Veteran music manager Peter Mensch who has handled the career for Madonna, Metallica and Def Leppard says the writing’s on the wall for Justin Bieber.  He also blamed incompetent management.

“He said: ‘His manager Scooter Braun is scared s***less.
‘I don’t know what Bieber’s problem is. His career is over in three years anyway,’
He also told the Sun he does have one trick up his sleeve that he thinks would help the troubled teen.
He said: ‘I’d take Bieber to the woodshed and spank him.’

“It has been a difficult year already for the teen star.  He has been dumped by his fellow popstrel and movie actress Selena Gomez , following a string of allegations he had been unfaithful. He has also been late for concert dates, and was taken to hospital in London after collapsing during his run of concerts in the English capital. Perhaps the most noteworthy incident was when he had to be held back by his own minders when he tried to get into a fistfight with photographers. But even more seriously, it is now likely he will be facing criminal charges for allegedly spitting on and threatening his neighbour”

Phil Ramone, a record producer and engineer who worked with some of the biggest music stars of the last 50 years, including Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon, Billy Joel and Barbra Streisand, died on Saturday in Manhattan.  In his 2007 memoir, “Making Records: The Scenes Behind the Music,” written with Charles L. Granata, Mr. Ramone defined the role of record producer as roughly equivalent to that of a film director, creating and managing an environment in which to coax the best work out of his performers. Read more

Buzz Track: Heart Beats

Johnnyswim is a Los Angeles/Nashville based duo composed of Amanda Sudano and Abner Ramirez. They were featured in Vogue as well as Garden&Gun magazine along with Black Keys as “Nashville’s new sound”. The band will be releasing an EP this June. For fans of Mumford & Sons, Lauryn Hill, and John Mayer.
Contact: jking@johnnyswim.com

Buzz Track: In My Head

Cilver is a brand new band created from the ashes of several NYC hard rock/alt bands. The band just finished the first song “In My Head” which features Bumblefoot of Guns n’ Roses. The song was picked as single of the day on Revolver Magazine, and is currently testing at radio. Sirius XM Octane, WDHA, WRAT, WCPR, and KCGQ has already been spinning the track.
Contact: EJG@msk.com

Buzz Track: Who You Do

Kings favorite Tara Priya who we featured last year is back with a video for her new song Who You Do. The song was recorded with London with producer Steve Booker (Duffy, Rebecca Ferguson) and filmed its video with director Adam Buncher (Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Wiz Khalifa). She licensed her last album to the Japanese label, P-Vine Records. It debuted as the #2 R&B/Soul album on iTunes & Amazon, with its single, my song “Run Like Hell”, hitting #6 on the Billboard Japan charts.
Contact: jrecor@gmail.com