Songwriter Ingrid Burley made the admission to lyric website Genius, saying that "Love Drought" is actually about her own frustrations with Beyoncé's Parkwood Entertainment record label.
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This is a discussion on Women in music within the Music forums, part of the Fine Art category; Songwriter Ingrid Burley made the admission to lyric website Genius, saying that "Love Drought" is actually about her own frustrations ...
Songwriter Ingrid Burley made the admission to lyric website Genius, saying that "Love Drought" is actually about her own frustrations with Beyoncé's Parkwood Entertainment record label.
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Beyoncé took home five awards at the 2016 BET Awards on Sunday night, according to Rap-Up.com.
Queen Bey swept up the honors, which included Video of the Year for "Formation," Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, and the FANdemonium Award.
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Katy Perry and Jared Leto are among the celebrities to pay tribute to the victims of the recent terror attack at the international terminal of the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey. At least 41 people have died and over 230 injured after three suicide bombers detonated explosives at Ataturk Airport earlier this week. "Common running theme: we are an unhappy world," Perry tweeted.
"Turkey - Our thoughts and hearts are with you."
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Adele paid tribute to Prince while kicking off her U.S. tour in Minnesota on Tuesday, July 5, according to NME. The 28-year-old British singer played the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota as her first stop on her U.S. tour. She performed several of her hits including "Hello," "Rumour Has It" and "Skyfall."
"I did maybe consider covering a song, but f**k it, it's Prince!"
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Miley Cyrus took to Instagram to show off her newest tattoo, a photo of jar of Vegemite. She reportedly got the new ink during a recent visit to Doctor Woo at the Shamrock Social Club in Hollywood. "@mileycyrus don't play when it comes to #vegemite," Dr. Woo wrote on Instagram while showing off the finished product Saturday afternoon. "#halfneedle."
"Vegemite, definitely, I had four bits of Vegemite toast this morning!"
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Selena Gomez has set the record for the most ever likes on one Instagram photo, People magazine reports. A photo of Gomez drinking a bottle of Coke with the caption "When your lyrics are on the bottle" set the record with 4.1 million likes. The bottle of soda features Gomez's lyrics "You're the Spark" from her song "Me & The Rhythm."
"The 23-year-old has racked up an astonishing four million likes on a single Instagram photo, making it the most liked image in the history of the platform," People reports.
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Beyoncé has earned four Emmy nominations for her most recent release, Lemonade, according to Rap-Up.com.
The visual album, which premiered on HBO in April, was nominated for Outstanding Variety Special, Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Nonfiction, Event or Award Special, Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special, and Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming.
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Taylor Swift has been officially given a songwriting credit on ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris and Rihanna's song "This Is What You Came For," according to NME. Reports were released last week that Swift contributed to the song under the pseudonym Nils Sjoberg. This rumor was later confirmed as true by Swift's rep and Harris himself.
"She sings on a little bit of it too . . . Amazing lyric writer and she smashed it as usual," Harris wrote on Twitter. "I wrote the music, produced the song, arranged it and cut the vocals though. And initially she wanted it kept secret, hence the pseudonym."
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Iggy Azalea has reportedly inked a major production deal with NBC and is set to start creating at least one new television show. The Aussie pop star shared the news via Instagram and notes that she's thrilled to begin creating content for the small screen. "Wanted to share with everyone that my production company "Azalea Street" has just signed on to create original content . . ."
"Wanted to share with everyone that my production company "Azalea Street" has just signed on to create original content for Universal NBC! So guys, I'm an Executive Producer for at least a few years to come! hopefully many! lots of scripted series in the works! lots of interesting ideas! I've been working on this for a long time now and can't wait to share more info with you soon. #careerwoman"
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