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Stevie Nicks Partners with Primary Wave for Copyrights
As her hit song “Dreams” was re-entering the Billboard charts, the iconic singer and songwriter Stevie Nicks and Primary Wave Music were finalizing their partnership that will see Stevie join ... -
Music App Deepr Receives Black Founders Funding
Deepr is a start-up and innovative user-friendly app founded by former Motown Records Director of Business, Darrell Thompson, and Austin Webster, a specialist in product ... -
Expert Advice: How Can I Get A Hit Record in a Pandemic?
What is a “hit” record? Generally speaking, it is a recorded song or instrumental that becomes broadly popular or well-known. It is usually a single that ... -
IK Multimedia Releases MixBox CS
IK Multimedia releases MixBox CS, the iPad version of their successful "500 series-style" virtual rack plug-in for Mac and PC. This customizable channel strip offers musicians, ... -
ASCAP Top 25 Holiday Songs
The holidays might look a little different this year, but The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)’s top seasonal songs are bringing much-needed ... -
Andrew Jannakos Wins USA Songwriting Competition; Signs to Sony
Andrew Jannakos won the top award (Overall Grand Prize) as well as Best Country Song award at the 25th Annual USA Songwriting Competition. Singer-songwriter Andrew ... -
NITO Auctioning Guitars From Leon Bridges to Weezer
National Independent Talent Organization (NITO), the nonprofit organization comprised of over 1,000 independent talent agencies, management firms, associate artists and live touring entities fighting for ... -
Book Review: Peter And The Wolves
An absolutely beautifully written autobiography. Growing up a troubled gay teen, Bertei realizes she can express herself as a singer. Meanwhile, Peter Laughner is the ... -
Book Review: A Dolly for Christmas
Little Big Town’s Kim Schlapman has teamed with illustrator Morgan Huff for this sweet and colorfully homespun children’s book, a “True Story of a Family’s ... -
Book Review: John Lennon: 1980 Playlist
In 1980, his final year, Lennon listened to a wide range of sounds and loved it all, with a playlist that included Bing Crosby, Noel ... -
Book Review: Trap History
Featuring interviews from artists such as T.I., Gucci Mane, Jeezy and more, Shaw has formulated the ultimate guide to trap music, its origins and impact. ... -
Book Review: Ready Steady Go!
This is everything a tribute tome should be. Lots of visuals for the lookyloos, and plenty of substance for those who dig deeper. The London-based Ready, ... -
Book Review: Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams
The terrific artwork by the veteran Allred team accompanies Horton’s skillful writing for a fantastic journey through David Jones/Bowie’s life and career, beautifully capturing his ... -
Adult Mom Signs to Epitaph Records
Adult Mom began as the solo project of Stevie Knipe at Purchase College. Adult Mom now falls between the playful spectrum of solo project and collaborative ... -
New Toys: Avantone Pro Kick Microphone
Avantone Pro’s Kick Microphone uses a reproduction of the famed “white cone” speaker woofer mounted inside of a 10-inch tom-tom that’s vertically positioned on a ... -
New Toys: Spitfire Audio Originals Intimate Strings
U.K.-based Spitfire Audio has Intimate Strings—it’s the next release in their range of Originals sample library. Recorded in London at Lyndhurst Hall at AIR Studios, ... -
New Toys: Yamaha PSR-EW310 and PSR-E373 Portable Keyboards
The 76-key PSR-EW310 and 61-key PSR-E373 are the newest portable keyboards and replace the PSR-EW300 and PSR-E363 respectively. Both of these new instruments have the ... -
New Toys: Baby Audio Parallel Aggressor
Baby Audio’s Parallel Aggressor is an all-in-one stereo limiter/compressor/saturator plug-in with a three-channel mixer to blend combinations of the Dry plus two other versions of ... -
New Toys: Dean Guitars Edge Pro Select Series Bass Guitar
Dean Guitars Edge Pro Select basses are designed to have a tight low end by using materials that add resonance and clarity. Available in 4, ... -
New Toys: iZotope RX 8
RX 8 is iZotope’s latest complete toolkit for audio surgery for all music producers and post-production professionals. It is included in RX Post Production ...
