“Dream On” has a particular trick. It doesn’t begin enormous. It earns enormous. Piano. Voice. Slow build. More guitar. More tension. Then Steven Tyler finally explodes. If that’s the part you love, simply searching for…
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No. “Hotel California” isn’t really about a specific hotel. The hotel is a metaphor. Eagles used it to represent the seductive side of California, fame, wealth, excess and the American dream. You arrive because everything…
Record labels and music publishers perform different jobs. A label may control the master recording while the artist retains their songwriting rights. That means a label receiving streaming money does not automatically mean the songwriter’s…
Some of dance music’s biggest classics are getting another life. Amazon Music has launched a new series of Amazon Music Originals that will see contemporary producers remix iconic dance records, connecting some of electronic music’s…
“Dream On” is about time. Ambition. Ageing. And refusing to abandon what you want before time runs out. Which is extraordinary when you remember Steven Tyler began developing the song while still a teenager. Long…
Spotify is dramatically expanding its podcast monetization program, giving creators in more than 35 additional countries the opportunity to make money from their podcasts and video content. The Spotify Partner Program will expand into countries…
DistroKid Bank is where artists can see royalties that have been reported and made available through their DistroKid account. Think of it as the financial dashboard between streaming-platform reporting and your real bank account. What…
“Take Me Home, Country Roads” is practically a West Virginia anthem. There is only one slight problem. The road that helped inspire it was in Maryland. Co-writer Bill Danoff was from Massachusetts. And when the…
Brand partnerships are becoming a meaningful part of the independent artist ecosystem. UnitedMasters has made this particularly central to its positioning, and its current True Religion partnership combines independent artists, retail playlists, fashion and live…
If you’ve ever heard a slow Indian song built around poetry, longing, love and an expressive singer, there is a chance you were listening to a ghazal. Ghazal music has been part of South Asian…
