When it comes to the great basketball legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar and rapper lil dicky, opposites do not necessarily attract. Abdul-Jabbar is a hero to play Dave Burd, aka rapper Lil Dicky, but things quickly turn sideways when his TV alter ego meets the hoop legend and cultural commentator in …
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FLVTO and 2conv Stream-rippers ordered to keep and share logs of audio being ripped
Business News Digital Labels & Editors Legal notices By Chris Cooke | Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 A Virginia court told the Russian operator of FLVTO and 2conv stream extraction sites that it must keep logs of user activity and then share those logs with record companies suing it …
Read More »DJ Tigerlily on How to Reset Your Sanity
DJ Tigerlily opens up to Body + Soul around his veganism and his personal growth journey. With over 500,000 Instagram followers and a huge young fan base, DJ Tigerlily has long focused on more than the absolute bangers she conjures up to make hearts beat on the dance floor. The …
Read More »Valentino Khan returns to hip-hop roots in latest ‘Digest’ stream: Dancing Astronaut
by: Cameron DeFaria June 29, 2021 Valentino Khan’s latest single, “Digest,” showcases the lyrical talents of young rappers Wifisfuneral and YBN Almighty Jay. The Four Loko Records track audibly departs from most of Khan’s Mad Decent offerings – a hip-hop beat rather than a hardstyle or electro dance cut. The …
Read More »Is the album concept dead in a music streaming landscape?
Lewis Noke Edwards lyrics “If you’re making music for money, you’re in the wrong business.” Gone are the days of buying a record, CD or cassette with artwork, a tracklist and a lyrics sheet, and taking it home to listen to from start to finish. An album would be label …
Read More »Yung Pooda and DJ Chose Return Mike Jones Classic in New Single “Forever Tippin”
Yung Pooda has teamed up with fellow Houston chef DJ Chose to pay tribute to one of Southern rap’s staples. Today (June 28), the duo are releasing “Forever Tippin”, which includes a clip from Mike Jones’ popular track “Still Tippin”. On the song, Pooda overlaps the classic sample and even …
Read More »Austin Performer p1nkstar creates new worlds as a trans musician
“Here we are in my dreams,” sings a character in a bright purple light. Her voice, singing over a chorus of low electronic tones, is filtered by vocal effects that tune her voice to an ultra-high octave, like a bionic angelic woman. She is dressed in all white, wearing a …
Read More »Bay Area Song Looks Toward End Of COVID-19 – NBC Bay Area
Like everyone in the United States, Ifat Orgad was eager to see the pandemic subside, as restrictions eased, businesses reopened, and families began to come together again. But unlike everyone else, she decided to write a song about it – record it in eleven different languages ââand release the accompanying …
Read More »Sooners cornerback DJ Graham’s 2021 screening
It’s well known that the Oklahoma Sooners have struggled to find consistency across all three levels of defense for years now. In 2020, the makings of high-level defense began to take shape as the defensive line controlled the line of scrimmage and linebacker and side groups began to hold their …
Read More »fewer young Kenyans join al-Shabab | Voice of America
NAIROBI – Kenyan authorities say at least 350 young people who joined the Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab have surrendered this year and will be reintegrated into society. Security agencies in Kenya’s coastal region say fewer young people are traveling to Somalia to fight for the group, a sign that …
Read More »How the Black Tech community is using hip-hop business models to grow
Lauren deLisa Coleman is a trend analyst and author at the intersection of pop culture and emerging technology. Coleman says black tech business models are reminiscent of the hip hop industry in the ’90s. For black founders, “it’s about moving strategically and blowing up,” says Coleman. Loading Something is loading. …
Read More »Country Music DJ and TV Host Keith Bilbrey Loses Home in Fire | Music
One of Nashville’s most familiar voices, TV host and radio DJ Keith Bilbrey, lost his home in a fire Tuesday night. According to Williamson County Fire & Rescue, the occupants escaped the incident without injury. Volunteers from Williamson Fire Rescue, Arrington Fire and Rescue and the Nolensville Volunteer Fire Department …
Read More »The unique challenges of hosting a live music event in one of the oldest venues in the world
“We are fully aware that this is a huge benchmark that we have set here,” comments Theodora Karakassi, one of the organizers of the Plissken festival in Athens and the upcoming Max Cooper AV show at the Odeon d ‘Herod Atticus, ancient theater nestled on the southern slope of the …
Read More »From Buying Sony’s Nine-Digit Label To Songtradr’s $ 50 Million Fundraiser: This Is MBW’s Weekly Roundup
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly roundup – where we make sure you’ve grabbed the five biggest stories that made the headlines in the past seven days. The MBW roundup is supported by Centtrip, which helps more than 500 of the world’s best-selling artists maximize revenue and reduce touring costs. …
Read More »On the Beat: San Antonio electronic musician ARK refuses to stand still
Click to enlarge Lupe martinez For the past eight years, ARK has traveled coast to coast performing diverse and unique events featuring their creative mix of analog and digital beats. âThe only thing I can say right now, as long as I get home, is that I’m not going to …
Read More »Seattle area poised for ‘record high heat’ this weekend
Western Washington is experiencing a lot of warm weather this weekend. (PA) Temperatures will start to climb in the mid-1980s on Friday. By Saturday and Sunday, the region will warm to “potentially dangerous levels” in the Seattle and Olympia area, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS issued an …
Read More »What is the difference between DJ Shamoun and Dillon Shamoun?
