(Non-Fungible Tokens) NFTs are the new buzzword in the music industry in 2021. But what value will it actually bring to artists and fans? The music industry has fundamentally changed since the arrival of music streaming. Today, billions of listeners have access to streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music.Read More →
Writing, mastering, and releasing a full-length debut album is naturally going to lead to a healthy learning curve. Few people can expect to release an instant classic on first request, and an artist’s first release is usually a great opportunity to show off what they can become later. Tweaking isRead More →
In the eight years I’ve worked in the music industry, the heights of my career have been offset by instances of racism. I have often been confused with other black people who work in the industry at events, meetings and panels – at a gig one night, this happened threeRead More →
Whether we like it or not, the advent of AI has turned the electronic music scene into a technological powder keg in 2021. And before it really takes off in a scary and exciting direction, VNCCII is here to educate. The rising producer, rapper and singer-songwriter just released her latestRead More →
It was perhaps inevitable that Spotify and Shopify – with their similar nicknames – would eventually join forces. Spotify on Wednesday announced a new partnership with e-commerce provider Shopify to allow artists to list merchandise directly to their profiles on the audio streaming giant’s platform. Any artist in the worldRead More →
SXSW 2019, photo by Adam Kissick There’s been a lot of “returning to normal” as 2021 progresses, but in the latest sign of some semblance of real, true normalcy, it’s SXSW’s official announcement of the first round of its musical program for next year. Almost as expected from previousRead More →
When Alberta country singer Corb Lund wrote a song 12 years ago about a rancher determined to defend the landscape he loves from encroaching development, it was just a campfire thread. “It was just kind of a story, a fictional story,” Lund said. Events have since caught up with theRead More →
As LGBT History Month draws to a close, a San Francisco-area radio show has curated a playlist of songs by transgender artists who continue to change the sound and change the music industry a output at once. Entitled “TRANS*CENDENTAL: TRANS*EXCELLENCE”, ADP.FM’s playlist is comprehensive and features music from Honey Dijon,Read More →
A new study from Black Lives In Music has found that the majority of black artists and music professionals have faced racism and discrimination in their careers. The survey is the largest ever to focus on data from the first-hand experiences of black musicians and music industry professionals. It showsRead More →
Aunor If her journey as a musical artist has always been clear, Marion Aunor does not hesitate to make a few detours along the way if it was a question of further enriching her creativity. “I’m focused on my goals, but I’m always open to the different opportunities that mayRead More →
Tampa Bay saw the first Peace in the Streets community bike ride on Sunday. What do you want to know Peace in the Streets bike ride raised awareness of recent gun violence 35 homicides in Tampa, according to the police file Organizers plan more events to speak out against gunRead More →
A year ago today, the world said goodbye to one of dubstep’s greatest thinkers. Cookie Monsta’s label, Circus Records, has shocked the entire dance music community with the tragic news that the 31-year-old producer has passed away unexpectedly. Now, a year later, the stage continues to mourn the absence ofRead More →
The TuneGO launch page TuneGO Creators are flocking to the NFT marketplace, and musicians are clearly no exception. While they share some industry attributes and considerations with the larger artistic community on blockchain, they also have unique challenges and considerations – managing rights and royalties and dividing projects between them.Read More →
GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its biggest event for gaming leaders from April 26-28. Book your spot here! Roblox has unveiled listening parties for musical artists, and its premiere will be hosted by Grammy-nominated artist Poppy. With Roblox Listening Parties, artists create a new album in some of the bestRead More →
Pop sensations like Taylor Swift have ignited their stardom in recent years, but Swift still isn’t the best-selling artist of all time. Insider turned to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) list to find out who is. The list is based on the total number of certified album unitsRead More →
Willie Nelson has been a country music icon for decades and his status in the industry remains undisputed. As one of the legends of the genre, Nelson has sometimes vehemently defended who can make country music and what it actually sounds like. Willie Nelson | Rick Kern/WireImage for Shock InkRead More →
Musician Din/San Carlos Apache Sage Bond will perform at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. These days, Tom Fredd knows how to pivot. As the mastermind behind the annual Globalquerque! music event, Frouge rode with him to prepare for the festival. “It was different from all the other years,” he laughs.Read More →
Time released its prestigious list of the 100 most influential people of the year yesterday and several musicians were included The directory Time 100 features the greats and good of 2021, from Donald Trump and Liz Cheney to Elon Musk and Simone Biles. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were chosenRead More →
Living the life of a musician is one of the most competitive markets in the world, from low to high stardom to going viral. Some musicians like Marwan Shaheed have managed to stay in the limelight this year in 2021, and it looks like he’s going to stay for decades.Read More →
Three years ago, Spotify became a music distributor – announcing that it was to allow independent artists to upload music directly to its service, without the need for a third-party aggregator. Next, Spotify acquired a minority stake in Distrokid (which it still owns), while opening up its distribution function soRead More →
