Under the Radar

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In the fall of 2019, we began a series of interviews with the intention of examining the changes in the music industry over the previous decade. A number of lines of inquiry were identified—How do musicians make a living in 2020? What do the words “i

NPR

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The famed musician and current chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame talks to NPR about a recent letter he and many other songwriters sent to the head of Spotify.

The Big Issue

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Last week I heard a song called The King of Rome for the first time. It knocked me sideways. I immediately listened to it again, and then again. And then I started telling everybody to listen to it. It was released in 2012 so a number of the people I

Attitude Magazine

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When Gideön founded Homo-Centric Records, his manifesto was passionate, definitive and powerful. He wanted to “re-establish the lines of queer musical tradition at the heart of house music lost to Aids and the recent capitalist desecration of dance m

NPR

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Faces Of NPR showcases the people behind NPR--from the voices you hear every day on the radio to the ones who work outside of the recording studio. You'll find out about what they do and what they're inspired by on the daily. This week, we feature Ro

FHM Sweden

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Country music star Eric Ethridge has seen his latest single “Sad Songs” being streamed millions of times, and while the pandemic has slowed down concerts/tours, that hasn’t stopped Eric from creating new music. FHM sat down with the music man to lear

Evening Standard

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Nominations for the BRIT Awards 2023 have been announced, with big names including Harry Styles, Beyoncé and Stormzy securing nods. Harry Styles and Wet Leg picked up the most nominations with four each, including in the prestigious Mastercard Album

Guitar World

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“GOSSIP” WORDS AND MUSIC BY DAVID DAMIANO, VICTORIA DE ANGELIS, ETHAN TORCHIO, THOMAS RAGGI, JOE JANIAK, MADISON LOVE AND THOMAS B. MORELLO. COPYRIGHT © 2023 SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING (ITALY) S.R.L., PROMISED LAND MUSIC LTD., ARTIST PUBLISHING GROUP WEST

Los Angeles Times

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The job of any good metal album is capturing fans' collective despair and fury. But how do you get them into a new record if even the band can't be in the same room together due to COVID-19? When Chino Moreno tracked his vocals for Deftones' new albu

FHM US

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From Halifax to Hollywood Edward Christopher Sheeran was born in February 1991 in Halifax, England. His parents, both working for an art consultancy at the time, also had an older son. Constantly being surrounded by art and creatives, Sheeran took an

FHM South Africa

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Country music star Eric Ethridge has seen his latest single “Sad Songs” being streamed millions of times, and while the pandemic has slowed down concerts/tours, that hasn’t stopped Eric from creating new music. FHM sat down with the music man to lear

The Atlantic

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Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market. Even worse: The new-music market is actually shrinking.

Guitar Player

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IT WAS OCTOBER 2019 when we planned this issue’s cover feature with Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo. We were younger, freer, and “Lockdown” was just a great song from Johnny Marr’s 2013 debut solo album. Our cover story was timed to coincide with the release o

NPR

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Bigger artists may count on fan support and labels to carry them through canceled tours, but working musicians — from orchestra members and wedding singers to indie rappers — are looking elsewhere.

The Atlantic

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Since the coronavirus shut down the way we make a living, musicians like me—and service workers of all sorts—are going to need some help.

The Independent

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A host of famous figures are paying tribute to Jimmy Buffett, the “Margaritaville” singer who died on Friday at the age of 76. A statement posted on Mr Buffett’s social media pages and website late on Friday night read: “Jimmy passed away peacefully

The Atlantic

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This year, a new wave of music argued that emo is less a genre than the sound of change, uncertainty, and desperate connection.

Los Angeles Times

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Songwriter Kennedi Lykken, 24, has penned tracks for Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande and Britney Spears and won a Grammy Award. But she's worried she may need a second, more stable job as well. "I have songwriter friends who sell pics of their feet on OnlyFa

Independent on Saturday

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If you asked the band members of renowned Afrikaans alternative rock band Fokofpolisiekar whether they expected to reach two decades, the answer would be a resounding no. Yet, 20 years later the band are alive and kicking and playing some of the best

Entrepreneur

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Bop.fm allows users of subscription music services to share songs and playlists with listeners of other services, such as Spotify.

Prog

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We asked. You voted. In your thousands. Almost 80,000 of you to be precise, by far and away the biggest reader vote this magazine has ever undertaken. So the past month has been a heady whirlwind of names, numbers, quotes, frayed tempers, late nights

The Oldie

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Whenever Ed Sheeran’s name is mentioned, I feel a tug of guilt, as I’m sure anyone who describes themselves as a ‘creative/content-provider’ does. As you will recall, the ginger-nutted goblin has just won a copyright case in the High Court over his 2

Metal Hammer UK

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A WILD AND unhinged amalgam of thuggish mathcore, explosive electronics and bug-eyed, glitchy noise, Frontierer’s music is obnoxiously thrilling and genuinely terrifying. As showcased on latest album Oxidized, the Scottish crew’s insane hybrid is the

Prog

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You’ve heard about the terrible financial deals some bands have suffered at the hands of agents, managers and labels. And we’re all familiar with certain wrangles when bands break up or reconfigure and yet would like to continue touring and recording

NPR

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The culture of electronic dance music has long been seen as a safe space for the marginalized, but over the past decade it took a sharp turn towards the mainstream.

FHM South Africa

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Music is a powerful art form, it has the ability to transform a mood, evoke memories of a long-lost love, and has the power to bring people together. And no artist currently encapsulates all those elements more than Ed Sheeran. The world’s most famou

FHM Sweden

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Music is a powerful art form, it has the ability to transform a mood, evoke memories of a long-lost love, and has the power to bring people together. And no artist currently encapsulates all those elements more than Ed Sheeran. The world’s most famou

The Atlantic

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Welcome to Up for Debate. Each week, Conor Friedersdorf rounds up timely conversations and solicits reader responses to one thought-provoking question. Later, he publishes some thoughtful replies. Sign up for the newsletter here. Last week I asked re

The Independent

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“Rap City.” “106 & Park.” “Uncut.” From innovative to provocative, BET has played a crucial role in creating several influential programs that helped spread hip-hop to millions of homes across the globe. Other than its rival “Yo! MTV Raps,” the netwo

Power & Motoryacht

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Before the world irrevocably changed, I was going into the office every day. Monotony was an issue. To avoid feeling stymied, and itching for a brew, on the odd Monday night, myself and a few of the editors could be found congregating at the Griswold