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Spotify Shares New Stats On 10th Anniversary
Spotify turns 10 the week, and in addition to a list of its most streamed tracks of the last decade, the streamer is sharing some impressive stats that go beyond the usuals subscriber counts. 180 million monthly active listeners active in 65 countries As of August 31, 2018, the streamer has paid over $11.53 billion USD / ...
Jazz mastery on parade
Classic jazz from New Orleans is essential to performances by singer Lisa Kelly and trumpeter JB Scott but the couple showed once again what a wide net they cast when digging into material from the jazz canon, Great American Songbook and vintage popular standards. In the Charlotte County Jazz Society's 2081-19 season opener on Monday, October ...
Getting Started With Email Newsletters As A Musician
While most artists likely already have some presence on social media, a great way to strengthen your platform and better connect with fans is to implement an email newsletter into your strategy. Here we look at some tips and ideas for getting started. Guest post by by Freddie Tubbs of the Symphonic Blog Building a platform ...
Maynard Ferguson: New York, 1950
In December 1950, the Stan Kenton Orchestra appeared on Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town TV broadcast. While the variety show hosted by an awkward Sullivan aired on CBS, not many people saw the band's newest addition—trumpeter Maynard Ferguson. Television was in its infancy then and few homes had one. Fortunately tapes survived of Kenton's first ...
5 Key Priorities For New Artists
For those fresh-faced artists just arriving on the scene, there are several important steps they must be sure to take in order to ensure they have at least a chance of success. Here we outline what the the top five priorities of new artists should be. Guest post from TuneCore [Editors Note:The following is an installment ...
John Scofield Quartet: Combo 66
John Scofield, Combo 66 (Verve) “I Can’t Dance,” guitarist Scofield proclaims by way of his new album’s opening track. It may be the rare listener, however, who won’t be moved by his quartet’s rhythmic blandishments. It is difficult not to boogie around the room—or at least groove in place—as Scofield, pianist and organist Gerald Clayton, bassist ...
Tessa Souter: Picture in B&W
Discovering something new about your ancestry has to be an awakening experience. I would imagine that learning the truth about your heritage would hit you like a bucket of cold water, instantly washing away past assumptions and putting your personal history in sharp focus. When singer Tessa Souter found out in 1984 that her birth father ...
Recording Academy Invites 900 To Become Voting Members After Task Force Recommendations
The Recording Academy has announced a Member Invitation Initiative based on the findings of its Task Force On Diversity & Inclusion. The Recording Academy is working to build a membership that reflects its diverse creative community, and to help the music community and industry thrive as a place where all voices are welcomed, supported, and nurtured ...
CEO Of Troubled PledgeMusic Steps Down
Dominic Pandiscia has resigned as CEO of troubled music crowdfunding and pre-sale platform PledgeMusic, a company spokesperson confirmed to Hypebot on Friday. He joined the startup in 2016 after serving at President of Capital Music Group's Caroline independent music distribution service. Pandiscia shared this week that he was restarting his Sunday Artists media consultancy. The PledgeMusic ...
Jerry González Is Gone
It is sad to hear of the death of Jerry González, the extraordinary bandleader, trumpeter and Latin percussionist. He died of heart failure at 69 after being overcome by smoke in a fire in his home in Madrid, Spain on Monday. He had lived in Madrid since 2000. In the late 1970s, González and his bassist ...
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