2016 GRAMMY NOMINEES ALBUM TRACK LISTING REVEALED Latest Edition Of Compilation Features 21 Hits From The World’s Biggest Superstars And Emerging Talent Album Available Jan.22 In Stores And At All Digital Retailers Fans Can Pre-Order Now; Gives Fans The Chance To Attend Music’s Biggest Night® The Recording Academy®‘s GRAMMY Recordings® and Republic Records announced the track list […]
Is Taylor Swift Really Trying To Rob Photographers?
In recent news, Taylor Swift criticized Apple for initially not paying artists during the trial period for Apple Music, their latest music streaming service. The battle went on for one quick day as Apple shortly retreated, granting victory to Swift’s team and stamping the rare power she continues to have on music business. Meanwhile, at the […]
Apple Music Will Pay Artists During Trial Periods Thanks to Taylor Swift
When Apple Music was unveiled earlier this month, many saw it as Spotify’s starkest competition. After all, when a behemoth as large as Apple enters new territory, it will always be seen as one of the top dogs. However, the biggest complaint facing Apple Music’s revelation was Apple’s policy on not paying royalties to artists […]
Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” Video is All Kinds of Good
There are very few subjects I can say I’m well versed in, but when I get the opportunity to gush about them you can be sure I’m going to tell you all about it. The venn diagrams of my interests rarely cross over, but now that we’ve got a Taylor Swift music video featuing all […]
The Taylor Swift Takeover
Photo by Virgil Solis. 1989 is the best pop album to come out within the past five years, and with its release comes the global takeover of Taylor Swift. Swiftmageddon. Taylortopia. T-Swiftpocalyse. It’s here, people. You can’t avoid it anymore. Taylor Swift is taking over the world one catchy hook at a time. Before 1989, I’ll […]
Taylor Swift: Cultural Appropriation or Misguided Attempt at Music Evolution?
Photo by Virgil Solis Taylor Swift, the songstress forever linked to Kanye West following the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, has had quite the career before and after K.W. Despite all of the awards, fame, and success, a real artist will want to continually change their art, showcasing growth and evolution in ways that are […]
[Video] 2014 Grammy Awards Performance Recap
While the awards may have left some excitement on the table, the performances of the 2014 Grammy Awards certainly did not disappoint. Jay-Z and Beyonce started things off with a rousing performance of their track “Drunk in Love” from her recent release that got the energy going in the Staples Center. Lorde performed her 2013 […]
Grading the Grammy Nominations
As the music industry has evolved over the past decade into the digital world, things have changed quite a bit. Hard copies are hardly ever bought anymore, nor does anyone seem to buy whole albums at all, as the iTunes Store model has taken over and the industry has increasingly become about what the consumer […]