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Tony Bennett: Pennies in '58

January 24, 2017

On Sunday, June 29, 1958, Tony Bennett appeared on the Steve Allen Show to sing two songs. The first, Young and Warm and Wonderful, had been released weeks earlier by Tony on Columbia and reached #23 on the Billboard pop chart. The second song is the one of much greater interest. Buried at 1:50 on the ...

Investors Are Poised To Disrupt Music Funding [Antony Bruno]

January 24, 2017

As interest begins to grow among private investors, it looks as though music funding will be the next aspect of the music industry to experience disruption, as cash-strapped artists are forced to seek an alternative to labels. Guest post by Antony Bruno of Royalty Exchange Contrary to popular belief, the biggest disruption to the traditional music business over the last ...

IBM's Watson Tells Us The Happiest, Maddest and Saddest Musicians Of All Time [INFOGRAPHIC]

January 24, 2017

Researchers used IBM's data crunching 'Watson' software to analyze the tones of thousands of songs across some the world's most popular artists  from Elvis to Adele, and from Nirvana to Ariana Grand to determine their mood.  Key Findings: Coldplay are as worried and fearful as you might expect; The Rolling Stones are angrier than expected; Nirvana aren't ...

Is Artist Sponsorship Today’s Music Payola?

January 24, 2017

Originally an illicit under-the-table business, payola has since evolved into the somewhat more legal and above board practice of corporate artist sponsorship, although it still drastically impacts an artist's ability to make it or break it. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Payola has always been part of the music business and many insiders ...

Sprint Acquires 33% Of Jay Z's TIDAL For $200M, Promises $75M Fund For Artists

January 24, 2017

Sprint has acquired a 33% stake in TIDAL, throwing the Jay Z lead music streamer a lifeline. Rumors that TIDAL was struggling, which have been swirling for months, intensified last week after a detailed report that Tidal had been inflating subscriber numbers. TIDAL and Sprint announced a partnership today that includes the mobile carrier acquiring a ...

A jazzy way to end the day

January 23, 2017

Drummer Eddie Metz Jr. brought his mighty International Trio plus tenor saxophonist Harry Allen to Sarasota FL to provide a musical balm to Inauguration Day on Thursday, January 20. “We're glad your here rather than at home cheering or yelling at the TV," Metz said at the outset. “We don't care what side you're on— because ...

Dennis Coffey: In the D

January 23, 2017

In 1972, guitarist Dennis Coffey had a hit with the funk-soul instrumental Scorpio, which reached #6 on the Billboard pop chart. He had been there many times before as a member of Motown's Funk Brothers house band. That's Coffey's wah-wah guitar on the Temptations' Cloud Nine, Ball of Confusion and Psychedelic Shack. Coffey also can be ...

Pandora Tops YouTube, Spotify In 2016 Music Listening, As Streaming Beats Radio For First Time

January 21, 2017

Pandora, YouTube and Spotify combined to capture 72% of all streaming music listening in 2016. And for the first time ever, enjoying music via streaming was more popular than listening to music on the radio, according to a new MusicWatch survey. Pandora continued to be the most listened to music streamer in the U.S. in 2016 ...

StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Remembering Charles "Bobo" Shaw

January 21, 2017

Today, let's take a break from previewing upcoming performances here in St. Louis to look at some videos of the late drummer Charles “Bobo" Shaw. Shaw, who died Monday in a St. Louis nursing care facility at age 69, was a founder of the Black Artists Group and played with many well-known jazz and creative musicians ...

How U.S. Music Consumption Changed 2016 vs. 2015 [CHART]

January 21, 2017