
Jem Aswad
Writer and Executive Music Editor at Variety
Half-Lebanese Brooklynite. Writer/executive music editor for @variety and others, but everything here is my fault.
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1 week ago |
variety.com | Jem Aswad
When the first trailer arrived for “28 Years Later,” the third installment in Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s masterful “28 Days Later” series of horror films, it was scary, filled with gruesome images of zombies and a dystopian world.
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variety.com | Emanuel Okusanya |Jem Aswad
R&B powerhouse Leon Thomas is launching the next phase of his career with the just-released deluxe edition of his platinum “Mutt” album, a Grammy last year for his work on SZA’s smash “Snooze,” and a just-announced massive world tour — and, less expectedly, a concert at JFK Airport. He wasn’t busking: His performance christened the new Capital One Lounge at his hometown’s main airport.
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variety.com | Jem Aswad
Senators Marsha Blackburn and Ben Ray Luján bitterly criticized Spotify’s music-audiobooks bundling plan, which lowers royalties to songwriters and music publishers by hundreds of millions of dollars every year, in a letter released Friday asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the streaming giant.
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variety.com | Jem Aswad
In a very unlikely pairing, Dolly Parton has teamed up with Motley Crue for a new version of the band’s 1985 hit “Home Sweet Home” — with a special thematic charity connection: a portion of the proceeds from the single will benefit Covenant House, which provides safe shelter, meals, hope and more to help youth experiencing homelessness.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Jem Aswad
Generate Key TakeawaysIn a very unlikely pairing, Dolly Parton has teamed up with Motley Crue for a new version of the band’s 1985 hit “Home Sweet Home” — with a special thematic charity connection: a portion of the proceeds from the single will benefit Covenant House, which provides safe shelter, meals, hope and more to help youth experiencing homelessness.
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