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Four days ago Swedish Melodic Death-Metal band Avatar officially closed the cycle of their latest record “Avatar Country” with a short video thanking the fans and summing up the years 2016 until now. ‘Avatar Country’ was more than ‘just’ a record. There was a concept and a story behind this album. They toured the world…

via Avatar announce the release of their new record ‘Hunter Gatherer’ — Music Junkie Press

Learning the secrets of music theory and the major scale can unlock the mystery of not just the guitar, this universal language applies to ALL instruments. Let me take you through the very basics… The post Unlocking the Secrets of Music Theory: The Major Scale appeared first on The Blogging Musician.

via Unlocking the Secrets of Music Theory: The Major Scale — The Blogging Musician

NASA is indeed working with actor Tom Cruise on a film to be shot in space — aboard the International Space Station (ISS), it turns out. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine confirmed the news, which was detailed in an earlier report, via a tweet today. The ISS setting is a new detail to the plan, which…

via NASA confirms work on a Tom Cruise movie to be shot aboard the International Space Station — TechCrunch

Spinnup has now worked with 80 artists who have gone on to sign to Universal labels The post Universal’s TuneCore rival Spinnup gives away free single upload to artists during COVID-19 lockdown appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

via Universal’s TuneCore rival Spinnup gives away free single upload to artists during COVID-19 lockdown — Music Business Worldwide

The global recorded music industry generated $20.2bn in wholesale revenues – that’s the money making its way back to labels and artists – in 2019. This figure was up 8.2% on the prior year ($18.7bn), according to official industry data revealed in the latest IFPI Global Music Report today (May 4). Bright spots for record…

via Global recorded music industry revenues topped $20bn last year – but streaming growth slowed — Music Business Worldwide

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A meditative mix of DIY music from a Chicago underground favourite. TALsounds is the project of Natalie Chami, a staple of Chicago’s DIY scene and member of psych trio Good Willsmith. Her gorgeous solo work takes inspiration from minimalism and her classical voice and opera training – knowledge she shares as part of her teaching job…

via FACT mix 756: TALsounds — FACT Magazine

Royalty distributions to ASCAP members in 2019 increased by $75m The post ASCAP paid out $1.18bn to songwriters and publishers in 2019 appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

via ASCAP paid out $1.18bn to songwriters and publishers in 2019 — Music Business Worldwide

Hosts and guests for ‘SoundCloud on Twitch’ include Soulection’s Joe Kay, hip-hop artist Vic Mensa and more The post SoundCloud to launch originally produced live programming on Twitch appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

via SoundCloud to launch originally produced live programming on Twitch — Music Business Worldwide

A soundtrack to Nile Koetting’s 2016 installation of the same name at Maison Hermès, Tokyo. Following recommendations from the Amazon algorithm, artist Nile Koetting purchased a selection of devices, including a wireless LAN system, a Dyson humidifier, an air purifier, an aroma diffuser, a 5.1ch home theater speaker, a line array speaker system, and a…

via Nozomu Matsumoto turns punk lyrics into text-to-speech ambient on Sustainable Hours — FACT Magazine