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Billboard reveals the Top Hot 100 Songs of the 21st Century, and we’re sharing the top three that dominated the Hot 100 from January 1, 2000, through December 28, 2024. What’s your favorite song of all time? Let us know in the comments! Tetris Kelly: Billboard has ranked the top 100 songs of the 21st […]
Megan Thee Stallion was granted a civil restraining order against Tory Lanez that will bar him from any harassing conduct over the next five years. Keep watching for both of their testimonies, and for the full story. Tetris Kelly: Megan Thee Stallion has been granted a restraining order against Tory Lanez a month after Meg’s […]
Ringo Starr is back with a fresh sound! The Beatles star tackled country music in his new album, Look Up, and he’s sharing the details on how he returned to the genre.
What do you think of Ringo Starr’s new country sound? Let us know in the comments!
Ringo Starr:
They knew they just wanted to like rock. He didn’t want to hear his country sh*t, yeah.
Melinda Newman:
But people want to hear your country sh*t.
They do! This sounds like me, and I love it.
Tetris Kelly:
Ringo Starr is back, and he’s got a brand new country album. The Beatles star talked with our very own Melinda Newman all about it, like, where his country roots began.
I did a little country from before I was in the band. And we got plenty of it in Liverpool because of the lads who were in the merchant navy would bring, not only Rock and Roll over, but country. And when the country bands went on tour in England, they always played Liverpool. We always used to say, Liverpool is the capital of country music, you know, in England.
Tetris Kelly:
And with his new single, he captured the country spirit.
The wife’s left, the dog’s dead, and I don’t have any money for the Jukebox.
A truck won’t start.
You know, well, if you listen to a lot of my songs, not only the country, the pop songs. The last verse is always an up, you know, just for me, that’s what I want to present. So, you know, there’s a break in the clouds and the light comes through.
Tetris Kelly:
And he trusted producer T Bone Burnett to get it done.
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In this episode of Billboard Unfiltered, Billboard staffers Trevor Anderson, Kyle Denis, Damien Scott, Carl Lamarre discuss LiAngelo Ball’s rapid rise in the hip-hop world leading with his “Tweaker” track. They also break down Drake’s “Fighting Irish Freestyle,” his alleged fake DMs with UMG, Lil Baby’s new album WHAM, and his career, and more.
Trevor Anderson:
So if you don’t drop that by like Valentine’s Day, you’ve got to save it. I can’t see Drake waiting that long to drop something that’s going to be bad.
Damien Scott:
All you hear from every spot is the BBL. That’s all you hear. The Young Thug track is here, the GloRilla song is over here.
Carl Lamarre:
Numbers, freakin’ “Tweakers” is at 3 million on YouTube and it was surpassing some tracks on Lil Baby’s album
Damien Scott:
Alright, let’s relax.
Carl Lamarre:
I mean on YouTube that’s the way it’s going.
Damien Scott:
That’s a lie.
Carl Lamarre:
Yo, yo, yo what’s going on welcome to a fresh episode of Billboard Unfiltered. Gentlemen.
Kyle Denis:
Happy New Year.
Carl Lamarre:
Happy f*cking New Year.
Trevor Anderson:
2025 folks.
Carl Lamarre:
Somebody decided to bring in the chaos of 2024 into 2025, Mr. Aubrey Graham.
Kyle Denis:
Surprise, surprise.
Carl Lamarre:
Drizzy Drake Rogers kicked off 2025 with a conductive freestyle, “Fighting Irish Freestyle.” Three minutes long, some bars in there I would like to say. “Social media went into a tizzy. Had some choice words. A lot of people pointed a finger thinking he may be going after LeBron James.”
Damien Scott:
Clearly going after LeBron James.
Carl Lamarre:
I mean, we don’t know.
Damien Scott:
Who else played for the Fighting Irish?
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Cast recordings are a crucial part of supporting a musical’s life, during its initial run on or off-Broadway, as well as far beyond that. While a show is running, a recording available on streaming platforms can reach a wide ticket-buying audience and thus potentially help increase its performing lifespan; the recording is also often the way that regional theaters first discover shows they might produce — which proves especially important to shows that have shorter lives on Broadway.
