Category archives for: Music

Pacific Rim Uprising Drops Its Second Official Trailer

The second and full-length trailer for the Steven S. DeKnight directed sequel to 2013’s Pacific Rim has arrived, courtesy of Legendary. Set a decade after The Battle of the Breach, the oceans are still but restless. Vindicated by the victory, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The […]

Rhianna to Make Grammy Awards Appearance with DJ Khaled and Bryson Tiller

Rihanna, DJ Khaled and Bryson Tiller will perform their smash hit “Wild Thoughts” on the Grammy Awards, Khaled announced in his characteristically low-key manner on social media Friday night. #FANLUV! IT'S GO TIME! I'm performing #WILDTHOUGHTS at the #GRAMMYS !!!! with the ICON @rihanna AND @brysontiller !!🔥🔥 @RecordingAcad! I'M so #GRATEFUL for this opportunity!!🙏🏽🙏🏽 #FANLUV […]

RIP to Delores O’Riordan, Cranberries Lead Singer Dead at Age 46

Cranberries lead singer Dolores O’Riordan has died suddenly in London at the age of 46. The lead singer with the Irish band was in London for a short recording session. In a statement, her publicist said that family members are “devastated to hear the breaking news” and have requested privacy “ at this very difficult […]

Wixen Music Publishing Sues Spotify

Spotify was sued by Wixen Music Publishing Inc last week for allegedly using thousands of songs, including those of Tom Petty, Neil Young and the Doors, without a license and compensation to the music publisher. Wixen is seeking damages worth at least $1.6 billion along with injunctive relief. Spotify failed to get a direct or […]

John Williams to Compose Music for Solo: A Star Wars Story

Veteran Star Wars composer John Williams has been set to write the theme for Solo: A Star Wars Story, the standalone film about a young Han Solo opening May 25th. Powell was announced as the primary composer for Solo back in July and remains so, while Williams revealed his involvement during an interview with Variety today […]

Musical.ly Sold to ByteDance Technology

Musical.ly, which lets teens make videos of themselves lip-syncing, is set to sell for at least $800 million. The Shanghai-based company has agreed to sell to  China’s Beijing ByteDance Technology Co. The deal hasn’t closed yet, but Bloomberg sets the price at $800 million, while the Wall Street Journal reports the deal at “$800 million to $1 billion.”

Google Assistant on Android Now IDs Songs

Google Assistant on Android handsets is now able to identify songs playing in the background. As long as the music is audible, querying the Assistant with “what song is this?” will cause the app to listen for several seconds and identify the song. Results include the song title, artist, album, lyrics, and links to associated […]

Lionel Richie Plans to Shoot a Curtis Mayfield Biopic

Lionel Richie has gained the rights to produce a feature based on the life of legendary songwriter and musician Curtis Mayfield. Mayfield started writing songs at age 11, at 14 he joining The Impressions. Mayfield penned more than 1,900 songs including such notable tracks as “People Get Ready,” “Keep on Pushin’,” and “It’s All Right”. […]

Microsoft Ending Groove Music Moving Customers to Spotify

Microsoft today announced changes to its music offering for Windows devices that will see it transition from its own Groove Music service to Spotify. According to Microsoft, the Groove Music media player application will continue to work for playing back owned music on Windows devices, but it will no longer offer the option to stream, […]

Take a Listen to the Main Title Theme for Star Trek: Discovery

CBS has premiered a new video for its new series Star Trek: Discovery featuring composer Jeff Russo and a sixty-piece orchestra playing the show’s new theme song. Blending the original 1960s show theme with a new one, the result is a notable step up from “Star Trek: Enterprise” and notably avoids comparisons to the J.J. […]

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