Craig Mazin, who was running for vice president of the Writers Guild of America West, has withdrawn from the contest due to a family issue. Mazin was running as part of the Writers for Negotiation …
Craig Mazin, who was running for vice president of the Writers Guild of America West, has withdrawn from the contest due to a family issue. Mazin was running as part of the Writers for Negotiation slate, which opposes the current stalemate between the WGA and Hollywood agencies. He made the announcement Wednesday afternoon in an [...
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WGA Opposition Candidate Craig Mazin Says Not Much “Daylight” Between Him Guild Leaders In Agency FightCraig Mazin, the opposition candidate for WGA West vice president, has said that the guild needs new leadership to resolve its ongoing feud with the talent agencies, but on his latest Scriptnotes p…
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Music Writers Attribute Lil Nas X’s Success To Inventing Country GenreNASHVILLE, TN—Lauding the singer for his unique melding of roots, Americana, and Appalachian folk styles, music writers across the industry attributed the extraordinary success of Lil Nas X Wednesday to his invention of the genre of country. “What really sets Lil Nas X apart is his ingenious choice to create what I’m calling the ‘country’ genre, a completely novel kind of music that combines traditional American genres with a certain level of southern twang,” said Rolling Stone writer Will Hermes, adding that what made “Old Town Road” such a massive hit was Lil Nas X’s revolutionary choice to use the song’s lyrics to touch on little-used Americans themes such as cowboys, tractors, and horses, while layering them with folksy instrumentation like banjos to create an entirely new sound. “You can really imagine this ‘country music’ appealing to Americans everywhere, from the rural south to the heartland. Time will tell, of course. It might just be a passing fad.” Hermes said that he already saw several virtual unknowns like Keith Urban and Billy Ray Cyrus jumping onto the bandwagon of Lil Nas X’s new genre with their own country-inspired recordings.
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WGA Opposition Candidate Craig Mazin Says Not Much “Daylight” Between Him Guild Leaders In Agency FightCraig Mazin, the opposition candidate for WGA West vice president, has said that the guild needs new leadership to resolve its ongoing feud with the talent agencies, but on his latest Scriptnotes p…
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Writers Guild Presidential Candidate Phyllis Nagy: A Stalemate ‘Benefits No One’Phyllis Nagy, who is challenging Writers Guild of America West’s president David Goodman, has doubled down on criticizing the current stalemate between the WGA and Hollywood agents. Nagy, who annou…
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Why A Former Interscope VP Traded the Music Biz For the Budding Cannabis IndustryAfter nearly a decade in the music business, Andrew Mains left it behind to become a cannabis consultant.
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Warner Music Group's ADA Names John Franck Executive VP Commercial & MarketingAlternative Distribution Alliance announced on Tuesday that John Franck has been named executive vp commercial & marketing. He will oversee the global commercial relationships, digital marketing and digital sales and strategy for Warner Music Group's global independent distribution division.
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