musicians

Now that the scene revival of 2019 has somewhat subsided, the soft grunge pinks and deep blues of the Tumblr era are back in full swing. Between 2009 and 2014, women such as Marina And The Diamonds (now known as MARINA) and Lana Del Rey were dominating the Tumblr dashboard. Grimes was stealing hyperpop hearts, […]

We may be taught not to judge books by their covers, but are we always so kind to albums? In a sea of iconic cover art designed by prolific artists, the importance of release presentation can’t be understated. So, naturally, when we see musicians taking on the daunting task of designing the artwork themselves, we […]

Twitch has been a staple in the gaming community since 2011, allowing players to broadcast their games all over the world. The site does much more than gaming, though—they even allow users to stream karaoke sessions.  Recently, some musicians have used it to continue playing games for their fans to pass the time due to […]

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 […]

Pop some popcorn and get ready to enjoy some of the most iconic, and some of the more obscure, moments when musicians swapped stage time for screen time and put down their instruments to pick up a script. From Alanis Morissette's quirky portrayal of God in Kevin Smith's Dogma to Matt Skiba's BLINK-and-you'll-miss-it cameo in The […]

Sure, we spend a lot of time waxing poetic about our personal favorite love songs (just check out the special in AP 344 for those), but what about your favorite band’s love songs that they have written? Many were eager to point out that in our sphere of the music world, they tend to be […]

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Pokémon Go has taken the world by storm. It’s currently considered a feat to get on social media and not see at least one screenshot of someone sharing their latest find. Such is the case with this Warped Tour attendee who found a Nidoran hanging out with some friends at Issues set, during which they […]

Digital Music News has shared an updated list of the 250 best-selling artists of all time. Obviously, the Beatles sit at the top with a fairly comfortable lead over runner-up Garth Brooks. (As A Journal Of Musical Things points out, however, the process for recording albums sales wasn’t entirely accurate when the Beatles were in their […]

As Mashable reports, a group of people from the social media site Reddit have come together to try and create a successful pop hit. After this AskReddit thread that challenged the community to create a pop hit, a new subreddit was created to take it on: Top Of The Pops The group has created a […]

Twitter has launched a “how to” guide for musicians and artists on its website. The guide helps get musicians started with the service and gives tips on how to best utilize the tools Twitter offers. Emphasizing the direct connection Twitter gives musicians to their fans, the company says:  “A Twitter connection tells fans how much […]