Reservoir’s Faith Newman and Philly Groove songwriter and Delfonics performer Wilbert Hart made their way to the offices of NARAS’–the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences–Philadelphia chapter this week. In the office, which was decorated with images of some of Philly’s finest musical exports, the duo sat down with 215 […]
The 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards were hosted last night, with the rap game’s premiere talent rolling out to perform and accept their props. Winners included the voices of several Reservoir catalog hits, with Reese’s Perfect Combo award notably going to the boys in “F**kin’ Problems”: 2 Chainz, A$AP Rocky, Kendrick Lamar, […]
Reservoir songwriter and performing producer Slakah The Beatchild has produced a new soon-to-be hit, “On Ya”, performed by British girl group M.O. This isn’t M.O’s first appearance in the Reservoir catalog–their island-influenced single “Hot” was produced by Reverb writer/DJ/producer Karl “K-Gee” Gordon. In contrast, “On Ya” is a hypnotic, rhythmic piece that […]
For A Minor Reflection posted a video showing live footage of the song “Kastljós“, from their 2012 sets at Iceland Airwaves. In their typical understated style, the group took to the video’s metadata to reveal a release date for a live CD/DVD package of show footage, which they further promoted […]
After a three-year hiatus, Nelly released his seventh studio album M.O. last week on September 30th. Its first week of release puts the album at #14 on the Top 200 Chart and #4 on the Top Hip-Hop/R&B Chart. Reservoir writer 2 Chainz appears on the track “100K”.
G.O.O.D. Music rapper and “Mercy” participant Pusha-T released his debut studio album today, My Name Is My Name. Already heralded as a “consistetly surprising” album (in a good way), My Name Is My Name features rap that spans emotions ranging from aggressive to poignant, and features A-list guest artists Pharrell, Rick Ross, and, on […]
Bikini Daze singer MØ continues to pound out new content, most recently releasing a video for the single she leaked with her EP announcement, “Never Wanna Know”. The video showcases a black-and-white world in which MØ’s dreamy serenade is intercut with found footage of live-action and animated features; watch it below:
The winner of the ninth series of The X Factor UK is getting ready for the release of his eponymous debut album, James Arthur. The release will open with James’ current single “You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You” and will also feature his X Factor winners single “Impossible.” The album is slated for […]
New Drake album Nothing Was The Same debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 after its September 24th release. With 658,000 units sold, the only album to sell more this year is Justin Timberlake’s 20/20 Experience, which peaked at 968,000 units and the #1 spot. This debut marks a new high for […]
NPR hosted a panel to rap (pun intended) about a popular music industry topic of discussion–when was rap’s “Golden Era”? Posing the ideal year as 1993, panelists reflected on the music business and the culture of hip-hop as it stood then. Reservoir Senior Vice President of Creative & […]