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The Grammy Awards is perhaps the most prestigious annual awards ceremony the music industry has to offer. Each and every year, the who’s who of… Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Michael Jackson’s “She Was Loving Me”

Cory Rooney, producer: It all started with the statement, “I’m Real,” whichmeant so much to Jennifer Lopez. [Producer] Troy Oliver came up with an idea and… Read More »Jennifer Lopez’s ‘I’m Real’ 15 Years Later: How the Rule-Breaking Duet With Ja Rule Prevented a Sophomore Slum

Rooney has the music business in his blood. His parents, Herb Rooney and Brenda Reid, were members of the Exciters, a ’60s R&B group remembered… Read More »NOTES FROM THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

By VIRGINIA HEFFERNANFEB. 9, 2006 Into this noble tradition, then, comes “The Shop” on MTV. It’s irresistible. Set in Mr. Rooney’s Barbershop in Jamaica, Queens, the… Read More »Cutting Hair, but the Real Business Is Cutting Each Other Up

By ANTHONY BOZZA Lopez had an offer for a record contract with another major label but ended up recording for Sony, after much wooing from… Read More »Jennifer the Conqueror

Below, Dave Hall (the song’s writer/producer), Cory Rooney (the A&R rep on the song), and Nashiem Myrick (engineer) tell the story behind the singer’s iconic hit. Rooney: As… Read More »We Belong Together: Mariah Carey’s Collaborators Share Untold Stories Behind 8 Classics

Old Brookville, N.Y. WRITING songs has always come easily to Cory Rooney. “It’s like writing nursery rhymes,” said Mr. Rooney, 41, gliding his fingers over… Read More »Shunning Life as a Performer, to Write the Songs

Posted: 3:17 PM, Jan 21, 2016 Updated: 3:17 PM, Jan 21, 2016 By:KTNV Staff It was a star-studded evening at  the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino where superstar Jennifer… Read More »KTNV: Jennifer Lopez kicks off Las Vegas residency