Collaborative streak sustains pop music's spice - AsiaOne
COLLABORATION is the name of the game in pop music these days. The potent partnerships entered into by today's recording artists are not only limited to the younger likes of Jason Mraz ("Lucky," with Colbie Caillat), Miley Cyrus ("We Got The Party ...March 19, 2010
MUSiC: A Jazz-Pop Encounter: The Sequel - New York Times
Above, Brad Mehldau at the Ocean Way Recording studio in Los Angeles. Mr. Mehldau, left, and Jon Brion during the making of “Highway Rider,” their first collaboration since “Largo” in 2002. BROWS furrowed, Brad Mehldau and Jon Brion wore the ...March 10, 2010
Patti Smith to Be Honored at 27th Annual ASCAP Pop ... - Earthtimes
The ASCAP Founders Award is among the most prestigious honors that ASCAP gives to songwriters and composers who have made pioneering contributions to music by inspiring and influencing their fellow music creators. Each recipient is a musical ...March 17, 2010
Beyonce and Lady Gaga Wanna Change Pop Videos - BET
Beyoncé and Lady Gaga are ready to erase pop music. The two stars, who first teamed up on Beyoncé’s “Video Phone” remix video, have now rejoined forces with Gaga’s “Telephone” visual, which has been receiving mixed reviews to say the ...March 15, 2010
Pop History Revealed! Doing Splits! - New York Times
Show” was a remarkable snapshot of a wide-open moment in pop music, just as the Beatles ’ arrival was transforming the rules. Taking the stage were representatives of Motown (Gaye, the Supremes, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles), the British ...March 19, 2010
Patti Smith to Be Honored by Music Industry - ABC News
... award from the music industry next month in honor of her genre-bending 40-year career as singer, poet, political activist and painter. Smith, 63, will be presented with the Founders Award during performing rights group ASCAP´s annual pop music ...March 19, 2010
Michael Jackson Estate, Sony Strike Massive $250 ... - Rolling Stone
... most lucrative in music history, the Wall Street Journal reports , citing sources close to the negotiation. The Jackson estate is guaranteed an expected $200 million from the deal, which will likely feature reissues of the King of Pop’s albums ...March 16, 2010
Video: Justin Bieber Rapping on Radio Show - AceShowbiz
If fans are wondering whether or not he is considering to ditch pop music for becoming a rapper, the Canadian native said, "I'm just a pop singer." This is a remark to his previous statement to MTV which mentioned he doesn't plan to spit his own ...March 19, 2010
event SXSW: The Xx + Holly Miranda, Jj, Band Of Horses - A.V. Club
London band The xx makes hazy, woozy, moody pop music that toggles between the likes of Young Marble Giants and Hot Chip. Intimate and homey, the group's sound plays close-miked vocals against furtive hooks made with guitars, keyboards, and seemingly ...March 19, 2010
Big Star - Salon
And isn’t that the real power of pop music? Big Star didn’t write sophisticated music. They wrote pop songs. It was straightforward and articulate pop music about being young, being happy, having fun, having that heavy crush, and getting your ...March 19, 2010