Image credit: Viberate In the battle of streaming versus radio, music streaming is winning. But a new report shows we shouldn’t discount the role of radio waves just yet. With every new audio invention, the fear ensues that technology will kill what came before. The situation between radio and streamingRead More →
advertisement 1confirmation, the investment firm backed by Peter Thiel and Mark Cuban, announced an investment in the non-fungible token (NFT) Catalog project on Thursday. The raise, which officially closed at the end of June, injects $2.2 million in fresh capital into the project. Other investors in the round include InflectionRead More →
The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not reflect the views of Rolling Stone’s editors or publishers. Whether you’ve just started producing music or you’ve been releasing music for years, promoting your music as a brand is a never-ending task. Based on my experience owning aRead More →
Apple today announced a new Apple Music for Artists feature called Shareable Milestones, which is designed to allow Apple Music artists to share milestones and successes with their fans on social media. The Apple Music for Artists feature generates automatic milestones for artists of all sizes, which artists can highlightRead More →
Source: Adam Oram/iMore Apple today introduced a new feature that makes it easier for Apple Music artists to share what they call milestones with fans. Posts can be easily shared on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram Stories according to a new page on Apple’s website. According to this page, Apple MusicRead More →
Create a Bigger Stage for Pinoy Music To say that Filipinos are talented musical artists is pretty much an understatement. Music is a deep part of our culture, from indigenous songs to our undeniable (and perhaps sometimes unbearable?) love for karaoke and birth Songs. Over the years, local singers andRead More →
UMe Elvis Costello enlisted some of the biggest artists in the Latin music world to create a Spanish language reimagining his second studio effort in 1978, This year’s model. The new album, titled Spanish modelwill be released on September 10 and contains all the songs from This year’s model plusRead More →
Clockwise: The Nitty Gritty Band, Johnny Cash, Ricky Skaggs, The Carter Family, Roy Acuff and Emmylou Harris | Photo credits: discogs.com, esquire.com, howlmag.com, historyclick.com, pinterest.com, allposters.com Many of country music’s most notable artists have come together for a purpose. It’s to make an amazing recording of the timeless melody, “WillRead More →
VICTORIA, Texas – On Saturday, July 10, Aero Crafters, located at 309 E. Crestwood Drive in Victoria, Texas, will welcome two pioneering artists from Texas to the stage of their beer garden. Chart-topping country music sensation Bri Bagwell will headline, with Matt Moeller and The Night Sights opening the show.Read More →
The National Museum of African American Music’s annual “Celebration of Legends” has always lived up to its name, but perhaps never more so than with this year’s event – taking place tonight at the Ryan Auditorium. First, there’s cause for celebration: this is the museum’s first major concert since openingRead More →
Monster Energy’s UNLEASHED Podcast Hosts Electronic Music Artists Breathe Carolina with Gold Certified Artists David Schmitt and Tommy Cooperman and Hosts The Dingo and Danny Kass “My dad always played music, mostly jazzy-type bass. So I was always around her. I discovered rap when I was eight years old. ThenRead More →
He is part of a musical duo whose debut album was released almost fifty years ago, who entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and who saw one of their songs broadcast over a billion. of times. So you’d be forgiven for wondering if Daryl Hall might consider sellingRead More →
From painters to digital artists to musicians, crypto continues to find integration in all artistic mediums. Music continues to be an area that is ripe for revitalization, from a business perspective. As a result, a number of different musicians have released songs and albums as NFTs. Now we have whatRead More →
Legacy Records has become the first known label to pay its artists in cryptocurrency Tweet that NFTs are units of data that are stored on a digital ledger called blockchain. Unlike cryptocurrency, NFTs are not mutually interchangeable. The label plans, along with its artists, to release NFTs tied to additionalRead More →
The music industry is not necessarily a place to make friends. Although you sometimes have two musicians click right off the bat, the concept of keeping the spirit of collaboration together can feel like a marriage between two musicians. If it was a musical marriage, these people would be doomedRead More →
Legacy Records has become the first known label to pay its artists in cryptocurrency Tweet that NFTs are units of data that are stored on a digital ledger called blockchain. Unlike cryptocurrency, NFTs are not mutually interchangeable. The label plans, along with its artists, to release NFTs tied to additionalRead More →
Photo credit: Fortnite Warner Music Group is partnering with Genies to create avatars and “digital clothing” for the Metaverse. Non-fungible tokens have taken a big hit in 2021. Artists like Grimes, Shawn Mendes, and Deadmau5 have all come up with their own NFT drops. But this is the first timeRead More →
This update, part of a new series of newsletters, examines how creators receive royalties from Apple Music and how these have increased over time. We believe in the value of music and compensate creators fairly for their work. Since we launched the iTunes Store in 2003, we’ve helped millions ofRead More →
The versatility of Latin music is unmatched – from Mexican ballads and contemporary bachata to Colombian salsa and Latin pop, the catch-all genre has evolved over time with immense change and growth. Each year the industry continues to grow with up-and-coming talent bringing even more excitement to the Latin musicRead More →
Taylor Swift is no stranger to controversy, and when news broke in 2019 that, as part of a deal to buy her former label, the masters of her first six albums were now owned by music impresario Scooter Braun. , all eyes were on Taylor to see what she wouldRead More →
