Category: Songwriters

Paramore Earn First No. 1 Album On Billboard 200

April 17, 2013
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Rock band Paramore nabs its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 this week, beating out Brad Paisley, who debuts at No. 2. The former’s self-titled set starts with 106,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan, while Paisley’s Wheelhouse launches with 100,000. For Paramore, it’s the trio’s first album since 2009’s Brand New Eyes, which debuted…

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Pandora Hurts the Songwriters and Artists It Claims to Help: Guest Post by Lee Thomas Miller

April 17, 2013
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Songwriter and artist royalties from streaming services, particularly Pandora and Spotify, has been one of the hot-button issues in the music business for the past couple of years. Here, Lee Thomas Miller, songwriter and President of the Nashville Songwriters Association International, responds to an op-ed by Pandora founder Tim Westergren that was posted in Billboard.biz…

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Benny Blanco to be Honored by Songwriters Hall of Fame

April 16, 2013
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NEW YORK (AP) — Benny Blanco, who has co-written and co-produced hits like Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” and Maroon 5’s “Moves Like Jagger,” is getting a songwriting honor. The Songwriters Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the 25-year-old will receive the Hal David Starlight Award at its annual gala on June 13. Past recipients include…

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Lauryn Hill Faces Jail on Tax Dodge, Claims ‘Threats’ Made on Her Family: Reports

April 16, 2013
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Documents show that Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill failed to file tax returns for three years, 2005 through 2007, during which time she earned more than $1.8 million. Hill already pled guilty to tax evasion in June 2012 and could face prison time — up to three years. Sentencing is scheduled for April 22, reports TMZ…

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PSY’s ‘Gentleman’ Hits 70 Million Views In Three Days, Sets YouTube Record

April 16, 2013
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PSY is proving he’s more than a one hit wonder as the official music video for his newest release, “Gentleman,” soared past 70 million YouTube views today (April 15), in its third day of availability. According to sources at YouTube, with 18.9 million views worldwide on the day of its release (April 13), PSY’s “Gentleman”…

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Kanye West Working With Electro Artists For Next Album

April 15, 2013
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We know Kanye West is working hard on his sixth studio album, which we’ve clarified will not be titled titled I Am God. But minimal details have been revealed about who he’ll be working with on this album until now. In an interview with Rolling Stone during Coachella, the electronic group, Daft Punk, revealed that they spent some time with…

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REVOLT Exclusive: Confessions – The Game

April 15, 2013
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The Game peels back his popularity and abandons his celebrity to dig into the truth of how he really feels about the music industry. What drives him and how he stays focused.

Logic Signs To Def Jam

April 15, 2013
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Pharrell Speaks On Working With Daft Punk For “Random Access Memories”

April 15, 2013
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A look at the collaborators behind Random Access Memories, the new album from Daft Punk. Episode 4: Pharrell Williams. Pre-order on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/RAMiTunes

Kanye West Is Bringing Chief Keef Out To Paris?

April 14, 2013
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Kanye West has been recording music for a while in Paris, Pusha T even tweeted today he was heading there. It appears Kanye West will now bring out Chicago’s, Chief Keef, to Paris to record some music. This seems like a great opportunity for Keef, hopefully some “G.O.O.D.,” music comes out of it. [RealTalkNY]