In musician Linda Ronstadt’s memoir Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir, she says: “The marketing geniuses on the corporate side of the music labels had decided to start using focus groups to test their products before they were developed or released. An example of this would
What is it like to be an independent hip hop artist in today’s world? Streaming services like Spotify have made it possible for independent artists to make their music available to the public without major labels. However, without the help of a label, the artist
$ky always knew he wanted to be a rapper. “I also loved basketball and was good enough to play D1, so I pursued that first,” $ky explains. “After quitting college, gang activity and other street functions finally led me back to music.” That’s when his
In the modern era of social media, musical artists and performers no longer need to land multimillion-dollar record deals to achieve success; they just need to go viral. New stars appear almost overnight, and many seem to fade just as quickly. Jafet Lamouth, also known
B.B. King Icon Life Legacy Initiative Dedicated to Preserving the Life Achievements of one of America’s Greatest Songwriters, Launches Today, September 16, on B.B. King’s 96th Birthday LOS ANGELES, CA (September 16, 2021) The B.B. King Music Company, owner of all rights to B.B. King
The solo artist, AJ Penta aka East Coast Cowboy, just announced the release of his eagerly-awaited new upcoming singles. Recorded with Grammy and Emmy-winning producer and engineer Ken Royster out of Nashville, Music City, he is presently negotiating a deal with Amalien records/Ingrooves Music.
Eddie Neam is a music executive who has spent more than a decade in the music industry. He has worked with labels, artists and management such as Def Jam Recordings, Interscope Records, Empire Distribution, and Deathrow Records. He also has more than five years of
Fifteen-year-old musician, songwriter, and producer Armaan Damani is about to teach me, a technophobic adult three times his age, the basics of how to produce a song from start to finish. Sitting next to him in his sound-paneled studio, surrounded by complex equipment, I’m dubious