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El panel Ícono con Raphael es moderado por Leila Cobo de Billboard. Raphael: Pero lo más importante para la gente nueva o no nueva que quiera estar en esta profesión es que hay que tener un sello muy personal. Lo que no se vale es venir a este mundo artístico copiando o bebiendo de otras […]
En conversación con Luis Cobos: La Academia de la Música Española y un nuevo capítulo para la música en España, moderado por Sigal Ratner-Arias de Billboard.Luis Cobos:Lo que vamos a hacer es hacer una gran muestra internacional de la música española y tratar de ser el puente de unión, el nexo de unión, meeting point, entre América, no solamente Latinoamérica, América y Europa, que es lo que realmente es España, es un punto de convergencia de estos dos territorios. Me he encontrado con muchísima gente, con equipos que trabajan muy bien y que me han permitido seguir practicando mi trabajo. Ahora tengo casi más que nunca. Bueno, la fundación Latin Grammy, la academia, hay un gran equipo, que lo sabéis, que funciona en Miami. Yo estoy a varios miles de kilómetros, pero era el presidente del Consejo. Aunque decidíamos todos, había un presidente, que por cierto quiero mencionarlo, Gabriel Abaroa, un presidente ejecutivo que puso el Latin Grammy de 2 a 20. El objetivo de la fundación es desarrollar a músicos latinos, a muchachos y muchachas. Tenemos ahora unos cuantos. Tenemos una Beca Prodigio, que es de 200.000 dólares, para estudiar cuatro años en Berkeley.
Sigal Ratner-Arias:Soy Sigal Ratner-Arias, la editora de Billboard Español. Como dijo Leila antes, estamos súper emocionados de estar aquí conectando con España por primera vez. Nuestra próxima conversación va a ser con un gran músico, pero no solo un gran músico, compositor, director de orquesta, sino también un gran activista y promotor de la cultura, las artes y la música. Por favor, demos la bienvenida a Luis Cobos.
Luis Cobos:Muchas gracias. Gracias, querida Sigal. Me parece, antes de nada, que es muy importante la presencia de Billboard en España, para hacer, aparte de periodismo, colaboraciones y actos de presencia en este país, que quieras que no, algunos que quieren y otros que no, es importante en cuanto a su poder y su intervención en la música en español.
En el panel Entre Dos Aguas, los ejecutivos y managers más poderosos de la industria de la música latina analizan lo que se necesita para tener éxito en ambos lados del Atlántico. Participan Alex Gallardo, presidente de Sony Music US Latin; Fede Lauria, fundador de Dale Play; Jorge Ferradas, fundador de FPM Entertainment; Rosa Lagarrigue, fundadora […]
It’s Friday, March 22nd and there’s a ton of new music to listen to! Shakira dropped her new album ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran’ which features a track with Cardi B. Future and Metro Boomin released a collaboration album titled ‘We Don’t Trust You.’ Tyla’s self-titled debut album is finally here. And more. We went […]
Iván Cornejo talks about what it was like to play the Houston Rodeo, what fans can expect next from his upcoming music, memorable moments for him from his tour, the big boost Regional Mexican music has gotten over the past year, some of his new musical influences and more! Iván Cornejo:I was s—ting bricks. I […]
Coco Jones talks about her collaborations, learning how to produce and more backstage at Billboard Women in Music 2024. Coco Jones:What’s up, y’all? It’s Coco Jones. Three things that you don’t know about my music. One: I’m a huge collaborator. If I heard a poem on the street, I’d be like “You! You’re talented! Come […]
We tested Barbz at Rolling Loud to see who would know the most about Nicki Minaj. Tetris Kelly:So, I’m trying to find the biggest Barbz out here. I’m gonna ask you guys a couple of questions. OK: Where was she born? Barbz:Spain! Tetris Kelly:Spain? Barbz:Wait, can I start over? Tetris Kelly:Rewind! It’s being Friday at […]
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 […]