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Most artists and bands start by playing cover songs, but once they cross over into doing their own music, feel that they have to leave the covers behind. That might be a mistake however, as this new report conducted by Sonarworks indicates. Cover songs, especially on YouTube, can be a viable way not only to kick off an artist’s career, but enable them to make some real money as well. […]

Home / Inner Circle Podcast / Singer/Songwriter Drew Ryder Smith, Radio Airplay Royalties, And The Las Vegas Sphere Sound System On My Latest Podcast On my latest podcast episode: Country music singer and award winning professional songwriter Drew Ryder Smith, who’s also the owner of Gray Sound Recording in Nashville and Charlotte NC, about how songwriting has changed in Nashville, doing remote recording in India, prepping artists for going into […]

This is maybe the quietest weekend we’ve ever covered during our run of Friday Film Roundups. Sometimes, there are two, even three, big movies coming out in one weekend. Sometimes, there’s only one. But then there’s the rare weekend, like this one, where nothing coming out looks like a movie that audiences will show up for in droves. There is, of course, Sofia Coppola’s new Priscilla Presley film, but even […]

Much to the dismay of music business-types, TikTok is still one of the best ways for users to discover new music. While there’s no sure way to have music go viral on the TikTok video platform, labels are hoping that might be different with the service’s new music-only platform called TikTok Music. To get in front of other distributors, Distrokid announced a deal to make indie music available on TikTok […]

There was a bittersweet undertone to this year’s Bushwig festival back in early September. The yearly celebration of the local drag community was started in Brooklyn more than a decade ago by queens Horrorchata and Babes La Beija. The organizers were inspired by another, now-defunct drag festival called Wigstock. Eventually, they decided to start a festival of their own after realizing that nothing quite like it still existed in New […]

Ride the elevator to the 11th floor of Brooklyn’s trendy new hotel Penny and you’ll find a high-end restaurant serving more than just Instagrammable city views and inventive martinis. In a cozy plant-filled dining room, beaming with natural light and whimsical sculptures, elNico showcases the multicultural heritage of its team with imaginative Mexican cuisine and Latin American-inspired drinks. After paying her dues in some of the most respected kitchens in […]

Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list includes the return of Mexican-American pop star Joel Deleōn, GALE’s epic collaboration with Bruses, and Kenia Os’ Halloween-inspired music video. Also on the list: the mariachi album by Camila Fernández, Conexión Divina debuts a new member, and Elena Rose’s celebration of Venezuela with Danny Ocean and Jerry Di. Plus, Rosemarie’s Spanish take on a Faith Evans classic […]

It’s been rumored for quite some time that music streaming services would change how they pay artist royalties, and it looks like Spotify will be one of the first to do so. A report from Music Business Worldwide says that there will be upcoming changes to the existing streaming royalty structure that will have some massive ramifications. The report cited three major changes. It will: Introduce a threshold of minimum […]

Alright, everybody, we made it. Halloweekend is here and, unsurprisingly, there are a slew of horror movies coming out, big and small. Shudder, the streaming service dedicated to horror, is having a field day this weekend, releasing two of the most exciting genre offerings we’ve seen all year. Elsewhere, we have an adaptation of one of the most popular horror games of all time, one that terrified an entire generation […]