In September of 2023, my brother sent me a video of a country song called “If Daddy Didn’t Have a Truck” by Cody Webb. At the time, TikTok wouldn’t play it because of “sensitive religious content.” That naturally made me want to listen and find out what about the song was so offensive. For inexplicable reasons, the lyrics I'da never known Jesus loves me/ Fell in love with kicking up dirt/ I'da never known how forgiveness or a carburetor works/ Only the good Lord knows how a good ol' boy like me...
Lizette Epps, a prominent Reading community leader and advocate, won first place at the BookFest awards ceremony on April 6 for her debut book, “Our Voices: Little Stories Through a Latina Lens.” The BookFest Book Awards, an esteemed literary competition, recognized Epps’ work in the Non-fiction Category in Society & Social Sciences on Race, Class, […]
The group's songs included Nice Guy Eddie and The It Girl and featured on the soundtrack of iconic movie Trainspotting.
Lopez was a longtime Universal executive and CEO of Saban Music Latin, which was recently acquired by Virgin Music Group Source
Latin Music star Yandel strikes music rights deal with Beyond Music Source
A geo-environmental scientist from Japan has composed a string quartet using sonified climate data. The 6-minute-long composition—titled "String Quartet No. 1 "Polar Energy Budget"—is based on over 30 years of satellite-collected climate data from the Arctic and Antarctic and aims to garner attention on how climate is driven by the input and output of energy at the poles.
Friday, April 19 is National Hangout Day. So, we are going to focus on a staple in Honolulu, live music. If you talk to any of Honolulu's old-time locals, they talk about the days when live music could be heard everywhere.
TME is one of the most enthusiastic adopters of AI among music streaming companies, but it sees plenty of unknowns in the technology Source
Princeton, NJ – As Earth Day approaches, it seems fitting to celebrate some quiet contributors to a better environment – those steadfast opponents of the throwaway society, specifically the hordes
New entity covers WMG’s recorded music operations in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka Source
Some songs that Taylor Swift fans know "All Too Well" returned to TikTok on Thursday months after being removed. The artist's songs were among the many tracks pulled off of TikTok by Universal Music Group after the label and the platform failed to reach an agreement earlier this year. (UMG has no relationship to NBCUniversal, the parent company of NBC News). Many videos using Swift's popular hits, like "Anti-Hero" and "Cruel Summer," remained on the platform but played no music when viewed....
Eastern New Mexico University invited community members to a weekend of live music featuring local artists that will run from Wednesday to Saturday in affiliation with various local music venues throughout Portales.