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Mixed Response to David Guetta’s Claim that Music Piracy Can Benefit Artists
View image | gettyimages.com French DJ and producer David Guetta recently claimed in a BBC interview that music piracy has helped him gain a following for his music, and sell more tickets for his shows. Now a survey by World Intellectual Property Review reveals a 50-50 split among respondents asked if they agree with his views. […]
Taylor Swift Gets Apple to Agree to Pay Royalties During Streaming Trial
View image | gettyimages.com Apple has backed down on their plans to not pay artist royalties during the three month trial period of the new Apple Music streaming service. It follows criticism by Taylor Swift, and others, who had complained about the proposal in the wake of Apple’s announcement at WWDC. In a post on Tumblr, Swift […]
The Mutton Island Reels [Video]
May the Fourth be with You! It’s a long weekend here in Ireland as the May Bank Holiday marks the start of summer, though it’s not an old tradition: it only became a public holiday in 1994. So to kick off another lovely Irish summer (we live in hope) here’s something both traditional and new. Musician Quentin […]
Hozier with Annie Lennox Rocks Grammy Awards [Video]
Last night’s Grammy awards is lighting up the social channels this morning. You can speculate on Kanye West’s repeat of his stage storming on behalf of Beyoncé. Was he joking? Apparently not. But if you’d rather focus on the music, there’s one performance everyone’s talking about this morning: Hozier and Annie Lennox! [youtube]http://youtu.be/YdpnKkG0KRA[/youtube]
Daniela Andrade – La Vie en Rose [Video]
Think you’ve heard it all when it comes to great classic standards like La Vie en Rose? Think again. This is Daniela Andrade, and her performance will make you smile in spite of yourself! [youtube]http://youtu.be/3Ba_WoSZXvw[/youtube] HT: Ken Hansen
Dundalk Musician a Viral Hit in ‘Maxi’s Taxi’ [Video]
Here’s what you missed if you’ve been unplugged for the weekend. Dundalk musician David Keenan sat into a taxi the other night to go home, and ended up as a guest on his driver’s dashboard talk show! Taxi driver ‘Maxi’ Mark Kavanagh pulled over while David got his guitar out – and then they were immortalised in […]
Superb Ed Sheeran Cover – Sing [Video]
The Internet is bursting with music: not just chart-topping, X-Factor stuff, but amazing inspiring independent talent as well, much of it recorded in bedrooms like this one. [youtube]http://youtu.be/Rgq-g4GRP0Y[/youtube] Her name is Mackenzie Johnson and she’s got plenty more like that on her YouTube channel, including both covers and original compositions (heard via Ennis Guitar School). Subscribed! We’re going to start featuring […]
TIDAL Brings Lossless HiFi Music Streaming to Ireland
TIDAL, the first High Fidelity lossless music streaming service with HD music videos and Curated Editorial, has just announced the availability of its service in Ireland. Billed as “the ideal music service for those who care about quality”, TIDAL boasts an extensive library of 25 million-plus tracks, 75,000 music videos, and curated editorial articles, features and interviews […]
Rosetta Mission inspires Music of the ‘Rubber Duck’
The Music of the Spheres is an ancient idea that there is a kind of universal music which is related to the movement of heavenly bodies like the Sun, the Moon and the planets. And although it turns out that Comet 67P, the focus of the Rosetta mission, is more of an ugly duckling than a perfect sphere, […]