Month: January 2022

The Weeknd has dropped his new album, Dawn FM, via XO/Republic Records. Stream it below on Apple Music and Spotify. The 16-track LP features the hit single “Take My Breath,” as well as collaborations with Tyler, the Creator (“Here We Go…Again”) and Lil Wayne (“I Heard You’re Married”). Other album contributors include Quincy Jones, Oneohtrix Point
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The Dawn is here. A week into the new year, The Weeknd returns with his fifth studio album Dawn FM. The XO crooner retires his After Hours red blazer and transforms into an old man for his latest era, which he describes as a “sonic experience.” The 16-track album, which follows 2020’s After Hours, includes
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Perhaps it’s only now, with the passing of founder Paddy Moloney, that we can appreciate the enormity of The Chieftains’ achievement. Their longevity and profuse output (44 albums) are cause for celebration, but their real legacy is the transformation of Irish music from a backwater interest to a world-conquering force. It’s hard to understand, in
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Tony Visconti has recalled a previously untold story about a “goosebumps” moment he experienced while recording David Bowie‘s song ‘Weeping Wall’. The track featured on the late artist’s 1977 album ‘Low’, which Visconti co-produced with Bowie and was recorded in both Hérouville, France and Berlin. READ MORE: Brilliant Adventure: David Bowie’s 10 defining moments from the
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The 2022 Urban One Honors recipients have been announced. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Timbaland, Gamble and Huff, and Jennifer Hudson will be honored. Songwriting and production duo Jam & Lewis will receive the Lifetime Achievement award for their decade-spanning career. Producer Timbaland will be presented with the Music Innovation award, while Jennifer Hudson will
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For the most part, Morten Nygaard’s debut single “Tomorrow Never Comes” has a softer sensibility than most pop music does. There’s not a lot of push in the rhythm, the piano accentuates what feels like a naturally smooth, low-key tempo, and even Nygaard himself sounds more comfortable in a relaxed position than he ever would
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Given the ongoing pandemic with regard to global box office, it’s tempting to say “The more things change, the more things stay the same.” To wit: Disney still leads all studios worldwide, piracy remains a major concern, and many markets are still in Covid-induced flux. But when looking back over 2021 versus 2020, there are
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News CD Sales Have Increased for the First Time in 17 Years Adele’s 30, three albums by Taylor Swift, and more contributed to the newfound interest in the physical format By Madison Bloom January 6, 2022 Facebook Twitter CDs (Photo by Ernesto R. Ageitos/Getty Images). Facebook Twitter CD sales have increased for the first time
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Just less than two months following the fatal shooting of Young Dolph, an arrest warrant has been issued for the alleged murderer. On Wednesday (Jan. 5), the Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation (TBI), U.S. Marshals, and the Memphis Police Department named 23-year-old Justin Johnson, who was listed at 5’8, 190 pounds, and the name “Jaiya” tattooed
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