Spring has arrived – and there are plenty of albums to come, too. The rejuvenation season ushers in a variety of new music releases, from budding young artists to fully blossomed veterans. So whether the Bruins are basking in April showers or sniffing May flowers, there are sure to beRead More →
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can register here to receive it during the week. Streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music saved the music industry. They are also tearing it up. My colleague Ben Sisario says musicians complain about the streaming economy which can translateRead More →
Business News Labels & Publishers Legal By Chris Cooke | Posted on Monday, March 22, 2021 The US Music Artists Coalition last week backed proposals to reform the seven-year rule in California employment laws so that recording artists permanently benefit from the principle. This rule of California state law statesRead More →
We know how important it is to expose children to music from an early age. Moreover, there are so many amazing children’s music artists helping kids grow in their early development. As we try to diversify our child’s media intake, consider including more musicians representing BIPOC in their daily musicRead More →
A new report from the University of East Anglia has concluded that streaming platforms put independent music artists at a disadvantage, with structural advantages and improved access to playlists allowing major labels to take “the lion’s share of music revenue”. ‘subscription”. The report, titled Music Streaming: Is It a LevelRead More →
Thanks to the marvels of modern technology, B-Hive Studios in Vankleek Hill is still going strong – recording new music with artists who have plenty of time to write songs these days. The world-class recording studio, located just north of the village on Pleasant Corner Road, has been used byRead More →
As we are well into 2021 now, here are some new Latin music artists to keep on your radar for the rest of the year. On your playlists with Bad Bunny, Karol G, J Balvin, Sech and Natti Natasha, here are 10 Latido Music-approved acts to add to the mix.Read More →
Whether you’re looking for new tunes or want to learn more about our musical knowledge, you’ll find it below. Music plays a huge role in everyday life, whether you’re listening to the radio on your player, listening to your favorite songs during a workout, or feeling heightened emotions while watchingRead More →
YouTube has warned that the music industry’s legal push to force it to pay more for the music it plays in the UK could backfire and have a ‘potentially devastating’ effect on artists’ incomes and songwriters. Google-owned YouTube has long been accused of exploiting the “value gap” in its business,Read More →
Lyrics: Thomas Stichbury Exciting. Inspiring. Kick ass. Uh, rubbery. Just some of the adjectives that can be used to describe the current wave of LGBTQ+ artists, local and around the world, revolutionizing our soundscape and making sure their voices are heard. In the issue of Attitude March, available to downloadRead More →
Instagram amplifies the ways music artists can directly earn money on the platform. red ferns First came all the surprise songs. Then came the ocean of live activations that resulted in everything from Verzuz artist battles to one-off performances to the occasional outing with fans. Now, Instagram wants to helpRead More →
If you really appreciate something, you’re willing to sacrifice yourself to keep it. For example: Spending Christmas in Atlanta was not part of my plans. However, I sacrificed time with my family to attend a three-day independent music showcase hosted by Authentic Empire Music Group. After:Rakeem Jones: What would JesusRead More →
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Hometown: Gardendale, Alabama Recent project: The country pop single “Shut It Down”, Apple Music radio host The Tiera Show First artist she was obsessed with: Taylor Swift When Tiera first arrived in Nashville, Tennessee, she wondered if her career could follow Taylor Swift’s path. “I was like, I’m going toRead More →
Kanye West has revealed that he grants all artists signed to his label, GOOD Music, his 50% share of their masters. West has spent most of this month advocating for artists’ ownership of their own masters, as well as calling out major record labels like Sony and Universal for restrictiveRead More →
In April, Google revamped the YouTube Music library to work more like Play Music, and now the Artists view gets another upgrade to show only saved songs. This comes as the company detailed Google Play Music’s shutdown timeline this week. The Library tab lets you view content by downloads, playlists,Read More →
TaP Music Publishing announced today that it is co-funding a lawsuit against Trax Records alongside artists Larry Heard (professionally known as “Mr Fingers”) and Robert Owens. The case, filed June 23, 2020 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, highlights the exploitation of artists andRead More →
Chart-Toppers: 50 years of the best-selling musical artists Fame, fortune and adoring fans – it’s often the dream come true for the world’s most popular musical artists. Thanks to their reliability and creative prowess, these artists not only boasted longevity in their record sales, but they also topped the chartsRead More →
In the world of music in 2018, startups dominated the airwaves and Spotify playlists. In the world of rock, rising stars like Lucy Dacus, Soccer Mommy, Snail Mail and Jay Som brought youth and vitality to a grizzled indie-rock universe. Bronx rapper Cardi B has become the new queen ofRead More →
One of my biggest complaints about Apple Music is the lack of reliable notifications of new music from artists I follow. Over the past few weeks, two of my favorite bands have released new albums and Apple Music hasn’t sent me a push notification. While they were at the veryRead More →
England’s biggest rock band hold the top spot in the all-time chart of top-selling artists by album sales, and they look untouchable on a bizarre list filled with a number of surprising appearances. It is somewhat shocking to discover, for example, that smooth-jazz saxophonist Kenny G has sold more albumsRead More →