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Paramore Split Gets Ugly? Farro Blog Airs Band’s Dirty Laundry

Paramore Split Gets Ugly? Farro Blog Airs Band’s Dirty Laundry
Shirley Halperin A blog post attributed to ex-Paramore members Josh and Zac Farro details a dramatic disharmony within the band and alleges only singer Hayley Williams was signed to Atlantic Records. read more

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Following in her father’s footsteps: Willow Smith gets record deal, debuts new song

Following in her father’s footsteps: Willow Smith gets record deal, debuts new song
NEW YORK – Call her the Fresh Princess. Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s 9-year-old daughter, Willow Smith, is making her debut as a recording artist. She has signed a deal with Jay-Z’s label, Roc Nation.

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Sragow Gets Reel: Steve Ross is Soccer’s Steinbrenner in ‘Lifetime’

Sragow Gets Reel: Steve Ross is Soccer’s Steinbrenner in ‘Lifetime’
A few weeks ago I asked whether there was a soccer documentary as great as the football documentary “Harvard Beats Yale 29-29.” I had forgotten about the terrific 2006 picture “Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos.”

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Drake Gets Put On Game, “All I Can Say Is ‘R.E.D.’ Album”

Drake Gets Put On Game, “All I Can Say Is ‘R.E.D.’ Album”
West Coast rapper Game has clocked in studio time with Drake and for his upcoming R.E.D. Album. [Visit SOHH.com for more information]

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How does it work when an artist gets signed to a record label?

What does the producer do for the artist? What does the artist have to do, still write their own songs, or does the record label write your songs, what about the beats, money deals?