Where To Buy Music To Get More Cents On The Dollar To The Musician
If you want your favorite musician to get the most out of your money, there's only one choice.
View ArticleThe Real Value Of 7 Million Facebook Fans
For musicians, connections like Facebook friends and Twitter followers can turn into real cash.
View ArticleWho Should Be In The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame?
The annual list of inductees to the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame spurs debate among fans and industry insiders alike.
View ArticleMumford & Sons Take Home Album Of The Year Grammy
Call it diversity or a lack of consensus, but no single act dominated this year's awards. Instead, the Grammys spread the love, though rock bands — including The Black Keys and fun. — fared well.
View ArticleSaving The Sounds Of America
It's not easy, even for audio recorded in the last 10 years. The Library of Congress has released a plan for preserving the country's long but fragile archive of recorded audio.
View ArticleThe Music Of The Venezuelan Presidential Campaigns
In Caracas, emotions run high and there's noise to match. Supporters of both major candidates for Venezuela's president have created soundtracks that are a constant presence on the city's streets.
View ArticleAn American Headliner In China: Metallica's Shanghai Debut
The metal legends played two packed nights in China's second city, and other big names are slated to follow suit. Despite high production costs, more international talent is being drawn to China in the...
View ArticleHaven't I Heard This Song Before?
A pinch of melody, a dash of groove. Pop music is built on making a song sound just new enough to be intriguing. So what happens when one song sounds a little too familiar?
View ArticleFeminists Everywhere React To Beyonce's Latest
At the end of a year in which Sheryl Sandberg released Lean In, Miley Cyrus and Diane Martel provoked everybody, #solidarityisforwhitewomen was born, and British singer Lily Allen put her foot in it,...
View ArticleGimme The Beat (Box): The Journey Of The Drum Machine
What began as little more than a glorified metronome has worked its way into bedroom studios and state-of-the-art recording facilities alike. A new book chronicles the history and influence of the drum...
View ArticleThe Beatles' Yearlong Journey To 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Even as they reached the Top 10 in Britain, appeared on TV and had young women swooning by the thousands across the pond, their first singles in the U.S. were released on tiny independent labels and...
View ArticleIn Rio, A Universe Of Samba
In Brazil, samba isn't just the music of Carnival. With throngs headed to the country for this summer's World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics, samba de rota has become an act of cultural resistance.
View ArticleWell Into Spring, 'Frozen' Soundtrack Keeps The Charts Cool
The soundtrack to Disney's Frozen has been the biggest-selling album of 2014, topping the Billboard album chart for 13 weeks.
View ArticleStakes Is High: Drake Ghostwriting Accusations Matter More Than You Think
With the notion of authorship dispatched as silly and inconsequential, the way has been paved for even greater corporate influence over hip-hop.
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