The Science of Spotify's Friday Playlist; Paris Jackson Discusses Debut Album; Variety Music for Screens Conference Highlights

View on web New reader? Subscribe Music News December 04, 2020 Inside the Human Science of Spotify's New Music Friday Playlist "New Music Friday" is not Spotify's biggest playlist, but it's one of the most influential — how is it put together? By Jem Aswad • Read More Paris Jackson on Her Indie-Folk Debut Album, 'Wilted': 'It Just Makes My Heart So Full' Paris Jackson, who makes her late-night performing debut tonight on "Kimmel Live," talks about stepping into the arena with her own music. Read More David Lee Roth Gets Graphic With a 'Hard-Boiled' Interactive Novel and Soundtrack, 'The Roth Project' David Lee Roth discusses his "Roth Project" digital novel, and Eddie Van Halen-celebrating song, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bar & Grill … Read More Lil Baby on Using His Voice for a Greater Good Lil Baby received the voice of impact award presented by Motown Records for his work this year supporting Black Lives Matter. Read More Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross on Composing Music for 'Mank' and 'Soul' Musicians Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross discuss and demonstrate their creative process in composing the films "Mank" and "Soul." Read More Saweetie Talks TikTok and Being a 'Pretty Bitch': 'I'm All About Just Being Me, Unapologetically' Rapper Saweetie spoke to Variety about freestyling, her iconic Halloween costume and what it means to be a pretty bitch. Read More Are Producer Tags on Hip-Hop Songs a Trademark of Quality, or Just Noise? Tags — a producer shouting their name on a song, a la DJ Khaled — have become ubiquitous in hip-hop and R&B Too ubiquitous? Read More Best Songs of the Week: Lil Baby, Juice WRLD and More Lil Baby, a posthumous song from Juice WRLD, Melii, Enny and more are our "Fri 5" top songs of the week! Read More 10 Takeaways From Variety's Music for Screens Week 2020 Trent Reznor, Mary J. Blige and Marcus Mumford were among those sharing their experiences during Variety's virtual Music for Screens We … Read More Pitch-Shifted and Perfect: How Kazakhstani Remixer Imanbek Rode Saint Jhn's 'Roses' to a Grammy Nomination The story of Kazakhstani producer Imanbek who flipped 2016 R&B song “Roses” by Saint Jhn, into a pitch-shifted Grammy-nomina … Read More Netflix's 'Mank' to Submit Original Song From Composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will submit an original song from Netflix's 'Mank' from David Fincher for the Academy Awards. Read More Chance the Rapper Sued by Ex-Manager, Who Says He Was Fired After 'Lackluster' Album Chance the Rapper's former manager is suing him for $3 million. Read More Variety's Hitmakers Program: Watch the Full Event Featuring Harry Styles, J Balvin and More Variety's Hitmakers program virtually brought together some of music's biggest stars, including Harry Styles, J Balvin and Maren Morris. Read More Songs for Screens: How Prescription Songs and SILO: Music Put the Swagger Back in Sync Songwriting Camps During Quarantine Companies and songwriters that develop syncs for ads and TV are relying on Zoom for writing camps and toning down the "swagger" for 2020. This email was sent to stevenmagallanes520.nims@blogger.com by Variety. Please add email@email.variety.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. Visit the Preferences Center to update your profile and customize what email alerts and newsletters you receive. Copyright © 2020 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. 11175 Santa Monica Boulevard Los Angeles, CA, 90025 View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Your Privacy Rights | Ad Choices | Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Update Profile