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i was reminded that 'million dollar baby' bears a dianne warren writing credit just for interpolating a few notes from the hook of 'can't fight the moonlight'.

that led to looking at neighbor listens, where someone just listened to rihanna's 'bitch better have my money'. which i remember as a rap song from practically before she was born.

looked it up on musicbrainz and it's a different song, and with her having a writing credit: as robyn fenty, which i now remember as her real name. i think she uses variations of this on some merch lines.

sting as gordon sumner made sense, who wants to be a rock star called gordon, although 'gordon sumner for jaguar' makes more sense than sting.

any funny or favourite stage names out there?

anyone have an idea for a banner for the new carly rae community? i only do cheesy collages lol

BBC Radio 2’s In the Park festival will be 16-17 September in Leicester. Kylie will close the festival on the Sunday. Tickets on sale from 14 June (Ticketmaster).

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i've read anecdotes that the ideal length for a short-attention-span pop song has steadily drifted down. just a few years ago songs shorter than 3:00 were really rare, and now they're more common than not. i'm looking at an ava max album (which i adore) where 3:30 would look like an interminable grateful dead jam.

it's said that this has to do with streaming but i don't quite get the connection, anyone care to educate me?

speaking of killer song placement.

also, i have a playlist that ends with:

• sabrina carpenter - shadows
• nirvana - come as you are
• no doubt - just a girl
• jay-z/linkin park: numb/encore

the core couplet from captain marvel sandwiched by stuff that just sounded appropriate

tangentially - i am the only person you will ever know for whom brie larson and john coltrane are adjacent in all-time listening charts

Dua Lipa’s “Levitating,” for example, which was 2021’s most-streamed song in the U.S., according to MRC Data, earned her, its songwriters and its various rights holders about $4 million, Billboard estimates.

per their chart, creatives (artist, performers, writers) split about a quarter of the money. publishers and labels get the lion's share.

three videos changed what i thought was possible: take on me, dire straits' money for nothing, and peter gabriel's sledgehammer. but take on me is the one i always think of first

the few people for whom 'max martin' is a recognizable name probably associate him with britney or the backstreet boys, millennial teen pop. and they're not wrong. but the story keeps going. kelly clarkson. katy perry. taylor's 'we are never ever getting back together', '22', 'shake it off'. ariana grande. the weeknd. 'cool for the summer.' 'love me like you do.'

when a cash register rings in a pop music shop, someone is handing him money.

this 2015 new yorker article is by the author of a book 'the song machine', which i've read and recommend to anyone in this community.