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Global charted territory
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Ever dreamed of knowing what is the #1 song on the planet right now? Well, this is not a dream and you are wide awake: Billboard's Global 200 is here...
11 January 2021
The Pacemakers are no longer
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Gerry Marsden, best known as frontman of legendary group Gerry and the Pacemakers, passed away yesterday, closing an important chapter in 20th century musical history.
4 January 2021
The new Tidal?
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Yesterday, US rapper and businessman Meek Mill announced he and a few fellow musicians were working on a new streaming platform. The question is — will it be the new Spotify, Tidal, or something else?
28 December 2020
Bob Dylan & Spotify
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A couple of weeks ago, we found out Bob Dylan had sold song rights to his entire catalogue to Universal Music. This sparked a debate on musicians' income not seen in a while...
21 December 2020
Evermore Christmas
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In stunning music news, pop superstar Taylor Swift announced this morning that her new album would drop tonight, mere months after her latest release...
10 December 2020
Award season
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While the American Music Awards just took place, nominations for the 2021 Grammy awards were also announced. Intense season...
30 November 2020
Introducing Sondz Alpha!
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For those following this blog, it's been months in the making. For those following the project, it's been years... but here we are: Sondz Alpha is now live!
17 November 2020
The musician vote
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For the past two days, the world has been anxiously waiting on the results of the 2020 US presidential election. And musicians have been among those staying up all night...
5 November 2020
Give girl musicians a break!
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Drummer Viola Smith died last week — at the age of 107. Gender played a huge role in her career as she was one of the very first female professionals in her field, a role she powerfully embodied all her life...
26 October 2020
Music, politics and Billboard
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Yesterday, the 2020 Billboard Music Awards took place — albeit virtually, for reasons clear to everyone but the current President of the United States. And that happened to be one of the key themes of the night...
15 October 2020