When I got thrown off the charts, Waylon Jennings said to me 'Take this as a compliment' means you're doing something great! Only Outlaws are outlawed. Welcome to the club! | | | | Weyes Blood's "Titanic Rising" is out today on Sub Pop.
(Brett Stanley/Sub Pop) | | | | | |  | "When I got thrown off the charts, Waylon Jennings said to me 'Take this as a compliment' means you're doing something great! Only Outlaws are outlawed. Welcome to the club!"
| | | | | | rantnrave:// I have no idea if BILLY RAY CYRUS is trolling Nashville with his appearance on the remix of LIL NAS X's "OLD TOWN ROAD" that dropped this morning, or if he's expressing genuine love for the controversial trap-country-TikTok hit, or if he's trying to grab some pop relevance for himself, or if he was just having goofy fun in the studio one random afternoon last week. I assume it's some combination of all four. But does it matter? The remix is here and either you'll like or you won't, either you'll program it on your radio station or your streaming playlist or you won't, either you'll dance to it in a club tonight in Atlanta or Houston or Oklahoma City or you won't. The intent doesn't matter anymore, only the result. Which should have been the case all along with the original "Old Town Road," the lightning rod of a country hit that isn't a country hit anymore and probably won't become a country hit again just because Billy Ray Cyrus is now on a verse. I mean, no offense but he isn't exactly LUKE COMBS, not to mention, as a singles artist Billy Ray has been on the hip-hop charts more recently than he's been on any country chart (true fact, shoutout BUCK 22's "ACHY BREAKY 2"). I like "Old Town Road" even if it's a little goofy. I'm glad pop has embraced it. I wish country would embrace it, too, because I think stretching out beyond your comfort zone, beyond your usual routine, tends to make your work better. Even if your particular audience ends up hating it. At least give them the chance to hate it. Also, play more women. Your audience will definitely appreciate that... Is there a more heartbreaking detail in the NIPSEY HUSSLE story than TMZ's report that the rapper/entrepreneur was at his Marathon Closing store on Sunday afternoon with a friend who had just been released from prison, buying him clothes so he could look good for his family? Hussle's connection to his South LA community was a recurring theme during a weeklong outpouring of love that's been as much about him as a man than about him as a musician, businessman or anything else. And the hip-hop community is now having a conversation, according to the NEW YORK TIMES, about the wisdom of staying home. CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD told the Times' JOE COSCARELLI that Hussle's murder will "absolutely affect the way people move through their hood" in the future. Damn. MusicSET: "Nipsey Hussle Left Hip-Hop, and Los Angeles, Better Than He Found Them"... The ARETHA FRANKLIN concert doc AMAZING GRACE opens today in New York and Los Angeles, with wider release in two weeks... CHRIS STAPLETON and DAN + SHAY are the leading nominees at the ACM AWARDS, which airs Sunday night on CBS. Strangely, the ACM voters couldn't find any women to nominate for Entertainer of the Year. "I'm missing my girlfriends on this list," said REBA MCENTIRE when the nominees were announced in February. She's hosting, and maybe just maybe will have more to say on live TV... Speaking of women, guess how they're doing, salary-wise, at UK record companies compared to, say, men?... J. COLE headlines the first DREAMVILLE FEST Saturday in Raleigh, N.C.... DROWNED IN SOUND is shutting down after 19 years... It's FRIDAY and that means new music from WEYES BLOOD, KHALID, REBA MCENTIRE, PRIESTS, the DRUMS, MOLLY TUTTLE, ALEJANDRO SANZ, QUIANA LYNELL, PUP, CONTROL TOP, BLACKPINK, DANIEL AVERY, SARA BAREILLES, MARINA, WORMWITCH, MONSTA X, BROOKS & DUNN, KENDRICK SCOTT ORACLE, PRINS THOMAS, MANA, LEE FIELDS & THE EXPRESSIONS, RATSO, JEFFREY HALFORD, PERIPHERY, BRYCE DESSNER, VISIBLE CLOAKS/YOSHIO OJIMA/SATSUKI SHIBANO, SEGO, JIMBO MATHUS, the SUITCASE JUNKET and DON FELDER. | | | - Matty Karas, curator | | | |  | The Ringer | | Composer Ramin Djawadi will gladly talk about how he wrote the HBO blockbuster's theme and how music can help shape a character like Arya. Just don't ask him for spoilers. | | | |  | NPR Music | | In 2016, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra faced a scandal that cast doubt on its very future. The road to recovery has been, in the words of the group's new CEO, "a tightrope walk." | | | |  | Washingtonian | | His creations are beloved by both Carlos Santana and the US Special Operations Command. | | | |  | The New York Times | | The Los Angeles rapper who was killed last weekend was one of a number of successful hip-hop artists who have remained where they got their start, despite the risks. | | | |  | CNET | | In our chaotic world, I seek order in the form of a tremendously large CD collection. | | | |  | Pitchfork | | With streaming services making headway in these two key countries, there's a good chance their regional styles could reach the American charts, a la Latin hip-hop. | | | |  | Loud And Quiet | | And the band least restrained by the genre's sometimes elitist rules. | | | |  | Los Angeles Times | | T-Pain wouldn't have picked the monster costume if he'd known he was going to stick around on Fox's 'The Masked Singer.' Then he won. | | | |  | The Tennessean | | Story Behind the Song: 'I Was Made For Lovin' You.' | | | |  | Billboard | | Tom Zutaut, who signed Mötley Crüe, on the veracity of 'The Dirt,' memories of the band and more. | | | |  | Variety | | It's no secret that the songwriting and music-publishing communities feel they have been short-changed by the streaming revolution. In this guest post, National Music Publishers Association chief David Israelite talks about the role social media has played in tilting public opinion toward the songwriters' and music publishers' arguments on the matter. | | | |  | Synchtank | | Are playlists the new albums? And what happens next in this increasingly important area of the music business? Ben Gilbert speaks to three influential figures to find out. | | | |  | i-D Magazine | | On her first full-length album Billie skillfully discusses mental health and self-loathing. But behind the melodrama there's an extremely relatable, endearingly goofy 17-year-old. | | | | | Billboard | | After decades as one of rock's most accomplished biographers, Larry 'Ratso' Sloman is finally taking his turn as a recording artist at age 68. | | | |  | Hollywood Reporter | | Defending an attempted class action, Warner says it shares revenues received from digital streaming even when it is not contractually obligated to do so. | | | |  | Complex | | The people who brought Dreamville Fest tell the story of the nearly decade-long journey to the inaugural event. | | | |  | The Atlantic | | The slain rapper, who was known for his investment in his Los Angeles community, also inspired fans and fellow musicians who share his East African heritage. | | | |  | WTF with Marc Maron | | Growing up in Texas, young Joseph Henry Burnett first experienced musical transportation while listening to records of Cole Porter and Ella Fitzgerald. He developed into not just a versatile musician and producer, but an obsessive archivist and student of music history. | | | |  | HUCK Magazine | | As a producer, DJ, filmmaker, rapper, composer and label boss, Flying Lotus has been on an unstoppable run: obsessively honing his craft while transcending boundaries. Now, with a bold new project on the horizon, he's digging even deeper. | | | |  | Asbury Park Press | | Greetings from Bruce Springsteen's songbook. | | | | |  | | YouTube | | | | | | | | | | | One of my favorite guitarists. From her debut album, "When You're Ready," out today on Compass Records. | | | | | | | | © Copyright 2019, The REDEF Group | | |
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