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vice.com - Caleb Catlin - T-Pain Nearly Left the Music Industry in the 2010s After a String of Bad Breaks: 'You Were Wrong This Time'
T-Pain Nearly Left the Music Industry in the 2010s After a String of Bad Breaks: 'You Were Wrong This Time'
VICE

Burnout can make anyone vehemently hate their job. It's the risk you take making your passion your career. You come into it with pure intentions and wanting to create something beautiful and meaningful. But once it becomes an obligation, you might…

forbes.com - This Executive Bet On Music When Piracy Was Killing The Industry-Here's How She Won
This Executive Bet On Music When Piracy Was Killing The Industry-Here's How She Won
Forbes

How do you build a massive music rights empire during the industry's darkest days of piracy and plunging CD sales? In this interview, Forbes' Maggie McGrath sits down with Golnar Khosrowshahi, Founder & CEO, Reservoir Media, to discuss the…

bbc.co.uk - Chloe Mogg - Kidderminster church transforms into new music venue
Kidderminster church transforms into new music venue
BBC

When a Kidderminster church built in the 1700s went up for sale, Wayne Barber jumped at the chance to make it his. It had gone up for sale previously and missing out that time, Barber was not going to let it happen again. His vision for the…

bbc.co.uk - Harry Stevens - Northampton choir will champion otherworldly music and diversity
Northampton choir will champion otherworldly music and diversity
BBC

Isabella Verona,Northamptonshire A composer has set up a new community choir which he says will embrace 'weird and otherworldly' music and champion diversity. Wyrd Voices in Northampton promotes itself as an inclusive group that does not require…

theguardian.com - Guardian staff reporter - Ageism has no place at music festivals such as Coachella and Reading | Letters
Ageism has no place at music festivals such as Coachella and Reading | Letters
The Guardian

While I appreciate that Emma Brockes' article was slightly tongue-in-cheek, I do reject the premise that there are aspects of modern culture that should be “off-limits” as you get older (Justin Trudeau at Coachella? That's just wrong:…

mirror.co.uk - Tom Bryant - The truth between me and music legend Prince: ex breaks silence on his violence
The truth between me and music legend Prince: ex breaks silence on his violence
The Mirror

When Jill Jones sat down to share her memories of Prince for a new Netflix documentary, she had no idea the firestorm she would unwittingly release. The musician was well placed to speak. She worked with Prince, singing on his masterpiece 1999, and…

rollingstone.com - Cheyenne Roundtree - D4vd Quietly Dropped by Label and Song Collabs Pulled Amid Calls for Streaming Sites to Remove Music
D4vd Quietly Dropped by Label and Song Collabs Pulled Amid Calls for Streaming Sites to Remove Music
Rolling Stone

Late last year, Interscope Records quietly dropped D4vd from its label, and in wake of the singer's arrest for the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, Universal Music Group has helped some of its artists who have collaborated with D4vd to remove…

peninsuladailynews.com - Early Music Festival to feature Telemann Paris Quartets
Early Music Festival to feature Telemann Paris Quartets
Peninsula Daily News

PORT TOWNSEND — The Salish Sea Early Music Festival will present Telemann Paris Quartets at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1020 Jefferson St., Port Townsend. A $20 to $30 free-will offering is requested. Youths 18 and younger…

nme.com - Laura Molloy - D4vd quietly dropped by record label while streaming sites face calls to remove his music
D4vd quietly dropped by record label while streaming sites face calls to remove his music
NME | Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News

D4vd was quietly dropped by his record label last year, it has been revealed. The musician (real name David Anthony Burke) was charged with the murder of a 14-year-old girl, Celeste Rivas Hernandez, on Monday (April 20). Her remains had been found…

tomsguide.com - David Crookes - Gemini has a built-in music generator and it's actually good
Gemini has a built-in music generator and it's actually good
Tom's Guide

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theguardian.com - Simran Hans - From Michael to Back to Black, authorised music biopics are becoming bland, blatant propaganda. Audiences deserve better | Simran Hans
From Michael to Back to Black, authorised music biopics are becoming bland, blatant propaganda. Audiences deserve better | Simran Hans
The Guardian

As a giant glittering ferris wheel dissolves into a closeup of Michael Jackson's face, legendary producer Quincy Jones explains to him that what people want is “pure escapism”. Michael, a new biopic about Jackson's rise to fame…

allhiphop.com - Houston Williams - Chrisean Headlines XRumble Fight Night With 10 Celebrity Bouts & AllHipHop Music Showcase
Chrisean Headlines XRumble Fight Night With 10 Celebrity Bouts & AllHipHop Music Showcase
AllHipHop

Chrisean “Holy Hands” Malone will face Zenith Zion in the main event of XRumble Fighting Championships' April 25 card at Harrah's Philadelphia Casino, headlining a multi-bout lineup that blends celebrity boxing, live music and…

express.co.uk - George Simpson - Ringo Starr's epic new music video is full of Beatles Easter Eggs
Ringo Starr's epic new music video is full of Beatles Easter Eggs
Daily Express

Ringo Starr's epic new music video is full of Beatles Easter Eggs Sir Ringo Starr has teamed up once again with T Bone Burnett for his second Country solo album in a row. Released this weekend, the titular track Long Long Road also comes with a…

wishtv.com - Alfonso Ruvalcaba Trujillo - Santana and The Doobie Brothers to rock Ruoff Music Center this summer
Santana and The Doobie Brothers to rock Ruoff Music Center this summer
Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic | WISH-TV |

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Grammy Award-winning and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame artists Santana and The Doobie Brothers will bring their “Oneness Tour” to Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana, on June 21, 2026. The North American…

creativebloq.com - Tom May - The best laptops for music production, whether you're a bedroom producer or a studio professional
The best laptops for music production, whether you're a bedroom producer or a studio professional
Creative Bloq

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