Music News 2024

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Pink Floyd’s Waters backs Russia, calls Biden a ‘war criminal’ over Ukraine

Roger Waters has always been politically to the left. He has not changed. He was the one who began putting political statements into Pink Floyd’s music. The most political Floyd album is The Final Cut, written primarily based on Waters’ protest against the Falkland War.

During an interview with CNN’s Michael Smerconish, the 78-year-old musician also labelled Joe Biden a war criminal.

“He’s fueling the fire in the Ukraine, for a start,” the rocker said, adding: “That is a huge crime.” Why won’t the United States of America encourage [Volodymyr] Zelensky, [Ukraine’s] president, to negotiate, obviating the need for this horrific, horrendous war?”

Waters went on to tell Smerconish that he should “try and figure out what the United States would do if the Chinese were putting nuclear-armed missiles into Mexico or Canada.”

(Biden has authorized more than $8 billion in security assistance for Ukraine through 17 packages following Russia’s invasion, which began in February, according to White House national security spokesman John Kirby.)

Roger Waters is defending dubbing Joe Biden a “war criminal,” accusing the president of “fueling the fire in the Ukraine.”

During his latest solo concert tour, the 78-year-old rocker includes an image of Biden in a montage of “war criminals,” with the message “Just getting started” over the 46th president’s face.

“And in the face of political adversity current day people still willing to speak up and use their platform to try to inflict change are respectable, as many people with power nowadays stay quiet so they can stay comfortable.” – Ruby.

Beyonce Country Controversy

Beyonce became the first black woman to top the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, after her track Texas Hold ‘Em.

Many people upset by Beyonce playing “Country Pop”

Now for some reason, many people have been associating country music with a “white music genre” which is causing heaps of backlash on Bey’s new hit song with people even saying “She can’t have everything”(black artist going into country has always been made difficult even though it has never been a race exclusive “black folk have always made country music”). Now I believe this to be wrong, Texas Hold ‘Em is very much a country song sung by Beyonce who happens to be from Houston Texas, so pretty sure she knows what she is singing about.

It’s sometimes sad that people can’t just enjoy good music without finding some background issues nowadays.

DRAKE’S OVO SOUND PARTNERS WITH SONY MUSIC’S SANTA ANNA

Santa Anna, a JV between Sony Music Entertainment and Todd Moscowitz, has announced “an investment and partnership with” Drake’s independent record label OVO Sound.

According to the announcement on Tuesday (January 23), through the partnership, Santa Anna Label Group and its partners will provide OVO Sound with additional A&R support, production, finance and accounting, marketing and promotion, as well as artist and label services “to grow OVO Sound’s business and attract, retain and promote top Canadian and international artists”.

OVO’s current artists include PARTYNEXTDOOR, Majid Jordan, Naomi Sharon, Roy Woods, Smiley, and Popcaan, in addition to numerous Drake collaborations with artists such as Bad Bunny (Rimas), Central Cee, Blocboy JB, and Dave, in addition to the creation of the Top Boy soundtrack.

Billy Joel Announces His First New Song In 17 Years

Columbia Records announces the release of Billy Joel’s first new single in decades, “Turn The Lights Back On,” arriving on Thursday, February 1, 2024. It will be available on all DSPs and pressed on limited-edition 7” vinyl. Pre-order/Pre-save at billyjoel.com. It will also be accompanied by a lyric video on his official YouTube channel. The song was produced by GRAMMY-nominated songwriter and producer Freddy Wexler and written by Wexler, Arthur Bacon, Wayne Hector, and Joel.

Dinosaur Jr-Headlined Tent Pole Festival Cancelled

The 2024 Tent Pole was only its second year following a successful 2023 event hosting headliners Pavement. All ticket holders will be refunded.

The event was due on Saturday, 17 February, at Geelong’s Mt Duneed Estate. As well as the US indie rock legends headlining the festival, Tent Pole was also set to host the likes of additional international acts Mogwai and Calexico, and Melbourne’s own RVG, Cash Savage And The Last Drinks, CIVIC, The Belair Lip Bombs, and more. Dinosaur Jr were also scheduled to play their 1993 album Where You Been in full to celebrate its 30th anniversary.