ZipLINES – The Week in Entertainment News from Around the Web
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The Week Ending DECEMBER 4, 2020
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Rapper Casanova Is Accused of Conspiring in ‘Terrible Acts of Violence’
Like 6ix9ine before him, the New York recording artist is charged with being a member of a ruthless street gang. When a popular traveling hip-hop festival rolled into Queens for two shows in fall 2019, the promoters agreed to drop five rappers with New York roots from the lineup after the police asked that they do so because of safety concerns.
Shakira shows off her curves in ’80s-inspired music video
Shakira took a page of out Jane Fonda’s book for her latest music video. The Colombian songstress and the Black Eyed Peas dropped their 1980s-inspired visual project for their song, “Girl Like Me,” on Friday.
Music is Detroit’s heartbeat. The places we gather to hear it are in danger. | Opinion
As one of Detroit’s leading rock venues, Paul Ryder’s PJ’s Lager House helped launch the early careers of bands like The White Stripes and the Von Bondies. It withstood the recession of the auto bankruptcy and foreclosure crisis. But it can’t beat COVID-19.
WSJ News Exclusive | Stevie Nicks Sells Stake in Songwriting Catalog
Stevie Nicks closed a deal to sell a majority stake in her publishing catalog late last month, on the heels of Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” hitting the Billboard charts for the first time since 1977. Music publisher Primary Wave purchased an 80% interest in the copyrights, which are valued at about $100 million, according to people familiar with the deal.
Revealed: Billboard’s 2020 Women In Music Executives
Brianna Agyemang and Jamila Thomas, the founders of #TheShowMustBePaused who demanded the music business reckon with racial injustice, lead this year’s roster of over 200 female executives and activists changing the industry.
Chance The Rapper sued for $3 million in commission by former manager
Chance The Rapper has been sued by his long-term manager, until earlier this year, Pat Corcoran. In a lawsuit filed with the courts in Illinois earlier this week, Corcoran accuses his former client of ignoring his professional advice, then blaming him for the mixed response from fans to 2019 album ‘The Big Day’ and subsequent lacklustre ticket sales, firing him in April this year, and then refusing to pay commissions that are owed.
Sony Music Acquires J. Erving’s Human Re Sources Company
Sony Music Entertainment has acquired Human Re Sources, J. Erving’s Los Angeles-based artist distribution and services company, from the music and tech company Q&A. It will become part of The Orchard, Sony’s global independent music distribution and artist and label services company.
Couples devastated at Level 3 ban on live music and dancing at weddings
Couples across Ireland have been left devastated as new Level 3 guidelines ban live music and dancing at weddings.
Teyana Taylor announces retirement from music after feeling ‘underappreciated’ in business
Don’t expect any newly recorded music from R&B star Teyana Taylor because her music career as we know it is over, according to the artist. Taylor, who will usher in a new decade in her life when she turns 30 on Dec.
How did Bad Bunny become the world’s biggest pop star?
ach December, Spotify announces who has been the world’s most streamed artist that year, and this generally tallies with who has been popular in the UK. Drake, the Canadian rapper who has had six UK No 1 singles, was first in three of the previous five years, with fellow UK chart-toppers Ed Sheeran and Post Malone leading the others.
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ZipLINES for the Week Ending December 4, 2020.
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Kevin James has over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry in various facets. He has worked as a recording artist, songwriter, producer, on-air radio personality, background actor and film director. Kevin is a Member of the National Writer's Union.