Music News

The ASCAP Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to supporting American music creators through music education, talent development and humanitarian initiatives, announced that Colleen McDonough has been promoted to Executive Director of the Foundation, effective July 1st. She succeeds Karen...

Jessica Rivera has been promoted to the new position of Executive Vice President/Head of East Coast Operations reporting to Jody Gerson, UMPG Chairman and CEO, and Evan Lamberg, UMPG President - North America. Based in NYC and working closely with...

ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews announced that key marketing executive Lauren Iossa has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, effective July 1, 2015. Iossa will join the organization's executive leadership team and will continue to...

Founding Fanny member and guitarist June Millington released a new book titled Land of a Thousand Bridges, which narrates the rise of the band Fanny to stardom. Now available for purchase online, the book tells the story of determined young women who...

By Gabriella Steffenberg In a world filled with seemingly identical music acts, Brooklyn-based duo A Deer A Horse, stands out with their latest single “Gunpoint” getting some well-deserved attention. “Gunpoint” is a gloomy yet urgent rock anthem that draws the listener...

 By Gabriella Steffenberg Toronto native singer-songwriter Jules released her debut EP Heart of Armor on June 4. Produced by Karen Kosowski, Heart of Armor is filled with insightful and emotional tracks, such as “My Little Soldier” and “Super Girl,” which have already won two...

By Gabriella Steffenberg Last week, Fusion reported that after studying the lineups of nine big music festivals in the U.S., they found that around 75% of this year’s acts are all male. As TeenVogue pointed out, this is a troubling statistic...

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By Gabriella Steffenberg Taylor Swift has been making headlines all week for her epic open letter to Apple regarding the Apple Music free three-month trial. Apple had planned on not compensating any musicians during the three-month trial period - something that seemed...

By Gabriella Steffenberg  Grace Sewell, an 18-year-old Australian native, recently covered the late Lesley Gore’s feminist pop-anthem, “You Don’t Own Me.” Oakland rapper G-Eazy joined the songstress in the collaboration, adding a fresh take to the throwback jam. The single was originally released...