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R. Kelly’s Plays Actually *Increase* After Spotify’s Playlist Ban

Mutembei Kevin
May 23, 2018
Spotify's move to ban R. Kelly from their curated playlists may have missed the mark — but that only depends on what the initial objective really was. The world's largest music subscription streaming service... Read More...
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Check Out Charles Goldstuck’s Brand-New Recording Studio In the Bahamas

Mutembei Kevin
May 5, 2018
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© cheryl fleming photography American music mogul Charles Goldstuck has created what is no doubt an exotic, premier, music-recording destination at Albany in the Bahamas. They say there's nothing more powerf... Read More...

A Massive Guitar-Shaped Hotel Rises from the Earth

Mutembei Kevin
April 29, 2018
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It's not enough to put musical memorabilia and lyrics on the walls. If you want to really capture the world's attention as a rock-themed hotel, you've got to up your guitar game. That's exactly what's happen... Read More...
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Psychopaths Generally Prefer These Two Songs

Mutembei Kevin
April 10, 2018
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Are you just an average, 21st Century Joe or Jane?  Or are you a raging psychopath?  Show me your playlist and I'll tell you — a new study claims. You can't argue with science.  First an observation.  Then a... Read More...
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After a 12-Year Delay, Tool IS Working on a New Album. There Is Tons of Proof.

Mutembei Kevin
March 28, 2018
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Much-celebrated band Tool says they're on the verge of dropping a new album.  And they insist it ain't just more idle gossip. In the jungle that is today's music business, it's rare that an artist's works ar... Read More...
Pitbull, Mr. World Wide

Turns Out Pitbull Is a “Clean Water Ambassador”. He’s Giving a Speech on the Global Water Crisis at the U.N.

Mutembei Kevin
March 21, 2018
In recognition of his humanitarian efforts, Pitbull will address the UN about the global water crisis on World Water Day. And it's not because Pitbull has albums named "Global Warming" or "Climate Change". N... Read More...
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Jack White Just Realized DJ Khaled’s “Wild Thoughts” Is a “Maria Maria” “Rip-off”

Mutembei Kevin
March 16, 2018
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In a baffling attack on DJ Khaled, Jack White has argued that his 2017 pop smash "Wild Thoughts" is an exact copy of Santana's "Maria Maria". Jack White's exact claim was that DJ Khaled's "Wild Thoughts" is ... Read More...
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Spotify Has a Solution for Fixing Bad Metadata: Its 160 Million Active Users

Mutembei Kevin
March 14, 2018
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Metadata has been  the bane of the music industry for years.  Can Spotify crowdsource a solution? Spotify is rolling out a bunch of new, snazzy features as it gears up for what has been termed as "an unconve... Read More...
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People Can’t Handle Elon Musk Naming Kanye West His “Obvious” Inspiration

Mutembei Kevin
March 12, 2018
The audience at SXSW couldn't get a hold of themselves after space-travel maestro Elon Musk named Kanye West as his source of inspiration. Kanye West is an inspirational person, of course. There's no doubt a... Read More...
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Beyonce Songwriter Says ‘The Music Industry Is Still a Boys’ Club’

Mutembei Kevin
March 9, 2018
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Carla Marie Williams There's still a long way to go before gender equality can be achieved in the modern music industry, asserts one of Beyonce's top songwriters. British-born Carla Marie Williams, who has p... Read More...
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Mutembei Kevin
February 28, 2018
Not at all a bad idea, but it would appear that the move by Spotify to add songwriter and producer credits to their app isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be. Spotify continues to gather pace not just as the fu... Read More...

Pass Your GED or Go to Jail, Judge Tells Rapper Tekashi 6IX9INE

Mutembei Kevin
February 1, 2018
There's a sea of young, burgeoning, American male rappers today but Daniel Hernandez, aka 6ix9ine, stands out. How did 6ix9ine just come up out of the blue and become an instant hit? Just a few months aft... Read More...
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