Who is DJ Shamoun? DJ Shamoun is a new music producer and DJ who has made waves in the music industry with his innovative singles and remixes. Born Dillon Shamoun, the DJ grew up in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. As a hotbed of techno music, Shamoun has been surrounded …
Read More »Brooklyn’s Best New Music + Live Pick 6/25
One of the reasons Bklyn Sounds was born was the frustration of seeing great local music running out of media venues through which to find an audience that doesn’t already follow them on social media. This means that flagship artists perform shows. It also means screaming out loud about the …
Read More »Live stock news: Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 on the rise
Short-term US government bond yields are trading around their 14-month highs. The yield on the two-year Treasury bill recently traded around 0.258%, according to Tradeweb. That’s down from 0.260% at Wednesday’s close, the highest since April 2020. The yield on the two-year note, which tends to fluctuate with monetary policy …
Read More »Black Music Month: Singer-songwriter Destiny Stone shares feature film on TV series “Delilah”
Destiny Stone was one of the local creators whose art graced television screens in the first season of âDelilahâ earlier this year. Filmed and set in Charlotte last fall, the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series was one of the first North Carolina productions to be announced after the entertainment industry …
Read More »Sierra Canyon’s DJ Harvey shines a spotlight on the region-wide spring football team – Daily News
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. PLAYER OF THE YEAR – DJ Harvey, Sierra Canyon, Sr. (WR / DB) Harvey was the top player on the region’s top team this spring football season, and he played at an elite level on both sides …
Read More »GRiZ announces Labor Day show at Red Rocks Amphitheater
Photo credit: Jason Siegel Set your alarm on the saxophone as electro-funk superstar GRiZ returns to Red Rocks for a special Labor Day night. If you keep your eyes on the already bustling festival season, you’ll know that one of the artists throwing it in with tons of new announcements …
Read More »On this History Day – June 23 – Almanac
Today is Wednesday, June 23, the 174th day of 2021 with 191 to follow. The moon is growing. The morning stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, and Uranus. The evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Saturn and Venus. People born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include …
Read More »XCalibre signs an agreement with the new independent label XMusic
Melbourne hard-rock duo XCalibre are the second group to take the lead with new recording and entertainment company XMusic. The group, made up of seasoned musicians who have performed alongside Van Halen, Aerosmith, Karnivool and more, will be represented by XMusic globally, with the signing coinciding with the release of …
Read More »Music Industry’s Fastest Growing DJ DJ Shamoun Releases “Alone”
Many have heard the name and listened to the music of DJ Shamoun. But who is this newcomer and is he here to stay? We sat down with the music producer and the DJ to get all the answers. Dillon Shamoun, known professionally by his stage name DJ Shamoun, grew …
Read More »Embrace the upbeat and leisurely mix of dance, electronics and jazz: talented ‘Ricko Dupri Sample’ driven to skyrocket
Infused with the diverse and exciting genres of dance and electronic music with the release of a refreshing new mix, rising author and artist Ricko Dupri Sample is driven to capture people’s hearts and souls, while making them vibrate. to its new “First” version. Lighting the way forward with a …
Read More »Telecom with a yield of 8.5% and a rise in the share price
Mobil’nye Telesistemy holds leading positions in all its markets To find sparkling dividends, investors sometimes have to look beyond their own borders. For example, there are many large Canadian oil and gas companies that offer reliable and high dividend yields. Investors can also find great Australian mining stocks that offer …
Read More »Down syndrome doesn’t stop Valley DJ from soaring to stardom
Michael Papazian doesn’t defy the odds so much as the story about people born with Down syndrome changes. âMusic is my passion, I love to make people dance,â Papazian said. His professional name is DJ MPower. He is a man of few words but who likes to let his music …
Read More »Rave at the palace: Macron resumes his pre-Covid concert
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday invited music fans to a socially distanced techno party at the presidential palace, relaunching a pre-Covid event to mark the country’s annual street music festival. France celebrates music in all its forms with a giant street party on June 21. In 2018, Macron began …
Read More »Live music community optimistic about recovery as Saskatchewan reopens
As the province announces that all COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted on July 11, many members of Saskatchewan’s live music community are optimistic that the public’s appetite for live music is rapidly returning, leading to a rapid recovery for industry. “Music is medicine, and I think people are really hungry …
Read More »Why you shouldn’t be so quick to judge rappers for their bling
IIt’s no secret that rappers have a long love affair with jewelry. More than a fashion statement, artists’ bling is a flex, a status symbol, a token of brotherhood and, most importantly, a message of success. While gold chains and expensive watches have been common accessories for hip-hop artists since …
Read More »Arts chief Jeremy Johnson returns to hometown to lead Assembly for the Arts in Cleveland
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Northeast Ohio’s newest high-ranking artistic leader says his life was transformed by early exposure to the Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Severance Hall and the glittering medieval armor of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Now he wants to make sure more people can enjoy experiences like the ones …
Read More »Test: Alesis Strike MultiPad – mixdownmag
By Bridgette Baini Electric plant | Expect to pay: $ 1,199 These days, being a live drummer is a bit more complicated than it used to be. In the electronic music scene, where rhythms are king, you may be asked not only to play, but also to follow backing tracks …
Read More »Joni Mitchell’s “Blue” at 50
Just before embarking on the crucial intercontinental journey that would inspire much of his unrivaled 1971 album, âBlueâ – released 50 years ago this week – Joni Mitchell considered his grandmothers. One “was a frustrated poet and musician, she knocked the kitchen door off the farm hinges,” Mitchell recalls in …
Read More »“I sold my share of a label for a pint”
Steve Lamacq started his career at New Musical Express magazine before becoming a radio DJ. He has featured on BBC Radio 6 Music since 2005 and in 2013 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Sony Radio Academy. He also co-founded the Deceptive label in 1992, helping to shape …
Read More »Is Clemson Tigers QB’s DJ Uiagalelei flying under the radar?
