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Music Charts in 2024: Industry Dinosaurs or Still Relevant?

Are music charts still the ultimate measure of an artist's success, or have they lost their relevance in the age of streaming?

10 Tracks You Didn’t Know Contained Samples

You’ve probably heard these popular tracks before, but do you know the songs they sample?

Bridgerton Soundtracks: The Gap Between Pop & Classical Music Is Now...Bridged

A closer look at how "Bridgerton" combines classical and pop music as well as how seamlessly they manage to do it.

95.5% of Musicians Are Artist-Direct: New Report Redefines Artist Success in Modern Music Industry

In addition to altering music consumption patterns, streaming has also changed the way artists, journalists, and music critics define success of musicians and their creative efforts. Sure, charts and radio plays still matter but the approach to defining what success is and what isn't is now more data-driven

It’s 2024 & Women Still Make Up Less Than 25% of the Musicians on Stage at Major Festivals

With female artists making up less than a quarter of lineups across the board, is the industry exposing the sexism that is at its core?

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