Tag: Music Industry

Warner Music Group Expands Into India

Warner Music Group Expands Into India

Warner Music Group is expanding its global technology operations in India with a new technology hub in Bengaluru, strengthening the company’s focus on artificial intelligence, engineering, data infrastructure and digital products. The facility is expected to officially open next month and will support technology systems used across Warner Music Group’s global music operations. The new […]

There Might Never Be Another Pop Star, And That’s Okay

There Might Never Be Another Pop Star, And That’s Okay

Among the many artists within the music industry, those that are labeled pop stars took audiences by storm and still manage to maintain their power even years after their careers have ended. That said, as the years have pressed on from the 2000s to the 2020s, many have wondered if the days of the pop […]

Did Taylor Swift Set The Bar Too High?

Did Taylor Swift Set The Bar Too High?

In 2006, the music industry welcomed a new artist, Taylor Swift. Little did that fifteen year old girl know that in less than two decades, she would completely change the music industry as a whole. She started off as a country music artist out of Pennsylvania, and soon became the household popstar we all know […]

Has Parody Music Died?

Parody music once had a significant influence within the music industry and pop culture. Weird Al Yankovic remains a testament to the genre’s success in critiquing artists within the music industry and society at large. Following the rise of the internet and social media, music parodies managed to retain a high amount of viewership on […]

Spotify Royalties Controversy Causes Artists to Boycott Songwriter of the Year Party

Spotify Royalties Controversy Causes Artists to Boycott Songwriter of the Year Party

Five Grammy nominees—Jessi Alexander, Amy Allen, Jessie Jo Dillon, RAYE, and possibly Sabrina Carpenter—will potentially skip the Songwriter of the Year Grammy party set for Jan. 28 due to their boycott of Spotify. The boycott is in light of Spotify reducing the royalties given to songwriters while increasing the premium membership for Spotify users to […]

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