by [email protected] | Aug 4, 2022 | day one music
Without looking, what would you guess is the most-streamed song in the world on Spotify right now? Cardi B’s “WAP”? DaBaby and Roddy Ricch’s Song of the Summer contender, “Rockstar”? Maybe the new BTS single, “Dynamite”? Nope. As of Sunday, September 20, the No. 1...
by [email protected] | Aug 4, 2022 | day one music
With rappers recording at a nonstop clip, and sampling more difficult than ever, hip-hop producers are increasingly outsourcing their melodies to a global network of loopmakers. With rappers recording at a nonstop clip, and sampling more difficult than ever, hip-hop...
by [email protected] | Aug 4, 2022 | day one music
In 2020, hip-hop has no signature sound. Back in the day, the genre could perhaps be identified by distinct drum patterns and melodies that were made in a certain year, but now, anything goes. We live in a time where some of the most bold, talented producers in the...
by [email protected] | Aug 4, 2022 | day one music
KALAMAZOO, MI – The accolades keep coming for a former Kalamazoo prodigy who is now a music producer behind the number one song in the country. “Mood” is now back atop the Billboard Hot 100 for a sixth week after slipping down to number two last week. 19-year...
by [email protected] | Aug 4, 2022 | day one music
Hosted by BMI president and CEO Mike O’Neill and vice president, worldwide creative Barbara Cane, Carole Bayer Sager and Mike Stoller were honored as BMI Icons for their contributions as songwriters; their many credits include such classics as “Don’t Cry Out Loud” and...