Mitski will play a handful of North American shows this month to mark the release of her new album, The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, out Sept. 15. The singer-songwriter has announced four “Amateur Mistake” shows, starting Sept. 11 at the Teatro de la Ciudad in Mexico City. …
Read More »Kid Cudi Pushes 'Insano' Release Date to January 2024: 'I'm a Perfectionist'
Kid Cudi announced to his fans on Monday evening that his forthcoming album, Insano, won’t arrive until January 2024. In a statement shared on social media, the rapper announced that he would be pushing the record back, although no official release date had been shared prior. Speculation that it drop …
Read More »Diamanda Galas Condemns Eight-Year Sentence for Woman Who Killed Beloved Vocal Coach
Diamanda Galás, the powerful vocalist whose avant-garde compositions cry out for humanity, has penned a letter condemning Lauren Pazienza, the woman who last year killed Galás’ friend, Barbara Gustern. Gustern was a beloved, New York City vocal coach who tutored not only Galás but Debbie Harry, Kathleen Hanna, Taylor Mac, …
Read More »Chlöe Jazzifies Her Sexy Fan-Favorites During NPR Tiny Desk Performance
One thing about Chlöe is that she knows how to get sexy. On Tuesday, NPR released her Tiny Desk performance as the musician jazzified her songs and showed off her vocal prowess. The R&B star opened her performance with “Surprise,” offering an acoustic rendition of the track before asking the …
Read More »Country Music's Summer of Streaming Domination
Country music is this summer’s streaming powerhouse. That fact was all but cemented on Monday when “I Remember Everything,” Zach Bryan’s duet with Kacey Musgraves, became the fourth consecutive country song over the course of six weeks to hold the Number One slot on Billboard’s Hot 100. With more than …
Read More »There Is a Story to Everything — And That Is the Foundation of Your Marketing Strategy
In this day and age, you have to pivot on a moment’s notice as things can change rapidly. But, story will never grow old. It is interesting and engaging and everyone has one. What story are you trying to market? For example, let’s say I was going to strategize a …
Read More »Atlanta 'Cop City' Protesters Are Now Being Hit With RICO Charges
The Georgia Attorney General’s Office has filed RICO Act violation charges against protesters fighting to stop the construction of the police training facility known as “Cop City” in Atlanta’s South River Forest. The charges of violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations were filed Tuesday, Sept. 5, in Fulton County …
Read More »Roman Polanski, Woody Allen and Luc Besson Cast Dark Cloud Over Venice
“Judge the art, not the artist.” That is the mantra we hear each and every time someone in the entertainment world is accused of heinous behavior, and it’s one that was repeated by artistic director Alberto Barbera prior to this year’s Venice Film Festival. In an interview with The Guardian, …
Read More »Del Water Gap and Arlo Parks Search for Balance on New Single 'Quilt of Steam'
It can take months to recover from burnout, but Del Water Gap attempts to find healing and balance in just three-and-a-half minutes on his latest single “Quilt of Steam.” The record, which will appear on his forthcoming album I Miss You Already + I Haven’t Left Yet, out September 29, …
Read More »The Next Wave of Streaming Platforms
Niche streaming platform players have and will continue to arrive on the scene. To survive, they will have to think big or the larger platforms could destroy them by adding their own niches to their platforms. Incumbents will modify revenue streams, merge with adjacent or buy out competitors to survive. …
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