved to Los Angeles, actually sent the beat to Tankian, who wrote two rap verses over it and then sent it on to Simonian, to add
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justjared.com
16.04.2020 / 19:07
Lauv Debuts 'Modern Loneliness' Music Video Shot in Quarantine - Watch! (Video)
Lauv is back!
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.
hollywoodlife.com
05.04.2020 / 01:37
‘Riverdale’s Cole Sprouse Shows Off His Sexy Muscles In Black Tank Top While Riding A Motorcycle
Riverdale star Cole Sprouse took a break from self-isolating to get some fresh air — and a major adrenaline rush. The 27-year-old Italian born actor served major bad boy vibes when he was spotted on April 3 taking his motorcycle out for a spin on a secluded street in Los Angeles — you can see the pics here. Cole rocked a black tank top, which showed off his super muscular arms, and totally channelled James Dean, tucking his top into a pair of pinstripe trousers, held up with a black leather
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.
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
genius.com
31.03.2020 / 20:01
No, The Weeknd’s “Nothing Compares” Doesn’t Sample Music From ‘La La Land’
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.