Last night was the inaugural YouTube Music Awards, or YTMAs as they so desperately want people to refer to them as, and despite YouTube being the premier music consumption site in the world the interest in the awards didn’t seem to be that great. The run-up to the awards ceremony was over-shadowed by the likes…
I love photography and I spend a huge chunk of my life either practicing or appreciating the art, but when I’m at a gig I leave the camera at home and I think you should too. That suggestion doesn’t come without qualification but my general point is simple, taking your camera to a busy gig…
After quietly taking over music discovery engine We Are Hunted earlier this year, Twitter are readying a new music service which is expected to better integrate Soundcloud and iTunes to its platform. The power of such a service is obvious, as explained by the We Are Hunted founders when they announced the deal: There’s no…
Everywhere you look you see signs that the music industry has moved well beyond the humble CD. These days it seems music consumption and sales are all about downloads and streaming – with new streaming platforms from big hitters like Apple, Twitter and Google expected to join established players like Spotify in killing CDs completely….
Scarlett Johansson, Tori Kelly and Bono gamble big for superstardom in ‘Sing 2’ In a sequel to the 2016 hit animated film, koala-bear mogul Buster Moon and his talented troupe try to land a dream booking, by promising to enlist a reclusive superstar. Read more on NPR
I find myself increasingly reliant on headphones these days for listening to music. It used to be the norm for me to enjoy music at home, but as my days get busier I find I have less time to actually sit, relax and stick on an album. Instead, I’m more likely to be listening to…
My office has a tradition in having themed summer parties. As last year’s general theme was sports, this year we decided to spice it up. Being a democratic organisation and all, themes were suggested and votes were cast as to see what everybody would like to do. Democracy prevailed and the theme was sorted out:…
Fancy lights and trees have started going up in town centres, boxes of mince pies have invaded supermarket shelves and soppy adverts for department stores are all over the telly – yep, it’s officially run-up-to-Christmas time! If all these sudden festivities have taken you by surprise and left you struggling for gift ideas, then struggle…
If you are a regular streamer of music from sites such as Amazon, iTunes or one of the many others, you can’t have failed to notice the amount of streams available of songs currently in the charts, or coming out soon, but performed by cover bands. When I say cover bands I don’t mean tribute…
Turns out the rumours earlier in the year were true – the Official Charts Company have announced they will begin incorporating music streaming stats into the UK singles chart in July. Data from music streaming big boys like Spotify, Deezer, Napster, O2 Tracks, Xbox Music and Sony’s Music Unlimited will be used in the UK…
