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☆ Jack Jones, balladeer famous for ‘Love Boat’ theme and 1960s hits like ‘The Impossible Dream,’ dies at 86
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Jones died of leukemia at a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif., his wife of 15 years, Eleanora Jones, said. Jones had hits on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, but his highest chart numbers could be found on what was then known as the easy listening chart, which later became adult contemporary. 1 singles with “The Race is On” in 1965, “The Impossible Dream (The Quest)” in 1966 and “Lady” in 1967. 6 on the easy listening chart and No. Besides Jones’ wife, his survivors include daughters Crystal Jones and Nicole Ramasco, stepdaughters Nicole Whitty and Colette Peters, and three grandchildren.

Persons: Jack Jones, Jones, Eleanora Jones, ”, ” —, Stephen Holden, Frank Sinatra, — Jones, Will Friedwald, ” Jones, “, — Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Michel LeGrand, Alan, Marilyn Bergman, Gerry Mulligan, Buddy Rich, Count Basie, didn’t, David O, Russell’s, Cy Coleman, Irene Harvey, Allen Jones, Marx, Jeanette McDonald, Nelson Eddy, You’re, Nancy Sinatra, Frank Sinatra’s, “ Lollipops, —, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Cécile, Jones ’, Tony Bennett, Times ’ Holden, “ Mr, ’, Holden, Mark Murphy, Jones’s, Eleanora Jung, Jill St, John, Crystal Jones, Nicole Ramasco, stepdaughters Nicole Whitty, Colette Peters Organizations: Rancho Mirage, Calif, ”, New York Times, ABC, Street, Opera, MGM, University High School, Capitol Records, Kapp Records, U.S . Air Force Reserve, Las Vegas, Algonquin Hotel, Times, Hollywood Locations: Rancho, America, British, La Mancha, West Los Angeles, Coachella, Palm Springs

☆ Katy Perry's '143' doesn't have a single redeeming song
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewIf you're a pop-music fan who spends time on the internet, you'll probably see a slew of negative reviews for Katy Perry's new album, "143." Lester Cohen/WireImageEven if you set aside the allegations against Dr. Luke, "143" doesn't make a strong case for his input. Without them, Dr. Luke and his new associates have created a pop vacuum, completely devoid of heart and personality. "Gimme Gimme," the second track featuring 21 Savage, immediately recalls the plinky snoozefest of Justin Bieber's "Changes," particularly the Quavo duet "Intentions." Final grade: 1.8/10Katy Perry's new album "143" consists of 11 standard tracks.

Persons: —, you'll, Katy Perry's, Perry, they'd, Luke, Rocco Valdes —, Dr, hadn't, Kesha, countersued, Alex Cooper, Valdes, Aaron Joseph, Vaughn Oliver, Theron Thomas, Luke's, Kemosabe signees, Perry didn't, Katy Perry, Cirkut, Lester Cohen, Max Martin, Benny Blanco, Savage, Justin Bieber's, Luke disciple Kim Petras, Kylie Minogue knockoff, JID, who's, We're, syrupy, Kim Petras Organizations: Service, Business, Kemosabe Records, Capitol Records, Capitol Records Worth, Press Locations: California

☆ Katy Perry's new song 'Woman's World' isn't as bad as we feared. It's worse.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Listening to the album's lead single, "Woman's World," I have to assume it's a portal to the past. In the music video for "Woman's World," Perry's visuals are clearly meant to be tongue-in-cheek. Five people are credited as songwriters for "What Makes a Woman," but none overlap with the six writers credited for "Woman's World." She wanted Dr. Luke and all the baggage he brings; all four other songwriters on "Woman's World" are Dr. Luke collaborators or signees. Perry's 'Woman's World' proves she's stuck in a sound of the pastSurely Perry knew she'd face backlash — and for what?

