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Penske Media Acquires 100% Of Rolling Stone Magazine
Penske Media Corporation, which also own Variety and Deadline, has quietly acquired full ownership n the venerable music publication Rolling Stone. Penske Media, which acquired a controlling stake in Rolling Stone in December 2017 from longtime publisher Jann Wenner, now has bought the outstanding shares from minority partner BandLab Technologies. Since they acquired the lion’s share ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Dianne Reeves
This week, let's check out some videos featuring singer Dianne Reeves, who will perform next Saturday, February 9 at The Sheldon. Reeves, who last year was named an NEA Jazz Master, appeared here most recently in December 2016, presenting a Christmas show at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. She's considered one of the top jazz vocalists ...
Why One Musician Believes Article 13 Is Disaster For Independent Artists
Music, copyright, and the internet have a long and sordid past together, but the internet also has been greatly beneficial to independent artists. That's something which, indie musician Stephen Blythe and Techdirt's Mike Masnick both believe could come to fiery end, should Article 13 of the EU's new copyright legislation come become law. “Independent musicians are ...
Monetize Music Fandom, Not Consumption: What Japan, Global Industry Can Learn From China [Mark Mulligan]
Music fans in Japan have shifted from buying CDs to streaming at a rate far slower than most of the rest of the world. MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan, says that may be because traditional streaming services do not meet the needs of the Japanese, and many other music fans globally. A solution can be found in ...
Is It Possible That Radio Dodged The Digital Bullet?
With conventional broadcast radio now beset from all sides by streaming services, podcasts, and satellite, the future of this form of legacy entertainment is often brought into question, however some key signs suggest it may be weathering the digital storm better than expected. Guest post by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media Strategy No matter who you ...
7 Videos of French Vocal Groups
I love French vocalese groups that take on jazz of the 1950s. There's something about hearing the lyrics (in many cases written by Jon Hendricks) with a Parisian feel. Here are seven video clips of formidable French vocal groups in the style of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross: Here are the Blue Stars in 1956 singing George ...
Have chops, will travel
Rising-star jazz singer Veronica Swift is quite the traveler. She disembarked from The Jazz Cruise on Saturday, January 26 in Fort Lauderdale. Her Sunday afternoon gig was a mere 200 miles away in Sarasota, a relatively short three-hour journey across Alligator Alley and up Interstate 75. But she took a different 5,200-mile route. Swift hopped a ...
Live Albums: Lost Art Or Underutilized Asset? [Jake Udell]
Here Jake Udell explores how the live album, a format which has a fallen a bit by the wayside in recent years, was utilized by breakout artist Freya Ridings with hugely successful results. Guest post by Jake Udell of Art of Manager Live albums… Are they a lost art… Or a significantly underutilized asset? Freya Ridings was ...
SoundExchange 2018 Artist Payments Top A Record $953M
SoundExchange distributed $953 million in sound recording performance royalties to recording artists and rights owners in 2018, more than in any year their 15 year history. A strong fourth quarter distribution of $345 million to music creators helped put the PRO into record territory for the year. Thanks in large part to the passage of the ...
Jazz at sea with healthy doses of Latin flavor
Anybody who didn’t hear enough music aboard the 2019 edition of The Jazz Cruise only has themselves to blame. The offerings were plentiful and varied, with music running from 11:30 a.m. to after 1 a.m., with staggered programming in five different performance spaces. There were more than 100 jazz musicians in the lineup, and about 2,000 ...
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