‘Wicked’ Music Producer Greg Wells on Going Big With the Soundtrack — and Hearing Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s Voices Merge Into One in Real Time

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Although most of Greg Wells‘ professional life has involved producing or writing for big pop artists (including Adele, Katy Perry, OneRepublic & Timbaland, Twenty One Pilots and John Legend), he’s dedicated more of his time in recent years to working on films. Two and a half years, specifically (so far),Continue Reading

Elizabeth Chan, ‘Queen of Christmas,’ on Channeling Grief Into Her 14th Straight Holiday Music Release, ‘Shatterproof’

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Singer-songwriter Elizabeth Chan set yet another benchmark in the annals of holiday music by issuing her 14th straight annual Christmas release, “Shatterproof,” this month. No one is likely to come close to shattering that record for the highest number of consecutive seasonal albums or EPs, but Chan — who isContinue Reading

Jelly Roll’s ‘Beautifully Broken’ Offers Country Music a Reset, by Aggressively Prioritizing Mental Health > Partying: Album Review

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By now almost everybody has at least an inkling that Jelly Roll has become one of the biggest superstars of country music in the past two years. But, of course, there are parts of the show-biz world that remain stubbornly country-uncognizant … those who are still not ready for thatContinue Reading