INTRODUCTION The entertainment industry is ever-changing, particularly due to the rise of the digital age. Platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok give more people access…
Introduction In a post-lockdown world, live music has allowed people the opportunity to reconnect with their communities, and year-by-year attendance is steadily rising. Concert attendance…
It is not easy to be a musician. Success is often hard to come by for artists, managers, and A&Rs alike. It takes hard…
Cover photo by Max Rothman, 2022 Photographs are memories, moments so special that we want more than just our mental image of it. Enter the…
Introduction: The Shift in Music Tastes Born in the underground clubs of Chicago, house music has been more than just…
(Willy Sanjuan / Invision via AP) The recent arrest and charges against Sean “Diddy” Combs have brought the music…
The summer of 2024, famously dubbed Brat Summer, was marked by the release of Charli XCX’s sixth studio album, Brat. With its gaudy lime-green cover art, subversive themes, and club-inspired soundscape, Brat became a celebration of carefree party culture amidst an otherwise politically charged time in history.
The topic of artificial intelligence has dominated the music industry in recent years, inciting questions, joys, fears, and most prevalently, change. Will AI change the music-making process, and if so, how? What role will it play? Will it displace jobs, or will it enhance creativity in the industry? While AI’s usage within the generative, creative realms of the music industry (such as beat-making and idea generation) is very well-known and visible, AI is being used everywhere – whether visible or behind the scenes.
Abstract This qualitative study explores the experiences of visually impaired music entrepreneurs in navigating the post-COVID multimodal creative economy. Through in-depth interviews with Matthew Weihmuller,…
Introduction Music is a huge part of popular culture, with millions of songs being released every year. What most people do not realize is even…
by Kaja Deric and Vincent Williams Introduction In the years following the enactment of the Music Modernization Act, there have been numerous advancements in royalty…
By Annie Bass Bandcamp describes itself as an “online record store and music community,” offering fans the opportunity to directly purchase song downloads from the…
In this interview with Donald S. Passman, we discuss his 11th edition of “All You Need to Know About the Music Business”. Read below as…
From AI generated essays to art, this technological revolution has and will continue to create many legal issues for its engineers and affected creatives alike.…