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Fortnite has just announced in a tweet that gamers will be able to mute licensed emote audio in the upcoming 12.00 update. Content creators were overjoyed with this change, responding positively to the tweet. Streamer DrLupo responded with "Thank You" and Fortnite leaker Lucas7Yoshi wrote that this is "actually [a] really good feature." This seemingly minor change will have a massive impact on the battle royale's content creation community, which in the past has dealt with copyright claims from music companies on YouTube. The video hosting platform that generated $15 billion in revenue for Google in 2019 has a fairly strict policy when it comes to playing copyrighted music on the platform. Companies like Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group have automated algorithms and employees that comb through the site searching for instances of copyrighted music. These companies can levy a "Copyright ID" claim which can potentially result in a violating video being taken down. Song …

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T-Pain said he dealt with four years of depression after Usher told him that his use of Auto-Tune had 'f***ed up music.' The I'm 'n Luv (Wit a Stripper) artist, 35, speaking on the Netflix show This Is Pop, opened up about the emotional reaction to his peer's criticism, according to EW . 'Usher was my friend,' the I'm Sprung rapper said. 'I really respect Usher. And he said, "I'm gonna tell you something, man. You kinda f***ed up music.''' The latest: T-Pain, 35, said he dealt with four years of depression after Usher, 42, told him that his use of Auto-Tune had 'f***ed up music' T-Pain said he initially laughed off the remark until Usher stressed he was not joking. 'And then he was like, ''Yeah man you really f***ed up music for real singers,''' he said. 'I was like, ''What did I do? I came out and I used Auto-Tune.'' RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next T-Pain discovers TWO YEARS worth of Instagram DMs from... T-Pain …

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Chris Cornell “No One Sings Like You Anymore" (UMe) No disrespect to Sinead O’Connor, but there's another version of “Nothing Compares 2 U” that might be even better than the one the Irish singer delivered. That would be the cover by Chris Cornell, which is ragged with heartbreak. It's the highlight of “No One Sings Like You Anymore,” a batch of 10 covers that the leader of Soundgarden and Audioslave recorded in 2016, a year before his death. Included are tunes originally made famous by giants like Janis Joplin and John Lennon. Throughout his career, Cornell covered other artists and was covered himself, once by no less than Johnny Cash who recorded Soundgarden's “Rusty Cage.” Cornell seemed to relish tackling other artists' music, including “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson and “Thank You” by Led Zeppelin. His live sets included songs by Black Sabbath, the Beatles and Dolly Parton. None of those made this latest collection, which focuses on more polished gems, …

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V ery few people have seen or heard an Ondioline. It sounds like the name of a bird, but it is in fact a rare type of synthesiser invented in the early 1940s, capable of mimicking the sound of other instruments through primitive vacuum tubes and sound filters. Its most long-standing exponent, Jean-Jacques Perrey, has one of the few models left that still work. "It's very old, extremely fragile and not a little temperamental," says Perrey. "A bit like me." Although you may not have heard of Perrey, the chances are you will be familiar with some of his music. In the 1950s and 60s, Perrey developed a compositional technique using loops of pre-recorded sound that became a precursor of sampling. He has since become one of the most sampled artists in history: if you've listened to Dr Dre, Ice-T, Fatboy Slim or the Beastie Boys, then you've heard Perrey. His work has been recycled into countless commercials, jingles and soundtracks; his Baroque Hoedown has been the signature tune for …

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Don't come for Beyoncé or the BeyHive will come for you. Rapper Trick Daddy is learning that the hard way after he criticized Beyoncé Knowles' singing abilities in an interview. The Miami rapper—whose given name is Maurice Samuel Young—offered his "unpopular opinion" on the Clubhouse app this week. "Beyoncé ain't trying to give back to music, and Beyoncé don't write music," he said, before adding. "Beyoncé can't sing." He then added: "Beyoncé is to R&B what Jay-Z is to New York," and suggested that Jay-Z is only successful because New Yorkers wanted a mega hip-hop star after the death of Biggie Smalls. "New York lost Biggie and they needed a hero," Trick Daddy said. He also further shaded Jay-Z, saying that Hova has "never won the greatest rapper alive" title. Trick Daddy received immediate backlash for his comments about the couple and their talent. "Trick Daddy ain't had a hit since 2004 and he got the nerve to talk about Beyoncé & Jay-Z. Man if you don't sit …

