Category: Songwriters

Mac Miller And The Most Dope Family (Episodes 1)


Chart Moves: Demi Lovato ‘Attacks’ With New Hit; AWOLNATION ‘Sail’s Into Top 40 At Last; Michael Buble Bows

As previously reported, “Harlem Shake,” the viral smash from Baauer, spends a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, although its massive streaming totals weaken almost by half. Who else shakes things up this week on the Hot 100 and other song charts? — Demi Lovato: “Heart Attack” blasts in as the Hot…


Vado Signs to DJ Khaled’s “We The Best Music Group”

Congrats to Vado who signed to DJ Khaled’s “We the Best Music Group”. No official details on what the deal entails, but prepare to see Vado a lot more on a mainstream level. [AlLindstrom]


Jamie N Commons Documentary

That gold-throated, smokey crooner you heard in this season’s “The Walking Dead” promo was UK Blues man, Jamie N Commons, and his track “Lead Me Home.” The Bristol born 24 year-old has the voice of a Chicago soul singer at least twice his age, something he must have picked up while doing junior high school in the Windy…


Baauer Still Atop Hot 100, Although Lead Lessens

Baauer tops the Billboard Hot 100 for a third week with “Harlem Shake,” although the Brooklyn producer’s viral smash experiences a hefty decline in YouTube streaming figures. The chart’s No. 2 song, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop,” featuring Wanz, meanwhile, makes digital sales history with its latest weekly download total. “Shake” entered the Hot…


Lady Gaga Concert Promoters Sue ‘Despicable’ Insurer Over Terrorism-Related Cancellation

Lady Gaga recently had to back out of the remaining dates on her Born This Way Ball tour thanks to a bum hip. As concert promoters discuss with insurers who will be responsible for picking up the cost of a cancellation that is estimated at $25 million, a legal dispute has erupted over the withdrawal of…


Bruno Mars Scores First No. 1 Album On Billboard 200, Atoms For Peace at No. 2

As forecasted last week, Bruno Mars claims his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, as Unorthodox Jukebox jumps one slot to the top of the tally. The set, largely fueled by Amazon MP3 sale pricing, sold 95,000 copies in the week ending March 3, for a gain of 96% compared with the previous week (according…


NEXT-GEN MUSIC AGGREGATOR

This is intriguing. London-based Songdrop, which allows you to create playlists from such varied sources as YouTube,SoundCloud, VEVO, Pitchfork and blogs with a Drop It button, has closed its first investment round of $150k in seed funding from SOIC Capital, Hypebot reports.Songdrop, which was one of the finalists in last year’s EMI Innovation Challenge, is free to the user, but paid mobile apps are in development as…


iTUNES CHARTS

It’s turnover day, boys and girls, meaning the album chart has a fresh new look, paced by the odd couple of Luke Bryan and Jimi Hendrix. Other newcomers: Christian hip-hop group W.L.A.K. (short for “We Live as Kings”; periods in abbreviation apparently optional) and Trent Reznor’s How to Destroy Angels. And that’s not all, folks. Since we boxed up this screen shot,…


Justin Timberlake’s ‘Rock Your Body’ Meant For Michael Jackson, And Other Hits That Were Passed On

Last month, Nicole Scherzinger spoke about her ties to Rihanna’s hit single “We Found Love.” Scherzinger revealed in an interview with Notion magazine that she was offered “We Found Love,” but passed on the track. She also passed on “Crazy,” which was then recorded by Gnarls Barkley, and “Just Dance,” which was a hit for Lady Gaga….