Commentators have been going for months debating the merits of the New York/“hush money" prosecution of Donald Trump. Is it “serious"? Is it serious enough? How does it match up against the three
Marcus King has been through it. His new album, Mood Swings, opens with the title track, which begins with a sample that goes like this: “And I think that is the part of hell that a person in depression really tastes. The hopelessness, the terrible hopelessness.” Then “terrible hopelessness” loops into infinity, threatening to cave in and suffocate the song before it even begins. “Mood Swings” turns into a swinging soul-pop number—but that sample is a brutal way to start an album, and an...
Music and technology have co-existed for eons. In the past few decades, the music industry has had to reinvent itself to keep up with evolving tech. This trend can continue in the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) era, as long the industry figures out how to address the latest issues.Take the companies training large language models (LLMs) on data they probably should not be using. Paul McCabe, vice president of R&D at Roland, the Japanese brand behind electronic music instruments, told...
Four months after her father died in June 2019, Olivia Summers showed up to an introductory meeting at a production company in Santa Monica. While discussing her extensive work as a stunt driver on numerous car commercials, one of the producers remarked that he was not aware there were women in the stunt-driving industry. "We just put a guy in a wig," Summers recalled the producer saying. Summers, who had fought hard over the past 15 years to make a name for herself in an overwhelmingly...
(Hypebot) — Musicians, songwriters, industry pros, and every person and company involved in music should protect their digital footprint by registering a .MUSIC domain. The team behind the effort is giving away 1 million unique domains between now and May 24th. Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Spotify, UMG, Soundcloud, Ticketmaster, and Live Nation are among the
Femme It Forward (FIF), the pioneering music and entertainment company dedicated to championing female visionaries, is expanding its mentorship initiatives with the introduction of “MUSE” (Musicians Uplifting Stars Everyday), a groundbreaking Mentorship Program tailored to guide emerging female artists and creatives in the music industry. Spearheaded by FIF’s Founder and President, Live Nation Partner Heather […] The post Femme It Forward Launches ‘MUSE’ Mentorship Program to Empower Female...
Segal is being honored for "consistently champion[ing] the value of songwriters and music publishing" Source
Niko Carino vividly remembers growing up in a relatively unbeknownst suburb in the east side of Toronto named Scarborough in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. At the time, basketball was just a niche sport in Canada. Yet, in the Carino household, basketball was everything. A first-generation Canadian whose parents migrated from the Philippines, Niko […]
Jelly Roll won big at the 2024 CMT Music Awards Sunday night, taking home three awards at the annual event celebrating the best in country music videos. His accolades began with the CMT performance of the year award for his gospel-assisted rendition of “Need a Favor” at the 2023 CMT Music Awards nearly a year []
Jelly Roll won big at the 2024 CMT Music Awards, taking home three awards at the annual event celebrating the best in country music videos.
Lopez was a longtime Universal executive and CEO of Saban Music Latin, which was recently acquired by Virgin Music Group Source