Think musicians should be paid for radio play? SIGN THIS PETITION NOWThe United States is one of a handful of countries that don’t compensate artists when their music is played on AM/FM radio. The others denying hundreds of thousands of musicians. Continue reading
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Recent Classical Highlights for February 2024Several albums stood out to our reviewers this month. One of those was a beautiful recital of French orchestral songs by Sandrine Piau (pictured). Also from France, Christophe Rousset lead his ensemble Les Talens Lyriques and impressive star singers in one of Lully's famous operas, Atys.

Lizzy Borden at the Whisky A Go GoLike Alice Cooper, Lizzy Borden is the name of the band and the singer. Dual moniker uses, however, are not the only things that these Los Angeles shock rockers share with Coop. A proclivity for showmanship that veers heavily towards horror movie themes are their most shared traits, plus fake blood by the bucket, a theatrical sneer here and there, and tons of fun.

More importantly, Lizzy Borden has an arsenal of wonderful glam-metal stomp-along tunes. Not as open to mainstream acceptance as Coop's, sure. But still, really freaking good. Also, that's the last Alice Cooper comparison, we promise.

At the Whisky on the evening of Friday, February 23, Borden (the singer) arrived on stage wearing what looked like three faces, sewn together. After a song or two, he was kitted out like a robot skeleton. And the impressive costume changes just kept coming.

Those same costume changes made a song like "Master of Disguise" seem all the more on-the-nose. Meanwhile, "American Metal" is a fist-in-the-air chant, "Love Kills" is a Sunset Strip classic, "We Got the Power" is epic, and Lizzy Borden's cover of the Ramones' "Pet Sematary" is inspired.

They ended with a creepy "Long May They Haunt Us," an appropriate song given the crowd's feelings towards this most influential and never-say-die group.

SEVENTEEN’s FML was the biggest-selling album globally last year, according to IFPINews arrives a day after Miley Cyrus’ Flowers was named the biggest-selling single globally last year
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Atlantic Music Group makes around two dozen layoffs to ‘achieve maximum impact’ for its artistsNews was announced in a memo sent by Atlantic Music Group Chairman and CEO, Julie Greenwald
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Independents accounted for 50% of Spotify industry revenue last yearIndependent artists generated $4.5 billion on Spotify in 2023. This is the first year ever that Indies accounted for about 50% of what the entire industry generated on the streamer, which totaled $9 billion....
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The last phase of TikTok’s UMG music takedowns has begunThe third and final phase of TikTok's forced takedown of all UMG-controlled music has begun. The short video service has 30 days from January 31, 2024, to complete all takedowns.....
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Everywhere to announce your next show!Hot on the heels of the announcement that dates posted on Bandsintown now also appear on Spotify, Chris Robley of ReverbNation has a list of all the places that artists need to announce every show...
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Programmed listening is on the rise at #Spotify. And radio is there. We need to take care of the content we produce.
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Attorney Chooses Music Over Law & Invests In Audient ASP4816-SEMusic producer, Thomas Shea favours a ‘scattered workstation approach’ to his home studio. “I like to work in different places. I just like the variety,” he says. With the ASP4816-SE a significant part of his music production arsenal, he acknowledges that his way of doing things “is unusual.”

Not as unusual as his back story, however. Tom originally trained as an attorney and practised law, until one day 16 years ago he had an epiphany! He decided he was going to become a music producer. “Lightning struck me. I closed down my law practice,” he says. He went about finding local musicians, taught himself songwriting, made connections and bought himself some recording gear - he was well and truly hooked!

The Audient brand first came to his attention when looking for a replacement audio interface. His first purchase was the latest iD44. “I liked the quality, the test measurements, the form factor and the metal construction.”  Now he uses that as a headphones amplifier with his ASP4816-SE, and has since picked up an iD4 as well.

Shea shares what he particularly likes about the console. “First, the sound.  I am one of those producers who likes a very clean sound and the ASP4816-SE really delivers on this.  Second, the build and finish quality is excellent.  I am very fussy about things like that.  The quality of the faders and knobs, the beautiful aesthetic redesign and the flawless finish are very satisfying to me.  It is a pleasure each time I see it.“

He continues, “Third is the functionality.  I am constantly pleased with the way the console functions are designed.  The layout and functions make sense and are easy, relative to its many capabilities.  It seems to me other consoles are overly complex and confusing to use.  Not the ASP4816-SE!”

Tom Shea can be found on many global music services. He’s currently working on a new album, with a few songs already in final production stages. 

Read more here: audient.com/news/2024/02/26/tom-shea/

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Live Nation is ‘surprised and thrilled’ its all-in ticket pricing is a success… and 3 other things we learned on the company’s latest earnings callIn 2023, stadium shows led Live Nation’s attendance growth, with more than 29 million fans attending stadium shows, an increase of 60% YoY
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Sales from K-Pop stars including Jungkook and Seventeen pushed HYBE’s revenues to over $1.6bn in 2023South Korea-based entertainment giant HYBE has published its earnings for Q4 and FY 2023
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Study reveals how Spotify algorithms affect listening and discoveryA new study that analyzed 25.3 billion Spotify streams provides a look at how the streamer's algorithms work and how they are changing how music is listened to and discovered.....
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Redefining Record Labels starting with Purpose [Patrick Clifton]Why do modern record labels need to redefine their purpose and refresh their measures of success?.....
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MLC to distribute $400M more to Songwriters, Publishers after final royalty rate determinationThe MLC announced that songwriters and music publishers should expect additional payments for 2021-2022 from a total of nearly $400 million underpayments from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, and other music streamers.....
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