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Streaming Is Booming, but Local Music Scenes Pay the Price | Opinion
Music has never traveled farther or faster. A song created in a bedroom can reach listeners across continents within hours, while streaming has effectively placed decades of recorded music in our pockets. The business is thriving, too. According to…
Could Sheffield be the next UNESCO City of Music?
Sheffield should seek to gain UNESCO City of Music status to celebrate its 'rich musical heritage', a report has said. University of Sheffield researchers said the city had more than 120 music venues, supporting 2,100 equivalent full-time jobs -…
Every American city needs a music office
Cities are spending aggressively to compete for economic growth and cultural relevance. They build entertainment districts, recruit employers, subsidize major developments, and launch branding campaigns designed to attract people to them. While…
UMG, Sony Music File Second Lawsuit Against Suno Over AI Music Generator's New Model
Universal Music Group and Sony Music Group have filed a second copyright infringement lawsuit against AI music generation platform Suno, alleging that the company's recently released v6 model — which Suno said is trained exclusively on…
British rapper Sway dies aged 44 as music world pays tribute
Pioneering British rapper Sway, whose real name was Derek Safo, has died at the age of 44, prompting widespread tributes from across the music industry. Sway made history in 2005 when he became the first independent artist without a released debut…
FAMA, Louis Cheung among stars bringing live music to Hong Kong airport
Commercial Radio 903's travel show Sik Ga Hong Kong Air (西加航空) has moved to Hong Kong International Airport's Terminal 2 for an eight-week special, featuring live music, travel games and guest performers. SCROLL TO…
Country music star pulled her Bible into bed with her to get through divorce
Accustomed to performing under the bright lights of concert halls as well as TV studios during her time as a finalist on 'The Voice,' country music star Karen Waldrup of Nashville never anticipated the darkness and despair that would accompany a…
The Musical': How Giselle Bonilla transmuted her theater-kid years into a bold dark comedy
With a boisterous laugh, Giselle Bonilla recalls her introduction to Hollywood at the age of 12: on the set of “Freedom Writers,” the 2007 drama about at-risk high school students in Long Beach. She played a young version of Eva, one…
North Shore music legend Paula Cole unearths 63 early recordings going back to her Berklee days
Call it a portrait of the artist as a young woman. Shortly after the death of her former boyfriend and Berklee classmate Mark Hutchins in '21, Paula Cole started digging through old shoeboxes of tapes and recordings in her Beverly home. The Grammy…
We need space to feel over it': How Kelela became alt-music's ultimate truth teller
We're hunkered down in a dark stairwell on the side of a hotel facing a busy street in Hollywood. To passersby, we could easily be mistaken for two teenagers hiding in the shadows. In reality, I'm sitting with Kelela, the electronic R&B architect…
Riley Green drops 19-track album 'That's Just Me' and country music fans can't get enough
Riley Green fired up fans Friday with the release of his new album. Green is one of the most popular talents in the country music world, and his rise over the past couple years has been beyond impressive. His music covers the entire spectrum, and…
How music festivals are becoming launchpads for indie artistes
When keyboardist Abhijit Pohankar and his Global Varkari group presented Marathi abhangs for the Delhi crowd, they were aware that a language barrier might cloud the audience grasp. So, Pohankar explained what abhangs are, the meaning of the songs…
Start spreading the news: Sportiqe brings NYC music icon-themed apparel to MLB Store
NEW YORK -- Billy Joel performed sold-out shows in his home state at Yankee Stadium in 1990. Elton John brought the house down at Dodger Stadium in 1975 at the height of his powers. Frank Sinatra's “New York, New York” blares through…
Erica Campbell's Label Sues Distributor Over Gospel Music Royalties
Indie record label My Block Inc. is suing distributor SRG/ILS Group over royalty accounting for Erica Campbell ‘s 2023 gospel album I Love You. A Thursday (Sept. 17) lawsuit, first obtained and reported by Billboard, alleges that SRG hasn't…
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