Category Archives: Music News

The 5 Best Workout Headphones Of 2018 (Forbes)

RTINGS.com PartnerForbes FindsContributor Group Style & DesignWe offer buying recommendations based on in-depth reviews. This post was done in partnership with RTINGS.com, a buying guide to help people find the best product for their needs. When readers choose to buy RTINGS.com’s recommended picks, RTINGS and Forbes may earn affiliate commission. Best Headphones 2018 Rtings.com We buy our […] The

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Senate passes Music Modernization Act

The House must approve the bill once again before it’s signed into law by President Trump By Dani Deahl@danideahl  Sep 18, 2018, 7:08pm EDT SHARE United States Senate The US Senate has approved the Music Modernization Act of 2018, S.2334, with unanimous consent, bringing the first reform for music licensing in 20 years on […] The post

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Inside #WeAreListening: Toolroom Records’ New Platform Educating Women In Music

Toolroom Records Lisa KocayContributori I believe in good food, good wine and good music Toolroom Records, a label by renowned DJ and producer Mark Knight, is helping to combat the gender imbalance in the music industry through a new platform dubbed #WeAreListening. #WeAreListening connects female DJs and producers through free production and mentoring […] The post

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SPOTIFY OPENS THE FLOODGATES: ARTISTS CAN NOW UPLOAD TRACKS DIRECT TO THE STREAMING PLATFORM FOR FREE

Spotify     The game really did just change. Spotify has today launched a new feature which will enable independent artists to upload tracks to the service directly – without any requirement for a third-party aggregator or record label. The feature currently remains in invite-only beta mode – with a few hundred US […] The

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STREAM BEATPORT’S ENTIRE CATALOGUE INTO DJ SOFTWARE “BY 2019”

DECLAN MCGLYNN WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018 Beatport will soon be allowing users to stream their catalogue to DJ software. As we reported earlier this year, electronic music streaming platform was acquired by Beatport, leading the way for a transition from download store to streaming platform. Beatport did launch it’s own Spotify-esque electronic music listening streaming service,

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Music Downloads Are Officially Dying – Why This Is A Good Thing For DJs (Digital Dj Tips)

  Phil Morse May 15, 2018 | Read time: 3 mins Forbes reports today that interactive streaming music services – Spotify, Apple Music, Napster, Deezer, Tidal and so on — now account for the majority of recorded music industry revenue and are growing at better than 50% per year. The numbers, they report, say that the download

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“Clubbing has always been political’ – using house music to send a message” (The Guardian)

Vocalist Amanda Cruz during a project recording session for Bring Down the Walls. Photograph: César Martínez In 1986, British artist Phil Collins (not the singer, but the Turner prize-nominated artist) was 16 years old when he first attended his first acid house party, and he noticed two things upon stepping inside the Haçienda nightclub in Manchester –

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Future of KRK & Stanton In Doubt As Parent Company Goes Bankrupt (Digital Dj TIps)

KRK’s iconic speakers might well survive, but it’s harder to see Stanton soldiering on after the Gibson’s bankruptcy filing. Phil Morse May 6, 2018 | Read time: 1 min bankrupt Gibson krk Prostanton Hot on the heels of Shure announcing the end of its DJ phono range, it looks like another big name for scratch DJs, Stanton, is also on the

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Future of KRK & Stanton In Doubt As Parent Company Goes Bankrupt (Digital Dj TIps)

KRK’s iconic speakers might well survive, but it’s harder to see Stanton soldiering on after the Gibson’s bankruptcy filing. Phil Morse May 6, 2018 | Read time: 1 min bankrupt Gibson krk Prostanton Hot on the heels of Shure announcing the end of its DJ phono range, it looks like another big name for scratch DJs, Stanton, is also on the

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Future of KRK & Stanton In Doubt As Parent Company Goes Bankrupt (Digital Dj TIps)

KRK’s iconic speakers might well survive, but it’s harder to see Stanton soldiering on after the Gibson’s bankruptcy filing. Phil Morse May 6, 2018 | Read time: 1 min bankrupt Gibson krk Prostanton Hot on the heels of Shure announcing the end of its DJ phono range, it looks like another big name for scratch DJs, Stanton, is also on the

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