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Why The "Blurred Lines" Verdict Probably Won't Change Much In The Music Industry
“Is this going to bring the music industry to its knees? Certainly not.” Since a jury ruled yesterday that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams' hit "Blurred Lines" infringed on Marvin Gaye's "Got to...
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5 Hit Songwriters Talk "Blurred Lines," Creativity And Copyright
In the wake of the $7.3 million “Blurred Lines” verdict, songwriters for Beyoncé, Sam Smith, Bruno Mars, and more talk candidly with BuzzFeed News about the trouble with copyright law and the...
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Kendrick Lamar's New Album Arrives A Week Early
Following leaks, To Pimp A Butterfly was released by the rapper late Sunday night. Kendrick Lamar's highly anticipated second major label album, To Pimp A Butterfly, was released digitally late Sunday...
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41 SXSW 2015 Artists You Need In Your Life
Even if you’re not headed to Austin, get to know all the up-and-coming artists everyone will be talking about. In no particular order. Meg Mac Need To Know: An Australian singer-songwriter whose...
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A Rational Conversation About SXSW With Courtney Barnett
Andrew De Francesco / BuzzFeed AUSTIN — Courtney Barnett wasted no time ripping off the proverbial Band-Aid at South by Southwest this year — her first time attending the diffuse Texas multimedia...
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What Austinites Really Think About SXSW
Around 45,000 official registrants, and many more unofficial, descend on Austin every year for the 10-day music, film, and interactive conference South By Southwest. We asked locals for their...
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6 Baby Bands Explain Why SXSW Still Matters
A mind-boggling 2,200 artists from around the world flock to Austin every year to vie for the attention of fans and influencers at the South By Southwest music and media conference. We asked a few of...
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We spent a week zigzagging Austin subsisting on free tacos and sugary drinks alone for SXSW Music this year. ICYMI, these are the best things we saw. SOAK The host of a "British Embassy" showcase near...
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One Direction Streams Are Up 769% On Spotify After Zayn's Departure
It’s so hard to say good-bye. People are coping with the news of Zayn Malik's departure from One Direction in the best way they know how — by playing tons of 1D songs and reminiscing about what the...
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How Well Does The-Dream Know The Lyrics To The-Dream Songs?
His songwriting credits — including megahits for Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Mariah Carey — are numerous. Too numerous to remember, even. Jon Premosch / BuzzFeed News You have my heart And we'll never be...
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Here's What It Was Like At Jay Z's Star-Studded Tidal Event In New York
Beyoncé, Madonna, Kanye West, Rihanna, Jack White, and others came out to show solidarity with Tidal, which boldly promised to revolutionize the music industry. Reggie Ugwu / BuzzFeed Jay Z had one...
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12 Ludacris Reaction GIFs You Definitely Need In Your Life
“When you get the 11th like on Instagram.” That man named Ludacris — dirty south rap legend and in-demand film star of Furious 7 — stopped by BuzzFeed recently and put his acting chops to good use:...
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Meet The Twentysomething Party Promoters Revolutionizing The Concert Business
Like many concert promoters, Sascha Guttfreund, 25, has a gift for managing egos. His job is catering to young rappers, mostly — J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean, Chance the Rapper; stars of the...
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Trinidad James Is Sorry About All Those One-Hit Wonders In Hip-Hop
Rachel Murray / Getty Images Few artists offer a better example of how quickly fortunes can change in the modern music industry than Nick Williams, the Atlanta rapper known as Trinidad James, whose...
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Instagram Courts Musicians With Dedicated Music Channel
The Facebook-owned social network’s first category-specific vertical will showcase popular and emerging artists. Jared Eberhardt / Instagram In a first for Instagram, the photo-sharing social network...
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This 11-Year-Old Piano Prodigy Is Too Damn Talented For Words
Wynton Marsalis and Herbie Hancock are big fans. Meet Joey Alexander. Rebecca Meek. He's 11 years old and, like most kids his age, loves a good heap of french fries. Joey Alexander / Facebook. But...
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"Uptown Funk" Gets Five New Songwriters After Copyright Claim
The hit funk revival anthem was accused of sounding too similar to The Gap Band’s ’70s classic “Oops Upside Your Head.” Robin Marchant / Getty Images When it was released last November, "Uptown Funk,"...
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5 South African Artists Every Music Fan Needs To Hear Before They Die
An eclectic mix of dance, pop, and jazz from the rainbow nation hand-picked by Nozinja. This is Nozinja. In South Africa, he's a living legend. Warp Records. He's the originator or Shangaan Electro, a...
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How Hip-Hop Conquered Streaming
Alice Mongkongllite / BuzzFeed News Earlier this year, on Valentine’s Day, much of the internet was enamored of Drake. The Toronto rapper’s commercial mixtape, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late,...
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15 Things You Probably Didn't Know About A$AP Rocky
“I used to be proud of my Old Navy, man.” On Thursday night, A$AP Rocky sat down for a public chat in his native Harlem as a part of the Red Bull Music Academy New York festival. Speaking with veteran...
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