“It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.” — …
Doja Cat Explains How to Make Birdwatching Go Viral – Rolling Stone Read More »
Image via Shutterstock Young people receive mixed signals all the time when it comes to the question of whether or not they should attend college before entering the music industry. There are countless examples of people who have jumped into the business headfirst without not only a degree but also any real-world experience, and they’ve been …
Interscope Records’ Marissa Ramirez explains how artists can hone their artistic direction. Any artist who thinks they can build a career just on the merit of their sound would be wise to take a glance back at history. From Elvis’s hypnotic hips to the Rolling Stones’ impudent tongue logo to Madonna’s outré Jean-Paul Gaultier cone …
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This is an excerpt from Ari Herstand’s book How to Make It in the New Music Business (second edition). We’ve all been there. You’re attempting to manage your business, but one extremely necessary party isn’t responding to your emails. I know this can be awfully frustrating when you’re contacting clubs for potential shows, music supervisors …
There’s been a question in the air for a while now about whether the record is really dying out – if you need one at all anymore? But regardless of whether that thinking is coming from declining record sales or from artists releasing more singles into the marketplace, the fact is you still need one. …
Nov 13, 2019 The boundary-pushing artist has a singular, idiosyncratic vision, but by her own admission, it really does take a village. In May last year Tierra Whack released her debut LP and casually changed the game. We were at least somewhat primed for it—2017’s “Mumbo Jumbo” was a cut of elastic R&B soundtracking a …
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Happy Wednesday from your friends at TuneCore! Let’s take step out of our busy weekday to appreciate a handful of our artists’ newest music video releases. While we’re at it, let’s take a step back into music’s complex history on this day, back in 1965, when James Brown’s classic “I Got You (I Feel Good)” …
In his own quiet way, Panamanian singer-songwriter Sech is taking the Latin pop world by storm. The 25-year-old began his soft takeover in April, with his now Latin Grammy-nominated debut, Sueños, or Dreams. By deftly fusing reggaeton and R&B — or as he puts it, lending the urban genre “un flow sensual” — Sech has …
First-Time Latin Grammy Nominee, Absolute Teddy Bear – Rolling Stone Read More »
Up-and-coming London-based band Stereo Honey have signed a worldwide deal with W Songs, the in-house publishing arm of the Warner Music UK Sync team. W Songs has traditionally offered short term deals, typically ranging from three to six months, with a heavy focus on securing sync placements. Stereo Honey are the first act to sign …
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