Tag: music

Jason Aldean’s New Song Exposes How Labels of ‘Controversy’ Get Manufactured

While companies like Disney have been struggling as they reel from public ridicule, country music star Jason Aldean has gone the other way. Country Music Television has canceled him; the media establishment has painted him with controversy; and it looks like all the powers that be oppose him. But despite all this, his new song…


[PREMIERING 7:00PM ET] Jason Aldean’s New Song Exposes How Labels of ‘Controversy’ Get Manufactured

While companies like Disney have been struggling as they reel from public ridicule, country music star Jason Aldean has gone the other way. Country Music Television has canceled him; the media establishment has painted him with controversy; and it looks like all the powers that be oppose him. But despite all this, his new song…


4 Vacation Destinations for Music Lovers

By Ebony Williams From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Why not plan your next vacation around your love of music? Plenty of vacation destinations cater to specific interests, from national parks and museums, to food tours. For music lovers, part of a great vacation is finding the local hotspot or hidden gem where you can enjoy some…


Haydn’s Opera ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’

 When opera first emerged around the late 16th century, composers and librettists took a special interest in the Orpheus and Eurydice myth. It became the subject of the very first opera, “L’Orfeo,” by Claudio Monteverdi. Since then, composers such as Jacopo Peri and Christoph Willibald Gluck created operas around the mythological figure of Orpheus, an…


Grammy CEO Emphasizes Eligibility of Music With AI-created Components

As the music industry continues to move forward in the face of rapid technological advances, the Recording Academy has asserted its stance when it comes to the use of artificial intelligence and its role in regard to artists winning the musical award. That was established in a recent interview given to the Associated Press by…


1942’s ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’

NR | 2h 6m | Biography, Family, Drama | June 6, 1942 As I researched classic musicals, “Yankee Doodle Dandy” popped up. The rather odd thing was that I automatically knew the melody of the theme song and could hum it on a whim. After finally watching the 1942 film directed by the great Michael…


‘Only Human Creators’: Grammys Set Rules Around AI and Music

The Grammy Awards will only accept works with a “meaningful” contribution from humans, according to new guidelines released on June 16. The new rules and guidelines from the Recording Academy come in the lead-up to next year’s event and amid ongoing questions around the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in music and art. “Only human…


Beautiful Dizi Solo ’Awaken from Dream’ | Chinese Music | Musical Moments

Title: Awaken from Dream Composer: Xiuyue Dizi Solo: Guohua Chen Mixing: Yuching The reincarnation recurs life after life. Each individual has lived in the world for numerous lives and numerous years, experienced many ups and downs, honors and disgrace, right and wrong, and the fickleness of the world and people. Life is like a dream….


Beethoven and the Birth of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

For classical music lovers, being able to stream live concerts on social media platforms is a welcome convenience in a busy world. But nothing beats the in-person experience. For city dwellers, a night out to see the orchestra is a relaxing and relatively inexpensive outing. Those living in New York, London, or Paris are lucky…


‘I Serve a Savior’: Josh Turner’s Album Featuring Popular Gospel Songs

Singer-songwriter Josh Turner became one of country music’s most well-known voices in the early 2000s with hits of “Your Man” and “Would You Go With Me.” After years of touring, Turner decided to take a break in 2018. Suddenly, he found himself with extra time on his hands. He used the grace period to accomplish…