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But while shows have ample platforms for releasing their original cast recordings — from boutique labels specializing in theater to major labels getting in on the next big hit — a trio of journeyman theater musicians noticed a gaping hole in the market for a new kind of label: one that would support a show from its earliest writing stages all the way through is fully realized production.
That new label — aimed at amplifying new voices in musical theater as well as individual solo performers — is Joy Machine Records, co-founded and run by Ian Kagey, Sonny Paladino, Brian Usifer and Will Van Dyke.
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The quartet have musical theater bonafides in spades. Kagey is a Grammy-winning engineer and mixer who has engineered numerous Broadway cast recordings in addition to working in TV, film, and with artists including Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney; Paladino is a seasoned arranger and producer who most recently was music supervisor, arranger, orchestrator and conductor for Neil Diamond bio-musical A Beautiful Noise; Usifer is an orchestrator, arranger, music director, pianist, producer and composer who recently worked on the acclaimed (but short-lived) Swept Away and Huey Lewis’ The Heart of Rock and Roll musical; and Van Dyke is a Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter, music supervisor, orchestrator and arranger who was music director of Swept Away and is music supervisor/orchestrator/arranger for the long-running off-Broadway hit Little Shop of Horrors.
“Our approach comes from our experience being on many sides of the table in that process, and understanding what it takes to see a show from inception through opening night and beyond,” says Usifer. “We approach every project with not only a high bar musically but an emphasis on kindness and transparency throughout the process.”
Joy Machine, which will be distributed by The Orchard, is launched as a full-service record label which will offer what it calls “three tiers of support for musical development.” As Van Dyke explains, “from the first piano/vocal demos through fully produced tracks,” Joy Machine’s team will “help producers think about budgeting for these recordings from the jump. That kind of awareness will also help teams build a cast recording into their budget to be able to fully preserve their final product.”
The label’s current and upcoming client roster includes The Avett Brothers’ original Broadway cast recording of Swept Away; Huey Lewis’ OBCR of The Heart of Rock and Roll; and solo projects with Joy Woods (currently starring as Louise in Gypsy on Broadway), composer Joe Iconis (Be More Chill), Corey Cott (a star of The Heart of Rock and Roll) and more.
Thus far, the team has recorded at Kagey’s own Renaissance Recording in New York for demos and smaller concept albums, and at the storied Power Station studios for original Broadway cast albums. (“They really know how to make a cast album and make it a seamless and un-chaotic experience,” says Usifer of the latter). Joy Machine is currently working on a concept album for the new musical Joy, meant to give audiences an insight into the show’s music before it ventures to Broadway.
Billboard is ranking the Top 200 Albums of the 21st Century, and we’re sharing our some albums in the top five and how they broke records on the Billboard 200. What’s your favorite album of all time? Let us know in the comments! Tetris Kelly: Billboard has ranked the Top 200 albums of the 21st […]
The TikTok Billboard Top 50 has a new No. 1 after the holiday season. Tyler, the Creator, M.I.A. and more battle for the top spot. Keep watching to see who is No. 1 this week! Tetris Kelly:A new year means a bunch of new top 10 hits and a return to No. 1. M.I.A.’s “Paper […]
The Los Angeles wildfires have wreaked havoc throughout the county, and we have updates on how the music industry has been affected. Keep watching for more details. Tetris Kelly:Iconic studios fall and concerts are canceled as wildfires wreak havoc in L.A. Los Angeles is currently rushing to contain an outbreak of massive wildfires across the […]
Billboard cover star and global sensation, JENNIE, takes us behind the scenes of her shoot and into her world. The star shares her favorite place to be in Seoul, when she decided that she wanted to release a solo album and more! JENNIE: Hi, I’m JENNIE. I’m here in Seoul shooting for the cover for […]
ROSÉ went on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ and shared some secrets about her latest album ’Rosie,’ while SEVENTEEN’s BSS make a return with ‘Teleparty.’ Keep watching for all the K-pop updates! Tetris Kelly: From ROSÉ’s talk show confessions to a new SEVENTEEN subunit EP, we’re breaking down what’s poppin’ in K-pop. ROSÉ sat down with […]