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Annalisa opened up about the advice she would offer her younger self backstage at Billboard Women in Music 2024. Annalisa:The advice I would give to the younger me is simple: Never give up. Never give up. Never think to be not enough to do something and keep working hard. Keep believing in dreams. I know […]
There’s a good reason listening to The Black Keys’ new album, Ohio Players, is like spending time with a well-curated collection of vintage vinyl singles. Dan Auerbach and Pat Carney spent part of 2023 taking their DJ gig, The Black Keys Record Hang, across North America and Europe, playing 7” vinyl singles in small clubs into the wee hours of the morning.
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The discerning taste required to keep the audience engaged proved valuable as the band worked on the songs that would eventually comprise the Nashville-based, Ohio-born band’s 12th studio album. “I think we started to get so picky with the records and we started to do the same when we were in the studio,” Auerbach tells Billboard’s Behind the Setlist podcast. “We didn’t want to make songs that sound like old 45s, but we wanted to have the same spirit.”
The genre- and era-spanning setlists at those Record Hang events, documented by attendees in Spotify playlists, included such earworms as 1967’s “Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)” by Memphis garage band The Hombres, 1969’s “Love Buzz” by Dutch psychedelic rockers Shocking Blue (it was later covered by Nirvana for its 1989 debut album, Bleach) and 1970’s “Chocolate” by San Antonio funk band Mickey & The Soul Generation.
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Gauging the crowd’s reaction to those 45s proved to be valuable market research and helped Auerbach and Carney tighten up their songwriting. From the debut single, the Top Adult Alternative Airplay No. 1 “Beautiful People (Stay High)” or “I Forgot to Be Your Lover,” a cover of the 1968 recording by William Bell, Ohio Players has the efficiency of two-and-a-half minute Motown standards or radio-ready classic rock tracks.
“The way those classic 45s are,” says Carney, “it’s like there’s no wasted space.”
Auerbach and Carney had little room to spare when they wrote “On the Game” with Noel Gallagher (Oasis, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds) in a studio in London barely big enough for a drum kit and a few people. “We were in a circle in this tiny room,” says Auerbach. “That’s the sound you hear on the record. It was amazing watching Noel go through the process of writing and run through all the chords up and down the neck until he finds the one that he hears in his mind is just right. We were just kind of like sitting patiently, you know, letting him do his thing. It was it was really cool to to watch him go through his process.”
Listen to the entire interview with The Black Keys in the Spotify player embedded below or go to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart or Amazon Music.
Young Miko offers advice to women looking to break into music. She also talks about the importance of being yourself, having a support system and more backstage at Billboard Women in Music 2024. Young Miko: So some advice I would give to women that are starting in music is to just be yourself. Make sure […]
Indie band Chicano Batman talk about their upcoming album Notebook Fantasy, their varied music influences from both Western and Latin America, look back at their 15-year journey as a band, how they first met and became a band, what playing the Kia Forum means to them as Los Angeles natives and more!
Chicano Batman:I’m excited for people to hear the whole album. Finally, because we’re releasing singles. And every song is so diverse on this record.
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Lyndsey Havens:Hey, I’m Lyndsey Havens for Billboard News, and we’re here with L.A. legends Chicano Batman. How’s it going, guys?
I know it was your most collaborative album, from my understanding. So tell me a little bit about what that was like, you know, between all of you and then also the other people that you brought in for this?
Chicano Batman:We wanted each of us to kind of have the reins on whatever song we presented to the group. Whether it’s “OK, I want string.” It’s kind of like the John Lennon vibe. I want strings on it. And they’re like, “OK, well, let’s let’s do it. Yeah.” And John Congleton was really … our producer was really helpful in that process. He’s also you know, he’s he’s a legend as well. I’m the biggest fan of St. Vincent. I’ll always work with St. Vincent, worked here at Sunset Sound, so it was … I don’t know. I was kind of sweating the day before. I was like, “Oh, The Doors recorded everything there.”
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Erykah Badu and Azealia Banks took to social media to give their unfiltered thoughts on Beyoncé’s upcoming album ‘Cowboy Carter.’ After having to postpone 29 shows, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band make their big return at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Djo returns to the top spot on the TikTok Billboard Top […]
Billboard and Carnival Cruise Line teamed up for two nights at The STAGE to deliver a slice of paradise following the recent announcement of a new, exclusive designation offering, Celebration Key on Grand Bahama: opening Summer 2025. Tetris KellyBillboard and Carnival Cruise Line teamed up for two nights at this stage to deliver a slice […]
Lainey Wilson shares 5 things you didn’t know about her hit “Heart Like a Truck” backstage at Billboard’s Women in Music 2024. Lainey WilsonMy name is Lainey Wilson, and here are five things that you might not have known about my song “Heart Like A Truck.” I wrote it during the pandemic. I wrote it […]
Young Miko revealed five things you may not know about her music. Young Miko: Hey guys, my name is Young Miko and this is five things you probably don’t know about my music Okay, number one, I write all of my songs with my producer, Mauro. He’s an amazing songwriter, not just a producer. I […]
ShakiraSeventeen years later, I still get the references about “Hips Don’t Lie.” ‘Shakira, your hips don’t lie!’ NarratorShakira is one of the hottest Latin artists in the world and her Billboard chart history proves it. In honor of the release of her upcoming album ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran,’ let’s take a look back at […]
GloRilla offers advice to her younger self and talks about the importance of working hard, manifesting and more backstage at Billboard Women In Music 2024. GloRilla: Some advice I would give my younger self would be to always remain true to myself and keep going, never stop. Stay resilient, have diligence and work hard and […]