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Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa and the growth of music publishing drive Warner Music’s revenues

Warner Music Group, home to the likes of Cardi B, Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars, reported a third-quarter increase in revenue and earnings on Tuesday as music publishing revenue rose 30 percent and setbacks in some business sectors that were previously affected. The covid epidemic. He also cited “undergoing growth despite promotional pressures” amid the economic cloud. Revenue for the latest period that ended in June was $125 million, more than double the $61 million earned in the previous year, the company said before the stock market opened. Adjusted income rose 77 percent from $83 million to $147 million. TheRead News

Three lessons Olivia Newton-John taught me about music – and life

My original image of Olivia Newton-John from the mid-1970s: long flowing floral dresses; long brown hair with medium length; large searching eyes; and, when called upon, an irresistible smile perfect for the cover of TV Week. It seems that she has passed her morals. But even in the high hippie and professional society and what is known as culture, I respect Olivia, a large number in the culture of the first 20 years in the world feels natural to call her. and her first name. There is something about her voice, her way of singing. Through her accent and timbre,Read News

Pro-Gun Activist Who Got Midtown Music Canceled Says He’ll Challenge Georgia Amphitheaters Next

Earlier in August, Atlanta’s Music Midtown music festival was canceled due to Georgia’s gun laws, the Safe Carry Protection Act, which critics dubbed the “Guns Everywhere” law, which allows guns to be carried in bars, churches, schools. , private businesses (when the owners permit), and on publicly owned land like Piedmont Park, where Music Midtown is held. A Georgia-based gun rights activist named Phillip Evans initially opposed the festival’s gun ban, writing on his blog that he contacted Live Nation president Peter Conlon to say the ban was impossible to enforce. Evans also posted on Music Midtown’s Facebook page, encouragingRead News

Britney Spears returns to music with Elton John duet: What We Know

Oh baby, baby! Britney Spears is officially returning to the music program. Spears collaborates with rock icon Elton John on her first single since the pop star’s 13-year conservatorship ended in November. The song, which has yet to be given an official release date, is titled “Hold Me Closer,” according to a release from Interscope Records Universal Music. John in particular has a song called “Tiny Dancer”, which features the lyrics “hold me closer, tiny dancer”. It’s unclear whether “Hold Me Closer” will be a reimagining of the 1972 hit, which has sold 3 million copies in the US to date. Spears’ teamingRead News

Lamont Dozier, Motown’s songwriter, has died at the age of 81

Lamont Dozier, the Motown legend behind artists such as the Supremes, the Four Tops and the Isley Brothers, has died at the age of 81. His son Lamont Dozier Jr confirmed the news on Instagram. So far, the cause of death has not been revealed. As one third of the Holland – Dozier – Holland production team, Dozier was responsible for 10 of his 12 US No 1 singles, including Baby Love and Keep Me Hanging. The three were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1988 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Ronnie Wood,Read News

Pop music and ‘Grease’ star Olivia Newton-John has died at the age of 73

August 8 – Singer Olivia Newton-John, who climbed to the top of the world’s pop charts in the 70s and 80s with songs such as “I Honestly Love You” and “Physical” and starred in the hit musical “Grease”, died on Monday, aged 73, at his home in Southern California. The British-born and Australian-raised artist’s death was announced on her Instagram account, saying that she “passed away in peace” at her ranch home “surrounded by family and friends.” Four-time Grammy Award winner Newton-John revealed in 2017 that a recurrence of breast cancer had metastasized and had spread to her lower back,Read News

Holy Spirit Catholic School student releases third country music single

Teachers at Holy Spirit Catholic School sometimes see student Sadie McClendon with her earphones on during class, her mind in another world. For most students this would be a problem, but Sadie, 15, has a grade point average above 4.0 and runs her own business. Sadie is already a veteran musical performer. She released her third single, “Eloise,” on July 1 on her way to creating her first album. The sophomore plans her own concerts, buys all her instruments and equipment, and has formed her own company to handle all the things related to her budding musical career. Her parents, Annie andRead News

Bobby Shmurda Vows To Never Make Drill Music: ‘I’ll Never Be A Minion’