It may be the youth. Maybe it’s the lack of production. It is perhaps the doubt of the pieces that surround it. Maybe it’s the fact that there are so many more tried and true quarterbacks returning to college football this season. Tiger Top 10 offense: # 9 The Clemson …
Read More »New York’s Avant Gardner revokes vaccination warrant for attending events – EDM.com
Two weeks ago, Brooklyn-based electronic music hall Avant Gardner shared an announcement demanding that attendees be vaccinated for all upcoming shows. However, in response to New York State’s cancellation of COVID-19 restrictions, Avant Gardner revoked his vaccination mandate. Earlier this week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo lifted major state orders …
Read More »Pandemic threatens Melbourne’s status as music capital
“Victoria’s reputation as Australia’s capital of culture and major events is in tatters,” said CEO Evelyn Richardson. “The government shows utter disregard for one of our state’s most distinctive and hard-fought economic, social and cultural brand attributes. “ These concerns were echoed in a recent analysis by market research firm …
Read More »Afflecks Palace: the group “Nu Madchester” fired by “the spirit of Spike Island”
In some ways, the timing couldn’t have been worse. It was in February of last year, just weeks before the pandemic hit, that future Manchester band Affleck’s Palace performed their first real concert in a sold-out Band on the Wall. Yet in other ways, the timing was perfect. The months …
Read More »Dame Dash sued by Roc-A-Fella for attempted sale of Jay-Z NFT: report
Dash allegedly attempted to auction Jay’s “reasonable doubt” as NFT. After its official launch in the mid-1990s, Roc-A-Fella Records has grown into one of the biggest labels in Hip Hop. Triggered by Jay-Z, Dame Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke, the label was responsible for releasing records for Jay, Kanye West, …
Read More »Nightlife vet Steve Lewis returns to DJ booth after surgery
After a dark year, there will be an uplifting spectacle at an upcoming birthday party. Not only are New Yorkers back in nightclubs, we are told that nightlife legend Steve Lewis – who as Page Six reported recently had a brain tumor removed – will be in the DJ booth …
Read More »12th Planet Announces New EP ‘Supernova’, Coinciding Tour, ‘I’m Absolutely Ready To Hit The Road’: Dancing Astronaut
by: David Klemow June 18, 2021 For many of us, lockdowns from the pandemic meant being forced to shelter in place and work from home. For many others, it meant working on the front lines even in unprecedented uncertainties. For touring musicians, however, the pandemic meant not being able to …
Read More »Here is your “Sold” sign! New Circle TV Blue Collar Auction Announces Comedian Bill Engvall As Host
LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Comedian Bill Engvall, known for his all-American charm and signature “here’s your sign” routine, will bring his personality to a new role as chief auctioneer on “SALE AT COL BLEU “, a weekly series aired on Circle TV. Engvall will engage …
Read More »The Shrewsbury Project Aims To Overcome Loneliness Through The Power Of Music
Jack Morris, 23, from Shrewsbury joined The Hive’s MYC Music project during the pandemic Shrewsbury’s The Hive has received thousands of pounds from the National Lottery Community Fund and their work was celebrated this Loneliness Awareness Week, June 14-18. The Hive’s MYC Music project in Shrewsbury is just one of …
Read More »Blues Pilgrim Of Alligator Records Celebrates 50 Years
Hound Dog Taylor with young bearded hippie Bruce Iglauer Nicole fanelli Over 50 years ago, Bruce Iglauer, 23, walked into Florence’s, a blues club on the south side of Chicago, and was mesmerized by a three-piece group led by Hound Dog Taylor. Iglauer, a $ 30-a-week record store shipping clerk …
Read More »Beijing plans to lift all birth restrictions by 2025, says DJ
Chinese authorities plan to further ease birth restrictions, possibly removing them all by 2025, Dow Jones reported, citing people he has not identified who are familiar with the case. Authorities are likely to begin by removing restrictions in provinces with the lowest birth rates, the news agency reported. Plans being …
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