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‘Young women from the ghetto were taken advantage of’: the power and pain of R&B’s ‘new jill swing’ era

The female counterpart to new jack swing, which exploded in the late 80s by fusing hip-hop, pop and R&B, was thrilling – but held back by sexism, racism and dodgy contracts

The Guardian - UK

“I swear to you when you just get a moment and you just listen, you’ll never be able to unhear it”: Pharrell Williams thinks that his falsetto vocals on one particular song sound like Mickey Mouse

"Not sexy - just regular Mickey Mouse,” he confirms

MusicRadar

"Michael was taking so long and he brought Quincy in to hear it": As Teddy Riley announces his new memoir, Remember The Times, here’s what he said about producing Michael Jackson’s Dangerous album

“I successfully created the New Jack Swing genre 40 years ago so we could have our own generation of music,” says Riley

MusicRadar

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Gloria Estefan, Jeff Lynne, Teddy Riley, Glen Ballard, Liz Rose heading to Songwriters Hall of Fame

Gloria Estefan, Jeff Lynne, Teddy Riley, Glen Ballard and Liz Rose are being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday, with Post Malone and musical theater lyricist Tim Rice also being honored

The Independent UK

The Script guitarist Mark Sheehan dies aged 46

The Irish hitmakers have announced the passing of their guitarist and founding member

Guitar World

The Script guitarist and songwriter Mark Sheehan dies aged 46

Co-founder of the multi-platinum Dublin band passed away after a short illness

MusicRadar

From hip hop to Louis Vuitton — how Pharrell Williams took over the world of music and fashion

At the turn of the millennium, Pharrell Williams was in the process of making his name as one of the most coveted music producers in the world. Fast forward two decades, and he has been appointed Louis Vuitton’s next menswear creative director, a job at the pinnacle of luxury fashion.…

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Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan to be inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame

NEW YORK — Hip-hop mogul Snoop Dogg and groundbreaking Latin music superstar Gloria Estefan highlight a diverse list of new inductees to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Tribune News Service

Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade make it to Songwriters Hall

Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade, Jeff Lynne, Glen Ballard, Teddy Riley and Liz Rose have been chosen to join the Songwriters Hall of Fame

The Independent UK

Babyface doesn’t rest on his laurels with ‘Girls Night Out’

A random trip to Walgreen's spurred Babyface to create his new album, ‘Girls Night Out,’ after a young fan said she was introduced to his legendary catalog after his 2020 Verzuz appearance with Teddy Riley

The Independent UK

Teddy Riley asks Soulja Boy to apologize 'for what he's done to my daughter'

Teddy Riley is demanding an apology from Soulja Boy for allegedly abusing his daughter Nia Riley.

Los Angeles Times

Meet the dancer taking on Super Bowl halftime show organizers

Instagram activist Taja Riley is making noise about exploitative labor practices.

Input

The incredibly profitable Super Bowl wants to pay halftime show workers in exposure

The racist cherry on top is that the casting manager appears to be seeking out Black “field cast” performers for these roles.

Mic

72 hours of unpaid work? ‘Unacceptable,’ say dancers and critics of Super Bowl halftime show

LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of excited "fans" will pour onto the field while hip-hop dream team Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar perform during the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on Feb. 13. Viewers will likely see them move their bodies to the music. What…

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