Published on: Aug 8, 2022, 4:57 am Bobby Shmurda has distanced himself from drill music by stating that he will never make songs in that rap genre. The Brooklyn rapper took to Instagram on Sunday (Aug. 7) to claim he won’t be doing any exercise because he doesn’t want to follow the crowd. Shmurda shared a video from YouTuber Bashworld praising his song “Hoochie Daddy” and telling people not to categorize his sound. “Don’t ever try to categorize or pigeonhole me, it will give you a headache,” he wrote. “I’m doing what Yall haters can’t #Nahimsaying. I don’t drill. I’llRead News

Music Conservatory organizes week-long camp | News, Sports, Jobs

The Warren Conservatory of Music hosts a future jazz master for a week-long camp. The camp runs from August 22-26 and is free for Warren County youth in grades 5-12. It is aimed at students who already play an instrument. “The workshop will have a strong focus on improvisation, with a performance and open house at the end of the week,” said Joe Glarner, the conservatory’s director of music. The students perform with Glarner and other local teachers and with Mikel Prester. “Mikel Prester is emerging as one of the new masters of jazz,” according to Glarner’s bio. “Born inRead News

Jeff Pilson has confirmed that the foreigner is preparing new music

Foreign bassist Jeff Pilson reported that the band recently recorded new music with Kelly Hansen, the group’s vocalist since 2005. In a new interview, Dokken and alumnus Dio Pilson — who joined Foreigner the same year as Hansen — told WPDH’s Tigman that, while Mick Jones’ group has an impressive legacy, they didn’t want to live off that alone. “As a matter of fact, Kelly only did lead vocals on a new song during our last break,” he said. “So yes, there will be something that comes out.” He admitted he couldn’t offer any details for the usual reasons, adding:Read News

Howland grad’s love of music travels to Prague

Photo submitted Victoria Lewis, 19, of Howland, right, poses with fellow World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles Youth Wind Orchestra members from left, Anya Restivo of the United States, Grace Terry of the United States, Jonathan Forster of Germany, Sean McGinley of France, and Roisin Ni Dhonabhain of Ireland. Lewis, a 2020 graduate of Howland High School and incoming junior at Slippery Rock University, recently performed in the international wind ensemble in Prague, Czech Republic. HOWLAND – Victoria Lewis, 19, recently returned from five days in Prague, Czech Republic, where she performed with young musicians from around the worldRead News

A Jewish music festival asks: What exactly is Jewish music? | DW | 08.08.2022

Cologne’s inaugural Shalom Music festival unites classical, jazz, club, folk and even medieval music under the banner of Jewish music. But is there actually anything that unites this radically diverse program? Over a pulsating beat, Ramona Kozma (pictured top center) melancholicly sings about a worthless life given meaning by a pair of dark eyes. The rhythm is pure tango. But the language is Yiddish. Kozma is the accordion player and singer of Trio Picon, a German ensemble performing Yiddish tango, and the trio is one of many musical groups performing at the first Shalom Music Cologne festival (Shalom-Musik.Köln). The week-longRead News

Austin Peay State University has Four Music Students selected to perform at the National Flute Convention this month

Clarksville, TN – Three undergraduate flute students from Austin Peay State University (APSU) have been selected to perform in the National Flute Association (NFA) Collegiate Flute Choir this month, and one graduate student will perform in the Professional Flute Choir. James Collier, Katheryn George and Kaleigh Wills were among the 34 flutists selected for the Collegiate Flute Choir and Ninfa Garcia was one of 22 flutists selected for the Professional Flute Choir. ? They will be performing at the 2022 NFA Convention in Chicago. The congress will take place from August 11th to 14th. The Collegiate Flute Choir will performRead News

‘Music can save people’: Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess on success, sobriety and being a hands-on father

At 10pm on March 23, 2020, Tim Burgess tweeted: “Ok. Drop the needle on the record/Press play/start streaming. We’re going in…” and an internet phenomenon began. Elsewhere in the news that day: “Britain could face Italian-style lockdown, Boris Johnson warns”; “No 10 denies Dominic Cummings argued for ‘letting old people die’”; “Trump says unproven coronavirus drugs could be ‘gift from God’”; and, “Funeral directors told to make masks out of ‘towels and trash cans’.” Yes, amazingly, the early days of the pandemic were even bleaker than you now remember them. One bit of help came via Tim’s Twitter Listening Party.Read News

