Stories Tagged as
Music
Why are Americans splurging on live music?
by
Matt Levin
Nov 12, 2024
Concert promoter Live Nation told investors it had its most active summer season ever, with profits from its concert division up 39% year over year.
Musician Dessa on balancing the needs of body, art and business
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Oct 8, 2024
The singer, songwriter and author discusses creativity and the "double bottom line" that rewards artists but makes them vulnerable.
A new boon for the music biz: buying up old song catalogs
by
Kimberly Adams
and Sofia Terenzio
Sep 2, 2024
Digital media has provided lucrative new ways to exploit music copyrights, as Ashley Carman of Bloomberg explains.
How song makes the union strong
by
David Brancaccio
and Ellen Rolfes
Aug 12, 2024
Labor songs were sung at home, on the job and on the picket line. Let's look at the history, starting with "Harlan County, U.S.A."
How one Oregon summer camp is using music to help teens explore STEM careers
by
Kyra Buckley
Aug 9, 2024
What do science, technology, engineering and math have to do with mariachi music? Mariachi STEAM camp is using the music to show young people — especially Latino youth — the opportunities available in different professions.
Record scratch: A DJ remembers her analog days
Jul 15, 2024
DJ Asha recalls that at the beginning of her career, she lugged vinyl records across London.
New Tennessee law aims to protect musicians from generative AI
by
Matt Levin
Mar 28, 2024
Tennessee, home to the capital of country music, became the first state to target the unauthorized use of AI to replicate musicians’ voices.
For public good, not for profit.
Oscar winner "The Last Repair Shop" explores the costs of repairing musical instruments
by
Ellen Rolfes
Mar 11, 2024
“The Last Repair Shop” focuses on the people who maintain the 140,000 musical instruments owned by Los Angeles Unified School District public schools.
Why Universal is calling time out on TikTok
Feb 1, 2024
The video platform and the music company couldn't agree on terms for renewing their contract. Some of the fallout will hit video creators.
What the Rollings Stones, Dolly Parton and others teach us about the economic benefits of aging
by
David Brancaccio
, Chris Farrell
and Alex Schroeder
Dec 5, 2023
It pays to play on as you age.