Ascap today announced the first wave of music creators who will appear at the 2020 Ascap Experience (which was formerly called the Ascap “I Create Music” Expo), taking place April 1 – 3 at the InterContinental Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Ascap Chairman of the Board and President Paul Williams leads a lineup of more than 40 different panels stacked with industry talent (89% of whom are working songwriters and composers). Aimed at songwriters, composers, artists and producers, the conference offers three days of panels, workshops, master classes, keynotes, performances and one-on-one sessions with the industry’s top hitmakers. Now in its 15th year, the event has evolved into a platform for industry leaders to give back to the next generation of music creators.
Grammy-winning artist, songwriter and producer Dan Wilson is teaming up with singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, producer-songwriter Stefan Johnson and singer-songwriter Steph Jones to bring his “Words & Music in Six Seconds” Instagram series to life for Experience attendees.
Grammy-winning artist, songwriter and producer Dan Wilson is teaming up with singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, producer-songwriter Stefan Johnson and singer-songwriter Steph Jones to bring his “Words & Music in Six Seconds” Instagram series to life for Experience attendees.
- 2/6/2020
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Lady Gaga and her “A Star Is Born” character Ally are both Grammy winners, but the latter has won what her portrayer never has: a general field Grammy. That could all change in February, though, thanks to “Shallow.”
“Shallow,” the only eligible track from “A Star Is Born” this Grammy cycle, received four nominations Friday: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop/Duo Group Performance and Best Song Written for Visual Media. Record and Song are two of the four general field Grammy categories, along with Album of the Year and Best New Artist, aka the Big Four — none of which Gaga has won.
Not counting the five nominations she received Friday, including one for “Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)”, Gaga has six wins from 19 nominations, all in genre categories: Best Dance Recording for “Poker Face”; Best Electronic/Dance Album for “The Fame”; Best...
“Shallow,” the only eligible track from “A Star Is Born” this Grammy cycle, received four nominations Friday: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop/Duo Group Performance and Best Song Written for Visual Media. Record and Song are two of the four general field Grammy categories, along with Album of the Year and Best New Artist, aka the Big Four — none of which Gaga has won.
Not counting the five nominations she received Friday, including one for “Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)”, Gaga has six wins from 19 nominations, all in genre categories: Best Dance Recording for “Poker Face”; Best Electronic/Dance Album for “The Fame”; Best...
- 12/9/2018
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Kendrick Lamar leads all nominees for the 61st annual Grammy Awards with seven, including album of the year for the Black Panther soundtrack. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper earned four noms for "Shallow," from A Star Is Born. Drake, Cardi B and Childish Gambino also are among the leading nominees.
- 12/7/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2019 Grammy nominations were announced Friday morning, after a brief delay, with Kendrick Lamar leading the pack this year with eight nominations. Drake has seven, and Brandi Carlile and producer Boi-1da follow all with six nods apiece.
Drake, Carlile and Lamar were all recognized in the three biggest categories — Album, Song and Record of the Year — for their most recent albums, “Scorpion,” “By the Way, I Forgive You” and the “Black Panther” soundtrack, respectively.
In addition to the four nominations for his work with frequent collaborator Drake, Boi-1da, a.k.a. Matthew Samuels, earned two additional nods in the rap categories for serving as a writer on Eminem and Jay Rock singles. He also received a nomination for Non-Classical Producer of the Year.
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Drake, Carlile and Lamar were all recognized in the three biggest categories — Album, Song and Record of the Year — for their most recent albums, “Scorpion,” “By the Way, I Forgive You” and the “Black Panther” soundtrack, respectively.
In addition to the four nominations for his work with frequent collaborator Drake, Boi-1da, a.k.a. Matthew Samuels, earned two additional nods in the rap categories for serving as a writer on Eminem and Jay Rock singles. He also received a nomination for Non-Classical Producer of the Year.
Also Read: Grammy Nominations Bumped Back This Week Due to George Hw Bush Memorial
This year, the Recording Academy expanded the number of nominees in the major categories,...
- 12/7/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Kendrick Lamar led the nominations for the 61st Grammy Awards, with eight nods recognizing his work for the “Black Panther” soundtrack, including the hit song “All the Stars” with Sza. Drake is right on his tails with seven nominations, and producer Boi-1da and Americana singer Brandi Carlile are just behind them with six apiece.
Cardi B, Lady Gaga, Childish Gambino, Maren Morris, R&B newcomer H.E.R., and producer Sounwave all notched five noms.
