In a strange twist of musically enhanced events, police officers in LA have been caught using copyrighted music from bands like The Beatles and Sublime to prevent video footage from protestors remaining online. In an act that weaponises the copyright laws on social media video and image sharing sites such as Instagram, LA cops have […]
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Blackpink light up Netflix
The Korean four piece pop band Blackpink are the latest musical debuts to have a Netflix documentary made following their rise to stardom and current band activities. Unless you’ve been actively ignoring the news for several years now, the exponential growth in popularity for all things Korean has seen the genre dubbed K-pop take hold […]
TikTok viral video sends 19th century sea shanty into UK charts Top 40
2021 has seen the unlikely success of the 19th century sea shanty ‘The Wellerman’ as a TikTok video gone viral has sent it soaring into the UK charts Top 40. Sailing in at no. 37, ‘The Wellerman’ original version is a heart-warming earworm known to many – though perhaps not by name for most. The […]
Neil Young sells off 50% of his back catalogue
Old time rocker Neil Young was once a critique of other ageing musicians who he felt had ‘sold out’. However, with the turmoil of 2020 and the future looking more uncertain, it’s no surprise ageing rockstar Neil Young has chosen to sell off the rights to 50% of his back catalogue. The British investment company […]
Lana Del Rey bombarded by frothing armchair activists
Looks like Lana Del Rey has been consigned by the internet to the celebrity Nazi club (from which very few return). As I wrote a few months ago, she was raked over the coals by social media people for wearing a ridiculous mesh mask during a book signing. It was a stupid thing to do, but […]
Classic hits take over the charts this Christmas
Prior to 2014 song charts were measured via the number of sales. Artists competed in both albums and single charts to sell the most possible records and reach the much elusive top spot. This often meant domination by mass media outlets such as X Factor and The Voice, touting that year’s show winner as the […]
Best new songs for Christmas 2020
The contest for Christmas Number 1 in the single charts has been a historically epic battle from bands and singers of the day. While in the past shows like X Factor have used their winter timing to send their winners to Christmas number one and dominate the market, a mixture of seeming decline in the […]
Cher helps save ‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’
It’s an unlikely story that doesn’t seem out of place in 2020, the year of strange and uncertain times, but amongst all the bad news there is always a glimmer of hope to be found. In this case it’s the story of the animal dubbed the ‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ and chart topping pop singer Cher. […]
Dolly Parton donates $1 million to coronavirus vaccine
It’s not often we hear news of Dolly Parton other than a brief television or cameo appearance here or there, but recently the 9-5 singer has made the news with her contribution to a coronavirus vaccine. The cure is the much hailed 95% effective Moderna vaccine, which Parton has now been credited with funding the […]
Halloween Listening: SAVAGE MODE II [CHOPPED NOT SLOPPED]
After opening at Billboard 200’s top release, 21 Savage and Metro Boomin’s Savage Mode II was reworked and re-released by Houston legend OG Ron C. The release, titled SAVAGE MODE II [CHOPPED NOT SLOPPED] contains 14 songs, all given the Houston chopped and screwed treatment. Chopped and screwed music started in the 90’s in Houston, […]