The long list of nominees for this year’s Billboard Music Awards was unveiled this week, and Reservoir is proud to report that a handful of catalog tracks ultimately made the cut. Chris Brown’s X is up for Top R&B Album, featuring Danja‘s handiwork on “Add Me In” and “Stereotype”. The […]
You know the song that’s on permanent repeat in your head? That infectious jam that, no matter how hard you strain your brain, just may be with you for the rest of your life? This serious and life–altering ailment is known as an ear worm, and popular music is lousy with them. Whether the […]
Two months and change after its release, the Scott Storch-produced track “Crazy”, performed by Erika Jayne and Maino, landed atop the Billboard Dance Club charts. If you ask us, this didn’t come as a surprise: with Storch’s intoxicating production and Erika’s flirty vocals, it’s no wonder party people can’t […]
The Smithsonian kicks off its observance of Jazz Appreciation Month at the National Museum of American History today. To celebrate, the museum will feature a bevy of events recognizing the rich history and culture of jazz, including programs in tribute to the work of American jazz icon Billy Strayhorn as the world celebrates his centennial birth year. On […]
Le Mejor de Selena, a two-album compilation of the late Latin music star Selena’s greatest hits, has been released today. The album arrives on the twentieth anniversary of the Tejano singer’s untimely death as a nod to her legacy and influence on both Latin and popular music. The track list includes the 1995 […]
Ambient electro-pop group The Levels have released a new single on the heels of their recent drop, this time entitled “Shadow Fighter”. The cut, written by Lifted House’s Alia Fresco, features powerful female vocals and tribal rhythms over the grandeur of ambient synths. With lyrics about love and struggle, The Levels achieve […]
In what’s turned out to be a knockout week in the UK for Reverb and Reservoir writers, Jess Glynne scores her first solo #1 single with “Hold My Hand”, masterfully co-written with Reverb writer Ina Wroldsen and Clean Bandit’s Jack Patterson. Jess has already tasted chart success, having scaled the heights to reach #1 on […]
2015 continues to be an amazing year for Hertfordshire singer-songwriter James Bay, as his debut album Chaos And The Calm enters the UK Official Albums Chart at number 1! Having already been named Critics’ Choice at this year’s Brit Awards, the rising star is soaring from strength to strength and looks […]
2015 British Critic’s Choice Award winner James Bay released his highly anticipated full-length debut album, Chaos and the Calm, in the States today. The album features the emotive acoustic ballad “Move Together”, written with Reservoir writer Jamie Hartman. Describing Chaos and the Calm as “highly anticipated” is a bit of an understatement. Bay has created a […]
Internationally renowned Reservoir composer, producer, and recording artist Nitin Sawhney has been appointed to compose the original score to Jungle Book: Origins, the latest film adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling masterpiece The Jungle Book, due in 2017. The newest take on Kipling’s timeless story about an orphan boy raised in the wild has […]