Grammys Reflect Country Music’s In And Out-Of-The-Box Thinking

There are reorientations of the popular music canon with women at its center (a project has continued long after that initial list was published), the mystery of a “missing” classic rocker, an illustrated tour of a teen-oriented music festival, a record collector who desires just one album, lullabies, re-examinations …

When the country winners are unveiled Jan. 28 at the 60th annual Grammy Awards, industry voters have an opportunity to make a statement about where they want the format to go. There’s a distinct stylistic range in all four of the country categories, from Sam Hunt’s hip-hop-tinged “Body Like a Back Road” …

Christina Aguilera is promising her fans that new music is on the way. On Tuesday (Jan. 23), the pop superstar posted a photo to her Instagram Story that showed her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame playfully redecorated by a fan eager for new music. A small Post-It note with “DEAR” written across it …

Graeme Smith does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has … The Mae Trio, for instance, winners of this year’s Folk/Roots category in the Age MusicVictoria awards, combine instrumental techniques of “old timey” …

Even with the turnaround news of the last few years, there could be more good news ahead for the music industry, according to panelists at the Ny:Lon Connect event staged by the Music Business Association and Music Ally on Tuesday (Jan. 23) in Manhattan. The industry has some very deep platforms …

The Firebird – a ballet based on Russian fairytales and the first Diaghilev productions to have an all-original score – was a success that blindsided the music cognoscenti in Paris, including Debussy and Ravel, who said in a letter to a friend, “This goes further than Rimsky-Korsakov – come quickly.

In less than a full day of tracking after the death of The Cranberries lead singer Dolores O’Riordan on Monday, the group experienced an enormous surge in album and digital song sales. According to Nielsen Music, based on initial U.S. sales reports for Jan. 15, The Cranberries’ total music sales grew …

In the 1960s he went into exile in the United Kingdom and the United States, where he collaborated with American jazz legend Harry Belafonte and used his music to spread awareness about the oppressive system of white-minority rule in South Africa. He also scored an international number one hit in …

The theme music for the massively successful Battle Royale game, PUBG, will be available today digitally to stream and purchase. The intense, driving theme music is recognisable to anyone who has played the game, and now you can listen whenever you want. Tom Salta, AKA Atlas Plug, wrote the song.