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The short-video app, with more than 1 billion monthly active users, has emerged as one of the music industry’s most powerful promotional platforms. Several of this year's Grammy nominees, including "abcdefu" singer Gayle and R&B artist Muni Long, rose in popularity after influencers and everyday users posted TikTok videos with their music. "TikTok is 90 percent of the game," said Adamm Miguest, CEO and founder of Rapid Launch Media, which creates marketing campaigns designed to make songs go viral. Even as the music industry gathers in Los Angeles to celebrate artists and their songs at Sunday's Grammy awards, the relationship between hitmaker TikTok and music labels is showing signs of strain. As deals with the major music companies expire, the labels are looking to receive some of TikTok's ad revenue, according to Tatiana Cirisano, music industry analyst for Midia Research. EMarketer estimates TikTok will collect $14 billion from advertisers this year. One industry … [Read more...] about From Lizzo to Gayle, Grammy nominees highlight TikTok’s sway in music

I t was the middle of 2007. I was driving around a rundown suburb of Manchester, the sort of place where the windows are all boarded up and my shiny car attracted attention. In my hand, I clutched a scruffy piece of paper with an address for one Karl E Burns. I had no idea whether this was indeed the Karl E Burns who played drums in the Fall until a gig in 1998. He quit as the band imploded on stage in New York and was never seen again. I was on a mission to find him. It all began in 2005, when I wrote a piece for this paper after interviewing Mark E Smith and tracking down many of the (then) 43 musicians who had played in the Fall since 1976. A publisher got in touch and suggested I write a book, based on my quest to find the members of the band I'd become obsessed with. This was the genesis of The Fallen, a two-year search that cost me my peace of mind - as well as my 17-year relationship with my girlfriend. My journey took me around the country: to Salford, to meet … [Read more...] about The curse of the Fall

Sinitta has reportedly knocked five years off her age on a dating app. The Toy Boy hitmaker, who is really 59, instead has the age of 54 stated on her Hinge profile which has recently been reactivated, according to The Sun . On her page Sinitta - who has dated Simon Cowell and David Essex in the past - says she wants to meet a man into 'health, fitness and fun'. Getting younger by the minute! Sinitta has reportedly knocked five years off her age on a dating app A source told the publication: 'Sinitta also says she's a London-based artist with liberal views. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next 'Maybe I shouldn't go on the trip': Sinitta QUITS Celebs Go... 'She's my wing woman!' Navid Sole admits he still brings... Share this article 'Well, it appears she also has a liberal view of her age because it also says she's five years younger than she actually is! 'She sang about a Toy Boy before so maybe this time she thinks … [Read more...] about Sinitta, 59, ‘reactivates her profile on dating app Hinge but knocks FIVE YEARS off her age and claims to be 54’

This undated handout image from Universal Music Group shows musicians JD Beck (left) and DOMi. One is not yet 20, the other barely older, but the duo formed by American drummer JD Beck and French keyboardist DOMi has already turned the jazz world upside down with its dexterity and supersonic style, to the point of attracting Herbie Hancock or Bruno Mars and earning them Grammy Award nominations. Photo: Tehillah De Castro / Universal Music Group / AFP NEW YORK—With their musical dexterity and supersonic sound, JD Beck and DOMi have attracted major attention from artists ranging from Herbie Hancock to Bruno Mars, and now the jazz duo is in the hunt for Grammys glory. To watch American drummer JD Beck and French keyboardist DOMi is to submit the senses to their overwhelming speed of execution, bewildering the eye as much as the ear. “Speed is a technical resource allowing us, composers and musicians, to create a feeling and deliver an emotion,” the pair told AFP in writing (they … [Read more...] about Supersonic jazz duo JD Beck and DOMi heading to the Grammys

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 8 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jessy Wilson was ready to give up her musical dream when a film about female African warriors showed her the power of perseverance. Wilson’s Grammy -nominated song “Keep Rising,” was picked by director Gina Prince-Bythewood to be featured in her action epic “The Woman King.” Wilson and her co-writers Angelique Kidjo and Jeremy Lutito are nominated alongside Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Billie Eilish in the category of best song written for visual media during Sunday's ceremony. “'The Woman King’ really brought me back to life, truly,” said Wilson. The anthemic, uplifting song came after the darkest period in Wilson’s life. The pandemic had left her questioning her career after decades of singing and writing not only for her own records, but for other artists as well. When she … [Read more...] about Jessy Wilson on ‘Keep Rising’ anthem and the hope it brings

