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Lykke Li Wants to 'Unsubscribe' From the Music Industry's Status Quo
Lykke Li was sitting in her car and listening to the news when an apocalyptic feeling struck her. Maybe it was the suspiciously bright Los Angeles sun, but Li had the sudden feeling that she was in a spaceship watching the world unravel from afar.
Jermaine Dupri Is Calling On BET Following the News of Music Industry Icon Clive Davis' Death
Clive Davis had an undeniable impact on Black music in his career. He signed everyone from Sly & The Family Stone and Earth, Wind, & Fire to Luther Vandross, Whitney Houston, and Alicia Keys. Rising record executives like Diddy and Jermaine Dupri…
How Will Artists Adapt to AI in the Music Industry? | KQED
AI has big implications for labor in the music industry. So how are human artists adapting? Last month, the streaming platform Spotify added a new feature that allows users to generate their own AI remixes. With no signs of AI slowing down in the…
Clive Davis Built A Career In Black Music. Why Was He The Gatekeeper?
Clive Davis and Whitney Houston attend a press conference promoting the release of Houston's album 'My Love Is Your Love' at Sony Music Studios in New York City on November 5, 1998. (Photo by Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images) Behind Clive Davis's…
Tinie Tempah cites support of grassroots venues as 'motivation' for new music
Tinie Tempah said it would be “such a shame” to lose grassroots music venues, and cited his support for these spaces as a “motivation” for his latest projects. The rapper, 37, added that he hopes to “raise…
'Life is music': Legendary DJ Bigga Rankin talks 30 years in the music industry, Jacksonville roots, what drives him
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – DJ Bigga Rankin, widely regarded as a godfather of southern hip-hop, is marking 30 years in the music industry while preparing to scale back touring and focus on family and new projects. This story was condensed for…
Music platforms profiting from 'Hindutva pop' hate music: US report
A song with almost 6 lakh views on YouTube says: “ Jo bhi aaya samne usko cheerenge aur phaadenge (whoever comes in front of us, we will tear and rip them apart)”. Another track declares: “ Bharat ka bacha bacha Jai Jai Sri Ram…
Making earwax melt and teeth rattle: the project returning music to our bodies
Professor Bettina Varwig wants to get us moving – and feeling, and listening, but primarily moving. The University of Cambridge academic says classical audiences today are “asked to leave our breathing, pulsing, feeling bodies at the…
I blamed hearing loss on music before urgent call from hospital
A young woman who put her hearing loss down to blasting loud music through her earphones was left stunned when doctors revealed what it really was. Sophie Martin, 29, first noticed her earphones sounding quieter than usual, but thought nothing of…
How Ballet Became Pop Music's Latest Obsession
When ballerina Tiler Peck first got on a call with Olivia Rodrigo's team, she was overcome with relief. It wasn't just because she had landed an incredible gig, as a dancer and choreographer in one of Rodrigo's upcoming music videos; it was also…
Music Well sings as Augustus hits thick gold zones in WA
Augustus Minerals has confirmed and upgraded a series of wide gold intersections from its 1242-square-kilometre Music Well project near Leonora in Western Australia, with one-metre resample assays delivering higher grade hits, including a standout…
Barry Walters Wants to Expand the Boundaries of Queer Music
Assigned to review Pet Shop Boys ' debut album Please in the summer of 1986 for the Village Voice, journalist Barry Walters heard resonances unusual for the times. “The choice of font, the song subjects, everything about them spoke of…
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Eros launches AI music platform, partners with Mohammed Rafi family
Eros Innovation has launched Eros Music Worlds, an AI-powered music platform, and announced a partnership with the family of playback singer Mohammed Rafi. The company said the platform will operate across music categories, including character-led…
Lin-Manuel Miranda's new musical Warriors is coming to Broadway next spring
News Miranda and Eisa Davis's adaptation of the dystopian 1979 cult film will move from concept album to stage. Written by Adam Feldman Theater and Dance Editor, Time Out USA Warriors is on the march. Lin-Manuel Miranda's long-awaited…
Unlock the Echo's Best Feature by Connecting Your Favorite Music Services
Your Amazon Echo possesses a variety of skills, but its ability to play music is its most useful and enjoyable. The simplest way to play music on your Echo device is to listen through a music streaming service, though you can also listen to your…
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