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Ali Tamposi has co-written some of the biggest pop hits in recent memory, from Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello’s “Senorita” to Dua Lipa’s “Break My Heart.” Her name is all over Ozzy Osbourne, Miley Cyrus, and 5 Seconds of Summer’s most-recent albums too.
In conversation, she’s remarkably cool and collected. That is, unless you ask her about the first...
Ali Tamposi has co-written some of the biggest pop hits in recent memory, from Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello’s “Senorita” to Dua Lipa’s “Break My Heart.” Her name is all over Ozzy Osbourne, Miley Cyrus, and 5 Seconds of Summer’s most-recent albums too.
In conversation, she’s remarkably cool and collected. That is, unless you ask her about the first...
- 6/15/2021
- by Samantha Hissong
- Rollingstone.com
Our lives would suck without Kelly Clarkson. The pop singer known for her powerful pipes was introduced to us in the first season of “American Idol” on Fox in 2002, launching a career that spans the 21st century. She won that competition, but what are the best songs she has recorded since then? Scroll down to see how we rank her greatest hits. Do you agree with our pick for her number-one song of all time?
In the years since Clarkson’s “Idol” coronation, the show has been inconsistent in delivering artists with lasting music careers, though standouts like Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson have also stood the test of time. Clarkson was actually the first “Idol” alum to win a Grammy, claiming Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (“Since U Been Gone”) and Best Pop Album (“Breakaway”) in 2006. She also claimed Best Pop Album for “Stronger” in 2013. And that album’s...
In the years since Clarkson’s “Idol” coronation, the show has been inconsistent in delivering artists with lasting music careers, though standouts like Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson have also stood the test of time. Clarkson was actually the first “Idol” alum to win a Grammy, claiming Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (“Since U Been Gone”) and Best Pop Album (“Breakaway”) in 2006. She also claimed Best Pop Album for “Stronger” in 2013. And that album’s...
- 12/14/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen and Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Songwriter and producer Savan Kotecha is the man behind such hits such as Ariana Grande’s “Break Free” and “No Tears Left to Cry,” Demi Lovato’s “Cool for the Summer” and The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face.” His music is about go global again this weekend with the release of Netflix’s “Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga,” for which Kotecha wrote all the original songs.
Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams and Dan Stevens play performers vying for the top spot and dreaming of Eurovision glory, but only one act can take the crown. Ferrell and McAdams are Lars and Sigrit, the Icelandic duo called Fire Saga who belt out hits like “Volcano Man.”
When director David Dobkin needed music, he turned to hitmaker Kotecha who was well versed in the actual contest having lived in Sweden and having a Swedish wife. He was the perfect candidate to...
Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams and Dan Stevens play performers vying for the top spot and dreaming of Eurovision glory, but only one act can take the crown. Ferrell and McAdams are Lars and Sigrit, the Icelandic duo called Fire Saga who belt out hits like “Volcano Man.”
When director David Dobkin needed music, he turned to hitmaker Kotecha who was well versed in the actual contest having lived in Sweden and having a Swedish wife. He was the perfect candidate to...
- 6/26/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Like efficient railroads or universal healthcare, the annual Eurovision Song Contest is one of those international phenomena that most Americans refuse to acknowledge. Conceived in the 1950s as a way of bringing Europe together through the magical power of “light entertainment” and copious hairspray, Eurovision has basically evolved into the Olympics of pop music. But despite the fact that the competition has served as a launching pad for global superstars like Abba and Celine Dion, the average American couldn’t seem to care about it any less — we live in the imperialistic bubble of our own cultural-industrial complex, and even in the Bts era it’s hard to remain optimistic about a country that made Three Doors Down into platinum-selling artists while dismissing a visionary like Björk as the weird swan lady who dared to make the Oscars look cool for once. Not for nothing, but “Homogenic” alone has done...
- 6/24/2020
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Like efficient railroads or universal healthcare, the annual Eurovision Song Contest is one of those international phenomena that most Americans refuse to acknowledge. Conceived in the 1950s as a way of bringing Europe together through the magical power of “light entertainment” and copious hairspray, Eurovision has basically evolved into the Olympics of pop music. But despite the fact that the competition has served as a launching pad for global superstars like Abba and Celine Dion, the average American couldn’t seem to care about it any less — we live in the imperialistic bubble of our own cultural-industrial complex, and even in the Bts era it’s hard to remain optimistic about a country that made Three Doors Down into platinum-selling artists while dismissing a visionary like Björk as the weird swan lady who dared to make the Oscars look cool for once. Not for nothing, but “Homogenic” alone has done...
