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Lizzo and Kim Petras Rethink the Gender Ratio in the Music Industry
Billboard in partnership with Uber invited drivers and riders to rethink these ratios. While on their way to a sound check, Kim Petras and Lizzo have an educational discussion with Uber Driver-Partner Karen Brooks, a Grammy Award-winner who has a No. 1 single on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart to boot. Through their journey, the three women musicians discuss the importance of equality in the recording studio and music industry at large.
My Next Read: Bring It On Home: Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin, and Beyond–The Story of Rock’s Greatest Manager
Peter Grant is the most famous music manager of all time. Often acknowledged as the “fifth member of Led Zeppelin,” Grant’s story has appeared in fragments across countless Zeppelin biographies, but none has explored who this brilliant and intuitive manager yet flawed and sometimes dangerous man truly was. No one has successfully captured the scope of his personality or his long-lasting impact on the music business. Acclaimed author and journalist Mark Blake seeks to rectify that.
Bring It On Home is the first book to tell the complete uncensored story of this industry giant. With support from Grant’s family interviews with Led Zeppelin’s surviving band members, and access to Grant’s extensive archive and scores of unpublished material, including his never-before-published final interview, Blake sheds new light on the history of Led Zeppelin and on the wider story of rock music in the 1960s and ’70s.
Full of new insights into Grant’s early life as an actor, wrestler, and road manager for rock ‘n’ roll pioneers Chuck Berry and Little Richard; the formation of Led Zeppelin; his seclusion following the demise of the band; and his recovery from substance abuse, Bring It On Home reveals a man who, after the extraordinary highs and lows of a career in rock ‘n’ roll, found peace and happiness in a more ordinary life. It is a celebration, a cautionary tale, and a compelling human drama.
Get it here.
How Chance The Rapper’s Manager, Pat Corcoran, Reimagined the Music Business
Pat “The Manager” Corcoran and Chance “The Rapper” Bennett, two self-taught kids from Chicago, set the bar for what independent artists can achieve. Pat the Manager details how the two met, the backlash around the release of Coloring Book, and the one thing that threatened their independence.
Lin-Manuel Miranda Teaches You Broadway Slang
Vanity Fair cover star Lin-Manuel Miranda teaches you Broadway slang.
Watch The First Trailer For “Springsteen on Broadway” Coming To Netflix In December
The critically acclaimed, three times extended, Broadway phenomenon makes its global debut on Netflix. Check out the trailer for Springsteen on Broadway, coming to Netflix, December 16.
Stompin’ Tom Connors Unreleased Songs From The Vault Collection Volume 3 To Be Released December 7
Anthem Legacy, an imprint of ole label group, continues the rich musical legacy of Stompin’ Tom Connors with the release of Unreleased Songs From The Vault Collection Volume 3 on December 7, 2018. The Canadian musical icon passed with 120 recordings in what he referred to as “The Vault”, in order to safeguard against the possibility that he should at some point find himself unable to continue in the studio. 14 new tracks from this collection will be available featuring special guest artists: JUNO Award-winners The Sheepdogs, CCMA Award-winners The Washboard Union, JUNO Award-winning fiddle virtuosos Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, JUNO Award-winners The Good Lovelies, JUNO Award nominee Royal Wood and Human Kabab.
“These songs are a collection that Tom recorded in 2011-2012 before his passing, and are some of his favorite songs he performed by request before he was known as Stompin’ Tom,” said Tom Connors Jr. “Tom wanted to make sure that many of the old country songs he grew up listening to are not to be forgotten. He put these songs in “The Vault” in hopes that others can enjoy or even record them for themselves one day, to help keep traditional Country music alive and well for generations to come.”
The songs included in the Stompin’ Tom – Unreleased Songs From The Vault Collection Volume 3 are written by some of Tom’s favourite singer-songwriters that inspired him over the course of his life and career. Classics including: Hank Williams’ “So Lonesome I Could Cry” feat. The Washboard Union, Russ Morgan’s “Cruising Down The River” feat. The Good Lovelies and Don Gibson’s “Oh, Lonesome Me” feat. Royal Wood, are covered by Stompin’ Tom with his signature vocal style and guitar.
With his home spun and fiercely patriotic brand of music, Stompin’ Tom’s legacy includes Canadian country hits: “Bud the Spud”, “Luke’s Guitar”, “Sudbury Saturday Night”, “Big Joe Mufferaw”, “Ketchup Song” and Canadian anthem “The Hockey Song”. Stompin’ Tom’s accolades include JUNO Awards for Best Male Country Singer (1971 – 75) and Country Album of the Year (1978), the East Coast Music Awards Lifetime Achievement Award, SOCAN National Achievement Award (1999), SOCAN Lifetime Achievement Award (2009), the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award (2000), Toronto Musicians’ Union Lifetime Achievement Award (2011), was recently inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame (2017) and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018 for “The Hockey Song”.
