American Songwriter Throwback: Brian Wilson’s Impact on Pop Culture—“Music is My Life”
Brian Wilson developed a revered melodic composition embracing grace and melancholy. His impact is being felt on pop culture. Read More
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Quincy Jones, the Maestro of the Recording Studio
For decades, he had many of the pop world’s best players on call — and knew how to coax out their sharpest performances. Read More
Wrangling with Abba, risking jail for the Stone Roses … the lawyer behind pop’s big spats
John Kennedy sparred with the Swedes over Mamma Mia! and took on the Rolling Stones for Richard Ashcroft – he tells us why he’s still arguing with Bob Geldof after 40 years Read More
Why Quincy Jones would be a misfit in a music industry he helped shape
Today, big-ticket artistes heavily rely on 'interpolation' — a clever way to circumvent copyright infringement by rerecording parts of a song rather than directly sampling it. At a time when the music-making machinery is tirelessly working to create catchy formulaic pop music, Jones famously said, 'I've never, ever in my life done music for money or fame — because that's when God walks out of the room,' he said. Read More
Rock the Vote, Gaia Music Collective & Live Nation Women Team Up To Launch Pop-Up Community Choirs & Help Get Out The Vote
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The Midas Touch: Quincy Jones’s Most Iconic Collaborations
Quincy Jones, who passed away on November 4th at 91, shaped the sound of popular music over seven decades in a way few others have Read More
Lulu review – remarkable farewell tour ends one of pop’s strangest journeys
Her distinctive rasp is still magnificent at 76, as she swings through 60 years of hits from Shout! to Relight My Fire Read More
Quincy Jones, US music legend who reshaped pop music, dies at 91
Quincy Jones, the man known simply as “Q” who worked with musicians ranging from Count Basie to Frank Sinatra and reshaped pop music with his collaborations with Michael Jackson, died on Sunday at age 91, his publicist said. Read More
Quincy Jones’s music was the soundtrack to so many Black lives – and something we could be proud of
There will be countless tributes to the revered producer, but for me he evokes happy days growing up and the chaos of family parties, says music industry employee Michelle Kambasha Read More
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