Persons: —, Katy Perry, Rosie the, she's, indiscreet, It's, Perry, Dr, Luke, Perry's, Perry hadn't, Kesha, James Devaney, Luke countersued Kesha, he's, who's, Loctor Duke, Doja, Nicki Minaj's, Kim Petras, Perry isn't, Katy Perry's, Jack Antonoff, SG Lewis, Zedd, Katy, she'd, Hillary Clinton Organizations: Service, Business, New York, Court, Tyson Trax, Loctor, Capitol Records, Stone Locations: traipsing, Perry's, California

☆ Katy Perry's new album is called '143.' Here's everything we know so far.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"143" will be Perry's sixth major-label release — seventh overall, including her sparsely heard debut "Katy Hudson," a Christian music album released in 2001. JULY 11TH4PM PT pic.twitter.com/88z73jzWtP — KATY PERRY (@katyperry) July 9, 2024"'143' IS A PARTY AND THE WORLD IS INVITED!" AdvertisementHowever, Perry has not worked with Dr. Luke since he was sued by Kesha, his former teen protégé, in 2014. Kesha accused Dr. Luke, whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald, of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse . Dr. Luke, Katy Perry, and Cirkut at the 2014 Grammys.

Persons: —, Katy Perry, Perry, 5nOz1xojRD, KATY PERRY, hasn't, Katy Hudson, Perry belting, WE AIN’T, Luke, Max Martin, Stone, Martin, Kesha, Lukasz Gottwald, countersued, Luke's, Adele, Halsey, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Lester Cohen, Katy, Sarah Hudson, Vaughn Oliver, Rocco Valdes, Theron Thomas, Oliver, Gottwald, Nicki Minaj's, Valdes —, Rocco, Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Minaj, Thomas, Usher Organizations: Service, Capitol Records, Business, Kemosabe Records, Kemosabe Locations: @katyperry

☆ Katy Perry worked with Dr. Luke on her new album, despite Kesha's allegations of sexual abuse
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewKaty Perry has teamed up with Dr. Luke to create her forthcoming album, reconnecting with the embattled pop producer for the first time in a decade. After sharing a snippet on TikTok, rumored song credits began circulating on social media, which listed Dr. Luke as a producer. AdvertisementDr. Luke, born Lukasz Gottwald, coproduced many of Perry's early hits, including diamond-certified tracks like "California Gurls," "Roar," and "Dark Horse." However, Perry seemed to sever ties with Gottwald after she released "Prism," her third album with Capitol, in 2013. Kesha and Gottwald reached an undisclosed settlement last year, though Kesha has never walked back her allegations.

Persons: —, Katy Perry, Luke, Perry, Stone, ecwNHEaVqu, KATY PERRY, Katy, Max Martin, Sarah Hudson, Lukasz Gottwald, coproduced, Gottwald, Perry's, Kesha, countersued, Lady Gaga, Gottwald's, Nicki Minaj's Organizations: Service, Business, Capitol Records, Capitol, Kemosabe Records, New York Times, Energy Locations: @katyperry, California

☆ Anna Indiana is the world's first all-AI singer-songwriter. She's deeply mediocre.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Kieran Press-Reynolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The new completely AI-generated musician Anna Indiana was met with fierce backlash online. She's Anna Indiana, the first musician whose entire existence — from the image and singing to the music's chord progression, key, tempo, and lyrics — is claimed to have been generated by artificial intelligence, without human involvement. I’m Anna Indiana and I’m an AI singer-songwriter. Everything from the key, tempo, chord progression, melody notes, rhythm, lyrics, and my image and singing, is auto-generated using AI. Indiana's music is middling, but it's not egregiously unlistenable.

Persons: Anna Indiana, —, Indiana, Here’s, ines, ong, lew, egan, ike, ould, witter Organizations: Service Locations: uman

☆ Doechii Stays Balanced With 24-Hour Spas and a Good Girls Night
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Nia Decaille | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Before the 25-year-old rapper and singer Doechii began opening for Doja Cat on the Scarlet Tour last month, she had a high-profile warm-up gig in Los Angeles, performing before Beyoncé on her Renaissance World Tour. “Just to be in the stadium was incredible, and it was surreal,” Doechii said on a call from her Los Angeles home. “I created this world that I want my fans to live in with me and escape,” she said. “A place to where I can’t be wrong. I can’t be critiqued in this world because it’s my genre and my lane, which is alternative hip-hop.”

