Songwriters are “driving Ubers” to make ends meet, MPs told
Songwriters have spoken to MPs this week about the lack of income generated from streaming, saying they are often “driving Ubers” to make ends meet. It’s the latest pushback from artists against the model, after it was revealed this week that 82 per cent...
Taylor Swift says her dispute with Scooter Braun felt like a “divorce”
Taylor Swift has opened up on how her dispute with Scooter Braun inspired the meaning behind several songs from her latest album ‘Folklore’. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Swift confirmed that the songs ‘My Tears Ricochet’ and ‘Mad Woman’ were inspired by her...
Courtney Love applauds Miley Cyrus’ ‘Doll Parts’ cover, shares story behind the Hole song
Courtney Love has praised Miley Cyrus’ cover of Hole’s track ‘Doll Parts’, which she performed on the Howard Stern Show last week. On Instagram, Love said the cover was a “sweet version” and that she was “touched” by the performance. READ MORE: Miley Cyrus:...
Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo shares 2,655 unheard demos for his “web programming class final project”
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has shared a whopping 2655 previously unheard demos via a new web market page. Cuomo took to Twitter to announce the material as his final project of his “web programming class”, which he’s currently completing via online non-profit learning platform...
Taylor Swift wrote early ‘My Tears Ricochet’ lyrics after watching ‘Marriage Story’
Taylor Swift has revealed she wrote some of the first lyrics to ‘Folklore’ song ‘My Tears Ricochet’ after watching Noah Baumbach’s 2019 film Marriage Story. READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Folklore’ review: pop superstar undergoes an extraordinary indie-folk makeover In a new interview with Entertainment...
Muse respond to Nandi Bushell’s cover of ‘Hysteria’
10-year-old rock prodigy Nandi Bushell has performed another rock cover – this time of Muse‘s 2003 single, ‘Hysteria’, from their album ‘Absolution’. Bushell originally shared a drum cover of the song back in July, but this time around the multi-instrumentalist added the song’s frenetic...
Courtney Barnett documentary ‘Anonymous Club’ announced
Anonymous Club, a documentary about singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett, has received funding from Screen Australia as part of the organisation’s $2.5million documentary production funding round. Taking its title from Barnett’s 2013 ‘How to Carve a Carrot into a Rose’ track of the same name, a...
Angus Young on the AC/DC album that “defines” the band: “It’s pure magic”
Angus Young has revealed the AC/DC album that he belives “defines” the band. READ MORE: AC/DC on their explosive comeback record ‘Power Up’: “This album is for Malcolm” The musician was taking part in a recent interview with Switzerland’s Radio SRF 3 when he was asked...
Jessy Lanza announces ’24/7′ mixtape and shares Foodman remix of ‘Alexander’
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