Mingle: Music at the AMP plays all summer long

People gathered for the weekly gig at the Jackson Amphitheater at the Market, featuring Jackson native Lauren “LOLO” Prichard and her band. Hear more local tunes at concerts over the next few weeks at 91 New Market Street. Only music from Jackson and West Tennessee could link Memphis’ Beale Street and Nashville’s Music Row, organizers say. Located in the heart of Jackson, behind the West Tennessee Farmers’ Market and within walking distance of Jackson Walk, AMP kicked off its 2022 season on June 17. Upcoming performances include Jimmy Church Band on August 19 and Bryan Moffitt on September 2. MusicRead News

Brighton Arts and Music Festival entertains thousands

After several years without a summer festival due to the pandemic, the Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce rebranded the former Wine and Music Festival as the Brighton Arts and Music Festival. Chamber events director Linda Carey said the event hosted more than 100 vendors with 80 artists. Friday’s music was provided by Kari Holmes, playing from 6 to 9 p.m. On Saturday, the Corktown Popes performed from 5 to 8 p.m. An early downpour on Friday forced several vendors to cover their art, but the weather cleared soon after, and a large crowd descended to take in the art,Read News

The new record label has raised the profile of forgotten female songwriters

Liza Lehmann, Alice Mary Smith and Adela Maddison were British composers of the 19th and early 20th centuries, but today few would know their names, let alone their music. Now they have been singled out by a new classical music label dedicated to raising the profile of female composers, many of whom have never been recorded and whose works have been “lost to time”. The label, called La Boîte à Pépites (jewel box), will discover and record compositions that have rarely, if ever, been heard before, and deserve “a good position in the standard musical repertoire”. Recent research by Donne,Read News

Judith Durham: a pioneering woman in Australian music

“I never dreamed of becoming a pop star. I wanted to sing on stage and play the piano. I never thought I would write songs. But once things got going, all these things unfolded.” Musician Judith Durham, who died in Melbourne on August 5 aged 79 from the chronic lung disease bronchiectasis, was always the last person to acknowledge the impact she had as a pioneering woman in Australian music. Born Judith Mavis Cock in Essendon in 1943, she adopted her mother’s maiden name to perform as a jazz singer at the age of 18. However, it was a youngRead News

Jamaica’s Musical Heritage with 60 songs, from Bob Marley to Popcaan

In the 60 years since Jamaica gained independence from England on August 6, 1962, the small Caribbean nation has created some of the world’s most influential musical styles, including ska, rock steady, reggae, dub and dancehall. Likewise, over the past 60 years, Jamaican artists have distilled inspiration from various parts of the world into distinctive sounds that, combined with the island’s astonishingly prolific recorded material, have made it a “land of wood and water,” as its first inhabitants, the Arawak Indians called it. , one of the most important music destinations in the world. To celebrate Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee, we’veRead News

Fitbit is ending support for PC music file transfer

If you’re a Fitbit Versa, Versa 2, or Ionic owner, soon you won’t be able to transfer music from your computer to your Fitbit device. In a support page seen by 9to5Google, Fitbit said it will discontinue its Fitbit Connect app on October 13, leaving you with only two ways to download music to your device: a paid subscription to either Pandora or Deezer. Fitbit Connect is a companion app for Mac and Windows computers that allows you to sync fitness data from devices and transfer music to legacy Fitbit devices. Fitbit has gradually phased out the software program inRead News

The 2022 Church Music Festival will highlight award-winning works by members from around the world

When Sayuri Chacon prays, she knows Heavenly Father will hear her—that’s a simple testimony the 15-year-old gained while singing with her family at the 2022 Church Music Festival. “Sometimes you feel like people in the world can’t hear you, but when you pray, He’s always there to hear you,” she said. Along with her parents and five siblings, ages 8 to 16, Sayuri performed “I Will Say a Prayer” at the concert on Saturday, August 6. “I Will Say a Prayer” — words and music by Janice Kapp Perry — was one of 17 award-winning original works presented at theRead News

CMT to Celebrate County Music Icon Vince Gill with a Special ‘CMT Giants: Vince Gill’

CMT has announced “CMT GIANTS: Vince Gill,” a new 90-minute special celebrating the extraordinary career and music of country music titan Vince Gill. The star-studded episode premieres Friday, September 16 at 9p/8c only on CMT. Gill’s bandmate Wendy Moten first revealed the news last night in front of a sold-out crowd at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium during night one of his four-night residency. “CMT GIANTS: Vince Gill” brings together Gill’s famous friends, collaborators and some of the biggest names in music to honor him in a performance of his most famous songs, including Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton , CodyRead News

