Image by Richard Drew A new article published by Rolling Stone has revealed that Spotify’s highest streaming artists still struggle when it comes to making any significant income. The report aims to expose the truth behind the lure of a lucrative ‘creator economy’ and also investigates platforms such as Patreon,
Image by Micheal Stevens The U.K continues its rollercoaster of Covid-19 nightlife restrictions after announcing yesterday that vaccine passports would now be mandatory in order to access nightclubs and venues. This comes less that 24 hours after the U.K government lifted all Covid-19 restrictions on July 19th, a day that
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Image by Reuters/Lucy Nicholson The Recording Academy recently updated their rules and guidelines book. Amongst the key changes in the 63 page book is a new rule that bans the inclusion of chart numbers and sales figures in “For Your Consideration” packages to the Academy. The rules around what can
Image still from music video by Mará, Chamberlain Zhang & ChengCheng New York DJ and producer Maŕa is known for her shadowy, experimental sets of cosmic dance bangers. An icon in her underground scene, Maŕa is the founder of the label and collective Cultivated Sounds, which was established in order
Image by Aaron Chown A recent poll conducted by market research company Ipsos MORI for The Economist has found that more than a quarter of the British population would like to see nightclubs permanently closed. The poll was conducted for The Economist in order to gauge what Covid-19 lockdown measures
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Cast your thoughts back: what great RUINS come to mind when you think of history, of bygone civilizations who have crumbled and fallen for us to walk amongst the ashes now? Now, cast your mind forward – what do you think our own world will look like in the centuries
Image by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images Following the mass closure of nightlife venues due to the Covid-19 pandemic, New York City’s senior executive director at the Office of Nightlife Ariel Palitz has proposed that venues in certain districts be given jurisdiction to remain open all night long. This differs from New
Image by De Fotomeisjes Nightlife venues and music festivals in the Netherlands will be shut down for another month, only being allowed to re-open on August 14th. This news comes just two weeks after venues and festivals had been given the green light to resume operations. The sector fully reopened
Photo by Eli Russell Linnetz Avant-pop star Grimes took to social media last week to reveal details about her forthcoming album. The sixth LP from the Canadian singer and producer is shaping up to be a high concept cyber pop opera about a queer AI looking for love. In a
Image by Chris Pizzello/Invision Following a year of allegations regarding corruption and ongoing discussions regarding diversity, The Recording Academy announced last week that it has invited 2,710 music industry professionals to join the Academy’s class of new members for 2021. According to their website, the new class are invited “by
