Grammy Nominees 2017 Named [The Full List]

Beyonce and Adele dominated the nominations for the 2017 Grammy Awards with both receiving coveted album, record and song of the year noms. The 59th Annual Grammys will air live from. Continue reading

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Amazon Doubles Down On Vinyl With Launch Of Vinyl Lounge Community, 12 Days Of Giveaways

Amazon has become a key sales outlet for vinyl records, and their music team is promoting the format with two new initiatives.

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36 Dead, Two 100% Silk Label Artists Missing After Oakland, CA Warehouse Party Fire

[UPDATED] At least 36 party goers and 2 underground dance artists, Cherushii (Chelsea Faith Dolan) and Nackt (Johnny Igaz), signed to the 100% Silk label, are missing after fire engulfed. Continue reading

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Tiny Caribbean Nation Threatens To Allow The Biggest Wave Of Piracy Since Napster and Pirate Bay

For music, video and intellectual property pirates to thrive, they need a safe haven. Fortunately for musicians, labels and other content creators, no nation wants to take on that role. Continue reading

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Baile Funk? Speed Garage? 10 Genres You’ve Never Heard Of Top Spotify’s Emerging Genre Chart

Witch House, World Meditation and Dangdut are among the ten that top the list of new genres emerging in 2016 on Spotify. The music streamer did not share stats, but. Continue reading

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Checkmate: Frank Ocean Goes Independent

After ditching Def Jam and successfully releasing his latest album Blonde independently it seems rapper Frank Ocean has chosen to fully strike out on his own. Here we look at. Continue reading

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The Orchard Remembers Sharon Jones

Here the staff at The Orchard, who had the good fortune to work with Sharon Jones, share their remembrances of the talented artist and friend who passed away last week.

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Record Labels Shift From Promoters To Storytellers As Power Fades

In this piece,  David Emery remarks on record labels' directional shift towards promoting and selling artists "stories" as their power and influence in the music industry begins to fade.

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Busting The Myth That Artists Don’t Need Record Labels And Producers

While there has been a significant amount of hype over the past few years regarding self-releasing tracks and producing and marketing one's music independently, the truth is that there remains. Continue reading

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How Many Counterfeit CDs Is Amazon Selling?

While it's difficult to get an exact number on such things, it seems as though Amazon has been doing a tidy trade in counterfeit CDs of late, with third party. Continue reading

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