GABRIEL MARTINELLI has officially signed his new contract which will keep him at Arsenal until 2027. Martinelli, 21, has had an incredible rise to fame from the Brazilian lower league. And the winger has been influential to the Gunners' success story so far this season. Meanwhile, Moises Caicedo's agent Manuel Sierra has broken his silence on his client's plea to join Arsenal in January. Sierra explained that the opportunity for Caicedo "may not be repeated in life" following the Gunners' failed attempt to land the Ecuadorian. And he admitted to helping Caicedo draft the statement which revealed that he wanted out of Brighton. Elsewhere, Hale End graduate Folarin Balogun continues to flourish on loan having scored his first professional hat-trick for French outfit Reims. And Gabriel Jesus has continued to provide updates on his injury with the Brazilian now back on the grass. Follow ALL the action from the Emirates with our live blog below... … [Read more...] about Arsenal transfer news LIVE: Martinelli SIGNS new contract, Caicedo’s agent BREAKS silence, Balogun flourishing on loan

Music’s biggest night returns to Los Angeles as the 65th Annual Grammy Awards hits Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, Feb. 5. The ceremony comes home to Los Angeles this year, following 2022’s last-minute move to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas due to a surge of COVID-19 cases in the area. It’s the first full-fledged ceremony to take place since 2020 and the subsequent pandemic-forced shutdowns, which caused the 2021 event to be scaled down and a strictly socially distanced affair . Music fans can tune into the festivities starting at 5 p.m. on Paramount+, CBS and grammy.com . The ceremony can also be streamed on-demand through the Paramount+ app, but a cable subscription is required. “Entertainment Tonight” will begin its full Grammy pre-show coverage on CBS before the official awards ceremony starting at 4 p.m. Additional coverage will be available exclusively through the Recording Academy’s “Live From the Red Carpet” on Twitter . Sam Smith will perform at … [Read more...] about Grammys 2023: How to watch and who’s performing at the ceremony

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! sees a new King or Queen of the Jungle crowned tonight (November 27) – with Jill Scott and Owen Warner battling it out for the crown. Matt Hancock placed third in a tense final which saw all three undertake Bushtucker Trials. But with Jill the final woman in camp for a week, she was faced with some tough opposition from her male counterparts. READ MORE: I'm A Celeb star slams easy trials and says they used to be 'hardcore' in past I'm A Celeb has seen plenty of men crowned King of the Jungle, but where are they all now? From 2021 winner Danny Miller to first ever winner Tony Blackburn, Daily Star takes a look. Tony Blackburn - 2002 Legendary radio DJ Tony Blackburn became the first star to take the jungle crown in I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'s debut series in 2002. With a career spanning over 60 years, there's no wonder he has amassed a huge net worth of over £8.5million, as he continues hosting radio shows on BBC … [Read more...] about I’m A Celeb Kings of the Jungle now – huge net worth, Family Fortunes and tragic loss

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 2 The bid to bring a WNBA franchise to Oakland took a critical step forward Thursday, as the city formally announced it reached a deal with the group leading the expansion effort for exclusive negotiating rights on its half of the Coliseum site. Alana Beard, front woman of the African American Sports and Entertainment Group, is close to completing and submitting the proposal to the WNBA. The league previously had stated an intent to move forward with expansion in December, but delayed that into this year. “Alana is leading that project,” said Ray Bobbitt, an East Bay native who is head of the Black-owned team of developers. “She is getting to a point where there could be a proposal submitted soon. The league was initially saying December of last year, but now that has been expanded out, and I think that they’ve changed the dynamic of the expansion process.” Beard, a former WNBA player, … [Read more...] about Oakland WNBA bid a step closer with exclusive negotiating rights to Coliseum site

CHELSEA tried and failed to sign Sofyan Amrabat on deadline day according to reports. The Blues saw a last-gasp bid rejected but ended up breaking a British record-fee for World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez instead. Meanwhile, Manchester United are reportedly lining up a summer deal for Bayern Munich star Benjamin Pavard. Pavard, 26, is out of contract at the Allianz in 2024 and it has been claimed that United will be keeping an eye on his contractual situation. And Ghanaian international Andre Ayew has completed his move to Nottingham Forest. NEW online casinos for UK players in February 2023 Stay tuned with all the latest transfer news ... Giacomo Pisa 8 minutes ago Fernandez 'didn't want to stay' Benfica president Rui Costa went on to say an agreement was reached with Chelsea for Enzo Fernandez to join the Blues in the summer. But Fernandez made it clear he wanted a January move. Costa said, via Fabrizio Romano : “During the … [Read more...] about Transfer news LIVE: Chelsea ‘failed’ to sign Amrabat on deadline day, Man Utd eye Pavard summer deal, Ayew to Forest