This week we've lost the New York Dolls' Syl Sylvain and the great bass player Tim Bogert (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, BBA). They were at two different sides of the music spectrum, but they both rocked. Check them out.
Spoke to Charley Londoño, a Los Angeles-based copyright lawyer, about the recent $450,000 settlement in the copyright infringement case involving Nicki Minaj and Tracy Chapman. "I believe that Minaj’s attorney advised her correctly to settle," he said.
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SiriusXM, parent company of music streaming service @pandoramusic, is expecting to incur a $1 billion impairment charge in 2020 related to Pandora's lower than expected advertising revenues due to the pandemic and related to its "royalty cost structure."
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Looks like @Tencent_Music and NetEase won the streaming war in China: internet giant Alibaba Group will shut down its music streaming platform Xiami Music on Feb. 5, due to “business development-related adjustments.”
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This is a much needed development: @nytimes reports that NY Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo plans to bring back some cultural events in the short term and put more unemployed artists back to work. Would be nice if the French government did the same...
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As in 2019, 19 of the 20 best selling albums in France in 2020 are local productions, as are 159 out of the Top 200. Top 10 sellers are Vitaa & Slimane, Ninho, Maes, Angèle, Francis Cabrel, Dadju, Les Enfoirés, Grand Corps Malade, AC/DC and Nekfeu. @snepsnepmusique.com/actualites-d…
I bet that today DC native Marvin Gaye would find reasons to sing What's Going On. To which The Temptations would respond with Ball Of Confusion while the Staple Singers would say Washington We're Watching You.