Leonard Cohen is the latest artist to have their song rights scooped up, with Hipgnosis Song Management reaching a deal with the poet-rocker’s estate to acquire his legendary catalog. The deal — the terms of which were not announced — includes all 278 songs that Cohen wrote, including his oft-covered …
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It’s evening at Miss Lily’s 7A Cafe in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, and Shenseea is trying to define herself. “Being in a box is no fun,” the Jamaican dancehall singer says. “Shenseea is Shenseea’s biggest critic.” Just then, the chef comes over to personally check on her dinner. “We need …
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MADRID — Over a drumroll reminiscent of a march or religious procession, the massive blue velvet curtains came falling down like a waterfall, and the stage at Madrid’s WiZink Center arena on Saturday turned into a dim lit club, complete with small tables, a bartender, a full orchestra and the …
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After dropping his explosive Bizarrap freestyle targeting J Balvin, Residente said that his feud with Balvin has been brewing for a while and explained the context around his blistering, eight-minute diss track. In an interview with Rolling Stone en Español on Friday, Residente said that the first time he ever …
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Following Snoop Dogg’s acquisition of Death Row Records, and “false reports” regarding ownership of The Chronic, Dr. Dre still owns “100%” of the G-funk classic, his lawyer told Rolling Stone. While it was initially reported that the masters of Death Row classics like Dr. Dre’s The Chronic and Tupac Shakur’s …
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Less than a week after Dua Lipa was hit with a copyright lawsuit over her “Levitating,” a second lawsuit from a different set of songwriters was filed Friday that also accuses Lipa of stealing their song for her 2020 single. Lawyers for songwriters L. Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer claim …
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Grupo Firme is taking afiesta Mexicana on the road for their stadium tour. During a press conference at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday, the Mexican band announced that they will be expanding their Enfiestados y Amanecidos Tour to eight stadiums in the U.S. “We already cried a bit,” …
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A new copyright infringement lawsuit claims Sam Smith and Normani copied essential elements of a 2015 song titled “Dancing With a Stranger” to release their own sultry single by the same name four years later. In the complaint filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Friday, songwriters Jordan Vincent, …
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With just one month left in American Utopia’s latest Broadway residency, David Byrne and his cast appeared on CBS Mornings to perform three of his songs from the acclaimed show. Performing onstage at the St. James Theatre — where American Utopia is booked through April 3 — Byrne and his …
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Charley Crockett continues his hyper-prolific output with another new album set for spring 2022. Marking his third full-length in a little more than a year, Lil’ G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley will be released April 22 and includes a new cover of Jerry Reed’s “I Feel for You” that’s out now. …
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