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When people have power, they use it to their advantage. I may be writing an opinion piece, but I know that. I also know that the music industry has been notoriously manipulative for decades, but this time it's different. It's no longer a…

HENDERSON, Ky. - Take a song, any song, from the last 25 years. Keep the words but take the music out. Then perform this song in a style of 50 or 75 or even 100 years ago.That's a way to describe Postmodern Jukebox, the genre musical…

Ask any senior citizen what they think of popular music today compared to the pop music of their youth - when they were 'younger, so much younger than today'. hui ”- and she will almost inevitably tell you that older…

Postmodern Jukebox seeks to break down the barriers between eras, culture and music. By creating old-fashioned covers of modern songs, PMJ demonstrates how genres are more complex than they originally appeared.Launched in 2011 by…

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In a recording studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn last month, where the wood paneling on the walls and ceiling gave off a faint pine scent, Charlie Rosen stood in front of 17 fellow musicians, smiling. Best known for his Broadway work, Mr.…

The birth of the electric guitar created a new genre of music: rock 'n' roll. But the inventors who developed the solid body electric guitar, Leo Fender and Les Paul, could hardly have imagined the chain of events the instrument would…

Jai Paul's simplified account reads like a moralizing fairy tale: a miraculously talented singer appears out of nowhere with songs like no one has…

This is an Inside Science story.“Applaud if you feel that happiness is the truth,” Pharrell Williams sings in “Happy,” but the joyous feelings in that 2013 hit are…

Lady Gaga at the premiere of 'A Star Is Born' in London (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP) There's nothing "superficial" about it. Bradley Cooper's interpretation of A star is born is an undeniable…

Greta Van Fleet says one of the goals of their young career is to reintroduce the masses to the sound of "authentic blues-rock".The Michigan team just released their highly anticipated debut album. peaceful army anthem and talked about…

Few people welcome change, and only anarchists accept paradigm shifts. So I don't blame anyone for resisting the idea that string playing must evolve with the rest of our musical culture or it will disappear. The average youngster who…

Madonna gave her take on today's music industry, saying everything "sounds the same". Last week (August 1), Madonna confirmed that her new album will be released by the end of the year, following 2015's 'Rebel Heart'. Now, in a new…

10 August 2018, 11:59 Image: Getty If anyone has the right to criticize the music industry, it's the Queen of Pop.…

The best-selling song in the UK in 1985 was Jennifer Rush's The Power of Love. Thirty years later, it was Uptown Funk, by Mark Ronson, with Bruno Mars. From the soft-rock power ballad to the dance floor, these were two very…

Just before going on stage, a few moments before a performance, many musicians go through rituals to prepare themselves mentally.Pianist Adam Tendler is not one of these musicians."What's going through my head just before I go on stage?"…

February 2, 2018DJ KHALED, an American hip-hop producer, is often criticized for shamelessly packing his songs with famous guest stars like Drake, Rihanna and Justin Bieber. But it's hard to argue with success. In just over a decade, Mr.…

Today, exactly 50 years will have passed since the death of John Coltrane, one of the most revolutionary and technically gifted jazz musicians of all time. In his four decades on earth, Coltrane has lived and breathed to create jazz…

Over the past nine weeks, this series has counted these critics and fans' picks for the most important Chicago artists who have changed popular music, from 1 to 50. As I noted at the end of each installment, this number is completely…

More than any other art form, American popular music reflects our society. Films typically take two years between green light and theatrical release, but the music has always proven to be nimble enough to reflect the times and potentially…

Calmness is perhaps one of the most underrated values ​​in pop music. Look for "the loudest band in the world" and you'll be faced with a history of vigorous rock mastodons proudly dedicated to blowing…

What is America's favorite music genre?This is an extremely difficult question to answer, with several different styles resonating strongly on the touring circuit. According to a press release which has just been published 2015 ranking by…

During a two-week period in the late summer of 1927, a little-known producer named Ralph Peer recorded 77 songs in a hat warehouse he had converted into a studio. It would be a historic moment, known as the Bristol…

That question originally appeared on Quora. Reply by Ethan HuhNYU Music Technology Masters candidate, composer, teacher, music jerk: The world of academic music is slowly taking over the way in which conventional teaching…

Saint Lucia may be a Caribbean island neighboring Jamaica, but there's a music scene here far removed from what we typically associate with indigenous Rastafarian culture. While Bob Marley and the iconic cannabis leaves may be the typical…

from wake-up-call-for-music-execs department One of the arguments made by many people regarding an alternative explanation for declining music sales is that today's music just isn't that good. Many people overlooked this, however, as…