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Published: May 29, 2019 by Charles Stockdale and John Harrington
Revenues from recorded music are still well below their peak around the turn of the 21st century. This is due […]
Published: May 28, 2019 by Charles Stockdale
What’s more American than a group of friends taking up instruments in a garage and starting a band with dreams […]
Published: May 24, 2019 by Charles Stockdale
While the world of recorded music is filled with hidden treasures, some songs are universally loved. These gems have remained […]
Published: May 23, 2019 by Charles Stockdale and John Harrington
Atlanta-based rapper Lil Nas X had an unexpected hit with “Old Town Road” — a sub-two minute rap song that […]
Updated: May 21, 2019 by Charles Stockdale
[cnxvideo id=”780785″ placement=”ros”]With nice weather abound and plenty of vacation days — especially for students — demand for concerts and […]
Published: May 6, 2019 by Charles Stockdale
With the arrival of spring, people are once again leaving their homes in search of things to do — and […]
Published: May 2, 2019 by Charles Stockdale
In 1957, four boys from Liverpool got together to form one of the most popular rock bands of all time […]
Releasing a No. 1 hit song is a dream for all musicians working in popular music. And while tens of […]
Published: April 26, 2019 by Charles Stockdale
The immense size of this year’s Coachella festival — which is projected to draw 125,000 attendees each day — proves […]
Published: April 25, 2019 by Charles Stockdale
While types of music such as hip hop and pop have become increasingly fashionable in recent years, rock music remains […]
Published: April 17, 2019 by Charles Stockdale
Beyoncé fans have been looking forward to the release of “Homecoming,” the singer’s new concert film unleashed on Netflix this […]
Published: April 10, 2019 by Charles Stockdale, John Harrington and Colman Andrews
Pop music provides the soundtrack to our lives. It’s heard on the radio and on television; it plays at clothing […]
Published: March 25, 2019 by Charles Stockdale
R&B/hip-hop music is the most popular genre in the U.S. since it overtook rock in 2017. Its influence has become […]
Published: March 15, 2019 by Charles Stockdale
The sound of country music has changed drastically over the last century, and even more so in the last 20 […]
Published: February 25, 2019 by Colman Andrews, John Harrington and Charles Stockdale
Live music used to be the only kind there was. The earliest recorded example is thought to be a rendering […]
Published: February 21, 2019 by Charles Stockdale and Colman Andrews
While country music may not please every music listener’s taste, the genre often produces songs that slip into the mainstream […]
Updated: February 28, 2019 by John Harrington and Charles Stockdale
The 61st Annual Grammy Awards, billed as “music’s biggest night,” will be broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los […]
Updated: February 14, 2019 by Charles Stockdale, Colman Andrews and John Harrington
Success can be fleeting for popular musicians. Even those artists who release a string of hits often fall out of […]
Updated: February 14, 2019 by Colman Andrews, Charles Stockdale and John Harrington
There’s no official definition of the term “one-hit wonder” in the music world, but it usually refers to a recording […]
Updated: February 14, 2019 by Charles Stockdale
[cnxvideo id=”625451″ placement=”ros”]Streaming has become the most popular form of music consumption in the United States, accounting for three-quarters of […]
[cnxvideo id=”625451″ placement=”ros”]Long gone are the days of records and CDs. Even buying music online to download is increasingly a […]
Downloading was hailed by many as the future of the music industry in the early aughts. And for a few […]
Updated: February 14, 2019 by Colman Andrews, John Harrington and Charles Stockdale