Unless you’ve been imprisoned in a moon-sized space station for a few years, then you’re aware that today, May 4, is Star Wars Day. What started as an unofficial holiday (because “May the Fourth Be With You” is a pretty good pun) for everyone to celebrate their fandom for the franchise set a long time …
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As tours and shows were being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw artists jump immediately into the live stream world in order to stay connected with fans. We also saw the emergence of another type of video, one that appears to be recorded live over a Zoom call. From the cast of Hamilton, …
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The Senators are bringing us back inside The Van Buren this week with an intimate performance of their hit “Wild Wide Open.” It’s part of their video series for those of us (by us, we mean everyone with two ears and a heart) who miss the emotion of a live performance. Phoenix New Times premiered …
The UK resource is offering relief for music professionals whose livelihood has been affected by the pandemic. Help Musicians is being supported by Spotify through its COVID-19 Music Relief project. Spotify is making a donation to this and all organizations listed, and will match public donations made via the above linked page dollar-for-dollar up to …
Apr 08, 2020 The Colombian sensation’s prized piece of advice comes from someone who’s been on her team from day one. Meeting Karol G at this exact moment in her career, instantly made us recall Sean Paul’s Best Advice, which we published last month: Karol G is definitely riding high on her very own, very …
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Shut In & Sing, REALLY NICE FEST, and other online events are letting musicians and fans keep connecting through live performance. If there’s one thing we’ve all learned recently, it’s that musicians and music fans can’t be kept apart. In the weeks since tours and gigs started being postponed or canceled, the number of support …
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How her storytelling country songs found a wider audience by getting in with the right crowd. Hailey Whitters‘ new album, The Dream, has opened up new pathways for the rising country singer/songwriter, and she’s even been dubbed “Nashville’s newest unsigned star” by Rolling Stone. But the album was almost her swan song. “This was my …
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Phoenix is a tough place for much of the year, and this unease filters into the arts as well. As we scoured our music collections and racked our brains for songs about Phoenix, a trend became clear. There simply aren’t many songs about Phoenix in general, and mostly, the city symbolizes despair, desolation, or perhaps …
Industry experts’ suggestions on how to improve your chances of success and longevity with some smart planning and decisions. Considering the time and energy it takes to make your music, play your shows, and develop an audience, it can feel like there’s more than enough on any artist’s plate before dealing with business decisions. Yet …
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