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Legendary music executive Clive Davis has died at the age of 94, reports The New York Times. As one of the industry’s most influential figures, serving as a producer, A&R man, and label president over the course of his career, Davis directly shaped numerous genres, and signed and worked with a seemingly endless list of artists, including Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Janis Joplin, Aerosmith, Santana, Pink Floyd, and Patti Smith.Davis earned his law degree from Harvard in 1956, and joined CBS affiliate Columbia Records in 1960. Within seven years, he rose to become president and began signing influential artists including…
Jepsies rejoice: Carly Rae Jepsen has announced her eighth studio album, Day and Nightwhich arrives Sept. 18 via Interscope Records and is available for pre-order. Day and Night will be a double album clocking in at 24 tracks, with each LP comprising 12 songs. The musician worked on the double LP with collaborators and friends, including Tavish Crowe, Kyle Shearer, Nate Cyphert, and Cole MGN, whom she married last year. For a press release, each album has a distinct sonic palette, with Day described as being “organic and raw, with live instrumentation and hints of Seventies-inspired psychedelic pop,” while Night…
A limited-edition card will be available at all Brooklyn Public Library branches, while supplies last, starting June 25 Jay-Z will add to his already overflowing pile of career achievements a second commemorative library card as he celebrates the 30th anniversary of his debut, Reasonable Doubt. To mark the occasion this month, Jay announced a string of pop-ups around New York City, as well as a fresh partnership with the Brooklyn Public Library. That includes the release of a new limited edition library card, which will be available June 25 — the same day Reasonable Doubt was released in 1996 —…
Clive Davis, the music executive who founded Arista Records and J Records and helped shape the careers of Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Carlos Santana, Janis Joplin, Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood and many others, died on Monday at his home in New York City. He was 94. His death was confirmed by his longtime rep Aliza Rabinoff, who added in a statement that he “passed away peacefully from age-related illness … surrounded by his family and loved ones.” Davis had faced several health issues in recent years. In late May, he was hospitalized in New York City following an…
Max Pezzali is preparing to set the Olympic stadium on fire with two concerts scheduled for 23 and 24 June, new stages of the tour which is recording record numbers in Italian stadiums. After the performance on June 19th at the Diego Armando Maradona in Naples, the singer celebrated the event on social media by writing: “I've been dreaming of this story for years. You never forget the first time at the Maradona! Thanks Napoli”.Tens of thousands of spectators are expected for the two evenings in Rome. According to information released by TicketOne, the start of the shows is set…
Something newalbum released by Max Pezzali in 2020, it achieved FIMI gold record certification in week 25 of 2026. The project marked the return of the artist from Pavia with an album of unreleased songs five years later Spaceship Max. A work that combines new songs and collaborations with some protagonists of the Italian scene, confirming the narrative style that has always characterized the writing of Max Pezzali. The certifications of Something new Certification Week Year Gold 25 2026 The tracklist of Something new Something new Never stop 7080902000 (feat. J-Ax) The kids have fun More or less halfway In…
IDLES have been starting their recent live shows with a blistering new song, ‘Levitator’ – check it out below. The Bristol punks dropped their last full album ‘Tangk’ back in 2024 and have yet to release any new material since then, barring the score for Darren Aronofsky’s crime thriller, Caught Stealing. Last month, guitarist Mark Bowen revealed to NME that the band were well underway with writing their “most exciting” album yet, and hinted that they were looking to go “back to basics” for album six. Now, since kicking off their summer tour dates, the band have shared the first…
Keith Richards isn’t sure that he’s up to future Rolling Stones tours, but that doesn’t mean the band won’t play live again. With the band’s new album, Foreign Tongues, due July 10, the Stones guitarist raised the idea of the band playing residencies in a new interview with Uncut. “I don’t know if tours are possible,” Richards, 82, told the magazine. “It’s the travelling that takes it out of you. But I do see the possibility of us doing residency somewhere. Wherever it is, London, New York, Paris, anywhere. I’ll play Rome! But I don’t see why they shouldn’t be…
Donald Trump has once again threatened to prosecute the supposed “vandals” he’s claiming have turned the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool into an algae-infested mess, with the paint job the government spent millions in taxpayer money to apply already peeling off. The shoddy, rushed “renovation” carried out through an overpriced no-bid contract is not the problem, nor are the pool’s longstanding filtration issues that experts warned a layer of epoxy would not fix. No, the president has decided that his humiliation lays at the feet of unnamed, invisible operatives sabotaging his latest vanity project. “Of the MANY Statues and Fountains that…
This article was originally published Hon Vibe.com “Tay Keithfuck these ni**as up” is not just a catchy producer tag; it's a forewarning of the musicianship to follow. His signature line launched a slew of chart-topping singles, grimy deep cuts, and addictive bass lines on songs for the likes of Travis Scott, Miley Cyrus, Beyoncé, Key Glockand Sexy Red. Tay Keith was behind the hits and stands as one of the most lauded producers of the streaming era, shaping modern-day hip-hop. Unfortunately, 29-year-old's promising career suffered a tragic end. On Thursday (June 18), he was found dead in his Nashville apartment…
