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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Femi Kuti continues the Afrobeat tradition
Today's video spotlight shines on Femi Kuti, the Nigerian singer and multi-instrumentalist who's coming to St. Louis with his band Positive Force to perform on Saturday, July 9 at The Ready Room. The eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, Kuti was born in London in 1962 and grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, raised mostly by ...
Time To Hit ‘Reset’ On The Streaming Business Model? [Cortney Harding]
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As music streaming services around the world continue to struggle, Cortney Harding looks at the possibility of hitting reset on the whole streaming business model and instead exploring a more direct artist-to-fan experience. By Cortney Harding To say last week wasn’t particularly good for Guvera might be an understatement. The Australian streaming service announced it would seek ...
Is Narcissism Ruining the Live Experience?
Alicia Keys recently joined the likes of Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Guns N’ Roses and many more who want you off your phone at their events by turning to Silicon Valley startup Yondr – a company dedicated to creating “phone-free spaces" at concerts, events and other places. They're not alone, as more musicians and entertainers are speaking ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 24-30
The 2016 Twin Cities Jazz Festival is in full swing, filling four outdoor stages and 18 club/bar venues throughout Lowertown and downtown St Paul and beyond. But there's more music around the metro even before Jazzfest ends, with some artists who could be (or have been) headliners at this or any other festival. For complete jazz ...
Pandora Listeners Added 1 Million New Music Stations In First 24 Hours
Pandora’s New Music Stations surpassed 1 million station adds in 24 hours after launching last Wednesday. That's an impressive milestone and great exposure for the emerging artists added weekly to these stations. Last week Pandora added 9 curated weekly playlists of newly releases designed to promote music discovery. In the first 24 hours after launch, Pandora users added more that 1 ...
Led Zeppelin Wins "Stairway To Heaven" Lawsuit
Led Zeppelin did not plagiarize the opening chords of the iconic hit “Stairway To Heaven," a Los Angeles jury ruled today. It's a case that could have cost $10's of millions in back and future royalties, but may still help reshape modern copyright law. It took a jury in Los Angeles less than a full day ...
Sustainability And The Future Of Music
In this forward-looking piece, Vickie Nauman outlines the five elements of the music/tech industry which are need to bring about a sustainable future in music where artists are able to create and distribute music to be enjoyed by fans in an ongoing cycle. Guest post by Vickie Nauman, Founder & Owner of CrossBorderWorks, an entertainment/tech consultancy and advisory firm ...
HBO Pulls The Plug On 'Vinyl'
You'd think that Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese and Terrance Winter producing a show about the glory days of the music industry would be a recipe for success. It wasn't. In a surprise move, premium cable network HBO announced that it was canceling its expensive music industry drama “Vinyl." The show, which debuted in April of last ...
Music: The Ultimate Industry Disruptor [Op-Ed]
This week's Make Music Day 2016 surpassed all milestones with people in more than 700 cities and across 120 countries re- imagining their cities as stages, using music to engage, unite and educate. Two industry leaders involved in this global reminder of the power of song reflect on just how essential music is. By Bryan Bradley, SVP ...
Court Rules: Remastering Resets Copyright
The court's recent ruling that remastered recordings of pre-1972 works should be granted a new sound recording copyright will likely have far- reaching implications for the music business, particularly where radio is concerned. Here we look at what some of those implications might be. Guest Post by Harrison Speck, Policy Fellow, on the Future of Music Coalition Careful ...
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