Random music news for Saturday, May 4, 2024
I’m a Star Trek fan, not a Star Wars one so for me, May 4, 2024, is just another day to deliver music news. BONUS: Anyone ever use one of these things? (Via
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Random music news for Friday, April 26, 2024
Is it the end of the web as we know it? Read this and decide for yourself. Now onto music news for April 26, 2024. More music news? Look here. BONUS: A bill
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New AI analysis of charts suggests that we’re seeing a slow-moving renaissance in rock. Guitars are back, baby!
This study is facscinating. It also confirms something that I’ve been feeling for the last six months or so. Maybe it wasn’t just wishful thinking on my part. Aritifical intelligence is turning out
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There’s a new report on the behavior of hip-hop fans
A new report examining the wants, wishes, needs, and demands of fans of hip-hop music has revealed a few interesting things. The study, commissioned by the Digital Media Association (DiMa) focused mostly on
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Why are hip-hop vets able to fill arenas while many newer acts cannot?
If you look at the touring music industry, the acts that are filling big venues from from rock, pop, and country. Hip-hop artists in general don’t have this ability. Why? B-Real of Cypress
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Here’s a collection of iconic hip-hop samples from 1973-2023
This year marks 50 years since the birth of hip-hop. BoingBoing directs our attention to this video that highlights the genre’s most iconic samples for everyone one of those 50 years.
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The new reality: Rock fans buy, hip-hop fans stream
Yesterday was a big day in hip-hop. August 11, 1973, is regarded as the day hip-hop began, marking the 50th anniversary of its birth. It took about 20 years for it to catch
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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop
It’s exceedingly rare to be able to pin down the birth of a music genre to a specific date. With rock, there was no Big Bang; the music evolved and coalesced over many
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Random music news for Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Thanks to the way the calendar fell this year–Canada Day on Saturday, American Independence Day today–it’s a bit of news desert. It’ll probably be this way for a day or two yet. Meanwhile,
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Weekly survey: Is rock going to have a good year in 2023?
For years, rock and pop marched in lockstep in a cycle that ran 12-13 years. When rock was on the ascendent, pop was dropping in popularity. After peaking about six years into the
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Has hip-hop hit a wall? A new report points out a decline in market share. (Oh, and rock’s NOT dead, either.)
Hip-hop has been the driving musical force in culture in many parts of the world for years now. There are, however, signs that its dominance is beginning to weaken. According to The 2022
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