Madonna has won the appeal of a copyright infringement lawsuit over a tiny section in her song “Vogue.” The suit alleged that one of the song’s producers, Shep Pettibone, used a small segment of horns from another song he recorded. As Reuters reports, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena, CA, ruled… Source: RollingStone Link: Madonna […]
Pusha T wrote the ubiquitous “I’m Lovin’ It” jingle for McDonald’s, his representative confirmed to Rolling Stone. That makes the rapper the composer of the fast food chain’s longest-running marketing campaign in its 76-year history. McDonald’s rolled out the “I’m Lovin’ It” jingle in 2003 and paid Justin Timberlake $6 million to sing… Source: RollingStone Link: Pusha […]
More collaborations have been added to the performance lineup for the 2016 CMT Awards, scheduled for June 7th at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Singer-songwriter Dierks Bentley will be joined by rising pop star Elle King, while singer-actor Billy Ray Cyrus will team up with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group… Source: RollingStone Link: Dierks Bentley, […]
Kanye West gives a surreal, single-shot house tour in Schoolboy Q’s strange new video for “THat Part.” The clip opens with Q surrounded by friends whose faces look like they’ve been rubbed out. A school bus drops him off at West’s door and Yeezus waltzes madly through the house in one take, spitting ridiculous lines like “Beggars can’t be choosers,… Source: RollingStone Link: Kanye […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Having just been announced as James Levine's successor at the Metropolitan Opera, Yannick Nezet-Seguin thought about the legacy he might establish. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Nezet-Seguin to become Met Opera music director in 2020-21
Three press releases — from three different artists’ camps — crossed our inboxes this week, with all claiming bragging rights for the current Number One album. So, who’s to be believed? All three of them. Related: Blake Shelton on Gwen, Twitter Mistakes and Tabloid Trouble Blake Shelton’s If I’m Honest is tops… Source: RollingStone Link: […]
He was drumming like Buddy Rich when he was a baby. In his teens, he’d formed a Beasties-meets-Backstreet boy band called the Style Boyz (you remember their hit dance, the “Donkey Roll,” right?). By the time he was in his twenties, he was a solo pop juggernaut who sold out… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Popstar': Behind […]
Robert Ellis, "Robert Ellis" (New West) Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music Review: Boundary-busting country from Robert Ellis
In the early days of Halestorm, the group featured an important extra member in addition to bandmates and siblings Lizzy and Arejay Hale: their dad, Roger Hale. The band spoke about their early days and what it was like to play with their father during a visit to Rolling Stone’s… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Halestorm […]
While the debate about streaming music payments continues, a flock of young country artists are figuring out that issuing an EP on Spotify can be a pretty smart promotional tool in lieu of immediate radio support. Add to this growing list singer-songwriter-guitarist Ryan Kinder, whose Deconstructed Studio Sessions was issued… Source: RollingStone Link: See Ryan […]