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Eight-Way Tie for Prestigious Songwriter of the Year Crown, ‘Bubbly’ Earns Song of the Year, & Universal Music Secures Publisher of the Year Honors BMI held its 57th Annual Pop Awards tonight, honoring Gamble & Huff as BMI Icons. Songwriter of the Year honors resulted in a record-setting eight-way tie…
For Wu Tang Clan, It’s All in the Family
''Wu Tang is one big family,'' says Steve Rifkind, president of Loud Records. ''Them together is pure energy. It's family, it's love.'' Loud Records is the home of the New York-based rap collective Wu Tang Clan. And Wu Tang really is like a family - a…
Method Man
Tical, Johnny Blaze, Johnny Dangerous, or just spell it out - M.E.T.H.O.D. Man - and you are talking about one of hip-hop’s brightest stars. Method Man made his mark with the spotlight single “M.E.T.H.O.D. Man” on Tang Clan‘s 1993 debut album, Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers. Although still a member…
Creed Climbs Quickly to the Top
On the maiden single from their Wind-Up Records/BMG album Human Clay, Creed vocalist Scott Stapp poses the musical question: “Can you take me higher?” The singer received his reply mere days after the album’s release. Human Clay debuted at number one on Billboard’s Top 200 Album’s chart, outselling new releases…