One of the biggest challenges remains multi-faceted search queries. No one is going to type into a box, 'I want the first live version of this album,' but in voice you can do that. | | | | Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter in the 1970s.
(Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) | | | | | | “One of the biggest challenges remains multi-faceted search queries. No one is going to type into a box, 'I want the first live version of this album,' but in voice you can do that.”
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| | rantnrave:// In the wake of a major political event, like the president firing the head of the FBI, it can be difficult to remember why creating, working in or writing about music is important. Let me give you a reason: You, too, can make a political difference. Keeping the spotlight on members of vulnerable populations is an act of resistance. I saw that in this great piece by ELLIE GILES on protecting the mental health of bands he manages. I saw it in MATT WILHITE's thoughtful piece for DJ BOOTH dissecting how MILEY CYRUS’s recent comments and the idea of “conscious rap” is a destructive narrative for hip-hop. I saw it in JESSIE REYEZ's hard-to-watch short film addressing what happens when gatekeepers abuse their position to take advantage of up-and-coming talent. Even on days like these, when you can’t peel your eyes away from TWITTER for fear of missing the next unbelievable piece of breaking news, know that not only does what you do matter, but it is a direct assault on those who would silence and ignore all these people and issues... I am obsessed with this talk out of the COLLISION CONFERENCE in NEW ORLEANS on how voice control can impact the future of music. How often to you ask ALEXA (who execs from SPOTIFY and PANDORA noted has a high engagement for their users) to play you a song? Or a playlist? IAN GELLER, global head of hardware at Spotify, told the crowd that ALEXA and similar product engagement seems to be “an IPHONE moment for the connected home," while Pandora VP GEOFF SNYDER said his 7-year-old often hops in their car and demands that Alexa plays the MOANA soundtrack without giving it a thought. Geller says the next move is getting Alexa up to speed with more specific voice requests… So many great, nerdy reads out there, but this one by JASON YUAN, who was turned down for a graphic design internship by APPLE MUSIC and so redesigned its app to get the experience he would have got on the job, is special. The part of his case study suggesting how to make the interface more user-friendly to listeners he calls “nomads” is of special interest... A quick reminder that in a world of MIRANDA LAMBERTs and MAREN MORRISes, there is still only one female outlaw: JESSI COLTER. With a new memoir out, this is an excellent time to revisit the legendary world of ‘60s country music through her eyes. | | | - Courtney E. Smith, guest curator |
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| Therein lies the skip in the record, and the much more important discussion of the misappropriation of hip-hop by pop artists is swept away by an undertow of moral self-righteousness, troubling racial undertones, and the double standard that surrounds hip-hop lyrics. | | |
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| Pop stars go rock. Rock stars go pop. Just stop your crying, it's a sign of the times. | | |
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| Now annual gathering offers IT, security, startups, and more over three days in NOLA. | | |
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| Ellie Giles, who manages Bill Ryder-Jones, on what you should do to look after yourself--and in turn, your clients. | | |
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| The very real, and growing, frustration among country radio programmers who say labels often push records up and off the charts much faster than their listeners can get familiar with them. | | |
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| Lockhart, Texas resident Will Patterson won the applause of video game and electronic music fans last month for his analog synth reworking of the soundtrack to "The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past." | | |
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| From Bluedot to Brian May’s Starmus, festivals are pairing music with science and tech. They are no longer ‘mutually incompatible’, says the Queen guitarist. | | |
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| Martin Bandier, the chairman and CEO of the world’s largest music publisher, Sony/ATV, sat down for a Q&A in front of around 200 students that was moderated by "Variety’s" music editor . | | |
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| Canadian singer Jessie Reyez has released a short film for "Gatekeeper," a song about sexism and misogyny in the music industry. In the video, Reyez attends a late night get-together at a studio, where she hopes to network and impress some rappers and general music industry dudes with her singing. Instead, it takes a darker turn. | | |
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| I’d like to preface this case study by stating that my intentions behind redesigning Apple Music were in no way driven by indignation or spite. | | |
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| Your ticket will go to a good home if you can't make it to the show. | | |
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| David Mogendorff, artists relations manager at YouTube, has spoken to Music Week about the growing demand for VR content, having worked with Gorrilaz on the ground-breaking video for their track Saturnz Barz, the world’s biggest VR video release to date. | | |
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| Pandora earned more per share than Wall Street expected in the first quarter of this year, but it lost listeners from a year ago. And a new strategy around premium subscriptions wasn't able to boost forward guidance to meet estimates. | | |
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| Let their misfortune be your education. | | |
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| Young Moose has been tapped as the “Baltimore Boosie.” So why, at the beginning of 2017, was he working at a mall’s embroidery shop? | | |
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| Social media is a key tactic, but artists need more than that in their digital strategy. | | |
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| "They got divorced," says one insider of the reboot talks that began with NBC and ended with hopes for a boost at Disney's flagging broadcast network. Next task: judges. | | |
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| The new service is based around an ownership model featuring downloads exclusively from indie labels and offering users cloud-based storage. | | |
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| Learning Music is a set of lessons you can take anywhere. | | |
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| As the future becomes more uncertain, thankfully hip-hop is there to keep you healthy-with or without insurance. | | |
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