music industry

The 1980s were the big bang of music videos—a cosmic explosion of creativity, technology and straight-up weirdness.  With the launch of MTV in 1981, some artists used the visual art form to sell sex, youth and anything eye-catching, while others used it to visually define themselves within the music business.  Read mo...

Kevin Lyman hopes he can wake up one day and see the music industry and touring world return to what it once was before COVID-19 hit. But, he admits, that’s likely never going to happen. What the creative mind behind Vans Warped Tour says can happen, however, is the exchange of ideas and the expansion of networking opportunities within the industry. A...

The music industry is dying. Then again, critics have been saying the same thing for the past 50 years. From the onset of FM radio, MTV, MP3s and streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music, all new innovations have always been met as the harbinger of the end of the music industry as we know it...

Israel just held what may be the first large live music gathering since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the industry. And, they used a loophole to do it. On May 21, some 3,000 people gather at Charles Clore Park in Tel Aviv for what they were calling a protest...

We're keeping our fingers crossed that a recent comment by Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman means it's coming back. Warped Tour officially officially came to an end after a three-event anniversary run in 2019. The long-standing summer touring festival ended in 2018.  Now ...

Six years ago, Doll Skin rolled out of the Phoenix, Arizona, desert with the aim of splitting the difference between punk, rock, pop and even a touch of metal into their fast-paced, raw, emotive music. Although they’ve been called “the millennial second coming of the Runaways,” Doll Skin—vocalist Sydney Dolezal, guitarist Alex Snowden, bassist Nicole Rich and drummer Meghan Herring—refuse to be pl

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has achieved the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Rock Songwriters chart due to his various collaborations.  In addition to the No. 1 spot, he has 15 songs that include his songwriting credits on Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs chart. Those tracks in...

Concord Records has acquired the legendary Victory Records in an estimated multi-million dollar deal.  The iconic punk and emo label has been a mainstay in the scene for breaking major artists such as Taking Back Sunday, A Day To Remember and more.  R...

Panic! At The Disco are celebrating achieving their third certified platinum single this year with “Hey Look Ma, I Made It.” The track follows “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” going platinum in May and “High Hopes” going 3x platinum in June. All three tracks are from the late...

I find it impossible to explain what I do for a living to my family. They (like most people) only understand the music industry from what they’ve seen in movies or though paper-thin conversations with local bands who “know how it works.” This ...

Bloodshot Records has released a statement regarding artist Lydia Loveless’ sexual harassment allegations against co-owner’s domestic partner. Loveless, who is signed to Bloodshot, posted on Instagram last weekend her allegations. They are a...

While it’s no secret that women and minority groups are often underrepresented across the board in regards to the music industry, the statistics to back it up are shocking. In a new study conducted by USC Annenberg, a group of professors and researchers analyzed diversity across a spectrum of over 700 popular songs from 2013 to 2018. ...

After reaching what was quite possibly the peak of their goth aesthetic on Crimson, Alkaline Trio dialed down the darkness for their sixth album in favor of a more straight-up rock look and sound. We caught up with vocalist/bassist Dan Andriano to revisit Agony & Irony for our annual Class Of special (pick up a copy of issue 361 featuring Andy Biersack to check out the feature) and learned tha

A new report has found that musicians in the United States only received 12% of the $43 billion revenue the music industry made in 2017. Read more: Empathetic people get more joy out of music, study finds The discovery was made in a new report called Putting The Band Back Together by Citigroup, where they found that out of the $43 billion revenue the music industry made last year, just over $5 bil

Matt Good knows the score. He remembers what he went through leading esteemed metalcore/screamo outfit From First To Last since the earlier part of this decade. He vividly recalls how the great alliance he had with Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows never really achieved its full potential...

Music videographer Scott Hansen is debuting the first trailer for new documentary, Cut Throat: The Rise, Fall, & Rebirth Of The Music Industry, featuring interviews with Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman and Attila's Fronz.  Cut Throat is ...

The music industry is constantly changing, meaning there's always something new to learn. Whether you're just getting started or you're a seasoned professional, we've gathered a list of books every person within the industry can benefit from. Check out our ...

Every day I get asked, “How do I get a job in the music industry?” Most people are surprised by my response. Even though I have a college degree, I can’t remember any time when I’ve been actually asked about it. In the music industry, your degree doesn’t guarantee any real-world connections or success—your track record does. I’m not downplaying the importance ...

Facebook has hired Tamara Hrivnak, former Director of Music Partnerships at YouTube and Google Play, to lead its global music strategy, according to Music Business Worldwide. This news seems to hint that Facebook is ready to make a bigger name for itself in the music industry ...

Cleveland based illustrator Derek Hess has released a new award-winning documentary titled Forced Perspective, on his own story as an artist struggling with addiction, bipolar disorder, and "how these demons affect the artwork". Hess has done design work for dozens of brands and bands including Warped Tour, Fall Out Boy, Pearl Jam, Motion City Soundtrack and many more ...