ZipLINES – What’s Trending This Week in Music & Entertainment News – 05/07/21
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This Week in Music & Entertainment News Ending MAY 7, 2021
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Thanks, but no thanks. The Weeknd still won’t submit music to the Grammys
The Grammys won’t be seeing any of the Weeknd’s music in the foreseeable future. The global superstar reaffirmed his position Monday in an interview with Variety, despite the Recording Academy’s Friday move to get rid of the secret committees that have been blamed for shutting the “Starboy” singer out of any nominations for Grammys presented in March.
New Music Friday – New Singles From J. Cole, Isaiah Rashad, Saweetie, Trippie Redd + More
HipHopDX – Judging by the line up of releases May has to offer just seven days into the month, it would appear this summer is going to be an exceptional one for music.
Legacy Records to Transform Music Industry with Cryptocurrency
NFTs are units of data that are stored on a digital ledger called a blockchain. Unlike cryptocurrency, NFTs are not mutually interchangeable. The label plans to, along with its artists, release NFTs tied to extra perks for investors, amongst other things yet to release.
Singer Records Live Album Celebrating 100 Years of Black American Women in Music
It’s been 100 years since singer Mamie Smith became the first Black American woman to debut an album recording. In celebration of the centennial of Black American women in music, a group of musicians came together to produce a live album highlighting the history that’s been made over the last century.
Music to our ears? Well, perhaps not for Apple. | Lexology
A feud first began when the music streaming giant, Spotify, filed a complaint against music streaming provider, and competitor, Apple Inc back in 2019. Spotify accused Apple’s App Store for providing policies that suppressed the competition in music streaming services.
Thousands attend music festival without masks, social distancing as part of UK COVID-19 research project
Thousands of people shed their masks and social distancing protocol to attend a one-day music festival in England as part of a research project to test whether such events spread the coronavirus.
YouTube is testing Premium music controls for those who won’t switch to YouTube Music
Even though Google offers a dedicated music application, a good chunk of people still can’t shake the habit of catching their favorite tracks on YouTube. Google previously tried to prompt users to switch to YT Music, but it seems like it’s tired of doing so as it’s testing a new YouTube interface that’s meant to improve the music listening experience.
Music therapy for autistic children
Monday May 03 2021 Summary One of the reasons that music has quickly become a tool used in autism therapy is that it can stimulate both hemispheres of the brain, rather than just one. Music encourages communicative behaviour and can encourage interaction with others, which is something that autistic children have great difficulty with.
Plans to halve funding for music in higher education could be ‘catastrophic’
The Musicians’ Union expressed “horror” at the proposed cuts to music and performing arts. Plans to halve funding for music in higher education have been labelled “catastrophic” by the Musicians’ Union. The Office for Students (OfS) and education secretary Gavin Williamson have proposed to slash funding for “high cost” subjects by 50 percent, in a consultation on funding for the 2021-22 school year.
After Spotify price hike, Warner Music boss expects more to come
“We just wanted to let you know that Deezer isn’t going to raise prices in the middle of the pandemic. Music, podcasts and radio help people cope and we don’t feel this is the time to make things harder for them.” Talk about a cheap shot.
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ZipLINES for the Week Ending May 7, 2021.
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