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Music production
fromVulture
1 week ago

It Took Maya Hawke a While to Find Her True Fans

Acting offers more musical freedom than streaming and touring economics allow, prompting calls to expand performing-arts union access.
fromBrooklynVegan
3 months ago

Buke and Gase calling it quits, announce farewell shows

I'm sitting here trying to write a blurb explaining why we, Buke and Gase, are throwing in the towel, and it's annoying to admit, but the income-factor is a part of it. Everywhere we go, music is being played in the background, and somehow the money for that usage never reaches the people who create the art. Streaming has made the selling of albums nearly impossible!
Music
NYC music
fromPitchfork
3 months ago

Buke and Gase Break Up

Buke and Gase, a New York experimental indie rock duo active for nearly 20 years, is disbanding in April 2024 due to pregnancy and unsustainable music industry economics.
Music
fromTheregister
6 months ago

AI music has beaten hat-act humans, but it's not a victory

An AI-generated band topped the US Billboard Country chart, revealing how formulaic genres and LLM-trained datasets enable synthetic, commercially exploitative music.
Music
fromConsequence
8 months ago

Garbage Is Touring North America for Last Time Thanks to Record Industry "Thievery"

Garbage will end large-scale North American headline touring because music-industry economics and record-industry practices have made such tours financially untenable.
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