- 6/24/2020
- by David Ehrlich
- Thompson on Hollywood
Marshall director Reginald Hudlin has signed on to direct Beyond the Velvet Rope, a musical film that will be based on the original music of Andreas Carlsson. The prolific Swedish songwriter has penned hits for the likes of Celine Dion, Katy Perry, Britney Spears Nsync, Backstreet Boys, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and American Idol stars including Carrie Underwood and Clay Aiken.
The original script for Velvet Rope was penned by Oscar-winning Rain Man writer Ron Bass and Walter Becker & G.L. Lambert. It centers on an up-and-coming pop named Sky who falls in love with her prolific songwriter Luke as they make their way through the Los Angeles music scene in the late 1970s. They make a fairy-tale ascent to the top, but Luke begins to drift from his first love (music) and finds the fine line between success and failure, and the realization that life can turn on a single song.
The original script for Velvet Rope was penned by Oscar-winning Rain Man writer Ron Bass and Walter Becker & G.L. Lambert. It centers on an up-and-coming pop named Sky who falls in love with her prolific songwriter Luke as they make their way through the Los Angeles music scene in the late 1970s. They make a fairy-tale ascent to the top, but Luke begins to drift from his first love (music) and finds the fine line between success and failure, and the realization that life can turn on a single song.
- 5/9/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Los Angeles — For most of the last three decades, Abba was but a memory for Agnetha Faltskog. She made concerted efforts to leave behind her past as one of two principal singers of the best-selling 1970s Swedish quartet, best known for the pop classic "Dancing Queen."
"There was several years after I had stopped with the group that I couldn't listen to the music," Faltskog said.
Once the group stopped recording in 1982, and her post-Abba solo career slowed to a crawl, she happily stepped out of the limelight and settled into domestic life on a small Swedish island near Stockholm. She did just a handful of interviews, wrote an autobiography, only made a few Abba-related appearances and was so reclusive, she developed a reputation as being the new Greta Garbo.
But Faltskog is back. This week she's releasing a new solo album called "A." It is the 63-year-old's...
"There was several years after I had stopped with the group that I couldn't listen to the music," Faltskog said.
Once the group stopped recording in 1982, and her post-Abba solo career slowed to a crawl, she happily stepped out of the limelight and settled into domestic life on a small Swedish island near Stockholm. She did just a handful of interviews, wrote an autobiography, only made a few Abba-related appearances and was so reclusive, she developed a reputation as being the new Greta Garbo.
But Faltskog is back. This week she's releasing a new solo album called "A." It is the 63-year-old's...
- 5/15/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Agnetha makes a comeback! The Swedish songstress from Abba has new album due on May 13. "Never thought that I'd ever sing again. But hearing the first three songs, I just couldn't say no!" Agnetha Fältskog, the songstress from Abba, is coming back with a new album, due for release in May, preceded by a curtain-raising track, "When You Really Loved Someone," which premieres on Vevo today at 12 noon and is now available internationally as a single to buy. Agnetha's brand new official website (www.agnetha.co.uk), Facebook (www.facebook.com/pages/Agnetha-Official) and Twitter (@AgnethaOfficial) will also go live at 12 noon today. Agnetha has been working with renowned, Grammy-nominated songwriter/producer Jorgen Elofsson - who has been responsible for hits by Britney...
- 3/11/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Abba singer Agnetha Faltskog's new album "A" will come out in May, with the first single “When You Really Loved Someone" released on Monday, according to Universal Music Group. “Never thought that I’d ever sing again. But hearing the first three songs, I just couldn’t say no!” the Swedish musician said in a statement. She has been working on the album with proven hitmaker and Grammy-nominated songwriter/producer Jorgen Elofsson, who has been responsible for hits by the likes of Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson and Celine Dion. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/abba-singer-agnetha-faltskog-wo... Faltskog's 1983 album "Wrap Your Arms
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- 3/11/2013
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New York — Adele dominated last year's Grammy Awards, but this year there isn't a clear winner in sight.
