We like to see an artist being productive. That’s the thing we can’t do for you... When you come and you’re the greatest rapper out, you tell me all these things, and I see it’s 15 months between songs you put out, that's not going to work. We got to work. | | | | Caroline Rose at Bonnaroo, Manchester, Tenn., June 13, 2019. Her fourth album, "Superstar," is out today on New West.
(Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) | | | | | |  | “We like to see an artist being productive. That’s the thing we can’t do for you... When you come and you’re the greatest rapper out, you tell me all these things, and I see it’s 15 months between songs you put out, that's not going to work. We got to work.”
| | | | | | rantnrave:// Two good reasons why SXSW is still on schedule to proceed as usual, or as usual as any such event can be this year. VARIETY reports that if SXSW decides on its own to cancel the event, it may be unable to collect any insurance for its losses. The fest, therefore, might prefer that the city of Austin forces it to cancel, but the city would have to weigh its own potential losses from an event that pumped $356 million into the economy in 2019. Then again, it's hard to imagine anywhere near that money will pour in in the winter of COVID-19, and now, following announcements of several major tech and film companies backing out, Variety is separately reporting that all three major music labels are recommending their employees stay away from Austin. Will that be the final straw? Can you hold a music, tech and film conference/festival without the music, tech and film industries? There's a snarky answer, but this is not the time for that. This is the time for prudent responses to circumstances beyond anyone's control and possibly, at this point, beyond most people's comprehension. One wonders if companies in Hollywood, Silicon Valley and beyond will end up making those decisions, correctly or not, for both the event and the city. SXSW either starts, or doesn't, a week from today... Philosophical question for UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP: If the NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE bases a feature story about damage from a fire partly on your own insurance claims from that fire, and if you're now saying those claims "were based on estimates and guesswork," is it the magazine story that's wrong or is it your insurance claim that's wrong? UMG's chief archivist updates the troops on its ongoing evaluation of the 2008 blaze, which the company says did less lasting damage than the Times and lawyers for several artists say it did... WARNER MUSIC nipping at SONY MUSIC's heels as the global music industry continues to boom... SAMPA THE GREAT is the first two-time winner of the AUSTRALIAN MUSIC PRIZE... April 18 is RECORD STORE DAY and here are lists of everything that will be available that day in the US and the UK... MEGAN THEE STALLION's SUGA is out, after the usual recording, mixing, mastering and two court decisions... It's FRIDAY and that means there's also new music from JHENÉ AIKO, CAROLINE ROSE, U.S. GIRLS, NCT 127, R.A.P. FERREIRA & THE JEFFERSON PARK BOYS, CJ FLY, $NOT, LAUV, BODY COUNT, MY DYING BRIDE, SILVERSTEIN, ANNA CALVI, BRANDY CLARK, MANDY MOORE, COCOROSIE, PHANTOGRAM, STEPHEN MALKMUS, SWAMP DOGG, JOSÉ JAMES, EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY, JONATHAN WILSON, DANNY BARNES, LUKE HAINES & PETER BUCK, CORNERSHOP, BANKROLL FRESH (released Wednesday), JADAKISS, HONEY HARPER, OVERCOATS, RIZ AHMED, RACHAEL SAGE, KENNY BARRON/DAVE HOLLAND TRIO, PASQUALE GRASSO, the JAMES HUNTER SIX, ESMÉ PATTERSON, PANTHA DU PRINCE, GRAFH, P.E., THICK, SNARLS, WORRIERS, BACCHAE, DISQ, the MASTERSONS, WILL SEXTON, and WILLIAM TYLER's score for the film FIRST COW... RIP BARBARA MARTIN. | | | - Matty Karas (@troubledoll), curator | | | |  | Variety | | With $356 million pumped into the local economy by the fest last year, Austin has a lot to lose by canceling SXSW. And the festival would likely lose out on insurance if it, not the city, did the axing. | | | |  | Rolling Stone | | The real life and