Taylor Swift is re-releasing her 2008 album Fearless with six previously unreleased songs

‘This process has been more fulfilling than I could’ve imagined’: Taylor Swift announces she’s re-releasing her 2008 album Fearless with six previously unreleased songs after Scooter Braun sold her masters for $300M By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 13:40 GMT, 11 February 2021 | Updated: 13:43 GMT, 11 February 2021 Taylor Swift has revealed she’s … Read more

Classic songs by Vera Lynn and Glenn Miller snapped up by One Media IP

Classic songs by Vera Lynn and Glenn Miller snapped up as ‘Dad’s Army’ generation discovers music streaming By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 10 February 2021 The rights to rare recordings of songs by artists including Vera Lynn, Glenn Miller and Cole Porter have … Read more

Spotify wants to analyse your VOICE and suggest songs based on your emotions, patent reveals 

From ‘All by myself’ to ‘Happy’, songs we decide to listen to often reflect our mood.  Now Spotify thinks it can make that decision for us – by listening to our voices.  The streaming giant has been granted a patent for a technology that analyses your voice to determine your emotional state, age, gender and … Read more

Sea shanty has taken over TikTok as users upload their own renditions of the traditional folk songs

Sea shanties are taking over TikTok as users are rushing in their droves to upload their own renditions of the traditional folk songs to the video sharing site. The craze began when Scottish postman Nathan Evans’ rendition of Leave her Johnny, which was often the last song sung at the end of a voyage by … Read more

The Pussycat Dolls ‘are set to sign new management deal and have NEW songs to release in 2021’

The Pussycat Dolls are reportedly close to signing a new management deal ahead of releasing new music in 2021. It is thought that the band – Nicole Scherzinger, Ashley Roberts, Kimberly Wyatt, Carmit Bachar and Jessica Sutta – impressed music execs with the success of their comeback hit React and are speaking to several American firms, … Read more

Folk songs make unexpected comeback thanks to TikTok

Sea shanties are making a comeback after a postman from Scotland became an internet sensation with his versions of the famous folk songs on TikTok.  Nathan Evans, 26, from outside Glasgow, took the social media platform by storm after his rendition of Leave her Johnny, which was often the last song sung at the end … Read more

Music streaming soared last year as more people consumed their favourites songs amid the lockdown

Music streaming soared by 8% last year as more people consumed their favourites songs amid the lockdown blues Some 155 million albums or their equivalent were streamed or bought in 2020   There were also 139 billion audio streams, British Phonographic Industry said Come as streaming giants come under pressure to increase pay to musicians By Bhvishya Patel … Read more

From Paul McCartney to Billie Eilish and Joan As Police Woman: The best songs of 2020 

From Paul McCartney’s tune of the year to Therefore I Am by Billie Eilish and a sensuous cover by Joan As Police Woman, the best songs of 2020 By Tim De Lisle for Event Magazine Published: 22:01 GMT, 26 December 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 26 December 2020 In a year of living anxiously, music … Read more

Pop songs will get shorter this decade because of faltering attention spans

Pop songs will get shorter on average by the end of this decade because of faltering attention spans and ‘skipping culture’ on streaming services, experts say.  Attention spans of music fans has dropped from 12 seconds to eight since the year 2000, according to research from Samsung.  As a result it’s more important than ever for … Read more