The Union of Musicians and Allied Workers has published an open letter calling for higher pay for artists performing at SXSW. The non-profit organization has collected signatures from over 120 artists—including Eve 6, Guy Picciotto, […]
Allowing artists to run 100% commission-free stores ‘on their own terms,’ Bandzoogle announced that its members have now generated over $100 million in merch and music revenue. Powering over 60,000 websites, the all-in-one platform provides […]
The following is Rappler music contributor Kara Angan’s personal take on the Wavy Baby controversy. Over the weekend, three Cebu-based acts that were slated to perform at Careless Music’s Wavy Baby Festival released statements on […]
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Google is considered one of the biggest search engines in the world. People every year search for lots of things and google brings the “Year in Search” list at the end of the year. 2021 […]
The Antarctic – the idea of it, the harsh reality of it – has fascinated humans for centuries. Artists have tried to conjure it. Explorers have tried to conquer it. Scientists and environmentalists are trying […]
Charles Bradley (photo credit: www.thecharlesbradley.com) As a 32-year-old singer-songwriter/artist/producer, this post hits close to home. I’ve been doing music since 2009, and boy, this pursuit of a career in music can feel discouraging sometimes. So […]
Morning Edition presents a montage of some of the musicians who died in 2022. Share This Article
In a deeply divided America, few things bring people together across party lines. But some musicians believe they can bridge differences in ways others seem unable to. Share This Article
A bevy of musicians will honor Joe Strummer on the 20th anniversary of his passing this Thursday (December 22nd) by busking in front of a famous New York City mural of the legendary Clash singer-guitarist. […]
Photo Credit: musicFIRST The Roots, Common, Dionne Warwick, Jack White, Elvis Costello, and 40+ artists ask Congress to pass the American Music Fairness Act. musicFIRST, the voice for fairness and equity for music creators, has […]
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Famous names across the music industry have paid tribute to Christine McVie on Thursday, after news broke that the Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter had died aged 79. Her bandmates led the celebrations of McVie’s life. “There […]
There’s a certain softness listening to Pixie Labrador sing about romance — her love songs overflow with poetic metaphors (You are kindness when the world is cruel / You are patience when there’s no time […]
Photo Credit: Markus Clemens 91% of musicians in the UK are facing a ‘cost of working’ crisis as the ongoing financial impact of the pandemic and Brexit continues. More than half of respondents said they […]
Photo credit: Henry Be As of June 2022, there are over 2.4 million podcasts and nearly 400 million podcast listeners in the world. So for a podcast to rise to the top of its niche, […]
Jeff Tweedy, Wilco; producer, The Invisible Way Low goes really far back in my family – my wife had a rock club in Chicago called Lounge Ax, which Low would play all the way back […]
Nicki Minaj has blasted new artists who rip off established musicians. The 39-year-old singer told Jada Pinkett Smith in the new issue of Interview magazine it is “irking the c***” out of her and said […]
Garbage singer Shirley Manson is the latest artist to speak up about the “enormous strain” musicians are facing due to the current state of live music. In a statement posted to Instagram, she said a […]
Lewis Capaldi wants to form a supergroup with Niall Horan, Sir Elton John and Ed Sheeran. The Scottish superstar has put it out into the world that he’d like to form a musical “foursome” with […]