Jenny Lewis, “Taffy” On the Line was released last year. Lewis gets nostalgic (“You said I look pretty by the frozen Mississippi/The future felt fantastic”) over subtle instrumentation. The vibe is perfect for the end credits of a film, or for when you pull the plug and watch the water drain. … [Read more...] about Music at Home: Songs for the Bath
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New Records Drop Every Minute. But Back-Catalogs Are Driving The Music Industry’s Transformation
If you took the recordings or publishing catalog of any major music company today and dumped it in a basket — away from all overhead, untouched and unloved — the popularity of streaming would still provide you with a significant guaranteed return each year. Considering the complete lack of operative costs involved in this structure, this basket of rights would naturally carry a very high profit margin, and therefore, demand a very high valuation. … [Read more...] about New Records Drop Every Minute. But Back-Catalogs Are Driving The Music Industry’s Transformation
Black Concert Promoters Want to Talk About Live Music’s Exclusion Problem
How will the BPC going about enacting that change?GG: Our short-term goal is to get the message out. We are contacting agents and artists and their teams. We are looking at using this hiatus period to [focus] attention and attack that problem head-on — contacting these artists’ managers, making strong offers for the artist. Oftentimes we see that we’re not getting anywhere with the agent. We have to go around the agent and say, “Hey, artist manager, do you know that there is an offer that we are not getting an answer to?” Sometimes we have to break protocol. Sometimes we have to push the envelope, and this is a time where we’re looking to push the envelope. … [Read more...] about Black Concert Promoters Want to Talk About Live Music’s Exclusion Problem
Fortnite Is Launching More Music Concerts. Dominic Fike Is Up First
As live concert events in the game prove popular, Fortnite is further developing shows in the game not just as gimmicky one-offs, but as full-fledged marketing stops for artists pushing new music akin to what they do on late-night shows, Nanzer says. The Spotlight format gives Fortnite a chance to experiment with different genres and artists than the larger acts whose fanbases have crossed over well with the game. … [Read more...] about Fortnite Is Launching More Music Concerts. Dominic Fike Is Up First
MTV’s 2020 Video Music Awards To Simulcast On the CW
Held amid a global pandemic, the 2020 VMAs will pay homage to the resiliency of New York, which has rebounded after once being the COVID epicenter of the world. The show with feature several outdoor performances across the boroughs with limited or no audience, adhering to all state and city guidelines. … [Read more...] about MTV’s 2020 Video Music Awards To Simulcast On the CW
