Category: Songwriters

Lumineers, Kendrick Lamar, Imagine Dragons and More: The Year In Billboard’s Bubbling Under

In March, Billboard premiered the weekly “Bubbling Under” column, named after the longtime chart that tracks activity below the Billboard Hot 100. The idea was to spotlight up-and-coming acts on the verge of breakout chart action. By year’s end, it looks like the feature has served as a valuable barometer of future success. Let’s look…


The GQ+A: Kendrick Lamar

Walking through a crowd of people with Kendrick Lamar is, well, different. He’s a celebrity, and people ask for pictures. They comment on how short he is in real life, try to hand off their personal mixtapes, and intrepid groupies still offer—read: throw—the things that groupies offer. In that regard, Kendrick’s just like any of-the-moment…


The Throne Hits Triple Platinum & Gold

“Niggas In Paris” has just hit triple platinum. Also this week, their album’s opening track, “No Church In The Wild” passed the 500k mark.


Which Popular Song Was Pulled Off The Radio After Newtown Massacre? (Dropping 19 Million Listeners)

After last week’s terrible tragedy, a recent party hit has officially fallen on deaf ears. This hit went from #3 on the charts on Friday (the day of the massacre), with 167 million listeners nationwide. The day after the shooting, the song had dropped by 3 MILLION listeners – because the song was taken off…


Breakfast Club Interviews A$AP Rocky

 


The xx – Recording, Rehearsal & Live (3 videos below)

The xx talk about their process in the studio, perform “Fiction”. Check out their rehearsal and live videos after the jump!


Kendrick Lamar Speaks On Lil Wayne’s Influence On Him


5 Grammy Nominations for Miguel

Growing buzz surrounds RCA‘s R&B innovator Miguel, the recipient of five Grammy noms–including Song of the Year for “Adorn,” which hit #1 at Rhythm, Urban and Urban AC and remains Top 5. The evocative track has sold more than half a million singles so far; “Adorn” and the rest of Miguel’s album Kaleidoscopeare prompting comparisons to trailblazers like Prince. “He’s a…


2 Chainz “Based On A T.R.U. Story” Goes Gold

Its been 4 months since its release, and now we can congratulate 2 Chainz on reaching gold status.Today, numbers came in showing 500,000 copies have been shipped for his first solo effort “Based On A T.R.U. Story”. He already has a plaque for “No Lie” ft Drake, just recently received a Grammy nod for ‘Best Rap Album’,…


Yasiin Bey X Mannie Fresh: OMFGOD