How This Publicist Turned Her Sony Success Into An Entrepreneurial Dream By Haniyah Philogene At midnight on July 29, Beyonce Knowles-Carter released her 7th full length studio album, RENAISSANCE, a musical work that was one of the year’s most hotly anticipated. The multi-platinum artist stoked enthusiasm over the prior six weeks, dropping her first single, Break My Soul, in late…
New Documentary Finally Recognizes One of Pop Music’s Great Pioneers A new documentary about Shania Twain’s life and towering career is part of a trend towards the reappraisal of women’s impact on music. By Lauren O’Neill There was a time when Shania Twain was one of the biggest names on the planet. Between 1995 and 2002, she released a succession of era-defining…
Taylor Swift’s Push to Change Music Ownership (This is a transcript of an episode of “The Journal” from Tuesday, November 16, 2021. The Journal is a co-production from Gimlet Media and The Wall Street Journal.) In 2019, Taylor Swift announced she would re-record her first six albums after they fell into the hands of talent agent Scooter Braun. Last week…
Cyndi Lauper: Girls just wanna have fun – and be given their due By Rebecca Nicholson Cyndi Lauper is about to get the feature-length documentary treatment, with news that a film about the singer’s life is in production. It will be called Let the Canary Sing and is directed by Alison Ellwood. Ellwood made the award-winning The Go-Go’s in 2020,…
Adele released her fourth album “30”, which has been hailed by critics as her most candid and powerful work to date. Keep reading for a roundup of the album’s most personal lyrics, and what they reveal about Adele’s emotional journey thus far.
The Lebanese singer just unveiled her new song — dedicated to all the strong and resilient women of the Arab world and her hometown: Beirut.
Stemming from the lack of diversity in Hollywood, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism released its annual report on inclusion in popular music in January 2018, and the results revealed that there was a strong need for more women in the music industry. Dr. Stacy L. Smith, Marc Choueiti & Dr. Katherine Pieper, part of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative,…
