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The New York Times |
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| Roblox: The Platform Fueling a Chaotic Music Scene |
| by Kieran Press-Reynolds |
| Players can customize their own worlds on the platform. Many illegally upload songs - called “bypassing audio” - and some make intense tracks in a new genre, robloxcore. |
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VICE |
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| This Pop Rap Trend Is A Lot Messier Than You Think |
| by Kristin Corry |
| Florida rappers Yungeen Ace and Foolio have given vintage classics like Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles” and Fantasia’s “When I See You” a more sinister meaning. |
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Variety |
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| Clive Davis Shares Joni Mitchell’s First Public Interview in Six Years, Chats With DaBaby, Oprah Winfrey, H.E.R. and More |
| by Chris Willman |
| Clive Davis has a gig as music's own new Barbara Walters, if he wants it. |
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Los Angeles Times |
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| The frenzied rush to prep the Hollywood Bowl for its first concert of the COVID-19 era |
| by Jessica Gelt |
| A landmark in hibernation, a surprise from the governor, tears and hugs: Behind the scenes of the whirlwind push to bring music back to the Bowl. |
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Billboard |
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| Why Harvey Mason Jr. Was a Safe, Smart Pick By the Recording Academy |
| by Paul Grein |
| In choosing Harvey Mason Jr. as the Recording Academy's new president/CEO, academy trustees went with an ultimate insider. |
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Lefsetz Letter |
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| Harvey Mason, Jr. Gets The Gig |
| by Bob Lefsetz |
| Meet the new boss, same as the old boss! This reminds me of Dick Cheney being charged with finding a VP for Bush II and then recommending himself. |
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Music Business Worldwide |
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| Unearthing the music industry’s buried treasure |
| by Chris Sheehan |
| The music industry continues to be awash with stories of companies buying proven catalog for mega-money sums. But what about unproven catalog, i.e. music released years ago that, for whatever reason, never got the commercial due it deserved? |
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Complex |
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| How “Take a Step Back” Became a Mosh Pit Anthem |
| by Eric Skelton |
| One of the most important songs of the SoundCloud rap era was recorded next to two bunk beds at a porn star's house in Florida. |
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Vulture |
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| ‘I Wanted to Be Musical.ly Famous. I Really Practiced Those Hand Motions.’ |
| by Rebecca Jennings |
| The app was beloved by lip-syncing teens, bewildering to everyone else - and way more influential than it ever got credit for. |
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Stuff |
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| The art of Flying Nun -- 40 years of weirdness from the swamp |
| by Vicki Anderson |
| An art exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of independent record label Flying Nun documents its legacy of enduring friendship and music. So why is one of its best known musicians boycotting the event? |
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Los Angeles Times |
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| EDM acts often hide their identity. For Asian American star Zhu, that's always had two meanings |
| by August Brown |
| Finally back performing in front of a live crowd, dance-music star Zhu reflects on his year in lockdown and the violence against the AAPI community. |
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The New York Times |
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| On Spotify, an Arranged Marriage Between Music and Podcasts |
| by Reggie Ugwu |
| Music-filled - and Spotify-exclusive - shows like “Black Girl Songbook” and “60 Songs That Explain the ’90s” dance around copyright constraints. |
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Synchblog |
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| Remake Remodel: The Emergent Power of Intellectual Property is Transforming the Global Music Industry |
| by Ben Gilbert |
| The opportunities to tweak the DNA that runs through existing recordings across an interconnected media landscape are distinct and interrelated. |
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City Bureau |
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| A DIY Music Space Transforms into a Home For Asylum Seekers |
| by Alexandra Arriaga |
| At Casa Al-Fatiha in Chicago's Logan Square, two local musicians built a sanctuary for LGBTQ asylum seekers. |
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NPR |
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| One-To-One Concerts Bring Listeners Back To Live Music, One At A Time |
| by Jeff Lunden |
| A live-music series founded in Europe, which connects one musician with one listener at a time, comes to Brooklyn for two weekends of concerts by Silkroad Ensemble artists. |
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Paper |
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| Feid Is Literally the Voice of Colombia |
| by Lucas Villa |
| Reggaetón music is rooted in Panama and Puerto Rico, but in the Colombian wave that's taken over the genre, there's no artist repping his home country harder than Feid. With hits like "Chimbita" and " Purrito Apa," the Medellín native uses Colombian slang and references to the culture that have made him a musical ambassador for his people. |
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Music Tomorrow |
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| What the genre distribution of viral songs tells us about TikTok, globalization and cultural influence |
| by Julie Knibbe |
| Looking at music charts and which genres break into the mainstream tells us a lot about cultural shifts within our communities. |
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BuzzFeed |
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| Here's How K-Pop Groups Are Made |
| by Steffi Cao |
| From audition to debut, what does it take to make an idol? |
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NME |
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| Government won’t explore festival insurance until lockdown lifts, says culture secretary |
| by Will Lavin |
| Oliver Dowden has said that the government won't be exploring insurance schemes for festivals until after lockdown restrictions lift in June. |
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Billboard |
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| The Streaming War Is Going Hi-Fi |
| by Micah Singleton |
| Amazon Music is seeing positive results with its high-fidelity tier as Spotify and Apple Music will follow suit later this year. |
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NPR |
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| How 9-Year-Old Michelle Rasul Became An Expert DJ |
| by Lulu Garcia-Navarro |
| A 9-year-old in Dubai is considered one of the world's top DJs. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Michelle Rasul about how she became a wizard at scratching on a portable turntable. |
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