YouTube Music and Spotify media recommendations redesigned for Android 13 [U]

In recent days, YouTube Music has rolled out support for Android 12’s media recommendation feature that comes with recent album and playlist features to start playback directly. Update 8/6: Media Recommendations for YouTube Music and Spotify have been redesigned on Android 13 to take into account that the player is only available in one size. Music apps now get a color icon in the top-left corner, but no app name. The biggest change is that you are only given three suggestions which is much bigger considering that the space is now longer. In terms of performance, this is a stepRead News

Appalachian Chamber Music Festival returns with 2022 series | News, Sports, Work

The finale of the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival, “Celtic Heritage in the Appalachian Region,” will be held Aug. 28 from 3 to 6 p.m. at Happy Retreat in Charles Town. Courtesy photo HARPERS FERRY — Katie Tertell founded the 2021 Appalachian Chamber Music Festival because she has a love for music and a love for this area. “This whole thing is my brainchild,” Tertell said in an interview earlier this week. “For this kind of festival, I had two big things to answer. One asked who it was for, and the other where.” Inspired by the beauty of Harpers FerryRead News

Pawleys Island Music Festival artists announced for 2022

PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (WMBF) – Pawleys Island of Music & Art 2022 starts on October 7th and runs until October 22nd. Link to 2022 performer photos, logos Performances at Pawleys Island’s Reserve Club this October will feature Giada Valenti, whose recent PBS special with Andrea Bocelli rocked America, Orleans and Firefall, tributes to Linda Ronstadt and Beloved Temptation, and other talents, including country singer Kurt Thomas. and American Idol finalist Michael Lynche. “We are thrilled to welcome these artists to our 31st Annual Festival,” said Delores Blount, Festival Director. “It’s hard to believe that for the past 30 years we’veRead News

Country, rap, rock collide as HARDY and collaborators change Music City’s pop culture

The Big Loud-signed trio of HARDY, ERNEST, and Ben Burgess have emerged as leaders of a cultural shift happening amid Music City’s pop resurrection “Country fans want heavy words over heavy songs.” The simple secret that drives the success of the Big Loud Records singer-songwriter trio of Ben Burgess, ERNEST, and HARDY was revealed by the latter as he sat, relaxed on a tour bus before a special Whiskey Jam event at Midtown Nashville’s Losers Bar. The capacity crowd at the event arrived three hours early in the middle of a 100-degree heat index to wait to celebrate in theRead News

Reserve – Bellomo creates forum for music

Eric Bellomo knows a lot about some of the greatest music of all time. However, what he really wants to know is why people fall in love with their favorite artists. Instead of a podcast or radio show, he created a book club-like forum to answer those questions. Bellomo is the co-founder and CEO of 500:1 Music, an online music community and music book club that has collaborated with More Than My Complexion (MTMC), a Vallejo-based multimedia and art collective featuring Vallejo artists. MTMC is led by Danny Ali, artist and creative director, and Kolawole, artist and co-founder. MTMC, saysRead News

‘Public Morality’: Beyoncé’s renaissance sparks debate over music sampling politics

Robin Stone discovered that her 90s house hit Show Me Love was sampled on Break My Soul, the lead single from Beyoncé’s new album Renaissance, at the same time as everyone else. As a performer rather than a writer and producer of the song, her approval is not required to clear its use – and she receives no income from it. While Stone sees the nod as a compliment and confirmation of her 30-year fitness, it also brings up old wounds. The songwriters, Allen George and Fred McFarlane “never gave me the credit I deserved”, she said. “This first noteRead News

‘Bullet Train’ Music Delivers Chaos To Match Brad Pitt Thriller

A musical hint at the beginning of “Bullet Train,” out now, when a new version of the Bee Gees’ disco classic “Stayin’ Alive” is sung in Japanese – because an American assassin called Ladybug (Brad Pitt) goes to spend the next two hours trying to do just that, fighting off half a dozen other killers on a high-speed train from Tokyo to Kyoto. An over-the-top film like “Bullet Train” demanded an over-the-top score, decided composer Dominic Lewis (“The King’s Man”), and spent more than a year not only writing the entire score but also producing ( and in many casesRead News