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Soch Music India which is currently ruling the charts is all set to take it a notch up. Bhagyesh Hendre, the great performer claims to have several projects up his sleeves which he will be releasing in the year 2022. People waiting for it can visit his social media handle named @bhagyesh_hendre where he is followed by 101K people. Being on the receiving end of all the fame, love & support hasn't been an overnight journey. Bhagyesh's hard work and consistency allowed him to win people's hearts and become one of the renowned personalities. He says, " I believe everyone is talented but what allows you to outshine others is your diligence and belief in your craft. " Adding to it, Bhagyesh also admits that no matter how much you gain in terms of financial aspects, real success is when you become capable of being the change in the society. Reportedly, Bhagyesh Hendre has been working tirelessly on his singles. Not only that, but it is also a well-known fact that … [Read more...] about Bhagyesh Hendre’s Journey Of Making It Big In Music Industry

Mark Alexander-Erber is playing a game of rock and roll roulette. The fifty-four-year-old is the ultimate music industry cliche. He collects vintage cars (“Old Porsches and Ferraris, mostly”), rides motorcycles (“Harley’s and Indians, only”) and listens to rock music on repeat (“AC/DC got me through my parent’s divorce”). He’s also a visionary, betting big on a looming rock and roll renaissance — the likes of which haven’t been seen since the Eighties or Nineties. And when that resurgence finally reaches the masses, Alexander-Erber appears better prepared than most to lead its rebirth. He already has more than ten independent record labels around the world under his Golden Robot Global Entertainment Group , which he says is shaping up to be his best investment yet. Alexander-Erber, using his own piggybank and with the help of an unnamed “Sydney-based family”, has already put millions of dollars into it. “Something like $15 million so far,” he tells Rolling Stone over … [Read more...] about Rock’s Pending Goldrush: Meet the Man Building a Music Empire

New Zealand indie-pop singer BENEE has become the latest musician to join the ranks of Apple Music’s list of Up Next artists. Announced earlier today by Apple Music Global Creative Director and Host Zane Lowe, BENEE’s honour comes following a few years spent rising to the top of the music industry, with singles such as “Supalonely” helping her find fans in big names such as Elton John . “BENEE has rapidly established herself as one of the most undeniable new forces in modern pop with a sound and vision that’s 100% her own,” said Lowe of the fellow Kiwi artist. “We’re thrilled to welcome her to the Up Next family and can’t wait to watch her reach new heights.” “I’m so honoured to be a part of Apple’s Up Next program,” BENEE said of the news in a statement. “I’ve watched so many of their past artists docos and it’s crazy that now I’m on the same platform. “It’s also wild that I’ll be the first New Zealand Up Next artist. I feel like there’s so much good music coming out … [Read more...] about BENEE Makes History as Apple Music’s First New Zealand Up Next Artist

If Iggy Azalea is going down, she’s taking all of her haters with her. The Australian rapper took to Twitter on Monday to announce that, despite releasing what was meant to be her final album, End of an Era , last year, she’s coming out of her indefinite retirement from the music industry early. “A year ago I was willing to walk away from music because I was tired of the negative energy it attracted.,” she wrote . “But what I’ve learned is that even when I’m minding my business, y’all gonna be negative AND nosey. So if I can’t have peace, neither can you. I’m coming back. Cry about it.” Azalea is embracing the chaos now. Ahead of the album’s arrival last year, she told fans that she felt as though “shifting my energy and focus to what I’m most excited about is what is right for me and I hope you’ll continue to support whatever creative projects I’m out here doing.” But the rapper never made it too far away from the music industry — she’s currently on the road with … [Read more...] about Iggy Azalea Ends Brief Retirement From Music: ‘If I Can’t Have Peace, Neither Can You’

Quotas should be introduced to broaden the range of classical music composers featured in concerts and on radio stations, says a BBC presenter. Kate Molleson, who presents a show on the BBC’s classical music station, Radio 3, told the Edinburgh Book Festival that many lesser known composers, including women and those from ethnic minorities who don’t feature among the traditional roll-call of pre-20 th century classical music greats, “don’t make it into daytime programming.” Molleson criticised the lack of diversity within the wider classical music industry, and said quotas would force programmers to bring new music to people’s ears, by forcing programmers of radio stations to “look beyond what they already know.” The presenter told the Festival that quotas would be helpful to “shift things along” but that some people criticised change. She cited those who panned the move by recent music festivals to move towards a more equal male/female split – including the … [Read more...] about Quotas Should Be Introduced On Classical Music Radio Stations As Well As Concerts, Says BBC Presenter

Opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not reflect the views of Rolling Stone editors or publishers. Over the next ten years, people like you and I could get paid for our attention. We’ve seen it start already with play-to-earn video games, where a percentage of earnings goes back to the players; this is an example of a mainstream payment in a Web3 world. As the next iteration of the internet evolves, this idea of paying fans for their enjoyment could translate into all aspects of entertainment. Fans could get paid to listen to their favorite music and, in turn, have more money to pay artists for new music. This cycle could effectively cut out the middlemen of the music industry, putting more money back into the pockets of artists and fans. In order to internalize how Web3 could change music, you need to understand the process of music consumption today. With the advent of the internet and streaming platforms, the industry has been trending in the right … [Read more...] about How Web3 Could Change Fans’ Music Consumption

At 12:44 p.m. on June 13, the wife of a high-profile music-industry veteran received a call from a 917 number that made her stomach drop. A male voice with a thick accent told the woman that her daughter — whose name he used — had just been involved in a car accident and was in the back of his vehicle awaiting help. The man on the line assured the woman that her daughter was fine and hung up quickly. As the woman was relaying the conversation to her husband, the phone rang again. This time the voice on the other end was far less comforting. The stranger said he was a member of a Mexican drug cartel and told the woman that plans had changed. He was going to drive the girl across the southern border. The teen would be raped and dismembered if the woman didn’t meet his associate in a suburban Walmart parking lot and pay $10,000 in cash. Chillingly, the man raved about the girl’s blond hair and said she was “so pretty.” The woman then heard what she thought was her daughter in the … [Read more...] about ‘Virtual Kidnappings’ Hit Entertainment-Industry Elite

Over the last decade, fans have witnessed Florida rapper Denzel Curry grow up, from his early days as a member of SpaceGhostPurrp’s loud and boisterous Raider Klan to his most recent solo LP, Melt My Eyez See Your Future . The new album incorporates dizzying jazz elements, with features from features from Robert Glasper, Karriem Riggins, Saul Williams, and Thundercat — making it a striking departure from albums like 2018’s Ta13oo and 2019’s Zuu. “The greatest lesson I learned recently was: ‘It doesn’t matter what I make, as long as it’s good,'” Curry says on the latest episode of The Green Room . “ That’s what a true artist does. In order to push those boundaries, we don’t have to conform to what normal society wants us to conform to. Everybody wants to put me into this ‘yelling’ box… That’s not the case. I’m just an artist. That’s just a form of expression I put out. And it’s subjective.” If the rap game is a competition, Curry assumes a fighter mentality. … [Read more...] about ‘You Have To Keep People Guessing’: Denzel Curry on Martial Arts and Musical Growth

Chaos and confusion reigned in the music world for a few hours on Friday when several news outlets reported that Sony Music confessed to selling fake Michael Jackson songs. No such admission actually took place. But the bout of misinformation did reignite interest and attention in a conspiracy theory — and pending court case — that’s been raging for years. At issue are three songs (“Breaking News,” “Keep Your Head Up” and “Monster”) that Sony’s Epic Records released on the posthumous King of Pop album Michael in 2010. Since the record’s release, a handful of Jackson fans and relatives have claimed that the vocals on those three songs were actually sung by an impersonator , pointing to inconsistencies in the ways the tracks surfaced. One fan, Vera Serova, brought a class-action lawsuit in 2014 against Sony and other players including a co-executor of Jackson’s estate and the producers involved in the songs. In response, Sony and a lawyer for Jackson’s estate both vigorously … [Read more...] about Did Sony Admit to Releasing Fake Michael Jackson Songs?

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Maluma is ready to try it all. Whether that be making his on-screen acting, starting a non-profit in his home country of Colombia, or even, yes, becoming the new face of mezcal, he’s not slowing down anytime soon. Juan Luis Londoño Arias, known to his fans as “ Maluma ” has found his own popularity go worldwide in the past few years, and his new collaboration with Contraluz Cristalino , Mexico’s first cristalino, is aiming to bring mezcal global, too. “In everything that I do, I want to share my discoveries with the world,” says Maluma, in a press release. Until last month, Contraluz was only available locally in Mexico, but besides feeling proud to rep it for the culture, Maluma knows the power of spirits to bring people together. CAMILO DIAZ Buy: Contraluz Cristalino Mezcal at $59.99 “I feel like this [mezcal] … [Read more...] about Maluma Is Returning to His Roots, While Making Contraluz Mezcal Go As Global As His Music