Behind every Instagram ad, commercial, or TV trailer, there is a fierce battle over what song will play in the background. Music Citizens takes you behind the scenes with “syncmaster” Katie Jelen.
Rock Nashville opens music touring campus, aiming to center Nashville in live music industry
Nashville’s newest and largest rehearsal campus, called Rock Nashville, seeks to solidify the city as the nation’s hub for music and touring.
Nashville saves iconic music venue The End
A panic swept through Nashville’s music community this week when beloved venue The End went public with its financial struggles. But in mere hours, we saw how local music-lovers can rally.
2’LiveBre champions his Nashville community wherever he goes
2’LiveBre is a ubiquitous presence at cultural events all over his city and he’s demanding respect from New York and Music Row executives alike.
Buying vinyl from a pop star? You might only get a fraction of the music
Fans who pre-ordered new albums by Lil Wayne and The Weeknd on vinyl got a rude awakening: More than half the songs that appeared on the streaming version were missing on the LP.
Amber Ais and Kyleigh are freeing themselves from genre restrictions often imposed on Black women
The artists Kyleigh and Amber Ais are at pivotal points in the process of building their careers — and they’re both playing the Black Arts Bash at Cheekwood.
Networking in Nashville in the name of advancing women’s audio careers
Women’s Audio Mission finds that, “too often, recording studios and boardrooms can be uncomfortable spaces for women, especially young women that are just getting started, and that’s something that absolutely must change.”
‘Buckingham Nicks’ bombed in 1973. Then it became used vinyl treasure
Warner Music Group has announced that it’s reissuing the lone album recorded by Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham when they were just a duo. The couple later joined Fleetwood Mac for its most successful lineup. “Buckingham Nicks” bombed when it came out in 1973. But its cult status only grew over the decades.
If AI in music sounds like sci-fi, this Nashville law professor is the expert to explain the latest
AI-powered tools in music-making have proliferated. So have lawsuits brought by record labels and publishing companies. It’s contentious territory that’s still large unregulated, and in many ways, unprecedented.
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