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Black America Web
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
Respect The Pen: Grammy Award-Winner Muni Long To Host The Songwriters Forum In Los Angeles
Courtesy R&B sensation Muni Long shared some exciting news this week (April 22nd)! The Grammy Award-winner announced The Songwriters Forum, an intimate 2-day workshop that will be held in Los Angeles, CA on June 12th-13th (the venue will be announced closer to the event). The ticketed event is designed to provide an inclusive experience for fans, musicians, and songwriters. Muni Long's goal is to make educational and networking opportunities accessible to all—not just industry professionals and artists with labels, but also passionate music creators and independent musicians who want to hone their craft. The event will also be livestreamed for patrons outside of Los Angeles who wish to attend the event. With an impressive career in songwriting, Muni Long has worked with some of the biggest names in music, including Rihanna, Madonna, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez & The Scene, Kelly Clarkson, and Chris Brown to name a few. When asked why she wanted to host The Songwriter's Forum, Muni Long shared, 'I wanted to create a space where everyone, regardless of their background, has the opportunity to learn, grow, and connect. If you're serious about your craft, there's a seat for you at this table. Let's get to work!' While Muni Long is widely recognized for her songwriting prowess, she has also emerged as a breakout artist in her own right, with chart-topping hits like 'Hrs & Hrs,' 'Made For Me,' and 'Ruined Me.' The Songwriters Forum will feature live demonstrations and conversations on the creative process from industry leaders who will share their insights across topics including songwriting, music publishing, branding, monetization, and music technology. Full details of the schedule will be released closer to the event. TICKETS: Patrons can sign up to The Songwriters Forum email list for first access to tickets at The dedicated presale includes 10% off and runs from Tuesday, April 22nd at 10am PT through Thursday, April 24th at 10pm PT. Any tickets remaining will go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 25th at 10am PT at General admission and VIP ticket options are available for the live workshop. Payment plans will be available for all ticket types and start at $99 down. Tickets will also be available for purchase for the livestream. Ticket descriptions and additional information can be viewed at SEE ALSO Respect The Pen: Grammy Award-Winner Muni Long To Host The Songwriters Forum In Los Angeles was originally published on
Forbes
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Selena Gomez's Winning Streak Has Officially Ended
Selena Gomez's I Said I Love You First opens at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, ending her perfect solo ... More No. 1 streak by just 11,000 units behind Playboi Carti. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 15: Selena Gomez attends the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by) Selena Gomez has been topping the Billboard charts for more than a decade as a solo artist. Throughout the years, she's gone from teen sensation to seasoned hitmaker, with multiple albums and countless singles that have helped her evolve into one of the most recognizable figures in music. But this week, she misses out on running the show, something she'd become used to, as her latest album doesn't quite manage to stand out as a champion. For I Said I Love You First, Gomez's latest full-length, the singer teamed up with her soon-to-be husband, Benny Blanco. This set marks the first time the two have created an entire album together. Blanco has written and produced several hits for Gomez in the past, so the collaboration felt like a natural next step in their relationship, and one that made for a great story the media covered intensely – though not one that translated into a No. 1. Gomez's new studio effort opens at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. That's an impressive start by most standards, but it also represents a career disappointment for the pop star. Until now, every solo album she's has released has debuted at No. 1. I Said I Love You First comes close to continuing that winning streak, but just misses out. The set kicks off with 120,000 equivalent album units, according to Billboard. That sum includes 71,000 traditional sales and another 48,000 units from streaming activity. That's a very sizable starting point, but it wasn't enough for the two loves to dominate. I Said I Love You First is Gomez's fourth solo full-length, and until now, each of her previous efforts had soared to the summit of the Billboard 200. She first hit No. 1 with Stars Dance in 2013. Two years later, she repeated the feat with Revival. Then came Rare in 2020, which again opened in the top spot. Now, five years after her last proper solo album, she ends her perfect solo streak. Even with this minor stumble, Gomez's track record on the Billboard 200 is incredibly impressive. She's now landed seven top 10 albums on the tally. That total includes her three No. 1s, her newest entry I Said I Love You First, her Latin EP Revelacion, and her 2014 compilation For You. Before she began her solo career, she also scored three top 10 titles with her band Selena Gomez and The Scene. Kiss and Tell, A Year Without Rain, and When the Sun Goes Down peaked at Nos. 9, 4, and 3, respectively. I Said I Love You First might have made it to No. 1 if not for another major release that's still hanging on. Playboi Carti's newest full-length debuted atop the tally just last week, and even though it takes a sizable hit in consumption in its second frame—dropping more than 50%—it still manages to hold onto the top spot. The rapper's latest beats Gomez's set by just 11,000 equivalent album units.
Telegraph
13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
I got dumped at a Pizza Express in Kennington – it was the perfect venue
I was sorry to learn, via a more scurrilous publication, that the Irish actor Paul Mescal, star of Gladiator II, may have split up with his girlfriend, the singer Gracie Abrams. This tidbit came courtesy of a nosey diner, who found themselves next to the unhappy couple at Jolene, a bakery-cum-hipster honey trap in Newington Green, north London. 'They were sat at a table opposite each other and Paul had his head in his hands as Gracie just sat there crying,' came the report. 'Everyone saw it all go down, it looked like a break-up, we were just shocked at how public it all was.' Naturally we have no idea if any of this is true – frankly it is not our business – but, with Valentine's day coming up, their predicament raises an important question, pertinent to normal people as well as Normal People: how to choose a venue to break up in. Next week is the annual high-water mark of the idea of restaurants as incubators of love. Most restaurateurs hate 14 February, because it turns their rooms into a sea of anxious two-tops, but bums on seats are bums on seats. Accordingly, many will be advertising themselves as places where couples can stoke the furnaces of desire with a competitively priced set menu and a bottle of house red. In fact, restaurants are more valuable as break-up spots. Falling in love, with its bodily urges, outlandish giggling and naivety verging on delusion, is something best done out of sight. Breaking up, on the other hand, is a time when one might want to yell, weep or do drastic physical things. A bit of social pressure to behave properly is welcome. At the same time, the venue must fit the event. Fast food is out. Nobody wants to be dumped in Greggs. Although McDonald's is a common site for domestics, as anyone who has been to one in a city centre after midnight will attest, it is too casual for a proper break-up. At the other end of the spectrum, you do not want a 10-course Michelin-starred tasting menu, either. Break the news at the start of such an epic and you might find yourself sitting in silence for three hours. A dry-ice palate cleanser is much less amusing if you are wishing violent death on the person across the table. Yet waiting two and a half hours to get to the point is also arguably a misleading way to approach the end of an affair. A bakery with small plates, as Jolene is, is about the right level of formality. Then there is the crowd to consider. It is eccentric that someone as famous as Paul Mescal would break up publicly somewhere as trendy as Jolene, where it's all but certain fellow diners will be paying close attention, possibly even shopping him to the tabloids later. Better to pick somewhere anonymous, where there is enough social pressure to maintain your dignity but not the sense you are doing your laundry in the middle of town. You want to avoid making a scene; you also want to avoid The Scene. So far I have only been dumped once in a restaurant, at Pizza Express in Kennington, south London. It was irritating at the time, but in hindsight I am grateful. Pizza Express is predictable, not too expensive and – unless you are Prince Andrew – relatively anonymous. Perfect. The chain has struggled in recent years. It is not the first place you would think of if you were wooing someone. Perhaps it should offer its services for the alternative. They could rename the menu, too. Margarit-agh. Sobby Giuseppe. D'oh balls.
