Today, the McCormick® brand and actress, singer, and television personality Keke Palmer have teamed up to announce the launch of 'America's Got Tacos', a nationwide search for the official McCormick Original Taco Seasoning-theme song. Following the success of last year's Director of Taco Relations job search, which garnered more than 5,000 submissions, 'America's Got Tacos' is calling on taco lovers to create an original jingle that showcases their love for all things tacos.
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Pandora launched Prom Night, its largest suite of stations to date, in honor of the 2022 prom season. Pandora's twenty-eight new stations record tunes from the big dance for the classes of 1995 through 2022, ranging from TLC's "Waterfalls" to Harry Styles' "As It Was." Pandora's Prom Night, a time capsule of the best music dazzling high school dance floors throughout the country, provides the top tracks from 1995 to 2022 to all levels of its streaming service, including its free tier.
Each year's station is meticulously picked from a variety of yearly charts, including Pandora's year-end lists and numerous external lists covering all genres. Last month, MBW reported on a protracted legal battle in the United States regarding mechanical royalty rates paid to songwriters for physical and digital music purchases.
We've learned that the groups representing composers, music publishers, and record companies have struck a settlement on the rate dispute. The mechanical rate paid to publishers/songwriters for music purchased on a physical disc (or downloaded) has been set at 9.1 cents per track since 2006. This is important background information for this story. Drake has inked a new multidimensional agreement with Universal Music Group for up to $400 million, according to reports.
According to variety, the news was confirmed during UMG's Q1 earnings call. Although no official sum has been released, sources have suggested a figure of $400 million, however it might be considerably more. According to one source, the deal is "LeBron-sized." Drake was previously signed to Cash Money Records, which is owned by UMG, and with the new arrangement, he has effectively re-signed to UMG, which covers recordings, publishing, merchandise, and "visual media ventures." At the Grammy Awards, hip-hop royalty graced the stage.
At his gig in Las Vegas on Sunday, Nas performed a medley of classics. He opened with "I Can," for which he was nominated for two prizes. With "Made You Look" and "One Mic," backed by a band that included Adam Blackstone, the 45-year-old rap icon took it back to 2002, looking dapper in a double-breasted lavender suit. He ended his performance with "Rare," a song from his Grammy-nominated album King's Disease II. Lorne Michaels pulled Jerrod Carmichael into his office and told him that the host's job at this point in cultural history was to "heal the nation," as Jerrod Carmichael recounted on this past weekend's episode of Saturday Night Live. It sounds ridiculous, and Carmichael said it with skepticism. Can you help the country get better? Preposterous. Everything is OK with us.
The Grammys gave us 3.5 solid hours of music, and Many feel noticeably lighter and happier as a result. It's been a long and depressing week mostly from the reactions and entertainment woes of “The Slap”. We saw strong live performances, as well as a survey of how popular music would sound and look in 2022. The Grammys showed us that. Whole Lotta Red Hot channel to launch on April 1 Red Hot Chili Peppers to play exclusive Small Stage Series concert for SiriusXM subscribers and Pandora listeners at the Apollo Theater later this year SiriusXM announced today that the iconic rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers will launch their own exclusive SiriusXM music channel, Whole Lotta Red Hot, on Friday, April 1 on channel 315. The launch coincides with Red Hot Chili Peppers' new album Unlimited Love, which is scheduled to be released on Friday, April 1. The new channel will launch with exclusive track-by-track commentary from the band.
The Whole Lotta Red Hot channel will showcase music from the band's lengthy career, including their vast catalog of energetic live performances, genre-blending studio tracks, and a vast selection of music personally curated by the band. Listeners will also hear the Chili Peppers' unique array of musical influences, with music selections ranging from rockers such as Fugazi, Iggy Popand Dead Kennedys to funk and R&B from Prince, Stevie Wonder and Parliament Funkadelic. Collaboration launches Sony Music Group's 2nd annual Beyond The Instrument program Sony Music Publishing ("SMP") today announced it has partnered with non-profit organization Girls Make Beats ("GMB") to host a songwriting and composing workshop for young girls in music. The collaboration marks the launch of Sony Music Group's second annual Beyond The Instrument program, an ongoing initiative designed to develop the next generation of music industry leaders.
With the support of SMP songwriters Crystal Nicole, Caroline Ailin, and Sarah Aarons, as well as Bleeding Fingers Music composers Laurentia Editha, Adam Lukas, Christian Lundberg, Anze Rozman, Kara Talve, and Denise Santos, 15 students – enrolled in GMB – worked together to create an original song and video score about women empowerment. Coachella Attendees are Invited to Live in the Present Moment for Legendary Heineken House Performances Heineken announces an exclusive lineup of up–and-coming artists to perform at the Heineken House at the 2022 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Festival-goers are invited to focus on the present and notice the details unfolding around them with intentional reminders that "You Are Here". Music lovers will leave their texts on read in this immersive outdoor experience filled with eclectic beats and ice cold beverages April 15-17 and 22-24, 2022.
The Heineken House is known for creating a dynamic music experience and will once again deliver an epic lineup of artists and DJs. Weekend One Elton John today celebrates his 75th Birthday with a raft of activities sure to delight fans new and old alike. As the icon's critically lauded Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour hits the road again in North America to rapturous response, Elton's impact and relevance across all aspects of popular culture has never been greater - a truly astonishing feat as he turns 75. Speaking today, Elton said 'I'm not usually one to look back or get nostalgic, but 75 is such a milestone birthday. I'll definitely find time today to take stock and thank my lucky stars for my wonderful family, friends, and career.
I feel unbelievably lucky that at 75, I still love what I do so much - I'm still so energized about music and excited I get to play, listen and talk about this every single day. Being back on the road is a blast, and the thrill of playing live is as amazing as it was 50 years ago. |
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