Liverpool-based Michael Nelson aka BANNERS releases the new track If I Didn’t Have You via Island Records. The new song follows the sleeper hit Someone to You which was released 2 years ago but was given new life through placements , TikTok and Hot AC radio
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“This pandemic should serve as a reminder of what we are all capable of individually and as a collective. We’ve all looked after one another, kept each other going. It’s shown me what’s important and what isn’t. The things that I could live without and the things I truly need that maybe I didn’t appreciate properly. The people, the hugs, the kisses. The people” shares Nelson.
You’ll like the new track if you love Bon Iver, The National, War on Drugs.
The Aussie pop-rock outfit 5 Seconds of Summer have split with their U.S. management Modest Management and have signed with YM&U Group managers Joel Mark and Peter Katsis.
YM&U’s manages Blink-182, Common, Liz Phair and Kiwi act The Naked And Famous.
5SOS had also split with U.S. label Interscope.
The band had a huge hit in 2018 with ‘Youngblood,’ which was the best-selling single of the year in Australia and was a staple on American top 40 radio.
Griff, Pa Salieu and Rina Sawayama are up for Brits Rising Star Award.
Instead of the BRIT Awards highlighting Rina Sawayama, she directed the spotlight on the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
In fact, Rina Sawayama has dominated the headlines with her nomination. The 30-year-old pop star was not eligible for the Brit awards or the Mercury prize, because the Japanese musician didn’t hold a British passport or dual citizenship. After going public with the story, the BPI quickly made changes and announced that it had changed the eligibility criteria.
Past winners include Adele, Sam Smith and Florence + the Machine.
Twitter boss Jack Dorsey is buying Jay Z’s streaming platform Tidal hoping to find new ways for artists to make money.
If you’ve never heard of Tidal, that’s not shocking. Jay-Z bought Tidal for millions but itnever found proper footing because Spotify and Apple Music dominated the market.
Tidal never had a big subscriber base, hence, never paid artists substantial money.
Anyhow, Jesse Dorogusker, the Square executive now in charge of Tidal says,
“We see musicians as entrepreneurs who have some tools but not others. They don’t have great financial systems.”
Will Tidal help artists sell merchandise and tickets using data? I’m not sure what the plan is….
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