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T-Pain has said he fell into a four-year depression after fellow singer Usher accused him of having a ruinous effect on the music industry through his use of Auto-Tune. Singer and rapper T-Pain enjoyed success with a string of hits, including "I'm Sprung" and "I'm 'n Luv (Wit a Stripper)," from his 2005 debut album "Rapper Ternt Singer." And throughout his chart domination, he became known for his use of Auto-Tune, an audio processor initially intended to correct off-key vocals, though it has also been used in more recent years to distort a singing voice. And T-Pain, real name Faheem Rasheed Najm, has revealed in the new Netflix series This Is Pop that fellow singer Usher's quip about his effect on the music industry plunged him into a deep depression. "Usher was my friend," he said, per Entertainment Weekly . "I really respect Usher. And he said, 'I'm gonna tell you something, man. You kinda f***ed up music.'" Going on to reveal that he initially took Usher's comment …

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Selena Quintanilla's father is set to reveal the truth about the Tejano superstar's death in his new book. Abraham Quintanilla announced he was writing a book in 2020, 25 years after his daughter's untimely death at the age of 23. The events leading up to her shooting are dramatised in part 2 of the Netflix biopic Selena: The Series , which premiered on the streaming platform this week. The hit show explores Selena's journey from singing small gigs to becoming the most successful female Latin artist of all time, known around the world as the Queen of Tejano Music. The first part of Selena: The Series brought viewers up to 1990, when she released her second album as a solo artist, Ven Conmigo . It explored the family life and upbringing of the Mexican American singer, who is played by The Walking Dead star Christian Serratos. The second part of the series covers the years to 1995, when Selena was fatally shot by the former president of her fan club, Yolanda …

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Viva Las Vegas: Elvis stars in 1964 teaser with Ann-Margret Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top Royal stories again. SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. In 1964 Elvis Presley met Ann-Margret , his co-star in his next feature film, Viva Las Vegas. The actress was hugely famous at the time, coming off of her performance in hit movie Bye Bye Birdie just one year before. The pair met before filming began and Ann-Margret remembered how they hit it off straight away. Unfortunately, the loved-up couple weren't meant to last forever. Related articles Elvis Presley: The girl who took Elvis to court Elvis: Co-star who gave 'innocent' …

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Lorde raised eyebrows when she released her NSFW album cover for Solar Power . Now, in a rare late-night interview, the singer is sharing an empowering message about the shot. By 22 Jun, 2021 12:44 PM Tags Music Celebrities Lorde The Late Show Watch Lorde just gave the green light for her third studio album . That's right! The 24-year-old singer is set to release Solar Power on August 20. The two-time Grammy winner spoke about her music during a rare late-night appearance on the June 21 episode of The Late Show . And while hosts would normally hold up the album cover of the record an artist is promoting, Stephen Colbert claimed he wasn't allowed. "CBS' standards and practices will not let me hold up the album because, ironically for an album called Solar Power , there's a photo on it of, well, where the sun don't shine," he said. "I think it's a beautiful album cover." So, Lorde had to describe the …

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BTS FANS have recently slammed Katy Perry for giving the band a shout out on American Idol, using the phrase "I purple heart you." BTS are one of the biggest pop acts in the world and according to their fans that particular phrase is very dear to them meaning "I trust and love you for a long time." Who are BTS and where are they from? BTS are a pop music boy band from South Korea – the name is an acronym for the Korean phrase Bangtan Sonyeondan which translates to "Bulletproof Boy Scouts". However, they are also known as Bangtan Boys and have adapted their BTS name to also stand for "Beyond The Scene". The group were formed by entertainment company Big Hit Entertainment in 2013 and release tunes through Universal Music. The boy band have released six studio albums – three in Korean and three in Japanese – while their most recent album, Be, was released in November 2020. Their first English-language single, "Dynamite", released in August broke the YouTube record …

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