Back in the 1990s, there was no bigger musical superstar than Alfred Moretti. “Global” doesn’t begin to describe his level of fame. His particular brand of old-school glam rock, new-school electro-pop and sheer charisma meant he topped every chart imaginable. He reinvented genres, cavorted with presidents and popes, broke Cindy …
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Hit producer The-Dream has filed a motion to dismiss the sexual assault lawsuit filed against him in June, claiming that the plaintiff and her attorney are “using the judicial system to propagate a false and defamatory narrative” about him. The producer, whose real name is Terius Gesteelde-Diamant, is one of …
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The BeyHive (and much of music Twitter) swarmed songwriter Diane Warren‘s account Monday after she asked, “How can there be 24 writers on a song?” accompanied by eye-roll emoji. The tweet was in reference to the credits on Beyoncé‘s Renaissance standout, “Alien Superstar,” which has that same number of writers …
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