fantastic visions of a digital warrior. | | | |  | The Ringer | | Meg Remy’s musical project has always had a little Springsteen in its DNA. But on ‘Heavy Light,’ her new album due Friday, the band has moved into sleek and slinky musical theater without ever tipping over into camp. | | | |  | Gary Vaynerchuk | | Gary sits down with Stem CEO Milana Rabkin Lewis. Stem makes it easy for artists and labels to distribute music, manage contracts, share data, split royalties and more all while staying independent. | | | |  | The Trichordist | | Here we go with the current year update. This data set is isolated to the calendar year 2019 and represents a mid-sized indie label with an approximately 350+ album catalog now generating over 1.5b streams annually. Streaming is now a fully mature format, and it is also the number one source of revenue for recorded music revenues. | | | |  | Los Angeles Times | | With just the leftfield streaming smash "Roxanne" under his belt, rapper Arizona Zervas landed an eight-figure record deal from Columbia. | | | |  | The New York Times | | This ravishing and singular musical, written and directed by Conor McPherson, hears America singing - Dylan - during the Great Depression. | | | |  | Complex | | Pusha-T spoke with Complex about his new record label Heir Wave Music Group, Virginia rap music, and confirmed he's working on new music with Madlib. | | | |  | Hot 97 | | Megan Thee Stallion is preparing to give the hotties with a brand new EP this Friday (Mar 6), titled 'Suga.' She stepped up to Ebro in the Morning to discuss the latest issues with her label. | | | |  | UPROXX | | 1501 Entertainment CEO Carl Crawford calls out Jay-Z and Roc Nation for shady, mob-style business tactics. | | | | | Los Angeles Times | | From Latin cumbias to public service announcements in China and Vietnam, the coronavirus is inspiring some surprisingly catchy tunes from around the world. | | | |  | Pitchfork | | Source separation can extract isolated vocal and instrumental tracks from any recorded song, but its potential repercussions for artists and streaming services hangs in the balance. | | | |  | Billboard | | "Parasite," the first-ever foreign-language film to win best picture at the Academy Awards, became a sensation on the global film scene. Some of the attention focused a spotlight on Darcy Paquet -- who translated the Korean lines seamlessly into English subtitles -- and Sharon Choi, the interpreter who smoothly communicated director Bong Joon Ho's words. | | | |  | The Howard Stern Show | | Harry Styles opens up to Howard Stern about his exes, hanging out with Stevie Nicks, being robbed at knifepoint, and more. | | | |  | Resident Advisor | | Tom Faber meets the beatmaker nurturing an emerging scene and forging an authentic Mozambican sound out of trip-hop, techno and tribal initiation rituals. | | | |  | Trapital | | Rappers have tried to recreate Jay Z and Kanye West's moment, but the streaming era has lowered the stakes for success. | | | |  | Music Business Worldwide | | Merck Mercuriadis company joins prestigious list of UK companies. | | | | | Rolling Stone | | “Music is evergreen and songs are one of the very few precious assets that have little or no correlation to the wider stock market,” explains music investor Merck Mercuriadis. | | | |  | Afropunk | | Charlotte Adigéry is a woman and a duo. Let’s start with the woman. Born in Belgium to parents from Guadeloupe and Martinique, 29-year-old Charlotte Adigéry has the unique experience of being a woman of African descent living in the city of Ghent, a small town that is a hotbed of cultural activity — and also pretty much homogeneously white. | | | |  | She Shreds | | This isn’t a goodbye letter. It’s a look at how far we’ve come letter. It’s a letting go, moving on, and growing into something bigger, bolder, and louder letter. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2020 mood: "If I could fly, I would probably never come down / With all of the bulls*** confusion on the ground." From "Chilombo," out today on ArtClub/Artium/Def Jam. | | | | | | | | © Copyright 2020, The REDEF Group | | |