That's because a slew of acts are up for top prizes, from fun. to Frank Ocean to Mumford & Sons. Those performers are nominated for six trophies, as are Kanye West, Jay-z and Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys.
We here at The Associated Press let you know who to put money on when the awards show airs live Sunday from the Staples Center in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. Est on CBS. Now if only we could agree.
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Album Of The Year: "El Camino," The Black Keys; "Some Nights," fun.; "Babel," Mumford & Sons; "channel Orange," Frank Ocean; "Blunderbuss," Jack White.
Fekadu: I want to say that because there are four rock-based acts nominated here, they'll split the vote, leaving R&B singer Frank Ocean with album of the year. His album should win,...
That's because a slew of acts are up for top prizes, from fun. to Frank Ocean to Mumford & Sons. Those performers are nominated for six trophies, as are Kanye West, Jay-z and Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys.
We here at The Associated Press let you know who to put money on when the awards show airs live Sunday from the Staples Center in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. Est on CBS. Now if only we could agree.
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Album Of The Year: "El Camino," The Black Keys; "Some Nights," fun.; "Babel," Mumford & Sons; "channel Orange," Frank Ocean; "Blunderbuss," Jack White.
Fekadu: I want to say that because there are four rock-based acts nominated here, they'll split the vote, leaving R&B singer Frank Ocean with album of the year. His album should win,...
- 2/5/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
By The Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn. -- Nominees announced Wednesday in top categories for the 55th annual Grammy Awards:
Record of the Year: "Lonely Boy," The Black Keys; "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," Kelly Clarkson; "We Are Young," fun. featuring Janelle Monae; "Somebody That I Used To Know," Gotye Featuring Kimbra; "Thinkin Bout You," Frank Ocean; "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," Taylor Swift.
Album of the Year: "El Camino," The Black Keys; "Some Nights," fun.; "Babel," Mumford & Sons; "Channel Orange," Frank Ocean; "Blunderbuss," Jack White.
Song of the Year: "The A Team," Ed Sheeran, songwriter (performed by Ed Sheeran); "Adorn," Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel); "Call Me Maybe" Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters (Carly Rae Jepsen); "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," Jorgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi, songwriters (Kelly Clarkson); "We Are Young," Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (fun. featuring...
Nashville, Tenn. -- Nominees announced Wednesday in top categories for the 55th annual Grammy Awards:
Record of the Year: "Lonely Boy," The Black Keys; "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," Kelly Clarkson; "We Are Young," fun. featuring Janelle Monae; "Somebody That I Used To Know," Gotye Featuring Kimbra; "Thinkin Bout You," Frank Ocean; "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," Taylor Swift.
Album of the Year: "El Camino," The Black Keys; "Some Nights," fun.; "Babel," Mumford & Sons; "Channel Orange," Frank Ocean; "Blunderbuss," Jack White.
Song of the Year: "The A Team," Ed Sheeran, songwriter (performed by Ed Sheeran); "Adorn," Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel); "Call Me Maybe" Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters (Carly Rae Jepsen); "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," Jorgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi, songwriters (Kelly Clarkson); "We Are Young," Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (fun. featuring...
- 12/6/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Abba's Agnetha Faltskog is working on a comeback album, according to reports. The 62-year-old star is said to have started work on her first album in over eight years, The Daily Telegraph says. She is collaborating with songwriter Jorgen Elofsson on the LP, who has previously worked with Celine Dion, Britney Spears and Westlife among others. Her spokesman Staffan Linde confirmed the comeback, but did not state when the album will be released. (more)...
- 10/5/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
On Kelly Clarkson’s new song “You Love Me,” the singer bemoans her own disintegration: “I’m just a sinking ship” she bawls, as though from said ship. “I’m not as strong as you think.” This after she’s already declared, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” from Jorgen Elofsson-penned “What Doesn’t Kill You.” Has Clarkson not been “killed” enough? How much longer does she need to stay in pain? Because pain and disappointment still spill from the liner notes of the original “American Idol’s” newest album “Stronger.” Loudly lamenting the state of her romantic affairs is no new...
- 10/24/2011
- Hitfix
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