Unreleased Songs From The Vault Collection Volume 3 Track Listing:
1. So Lonesome I Could Cry (feat. The Washboard Union)
2. Hang The Key On The Bunkhouse Door (feat. The Sheepdogs)
3. Blueberry Hill
4. When Mexican Joey Meets Jole Blon
5. Cruisin’ Down The River (feat. The Good Lovelies)
6. Blue Moon Of Kentuky
7. Bummin’ Around
8. Oh, Lonesome Me (feat. Royal Wood)
9. Skinner’s Pond Jig (feat. Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy)
10. El Paso
11. Mississippi River Blues
12. Truck Drivin’ Man (feat. Human Kabab)
13. My Nova Scotia Home
14. Y’All Come
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‘Global Citizen Ep 1’ To Be Released On November 30 Featuring Pharrell Williams, Stormzy, David Guetta and More
Global Citizen EP 1’, an EP of 4 brand new tracks, will be released on November 30 through Parlophone Records and Atlantic Records in the US. The EP features artists including Pharrell Williams, Stormzy, David Guetta, Stargate, Cassper Nyovest, Jozzy, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Los Unidades and more.
Proceeds of the EP will support Global Citizen’s campaigns and advocacy efforts to end extreme poverty as well as its work in areas such as gender equality, education, water and sanitation. The project has been spearheaded by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, the curator of Global Citizen’s annual live music festivals.
Since the first Global Citizen Festival in New York in 2012, Global Citizen has grown into one of the largest, most visible platforms for young people around the world calling on world leaders to honour their responsibilities in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and ending extreme poverty by 2030. Global Citizens have generated commitments and policy announcements from leaders valued at over $37.9 billion that are set to affect the lives of more than 2.25 billion people. The organisation has taken its action-based model to Australia, India, the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, and Canada, and created a platform for activists to learn about the issues they care most about, take action, and earn rewards for doing so.
‘Global Citizen EP 1’ full tracklisting:
1. Rise Up (feat. Nelson Mandela) – Stargate
2. E-Lo (feat. Jozzy) – Los Unidades & Pharrell Williams
3. Timbuktu (feat. Stormzy & Jess Kent) – Cassper Nyovest & Los Unidades
4. Voodoo (feat. Tiwa Savage, Wizkid, Danny Ocean & David Guetta) – Stargate & Los Unidades
‘Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100’ is presented and hosted by The Motsepe Foundation and will take place on December 2 in Johannesburg, honouring the legacy of Nelson Mandela. ‘Mandela 100’ has also been curated by Chris Martin, supported in his efforts by Coldplay manager and Global Citizen Executive Producer, Dave Holmes. Beyoncé, JAY-Z, Cassper Nyovest, D’banj, Ed Sheeran, Eddie Vedder, Femi Kuti, Pharrell Williams, Sho Madjozi, Tiwa Savage, Usher, Wizkid and Chris Martin himself will all take to the Johannesburg stage.
High Music Streams Are the Ultimate Vanity Metric in 2018
The word streaming has still got some left confused about its meaning. It refers to either listening to songs or watching the video ‘real-time’ instead of watching it later. Music Streaming is all about listening to your favourite song without having to download them. Examples of a few services include Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music etc. It doesn’t matter on which device you are listening to songs as they are universally compatible and so can be played on any device.
Basically, the number of plays is fairly considered as an indicator of an artist’s success or failure. But given the importance and impact that data has on the business, the concept of engagement plays a more important role rather than just the plays. But why is music streaming considered as an ultimate vanity metric? And for beginners, what does vanity metric refer to? Vanity metric refers to measuring those things that are not relevant. These are the figures that do not have a direct bearing on the success of the business.
- Reason 1: Presumptions rule
- Reason 2: No direct correlation between streaming and engagement
- Reason 3: Plays vs Engagement
Reason 1: Presumptions rule
On any of the music streaming websites, it is a natural human tendency to assume that any song with a high number of plays to be top-rated and we also click on those songs to catch a whiff of the same. This, in turn, prompts the artist to assume that the listeners care about his/her music which in fact, may not be true. It is quite a Herculean task to convert random listeners into your fans when you are the artist.
Reason 2: No Direct Correlation between streaming and engagement
In this case, engagement refers to how many songs of yours do the listeners listen to fully and save, the replay rate etc which are quite more important than the number of users who have listened to that one song of yours. In most cases, we find that most listeners drag and drop songs into their playlists but would also hardly be able to recollect the artist names.
Reason 3: Plays Vs Engagement
Plays are vanity metrics and most decision makers at these media houses engaged in streaming choose to prioritise engagement overplays as they cannot be artificially induced unlike in plays. Having a good number of plays is no guarantee for an artist’s success these days in an industry where artists taste success only after a lifetime of struggles.
Also, there goes the famous quote, “Opportunities don’t often come along, so when they do, you have to grab them!” The above-garnered points are the three main reasons as to why High Music Streaming is a vanity metric by Jackpot Fruity which is currently one of those best casino offering table games providing an amazing offer for casino players. The trends change every time. Today, music streaming may be considered as a vanity metric, but tomorrow it could set the stage for something more bigger and better!