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Sony Response to Columbia Records Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Sony Music is quickly fighting back against a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former assistant to Columbia Records chief executive Ron Perry over race-conscious hiring policies, saying the allegations are “contradictory and false” and are designed to “harass her former employer.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The case, filed last week by Patria Paulino, claims that she was forced to resign […]

todayMarch 7, 2024

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Beyoncé Leads U.K. Chart Race With ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’

It’s early days in the U.K. chart race, though, as it stands Beyoncé should hold all the cards. Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” (via Columbia/Parkwood Ent) is “storming ahead,” according to the Official Charts Company, to lead the First Look chart blast. “Texas Hold ‘Em” last Friday, Feb. 23 gave Beyonce her sixth U.K. No. 1 and first in 14 years, when it vaulted 9-1. The success of her country-leaning number […]

todayFebruary 26, 2024 1

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The Smile Leads Tight Race With ‘Wall of Eyes’ – Billboard

It’s tight, and it’s early days, but the members of the Smile can afford a grin. The Radiohead spin-off leads the midweek U.K. chart with Wall Of Eyes (XL Recordings), their sophomore album. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news There’s not much in it. Just 200 combined units separate Wall of Eyes from the second-placed album on the Official Chart Update, the Reytons’ Ballad […]

todayJanuary 30, 2024 4

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Jelly Roll Vows to Complete 5K Race in 2024

Jelly Roll has done so much in the past two years, from selling out arenas and winning awards, to every philanthropic thing under the sun that he could possibly have time for.Now, Jelly Roll has something new on his plate in 2024 that he wants everyone to know about. He recently appeared on the Full Send podcast, where his mouth wrote a check that his actions now have to cash.Jelly Roll […]

todayJanuary 14, 2024

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Live Music’s Race to Find the Biggest Screen

When the Sphere, a glittering structure that resembles a giant bath bomb, opened on the Las Vegas Strip in late September, it was hailed as the most spectacular music venue ever created by humans. Its inaugural performers, U2, were also praised, but effusive attendees practically waved off the fabled rock band’s presence as a mild inconvenience, secondary to the real show: a 160,000-square-foot LED display showing curated graphics that made […]

todayDecember 13, 2023 6

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How Canadian R&B artists like Drake and Justin Bieber complicate ideas of race, music and nationality

Drake and Justin Bieber are among the biggest popular music stars in the world. Part of their appeal has been blurring pop, hip-hop and R&B — music genres the music business has traditionally segregated along racialized lines. My doctoral research has examined how Drake, Bieber and Jessie Reyez each innovatively approach R&B music — and build distinctly Canadian lifestyle brands that reinforce, complicate and/or challenge dominant beliefs about Canadian identities […]

todayOctober 12, 2023 1

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Watch Gunna Race Down “rodeo dr” in New Music Video

Drawing from O.J. Simpson’s infamous car chase, Gunna‘s new music video sees the rapper cruising through Los Angeles in a white Ford Bronco. The rapper recreates Simpson’s 1994’s on-road saga in the visuals for a Gift & a Curse track, “rodeo dr”, as he dodges paparazzi and crazed fans alike. Directed by Spike Jordan, the video opens with “fukumean” playing – another notable cut from a Gift & a Curse […]

todayAugust 2, 2023 2

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