No classic song is safe from the cover treatment… but how many cover versions are actually interesting to listen to? We delve in and pick out our top 10.
15 Dream Fellowships and Grants That Musicians Need to Know About
Learn about some of our favorite grants and fellowships, awarding money, time and space to create new works of music, and get the funding boost you need!
Homeward Bound: A Look Back at Paul Simon’s Songwriting Journey
As Paul Simon said farewell to performing music in September in his childhood home of Queens, NY, we revisit the ups and downs of the songwriter’s career.
8 Tools to Help You Monetize Your Music Online
It’s a great time to be a musician! With all the tools available these days, there’s a ton of ways to publicize and sell music online. Here’s just a few.
Why Singing Actors Need to Learn Music Theory
Most singing actors can memorize a melody without too much trouble, so why learn theory? We’ll explore this question with Amy Marie Stewart.
Reflections on Spotify’s Insight Analytics
Revisiting Spotify’s analytical Insights blog to think about how to find lasting success on the global streaming platform for your music.
What We Can Learn from Iceland’s Tight-Knit Music Community
We dropped by famed Reykjavik recording hub Greenhouse Studios to talk about what makes Iceland’s music community so strong.
Who’s Never Heard of Hal Willner?
Exploring the wacky career and curatorial escapades of one of New York’s most important musical directors, despite Willner never becoming a household name.
On Kanye’s ‘MP’ Format and the Future of Albums as We Know It
Kanye West released 5 albums this summer, all of them feature exactly 7 songs. What’s the deal with this new format, and what does it say about our future?
Our 8 Favorite High School Music Programs in the US Right Now
Music education has been known to increase test performance results for students in other areas, but these 8 schools take it much, much further than that!