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Oscars 2015: Alexandre Desplat Wins Other Music Prize as 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' Takes Best Original Score
Alexandre Desplat took home the prize for the other Oscar in music, winning the Academy Award for Best Original Score with his works for The Grand Budapest Hotel. He took advantage of his good odds-two of the five nominations for the prize were in his name-to win his first Oscar in eight nominations. -
Psy's 'Gentlemen' Video Cracks 800 Million Views, No. 10 All Time: What Are YouTube's Other Most-Watched Videos?
Psy has YouTube on lock with "Gangnam Style" and "Gentlemen," respectively, which are the no. 1 and 10 most watched videos of all time. What other performers landed in the Top 10? Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and Eminem are among the names. -
7 Best Original Song Oscar Winners, Not Even Nominated at Golden Globes: Three 6 Mafia, Melissa Etheridge and More
Perhaps the most common complaint about Awards Season, especially The Oscars, is that we often have some idea who's going to win. All of the nominees are the same and many of the winners are the same as well. Someone forgot to tell those at the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes when it comes to original songs however: Seven of the fifteen Grammys for Best Original Song have gone to acts not even nominated for a Golden Globe for the same category. Here's a rundown of what won the Grammy in those respective years and what took home the Golden Globe. -
Oscars 2015: How Winning Best Original Song Trophy Boosted Sales of 'Let It Go,' 'Skyfall' and More Past Victors
The Oscars 2015 has a decent list of tracks up for Best Original Song—"Glory" by Common and John Legend, Glen Campbell's "I'm Not Gonna Miss You," Adam Levine's "Lost Stars," Rita Ora's "Grateful," and the "Everything Is Awesome" collaboration between Tegan and Sara and The Lonely Island—but how does a win affect sales of the song? -
Independent Music Label Reveals What Streaming Services Pay Best: YouTube Looks Nice While Spotify Lags (Last Place Might Surprise)
If you're engaged with the debate over how much streaming services such as Spotify are paying performers for their wares and want to take your business to those who reward performers most, this chart from Digital Music News might help you in your quest. The site got data from an American independent label (unnamed to protect the imprint's business interests) with a global distribution deal with a "major" digital distributor. -
Grammy Performances Bring Sales Boosts to Sam Smith, Beck, Brandy Clark, Ed Sheeran and Music in General
If you read this week's reports on the Billboard 200 and the Albums Sales Chart then you're aware already that The Grammys had a huge positive impact on the sales of several performers, including Sam Smith and Beck. Billboard has released a full report of the night's live performances and how the ceremony affected this involved. -
Scarlett Johansson and Este Haim Join 'Super Pop' Group The Singles, Release First Song 'Candy' [LISTEN]
Scarlett Johansson is the newest actor to jump into a music project during 2015 as she announced a collaboration with Haim member Este Haim, titled The Singles. Songwriter Holly Miranda, indie soul performer Julia Haltigan and soul vocalist Kendra Morris are also included in the group, which a press release describes as "super pop." -
Arcade Fire's Will Butler Promoting Solo Album with Daily Song Series Inspired by The Guardian's Articles
Will Butler, guitarist for Arcade Fire, is promoting his forthcoming solo album Policy by doing an advertising campaign with The Guardian. It won't be anything at all like Blur's cryptic advertisement announcing Magic Whip last week: Butler will teams up with the British newspaper to release a new song a day based on an article in that publication. -
Oscars 2015: Best Original Song Music Videos Ranked, From 'Glory' to 'Everything Is Awesome' [WATCH]
What music video for the Best Original Song Nominees is Best? We rank those for 'Glory' by John Legend and Common, 'I'm Not Gonna Miss You' by Glen Cambell, 'Grateful' by Rita Ora, 'Lost Stars' by Adam Levine, and 'Everything Is Awesome' by Tegan and Sara/The Lonely Island. -
5 Best Original Song Performances Ranked: Adele, Idina Menzel and The Swell Season Sing for Their Trophies
Academy Award viewers are in for a treat this weekend as every nominee for Best Original Song is set to be played during the festivities: Tegan and Sara will team with The Lonely Island for "Everything is Awesome," John Legend and Common will rehash their spectacular Grammy performance of "Glory," Rita Ora will sing "Grateful," Adam Levine will be there for "Lost Stars," and Tim McGraw will step in for the ailing Glen Campbell on "I'm Not Gonna Miss You." We rank the last five live performances of songs that won Best Original Song at the Oscars. -
JD McPherson Does Best Playing Roadhouse-Happy Rock on Second Album 'Let The Good Times Roll'
JD McPherson specializes in shufflin' roots rock, which is what he does best during 'Let The Good Times Roll,' his second LP from Rounder Records. -
'Amen Break' Fundraiser Gathered $6,000 So Far for Copyright Owner of Greatest Sample in History
The owner of the greatest sample in history, the "Amen Break," is receiving some financial restitution thanks to a new online fundraising campaign, although it barely scrapes the surface of the profit its brought hundreds of performers since its creation. -
Garth Brooks Dublin Croke Park Cancellations Gets Mock-Up in Irish Play 'Are You There Garth? It's Me, Margaret'
Garth Brooks still hasn't found a way to reschedule the Dublin shows that were so disappointingly cancelled last year but an Irish theatre company has found a way to make some sort of entertainment out of the mess. Are You There Garth? It's Me, Margaret will tour the nation later during 2015. -
Madonna's 'Living For Love' No. 1 on Dance Club Chart, Tying Her with George Strait for Billboard Record
Madonna and the first official single from her forthcoming album Rebel Heart, "Living For Love," got to no. 1 on the Dance Club Songs chart. That makes it the 44th song from the performer to top that particular chart, which ties her with George Strait for the most songs atop any single chart. He's been no. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart 44 times as well. -
Starbucks Music: Coffee Chain to Stop Selling CDs After March 2015, What's Company's Next Move for Tunes?
Most people go to Starbucks with the intention to buy a coffee but many also find themselves with a new CD on the wait out the door. No longer: The company announced that it would be cutting sales of CDs in its 21,000 stores at the end of March 2015.
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