Today, hundreds of thousands of people are expected to convene in Washington, D.C. for the Women’s March on Washington, a grassroots protest march to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump. Janelle Monáe, Maxwell, Amber Coffman, and…
Record labels are getting a better deal on streaming music royalties with Apple than major rival Spotify, according to a report, with Apple Music streaming rates claimed to be nearly double what is paid out by its main competition.
Research published by artist rights blog The Trichordist advises Apple paid out an average of $0.00735 per song stream in 2016, compared to Spotify’s $0.00437 per stream figure. More
Application Deadline: 30 April 2017
The 9th edition of the Le Kolatier Africa Music Market will be held in Yaoundé, Cameroon from 11 — 14 October 2017 and organisers are looking for performers for the showcases. More
I like Seal.
Not the animal, although I find them cute. I mean the musician Seal. I find his voice fascinating and his music and lyrics full of emotion. More
Today is the Women’s March on Washington; an enormous number of protestors have marched on the nation’s capital to protest the election of Donald Trump. Sister marches are being held in cities across the world, and many artists have shown up in force to march. The National, Carrie Brownstein, Tegan and Sara, Kim Gordon, Green Day, Courtney Barnett, Best Coast, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jessie Ware, Jim James, Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, Talib Kweli, Eleanor Friedberger, and so many others have posted social media missives from the march. Find…
Last night, the Black Cat in Washington D.C. was host to “No Thanks: A Night of Anti-Fascist Sound Resistance in the Capital of the USA,” a concert organized by Priests member Katie Alice…
Audioslave, the supergroup featuring Soundgarden‘s Chris Cornell and members of Rage Against the Machine, reunited onstage for the first time in nearly 12 years Friday night at the Anti-Inaugural Ball concert in Los Angeles. More
Adele will perform at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards on February 12. The singer, who received five nominations, will join Metallica, John Legend, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban as performers at the event, which James…
Note: All this week, we’ll be publishing short posts from the 2017 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. It’s a huge exhibition, so we’ll focus on what we try to do best: cover the field of music notation software and related technology.
This post is about Komp, an in-development music notation app for iOS, previewing at NAMM and scheduled to be released in the first quarter of 2017. More
Frank Ocean has shared his thoughts on Donald Trump’s inauguration as 45th president of the United States in a new note, posted to his Tumblr. “I’m really excited for the inauguration crowd numbers to come in,” it reads. “Don’t cook the books either, Donald. We all know your event was dry. No matter how many times CNN anchors repeat ‘majestic or peaceful transition of power.’ The world can see America divided and the chaos in the streets.”
Ocean goes on…