Post Malone is this year’s recipient of a distinguished songwriting award.
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Coachella 2023 today (April 14), Blondie welcomed Nile Rodgers out onstage to join them for two songs: their 1980 hit ‘Rapture’, and Deborah Harry’s 1981 solo track ‘Backfired’.Rodgers has long been a part of the extended Blondie family – he produced the album that ‘Backfired’ appears on (‘KooKoo’), and ‘Rapture’ was notably inspired by the Chic song ‘Good Time’.
He performed guitar on both songs, following the band’s cover of ‘The Tide Is High’ by The Paragons.Have a look at footage of Rodgers performing ‘Rapture’ with Blondie below:Nile Rodgers playing Rapture w Blondie
.Post Malone is this year’s recipient of a distinguished songwriting award.
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Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor The Songwriters Hall of Fame announced today that Post Malone will be the 2023 recipient of the Hal David Starlight Award, which is intended to honor “gifted young songwriters who are making a significant impact in the music industry with their original songs.” The award was created in 2004 to honor Hal David, Burt Bacharach’s longtime songwriting partner and SHOF chairman emeritus, for his support of young songwriters. Past recipients include Taylor Swift, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Lil Nas X, Sara Bareilles, Nick Jonas, Halsey, Nate Ruess, Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Ne-Yo, Benny Blanco, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Rob Thomas, and John Rzeznik.
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Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu and Saweetie are among those honored on Gold House’s 2023 Most Impactful Asians A100 list. The A100 List honors trailblazers across the industry who are at the forefront of what the organization calls the “new gold age.” Gold House will celebrate these honorees and announce several new initiatives at the second annual Gold Gala during AAPI month on May 6 in downtown Los Angeles. “It’s impossible to fully appreciate the artistic and entrepreneurial renaissance that is currently underway without Gold House,” said honoree Jose Antonio Vargas, the founder of Define American and one of the lead producers of Broadway’s “Here Lies Love.” “With Gold House at the forefront, not only are Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the mainstream — we are helping define what is mainstream.”
Björk lit up the sky over Coachella 2023 earlier this month by incorporating over 800 drones into her performance – you can now watch her performance here.Clips of her renditions of ‘I’ve Seen It All’ and ‘Hyperballad’ have now been officially released on Coachella’s YouTube channel.Initially, the set was scheduled to be livestreamed onto Coachella’s YouTube channel. However, in a controversial decision, both Björk and Frank Ocean’s performances were pulled from the schedule hours before they took to the stage.The career-spanning set, which saw Björk perform with an orchestra conducted by Bjarni Frímann, prioritised “simplicity” – according to the Icelandic singer – but also enlisted over 800 drones as a visual aid for the crowd.Check out ‘I’ve Seen It All’ and ‘Hyperballad’ below:The set also included fan favourites such as ‘Isobel’ and ‘Joga’ and saw the drones create green, blue and red displays that matched each performance.
Mandy Moore is switching things up. The 39-year-old actress showed off a new look on Tuesday with a fresh haircut and color, teasing that the change had been a long time coming. The alum went for bold, dark chocolate colored locks and chopped quite a bit of length off her ends, adding bangs to complete the style.
The Prince and Princess of Wales enjoyed a fun-filled day in Birmingham on Thursday, as they played darts and tried their hands at making Indian street food. Kate, 41, and Prince William, 40, visited the city in the Midlands to celebrate its diverse culture by meeting future leaders in the arts and creative industries on 20 April. This Morning host Alison Hammond, who hails from Birmingham, excitedly met the Royal couple as they attended an event at The Rectory - a dynamic venue overlooking the city’s historic Jewellery Quarter.
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LE SSERAFIM have released a new video of their first meeting with legendary producer Nile Rodgers of Chic.In a clip released today (April 18), the K-pop girl group are seen meeting Rodgers over a video call from South Korea. The clip is dated February 1, 2023, which is the same day Rodgers shared a TikTok of him in the studio with Bang Si-hyuk, the chairman of HYBE Corporation and founder of Big Hit Music.“It’s such an honour to meet you today.
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Labrinth was joined onstage by Billie Eilish at Coachella 2023 at the weekend (April 15) to perform their new collaboration ‘Never Felt So Alone’. Check out footage and the setlist below.Taking place on the second day of the California festival, the ‘Happier Than Ever’ singer surprised fans by joining Labrinth onstage towards the end of his set to deliver the Finneas co-produced song, which previously premiered on HBO’s hit series, Euphoria.The set marked only the second time that the song has been performed live by the two – following its debut at one of Eilish’s concerts at California’s Kia Forum in December.
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BLACKPINK closed out the second night of Coachella 2023’s first weekend, making history as the first Korean group to headline the festival. It follows their debut appearance in 2019, when they were the first female K-pop act to perform at the festival altogether.Prior to BLACKPINK arriving onstage, their set opened with a lengthy light show with drones in the sky.
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Kaytranada made waves during his first set at Coachella 2023 today (April 14), bringing Aminé and Kali Uchis out for guest spots.Kali was first up to the mic, joining the Canadian beatmaker to perform vocals on an updated version of their 2019 collaboration ‘10%’ (which appeared on that year’s ‘Bubba’ album).
David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’ at 40: Producer Nile Rodgers and Engineer Bob Clearmountain on the Making of the Singer’s First Superstar Album “Bowie had this wonderful saying,” Nile Rodgers recalls. “He’d say, ‘Nile, darling, it’s all the same, but different.’” It’s a remarkably simple way of summing up a musical career that has become the go-to reference for artists who are continually changing and challenging themselves. And one of the biggest in his long string of shocking sound-and-vision pivots is the one that brought him true superstardom and his first platinum album: “Let’s Dance,” which was released 40 years ago today. Rodgers, who spoke with Variety about the album in 2018, was already a multiplatinum hitmaker via his work with Chic and Diana Ross. But “Let’s Dance,” which he co-produced with Bowie, was the album that vaulted him into the mainstream — and within a year he’d be helming Madonna’s smash breakthrough album, “Like a Virgin,” and overhauling Duran Duran’s original muddled mix of “The Reflex” into a global smash single.