The Weeknd who postpones the release of his new album; the famous producer Madlib who sees his studio go up in smoke… The music industry is not spared from the fires in Los Angeles.
Madlib lost everything. Affected by the fires that have been affecting Los Angeles for several days, the legendary hip hop producer announced on his Instagram account that he had not only lost his house. But also his studio.
Iconic rap producer, Madlib saw people go into the flames “decades of music”stored in hard drives. Not to mention the equipment or the thousands of vinyls accumulated over the years…
He is obviously not the only musician to have been impacted by the recent fires. While Chuck D, from the group Public Enemyurged Internet users to no longer use his group’s hit Burn Hollywood Burn to illustrate the fires, stars like Snoop Doog, Taylor Swift or Moby avoided the worst. The latter giving his news by filming himself in the streets of his neighborhood, a glowing sky in the background.
In Los Angeles, Schoenberg’s scores reduced to ashes
But others weren’t so lucky. The guitarist of the group Iron MaidenAdrian Smith, lost his home. On the heights of Los Angeles, the fires did not only affect multimillionaire stars. Independent musicians like Tim Darcy of the band Oughtou Zachary Cole Smith, leader la formation DIIVwho was still playing at Ancienne Belgique less than a year ago, also saw their house reduced to ashes.
-As for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, all upcoming performances have been canceled. For good reason: several musicians from the ensemble were affected by the fires. Moreover, the Belmont publishing warehouse, in charge of the work of the great composer Arnold Schoenberg, was completely destroyed. Some 100,000 scores would have gone up in flames, not counting other documents, photos, archives, etc. No original manuscript has been touched. ” More, says the New York Timesthe losses of the Belmont collection could create problems for orchestras, chamber ensembles and soloists planning to reprise works by Schoenberg in the coming months. »
Grammys sous tension
Beyond individual dramas, it’s a whole part of the musical “chain” that is coming to a halt. This Tuesday, The Weekndone of the biggest pop artists in the world, has announced that it will postpone the release of its next album by one week (to January 31). And canceled his concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, planned to accompany the launch. For his part, Beyoncé – whose mother lost her Malibu “bungalow” in the fires – also postponed her “surprise” announcement (that of an upcoming tour?). In the process, the superstar’s foundation issued a check for $2.5 million to help the victims.
Metallica also put their hand in their pocket. The group transferred $500,000 to the account of the California Community Foundation, bringing together several local disaster support initiatives. For its part, Live Nation, the all-powerful live agency, announced the holding of a major charity concert. If the poster is still being created, Fire Aid should take place on January 30…
Just a few days before one of the most popular events in the American music industry: the Grammys. The fires happen in the middle of the award ceremony season. Notably the Grammys, the equivalent of the Oscars for music. Universal and Warner have already decided to cancel the festivities and other special concerts, traditionally organized before the event. Scheduled for February 2, at the Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, the ceremony itself should however take place. Between the nominations for Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Nick Cave, Justice and Charli XCX, we will eventually take a look at the “best Christian music album” category. Among the nominees, the group Elevation Worship for its latest album. Its title: When Wind Meets Fire…