In a departure from last year, in which Jay-z was the only artist to score nods in the top three categories, Drake, Lamar, and Carlile all garnered nominations for record, song, and album of the year. Drake’s single “God’s Plan” and his album “Scorpion” are both recognized; Lamar’s “All the Stars” and the “Black Panther” soundtrack he curated are vying for the top categories; and Carlile’s song “The Joke,” along with her album “By the Way,...
Cardi B, Lady Gaga, Childish Gambino, Maren Morris, R&B newcomer H.E.R., and producer Sounwave all notched five noms.
In a departure from last year, in which Jay-z was the only artist to score nods in the top three categories, Drake, Lamar, and Carlile all garnered nominations for record, song, and album of the year. Drake’s single “God’s Plan” and his album “Scorpion” are both recognized; Lamar’s “All the Stars” and the “Black Panther” soundtrack he curated are vying for the top categories; and Carlile’s song “The Joke,” along with her album “By the Way,...
- 12/7/2018
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Nominations for the 61st Grammy Awards were announced by the recording academy on Dec. 7 in three stages. Nominees in the top four general field categories were unveiled on “CBS This Morning.” The contenders in more races were then revealed on Apple Music before the complete list of nominees in dozens of categories was posted on Grammy.com. The nominations announcement had been scheduled for Wednesday but was pushed back two days due to the scheduled memorial services for President George H.W. Bush.
The four general field categories — Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist — are the top prizes at the Grammys. While the nominees are drawn from across a variety of music genres, the winners tend to be the biggest pop and rock acts including recent champs Bruno Mars, Adele, Taylor Swift, and Mumford and Sons.
Discuss All the Grammy...
The four general field categories — Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist — are the top prizes at the Grammys. While the nominees are drawn from across a variety of music genres, the winners tend to be the biggest pop and rock acts including recent champs Bruno Mars, Adele, Taylor Swift, and Mumford and Sons.
Discuss All the Grammy...
- 12/7/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Add “Boom Clap” singer Charli Xcx to the long list of female vocalists who previously recorded demo tracks for Zedd’s hit single “The Middle” featuring Maren Morris.
In a tweet posted Wednesday night, Charli Xcx revealed that “i cut this song 2” but conceded that “the whole thing was waaayy too high in pitch for me.” She also commended final track vocalist Morris, writing “marren sounds soooo beautiful on this song.”
i cut this song 2 but honestly the whole thing was waaayy too high in pitch for me & my 5am party voice. also i’m not sure Zedd was fuckin w my robot levels of autotune in my opinion marren sounds soooo beautiful on this song & sarah aarons is a totally genius pop writer https://t.co/UnwRgZV76r
— Charli Xcx (@charli_xcx) April 25, 2018
As Variety originally reported, the song, which is now on its third week at No. 1 on...
In a tweet posted Wednesday night, Charli Xcx revealed that “i cut this song 2” but conceded that “the whole thing was waaayy too high in pitch for me.” She also commended final track vocalist Morris, writing “marren sounds soooo beautiful on this song.”
i cut this song 2 but honestly the whole thing was waaayy too high in pitch for me & my 5am party voice. also i’m not sure Zedd was fuckin w my robot levels of autotune in my opinion marren sounds soooo beautiful on this song & sarah aarons is a totally genius pop writer https://t.co/UnwRgZV76r
— Charli Xcx (@charli_xcx) April 25, 2018
As Variety originally reported, the song, which is now on its third week at No. 1 on...
- 4/27/2018
- by Tara Bitran
- Variety Film + TV
The hit single “The Middle,” by Zedd and featuring Maren Morris, is currently on its third week at No. 1 on pop radio – a giant feat for any song but especially so for one that was written well over a year prior and had been recorded by no fewer than 12 top female singers. Among those to take a crack at the vocal: Demi Lovato, Camila Cabello, Anne-Marie, Carly Rae Jepsen, Tove Lo, Bishop Briggs, Bebe Rexha, Lauren Jauregui from Fifth Harmony, Daya and Elle King.
“It was a super long process,” says Stefan Johnson, one-fifth of production team Monsters & Strangerz, who, along with his brother Jordan Johnson and Marcus “Marc Lo” Lomax, shaped the track which was written by Australian newcomer Sarah Aarons. “We never lost the feeling for that song,” adds Jordan Johnson. “Even a year later, I, as a creator hadn’t gotten tired of it. It was special.
“It was a super long process,” says Stefan Johnson, one-fifth of production team Monsters & Strangerz, who, along with his brother Jordan Johnson and Marcus “Marc Lo” Lomax, shaped the track which was written by Australian newcomer Sarah Aarons. “We never lost the feeling for that song,” adds Jordan Johnson. “Even a year later, I, as a creator hadn’t gotten tired of it. It was special.
- 4/23/2018
- by Shirley Halperin
- Variety Film + TV
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