Persons: Doechii, Beyoncé, “, “ I’ve, I’ve, ”, Oz Organizations: Dawg Entertainment, Capitol Records, Kodak Locations: Los Angeles, SZA

☆ Legendary hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman has beaten 99% of his peers over the last 5 years. Here are 2 stocks he says he's massively betting on with 40% of his $16.9 billion portfolio.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bill Ackman says he doesn't short stocks anymore. The hedge fund manager famously feuded with investing legend Carl Icahn over Ackman's short position on Herbalife over a decade ago. At the conference, Ackman talked about two companies he's placing massive bets on right now: Universal Music (UNGVY) and Alphabet (GOOG). Ackman said his portfolio has a 22-25% weight on Universal Music, and a 16-17% weight on Alphabet, meaning he's betting 38-42% of his fund on the two firms. For Universal Music it's streaming.

Persons: Bill Ackman, Carl Icahn, Ackman, we'd, I'm, CNBC's Scott Wapner, Warren Buffett, chatbot, OpenAI's ChatGPT, They've Organizations: Pershing Square Holdings, Delivering Alpha, Pershing, Morningstar, Universal, Euronext, Universal Music, Capitol Records, Jam, Google, YouTube Locations: New York, Euronext Amsterdam

☆ Katy Perry sells rights to five albums including 'Teenage Dream' to Litmus Music
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Katy Perry performs on stage during the Coronation Concert on May 07, 2023 in Windsor, Britain. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 18 (Reuters) - Singer Katy Perry has signed a deal to sell rights to five of her studio albums released between 2008 and 2020 including "Teenage Dream" to Carlyle-backed Litmus Music, the music rights company said on Monday. "One of the Boys," "PRISM," "Witness" and "Smile" are the other four studio albums that are part of the deal. The five studio albums were released under Perry's contract with Capitol Records, whose former president Dan McCarroll is the co-founder of Litmus Music. With Perry, Litmus Music gets access to an artist who shot to fame in July 2008 with the track "I Kissed A Girl" and has earned 13 Grammy nominations and five MTV Video Music Awards.

Persons: Katy Perry, Chris Jackson, Carlyle, Dan McCarroll, Blackstone, Justin Bieber, Bob Dylan, Perry, Jaspreet Singh Organizations: Billboard, Capitol Records, Litmus, Litmus Music, MTV, Thomson Locations: Windsor, Britain, Bengaluru

☆ Punk icon Tom Verlaine, founder of the band Television, dies at 73
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Tom Verlaine, who redefined rock guitar in the punk era of the 1970s with his band Television, died Saturday in Manhattan. Tom Verlaine’s soloing (and Richard Lloyd‘s as well, of course) showed me you could be a virtuoso and dangerous at the same time, more Coltrane or Ornette than the arena rockers of the day. In 2007, Lloyd was replaced in the touring unit by Jimmy Ripp, who had for many years supported Verlaine on his solo albums and tours. Only after his twin brother John played the Rolling Stones’ “19th Nervous Breakdown” and other contemporary rock records for him did Miller rethink his preferred instrument. Though he always boasted a devoted cult fan base, Verlaine never succeeded in attaining a commercial foothold on the charts; his 1981 sophomore solo album “Dreamtime,” his lone entry, peaked at No.

They had hoped to represent a much larger class of artists who filed termination notices with UMG. A provision of U.S. copyright law allows artists to terminate agreements to transfer their copyrights and reclaim them after decades in some circumstances. Kaplan said Friday that the musicians could not represent a broader class of artists who sent termination notices to UMG with effective dates between 2013 and 2031. A related lawsuit filed against Sony Music by musicians including former New York Dolls singer David Johansen has been paused since 2021 for settlement discussions. The UMG case is Waite v. UMG Recordings Inc, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, No.

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