Music industry

Even today, we continue to hear Jamaican reggae and dancehall music sampled in modern reggaeton music. “Murder She Wrote” by Chaka Demus & Pliers, for example, was sampled in at least 54 songs since the song first was released in 1992, including some of the biggest reggaeton hits like Pitbull’s “El Taxi,” “La Barría” by Wisin y Yandel, Daddy Yankee’s “Shaky Shaky” and “Que Tire Pa’lante.” What is even more noteworthy is that, according to music scholar Wayne Marshall, instrumental elements from Shabba Ranks’ song “Dem Bow” have been used in over 80 percent of all reggaeton songs dating up to 2008. … [Read more...] about Inside Reggaeton’s Unsung Black History

In 2008, Jay Sean released “Ride It,” a dancefloor come-on that became a hit everywhere — except for the U.S. Now it’s enjoying a second life. A house music remix by Regard became popular on the video app TikTok, which allows users to set short clips to music. After the “Ride It” remix soundtracked millions of TikTok videos, Epic Records picked up the rights to the single in the U.S. and started promoting it to radio. Regard’s version earned more than 4,200 spins on the pop airwaves in February, according to Mediabase, good enough to crack the Top 40. “When a hit’s a hit, you can’t hold it down,” Sean told Rolling Stone. … [Read more...] about Surprising No One, TikTok Is Driving a Lot of New Artist Growth

It’s been a long time since Jackson Browne, For Everyman and Late for the Sky defined the Seventies singer/songwriter genre: musically functional but lyrically vibrant, they hit home with an audience that was itself earnestly searching for big truths and lasting loves. The Pretender added mainstream rock & roll and was, at its best, extraordinarily gripping. On the nervy live album Running on Empty, his concept outshone its execution, but the record’s disparate pieces still fit together snugly. Then came 1980’s Hold Out, and for the first time, the music was sharper and bolder than the lyrics. Rockers like “Boulevard” introduced Browne to the arena-rock crowd, and Jackson insisted he could become a real rocker. He’s still insisting that on Lawyers in Love, and he knows that this contention will continue to bring him flak. … [Read more...] about Jackson Browne Adapts

Soon she’ll have to get back to working on — if not obsessing over — her next big career milestone: her long-awaited solo debut that could turn her into a superstar. She estimates she’s about halfway through the album, and hopes to have a single out by summer. It’s a monumental step for someone who spent six years not having a say in her music. She’s learning how to open up so that maybe all the painful experiences weren’t a waste of her youth. “I want to be able to feel like I was represented in the most authentic way possible because I know what it feels like coming from a girl group and being told who to be,” she explains. “[It’s] just overwhelming now to have the opportunity to be all that I want to be.” In short, she’s figuring out what it means to be Normani, rising superstar. … [Read more...] about Normani: A Pop Perfectionist Makes Her Move

The movie is directed by Vasudev Sanal. Sreenivasan, Lal, Mythili, Lena, Vishnupriya and Manikuttan are the other cast seen in supporting roles. Red is produced by Aji Medayi and Joy. Arun Gopinath, Aneesh Francis and Praveen Kumar have done the scripting for the film. Arun James is wielding the camera for the film. Gopi Sundar will be composing the music for the lyrics penned by Rafeeq Ahmed. … [Read more...] about Fahad To Romance Isha Talwar in Red