Kelly Clarkson, Sam Smith’s ‘Breakaway’ brings fans to tears

Kelly Clarkson, Sam Smith's 'Breakaway' brings fans to tears

Nearly 20 years later, Kelly Clarkson‘s “Breakaway” still has the power to bring audiences to tears. Fans were reeling Tuesday on social media after Clarkson and Sam Smith performed a dynamic duet of the 2004 […]

SoundCloud Announces Partnership With Credits Platform Session

SoundCloud Announces Partnership With Credits Platform Session

About three months after announcing a high-profile Warner Music Group licensing pact, SoundCloud has unveiled a partnership with London-headquartered collaboration and credits platform Session. Berlin-based SoundCloud detailed its agreement with three-year-old Session today. Founded by […]

Music Creators North America Demands Phonorecords IV Clarity

DMCA

Washington, D.C.’s James Madison Memorial Building, which houses the U.S. Copyright Office. In late August, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) announced a settlement for the Phonorecords IV proceeding. Now, however, Music Creators North America […]

BLACK SABBATH Announces ‘Heaven And Hell’ And ‘Mob Rules’ Deluxe Editions

BLACK SABBATH Announces 'Heaven And Hell' And 'Mob Rules' Deluxe Editions

Singer Ronnie James Dio joined BLACK SABBATH in 1979 which resulted in two back-to-back classic albums: “Heaven And Hell” and “Mob Rules”. On those memorable albums, Dio‘s soaring tenor and gothic songwriting were the perfect […]

David Crosby to Release First Ever Live Album ‘Live at The Capitol Theatre,’ Shares Initial Track “1974”

David Crosby to Release First Ever Live Album 'Live at The Capitol Theatre,' Shares Initial Track "1974"

Photo Credit: Scott Harris Today, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and co-founder of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills and Nash, David Crosby, has announced the Nov. 25 release of his first-ever live album, […]

‘The work we do isn’t algorithmic’: A&R in the era of TikTok | Music

Analog discovery … Ewan McVicar.

Artists and repertoire representatives (A&Rs) are the wildcatters of the music business, spotting new acts, signing them and guiding their artistic development. The essence of what they do hasn’t fundamentally changed in over a century […]

Dear Jack White, Congrats On Being A Vinyl Visionary — Let’s Make The Rest of Your Dreams Come True.

music artist promotion rhythmic rebellion

Photo Credit: Rhythmic Rebellion The following comes from Rhythmic Rebellion, a company DMN is proud to be partnering with. Dear Jack White, You deserve credit for fueling the vinyl revolution. But you wish your fans […]

‘There’s endless choice, but you’re not listening’: fans quitting Spotify to save their love of music | Music

Record stores are treasure troves … and you can ask staff for recommendations.

Meg Lethem was working at her bakery job one morning in Boston when she had an epiphany. Tasked with choosing the day’s soundtrack, she opened Spotify, then flicked and flicked, endlessly searching for something to […]