Oasis in Australia: Band's Management Praises Anti-Ticket Scalping Law

www.billboard.com: In a landmark move for Australia’s live music sector, Victoria’s government shut down bulk ticket scalping for Oasis’ recent Melbourne shows (Oct. 31, Nov. 1-4) at the Marvel Stadium by designating them under the Major Events Act 2009. The act allows the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events to formally declare events that then become subject to anti-scalping protections.

How Many AI Artists Have Debuted on Billboard’s Charts?

www.billboard.com: In just the past few months, at least six AI or AI-assisted artists have debuted on various Billboard rankings. That figure could be higher, as it’s become increasingly difficult to tell who or what is powered by AI — and to what extent. Many of these charting projects, whose music spans every genre from gospel to rock to country, also arrive with anonymous or mysterious origins.

Reverse Engineering to Learn Music Production

SoundGirls.org: I am often asked how to get started with music production. Many of these people already have the recording equipment and a basic idea of how to record and mix. But they don’t at all know how to create a song from scratch.

Live Music in the Age of Covid: Introduction

AMT Lab @ CMU: The music industry in the United States has been a thriving industry since the success of publishers selling sheet music in “Tin Pan Alley” in the late 19th century. Over time, with technological advances, the music industry has blossomed into the multi-billion dollar industry it is today. As you are probably aware, however, the live music industry has been hit hard by the pandemic.

Sweetwater Commits $500,000 To Little Kids Rock Organization

ProSoundWeb: Sweetwater has announced the continuation of its partnership with Little Kids Rock, a national nonprofit devoted to transforming lives through music education, with a pledge to donate $500,000 over five years to help the organization accomplish its mission.

The company that has a monopoly on ice cream truck music

thehustle.co: In 1973, an electrical engineer named Bob Nichols was watching the film The Sting when a song on the soundtrack — Scott Joplin’s 1902 ragtime hit, “The Entertainer” — caught his ear.

The right clip of that song, Bob realized, would make for an irresistible ice cream truck jingle.

Roblox has big plans for virtual music events

The Verge: On a Friday night in September, more than a million people showed up to an album launch party inside the virtual world of Roblox. American pop star Ava Max held a “virtual fan meetup” in the game to celebrate the launch of her new album Heaven & Hell. It was a relatively simple affair. Max first appeared on a huge screen in front of a colorful dance floor floating in the sky, talking about her inspirations behind the album. Later, she performed a few songs while players ran around amid flashing lights, fireworks, and, eventually, a backdrop that transformed into a cartoonish vision of hell.

Led Zeppelin Win "Stairway to Heaven" Copyright Battle After Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case

Consequence of Sound: Led Zeppelin’s years-long copyright battle over “Stairway to Heaven” has finally reached its conclusion. Today, the US Supreme Court declined to hear the case, upholding a March 2020 appellate court decision that said the band’s classic hit did not infringe on Spirit’s song “Taurus”.

Our last chance to save music venues is right now.

slate.com: Until the morning he decided to shut it down, Will Eastman had been planning a 10th anniversary bash for U Street Music Hall, his much-loved, no-frills dance club in the District of Columbia. Nestled along one of the city’s main nightlife drags, it’s a plain, black-walled basement space with a sternum-shaking sound system, where in the days before the coronavirus, 500 people could get sweaty to some underground deep house or drum and bass, catch an indie band, or hear a set from one of the bigger acts like Four Tet, Disclosure, Robyn, or Diplo who would sometimes stop by. To mark a decade of U Hall—as its devoted fans call it—Eastman had booked the biggest batch of events of his career as a promoter and DJ.

Breaking Down The Legacy Of Race In Traditional Music In America

90.5 WESA: The symbols of America's racist past have been under intense scrutiny since the protests against police brutality erupted nationwide. The confederate flag and other monuments from that era have been disappearing from public spaces — both by force and legislation.

Canadian Musicians Coalition’s proposal on wages is modest and make sense

Globalnews.ca: The music world has been hit hard by the coronavirus. And while famous artists have the financial resources to tough it out, the vast majority of musicians aren’t just struggling. They’re hurting. Bad.

With the demise of physical music sales, there’s very little money to be made in selling CDs or vinyl and unless your songs stream millions of millions and millions of times, there’s not much to be earned there, either.

A Man Who Wears Many Hats: Radial Engineering Artist Will Wells

Lighting&Sound America Online - News: Radial Engineering artist and Berklee graduate Will Wells can't seem to catch a break -- in his schedule that is. After finishing a stint as electronic music producer for the Broadway hit, Hamilton, Wells was selected to compose the main theme for ESPN's December 2019 Heisman Trophy Awards, as well as perform on the show and act as musical director.

Copyright in the 21st Century

SoundGirls.org: As we know, March 2020 has been a strange time for most of the world due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Subsequently, the music industry at large has been extremely quiet, but before the outbreak and lockdown rules became widespread there were several interesting events and technological advances relating to music copyright law.

Music Copyright Infringement Is Beginning To Make Sense Again

www.forbes.com: Although lawyers and musicologists can argue over the finer points, for the longest time the judgments in copyright infringement cases made sense to the average music lover. It didn’t take an advanced degree to recognize that George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord” was pretty darn close to The Chiffons’ “He’s So Fine,” or that Led Zeppelin lifted riffs and lyrics from Willie Dixon.

Pittsburgh DJs keep the party going with virtual dance events

Dance | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper: In Pittsburgh, as with many cities dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, bars and clubs are now closed, leaving DJs with no place to play. As a result, some local DJs are going online with virtual dance parties.

In the few weeks since state leaders called for nonessential businesses to shut down, regular events by Hot Mass, Darkness Is Spreading, and In Bed By Ten, as well as some usually hosted at Belvedere's Ultra-Dive, have gone this route.

Led Zeppelin ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Trial Resumes Today

Variety: The legal rollercoaster of the “Stairway to Heaven” case — which pits Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, writers of the Led Zeppelin anthem, against the publishers of the earlier song “Taurus” by Spirit — resumes in a San Francisco 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday morning.

Baby Shark Live! Announces Fall 2019 Cross-Country Tour

www.ticketnews.com: “Baby Shark” has been stuck in the heads of kids and parents for months…and it’s not going away anytime soon. Baby Shark Live! tour dates have been revealed.

Classical Music #MeToo Firings Send Signal: Time's Up

www.clydefitchreport.com: Somewhere just outside the limelight of celebrity and political #MeToo takedowns (or should-have-been takedowns), classical music is having an unprecedented reckoning. In the past few months, orchestras worldwide have fired a slew of high-profile conductors and musicians for alleged sexual misconduct. Could it be that in the most reform-proof corner of the performing arts, the paradigm is starting to shift?

Interview: Rosanne Cash

www.vulture.com: Four decades after releasing her first record, Rosanne Cash still defies stereotypes. In a year when many country stars choose to remain silent on issues ranging from the NRA to gender equality, the 63-year-old singer writes op-eds about preventing gun violence, leads advocacy and social-justice efforts (she helped promote the Music Modernization Act into law in September, and recently received a Spirit of Americana Free Speech in Music Award), and performs concerts across the globe. Her 14th studio release, She Remembers Everything, is a timely addition to a career studded with Grammy awards and a best-selling memoir.