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BEBE REXHA PERFORMS ‘I GOT YOU’ LIVE AT THE MTV EMAS

Bebe Rexha performed her steamy new single, “I Got You,” live last night at the MTV European Music Awards in Rotterdam, Netherlands, where the pop star performed double duty, also serving as the ceremony’s host. The live performance, in which Rexha danced with a giant furry letter “U”, […]

WHY REAL A&R REQUIRES FAR MORE THAN ONLINE METRICS AND YOUTUBE

As featured in Music Business Worldwide, Reservoir/Reverb Managing Director Annette Barrett offers perpsective from her over 30-year career in music publishing on why successful signings are based on more than a songwriter’s online following: ‘Where do you discover the talent you sign?’ You would be hard-pressed to find […]

2 CHAINZ DROPS NEW MIXTAPE ‘HIBACHI FOR LUNCH’

It’s only been two months since 2 Chainz dropped Daniel Son; Necklace Don and the rapper has already served up another project, Hibachi For Lunch, a seven-track mixtape released on Friday. The tape includes his latest single “Good Drank” featuring Quavo and Gucci Mane, plus additional features from […]

RESERVOIR SUPPORTS THE RECORDING ACADEMY’S ‘IN MY DISTRICT’ CAMPAIGN

The Recording Academy held its third annual In My District campaign this week, encouraging artists and music professionals to attend meetings at the offices of local Congressional officials in an effort to support music-related legislation. On Wednesday, over 2,000 attendees, including Reservoir SVP of A&R and Catalog Development […]

BEBE REXHA DROPS NEW SINGLE ‘I GOT YOU’ CO-WRITTEN BY LAUREN CHRISTY

Rising pop star Bebe Rexha releases her newest single, “I Got You” today via Warner Bros. Records. Idolator immediately praised the song for its rhythmic sensibility, punchy chorus, and pop hooks, noting that “this could be the track that lifts the 26-year-old from rising star to chart heavyweight.” […]

CLEAN BANDIT DROP NEW SINGLE “ROCKABYE” FEATURING SEAN PAUL & ANNE-MARIE

Pop-dance group Clean Bandit have released their latest single “Rockabye”, which brings together dancehall/reggae veteran Sean Paul and rapidly rising British pop star Anne-Marie. The result is a certified club banger with Sean Paul bringing the dope ‘island vibes’ and Anne-Marie’s effortlessly cool vocal delivering the nursery-rhyme reimagined […]

BEN’S BROTHER RELEASE NEW ‘HONEYBEE’ SINGLE AND VIDEO

After a nearly ten-year hiatus, Brit-pop-rock five-piece Ben’s Brother are back with their new single, “Honeybee”. Ben’s Brother frontman and Reservoir writer Jamie Hartman is leading the project’s return, and debuted a “Honeybee” music video, featuring a rhythmic dancer grooving to the tune on stages and rooftops. The […]

MICHALE BUBLÉ RELEASES ‘NOBODY BUT ME’ CO-PRODUCED + FEAT. CUTS BY JASON GOLDMAN

Canadian crooner Michael Bublé releases his ninth studio album, Nobody But Me, today via Reprise Records/Warner Bros. Records. The album shares its name with lead single “Nobody But Me”, co-written with Reservoir writer Jason Goldman. Goldman also co-wrote the track “Take You Away”, available on the deluxe version […]

JOEY BADA$$ DROPS NEW SINGLE ‘FRONT & CENTER’ INSPIRED BY NETFLIX’S NARCOS

Reservoir writer Joey Bada$$ dropped his new single, “Front & Center,” a follow up to last summer’s resilient single “Devastated”. Produced by Cookin Soul, “Front & Center” features a sample from Rodrigo Amarante’s “Tuyo,” best known as the theme of the hit Netflix original crime drama, Narcos. Complex […]

AVIN EDWARDS RELEASES ‘SILVER SKIES’ FEATURING FOUR RESERVOIR CUTS

The Voice South Africa season one runner-up Gavin Edwards releases his debut album Silver Skies today via Universal Music. The album feautres four Reservoir & Reservoir/Reverb Music cuts; the album’s title track “Silver Skies” co-written by Terri Bjerre, “One Day” co-written by John Fortis, “Only Lovers Left Alive” […]