Archive | December, 2015

Spoon's Britt Daniel Breaks Down 'Gimme Fiction' Songs, Demos

Spoon will revisit their 2005 LP Gimme Fiction on December 11th with a deluxe 10th anniversary edition that boasts home demos of all of the album’s 11 tracks as well as rehearsal versions and alternate takes. Before the reissue drops, singer Britt Daniel provided a side-by-side analysis between the Gimme Fiction… Source: RollingStone Link: Spoon's Britt […]

Artists, Warner Music settle 'Happy Birthday' copyright case

By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) – The artists and filmmakers who sued Warner/Chappell Music over the copyright to the one of the world's most recognizable songs, "Happy Birthday to You," have settled with the company, according to court papers released on Wednesday. Chief U.S. District Judge George King in Los Angeles said in the […]

2015: The Year in Drake

Meek Mill’s feelings aside, 2015 was the year Drake killed the game. And for this rapper, the game is not to be taken lightly — Drake set out to win. Victory was had, as Drake headlined major festivals, racked up streams and album sales galore, resurged as a radio presence and became perhaps… Source: RollingStone Link: 2015: The […]

Beatles' Indian Retreat Officially Reopens to Tourists

The Indian retreat where the Beatles wrote many of the songs that would end up The White Album has officially been reopened to the public, nearly 50 years after the Fab Four journeyed to the Rishikesh, India ashram to learn meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Although the retreat was abandoned and considered derelict… Source: RollingStone Link: Beatles' Indian […]

Chris Young Sings 'Comin' Over' on 'Ellen,' Reschedules Shows

Recently Chris Young enjoyed a personal milestone with his single “I’m Comin’ Over,” which sat at Number One on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart for three consecutive weeks and tied 2009’s “The Man I Want to Be” as his longest running chart-topper to date. In celebration, he visited Ellen on December 7th… Source: RollingStone Link: Chris […]

Obamas Pick Kendrick Lamar, 'Uptown Funk' for Favorite 2015 Songs

It’s year-end list-making season, and not even the First Family can resist choosing their best pop culture moments. Barack and Michelle Obama have revealed their favorite songs, films, TV shows and books of 2015 in a new interview with People. While Michelle eyes the pop charts for her song selection of the Mark… Source: RollingStone Link: Obamas Pick […]

Music 'streaming search engine' to shut after copyright suit

Aurous, an upstart music site that described itself as a search engine for the growing field of streaming, agreed Wednesday to shut down after copyright suits from major labels. Aurous, launched in October by 20-year-old Miami-based coder Andrew Sampson, allows users to search for music across all available online platforms and then click on links […]

Ozzy Osbourne: People 'Aren't Interested' in New Black Sabbath Album

The past year has been turbulent for Black Sabbath fans: In October, one year after announcing plans to record a second comeback LP, the metal pioneers scrapped the idea, choosing to focus on their lengthy farewell tour dubbed “The End.” Now, frontman Ozzy Osbourne has explained his rationale for the album cancelation,… Source: RollingStone Link: Ozzy Osbourne: […]