In Rolling Stone‘s series At Work, we go behind the curtain with decision-makers across the fast-changing music business — exploring a range of responsibilities, burgeoning ideas, advice for industry newcomers, and more. Read earlier interviews here. Behind almost every hit song is a team of unstoppable writers. And in 2020, …
Read More »For Music's Crew Workers, 2020 Has Been Devastating
I n an alternate universe, NicWeldon would be focusing one of his video cameras on Janet Jackson right about now. At 35, he’s spent most of his working life on road crews, as either a director or a cameraman on tours with the Eagles, Kings of Leon, and Ricky Martin. …
Read More »Grammy Museum Partners With Grammy U, Michelle Obama for Virtual Mentorship Program
The Grammy Museum announced on Thursday that it is partnering with Grammy U — the Recording Academy’s college educational division — and Michelle Obama for a virtual mentorship program during the coronavirus pandemic. The Mentorship Monday program will be launched through Obama’s Reach Higher Initiative. Running from July 20th through …
Read More »At Work With Rhea Pasricha, the Publishing Exec Putting More Women in Music Studios
InRolling Stone‘s weekly series At Work, we go behind the curtain with decision-makers across the fast-changing music business — exploring a range of responsibilities, burgeoning ideas, advice for industry newcomers, and more. Read earlier interviews here. The moment Rhea Pasricha was legally allowed to drive — which, in the state …
Read More »At Work With Mitch Glazier, Frontman of the U.S. Recorded Music Industry
At Workis a weekly Rolling Stoneseries exploring how decision-makers in the fast-changing music business spend their hectic days — as well as what burgeoning ideas they’re keen to explore, what advice they’d give to industry newcomers, and more. Read earlier interviews here. One year ago, Mitch Glazier was stepping into …
Read More »At Work With Leslie Fram, CMT's Senior VP of Music Strategy
This is the eighthinstallment of Rolling Stone’s series At Work, in which we explore the fast-changing music business from the perspective of a different industry leader each week. Read earlier pieces in the series here. While program director of alt-rock giant 99X in Atlanta, Leslie Fram was key in furthering …
Read More »Coachella Is Preparing to Postpone
Update, March 10th:Organizers have issued an official statement moving Coachella to October. Organizers of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival are in talks to postpone the festival amid the growing coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., multiple sources tell Rolling Stone. The annual festival was originally scheduled to take place over …
Read More »BTS's 'Map of the Soul: 7' On Track For Number One RS 200 Debut
BTS‘ Map of the Soul: 7 is on track for a Number One debut on the RS 200, taking the top spot handily in Wednesday’s daily version of the albums chart By Wednesday’s chart, the album had moved 129,300 units, more than double those for the Number Two album, Youngboy …
Read More »Spotify Is Testing Its Own Version of Genius' 'Behind the Lyrics'
Off the back of a triumphant (enough) first quarter, Spotify is busy this month buffing up its user experience with new features. The music-streaming service recently began testing a homescreen view that puts podcasts front and center, and it’s also played with a subscription plan for couples. Spotify’s latest experiment: …
Read More »A Fake Rihanna Album Climbed the Music Charts This Weekend
Rihanna is releasing new music this year — but the album that popped up on iTunes and Apple Music over the weekend is not it. Still, Angel, an unauthorized record full of unreleased tracks uploaded by “Fenty Fantasia” and quickly disseminated across social media, was so popular among listeners that …
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