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Emotionally, a kick or snare has to speak the same language as the rest of the track. A snare that’s too clean or too bright can pull you out of the atmosphere. For me, a good kick has a weight that sits in the chest, not just the ears, and a snare has to carry some kind of attitude or vulnerability, depending on the vibe. It’s more about what the sound evokes than what frequency it hits. The battery lets me fine-tune those emotional cues quickly, whether it’s softening a transient to make a snare feel more worn-in or pitching…
Warner Music Australia are currently in the midst of a purple patch in their home country, with Warner Music Group’s Down Under division recently clocking up a “historic” showing on the ARIA Singles chart. The success in question relates to the two recent ARIA charts – dated Monday, June 9 and June 16 – which sees nine of the positions across the fortnight’s top fives held by WMA artists. While Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” sits in the top spot on the June 9 chart, it’s joined by a double-header from sombr by way of “Undressed” and “Back to Friends,” with Ravyn…
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. The WNBA is carving out the Saturday afternoon space for nationally-televised games to showcase the best the league has to offer. And now here’s an opportunity for fans to watch star players Kahleah Copper and Angel Reese in action. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news On Saturday (June 21), Phoenix Mercury vs. Chicago Sky takes place at Wintrust…
Sabrina Carpenter concerts could look a little different in the future, with the star revealing she’s open to the idea of banning phones at her shows. Carpenter’s comments appeared in a recent article from Rolling Stone, who shared quotes that didn’t make it into their recent cover story with the singer. One of the previously-unpublished revelations was that Carpenter indeed open to asking fans to pocket their devices at her gigs. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “This will honestly p–s off my fans, but absolutely,” she explained, noting she was inspired…
Fans of Snoop Dogg‘s Doggyland have a new song to sing along to. This time, Snoop’s lovable character Bow Wizzle linked with social media sensation VanVan — who also happens to voice Doggyland‘s Vancy the Dalmatian character — for a new video for a remix of the “Clean Up Song,” which interpolates the classic children’s song “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” The song is part of Doggyland’s first-ever live-action sing-along episode. “You know we loved working with VanVan,” said Snoop. “She’s an amazing rapper and has the natural swagger to go with it. She’s a perfect fit for Doggyland and I…
Rob Shuter opened up about working with Diddy during the height of his fame and questioned whether ambition kept him from seeing the truth. Source link
A New York hedge fund manager linked to the SFX bankruptcy has been quietly co-managing Avant Gardner and the temporarily closed Brooklyn Mirage nightclub since late last year and leading unsuccessful efforts trying to get it reopened, Billboard has learned. Andrew Axelrod’s Axar Capital has been a secured creditor of Avant Gardner — the Brooklyn nightclub company that books and manages the Brooklyn Mirage, Kings Hall and the Great Hall — since late 2023, sources close to the company have confirmed. A year prior, former Avant Gardner CEO Billy Bildstein had negotiated the purchase of the Electric Zoo festival from…
Cuba Gooding Jr. is keeping everyone involved in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial in his prayers, including the disgraced music mogul.Gooding spoke with TMZ at LAX on Wednesday, admitting he had no choice, but to keep up with the ongoing trial because “you turn your TV on, and see it everywhere.” The 57-year-old Academy Award winner went on to offer up prayers for Combs, Cassie, and the alleged victims. “Like I said, I pray for the brother, and I pray for the victims, and I pray for Cassie and her family,” he said. “That’s all I can do…
As fortunate fans spilled into the intimate and sweaty Maxim’s de Paris on Wednesday night (June 18), no one knew exactly what to expect. Vocals? For sure. Fashion? Absolutely. This is Miley Cyrus, after all. But when the superstar combined two of her biggest hits – none other than “The Climb” and “We Can’t Stop” – into a special one-off medley, fans were floored. “We put this together just for all of you tonight,” shared Cyrus, in her first of two Mugler looks. The special and career-spanning fusion – reminiscent of two distinct times in the pop star’s life –…
Blake Lively and Taylor Swift’s text messages will have to be handed over in litigation over the movie It Ends With Us, with a judge determining that the friends’ conversations about the working environment on set are relevant to Lively’s sexual harassment and retaliation claims against co-star and director Justin Baldoni. Baldoni and his production company, Wayfarer Studios, prevailed Wednesday (June 18) on the issue of Swift’s text messages, which have taken center stage in Lively’s It Ends With Us lawsuit over the past month. Baldoni first tried to get the texts directly from Swift herself, but then dropped his…