When host Peter O’Dowd asked his 13-year-old daughter what songs are popular on TikTok right now, she responded with “Put Your Head On My Shoulder” by Paul Anka from 1959. Music writer Ted Gioia has ...
All the growth in the music business now comes from old songs — how did we get here, and is there a way back? The new music market is actually shrinking. All the growth in the market is coming from ...
When singer-songwriter Kate Bush released "Running Up That Hill" in 1985, it peaked at number 30 on the Hot 100. Now it's soared into the top ten, thanks to the newest season of Stranger Things. Guest ...
In the past few months, entire (or almost entire) catalogs from musicians like Bob Dylan, Whitney Houston, The Beach Boys, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, ZZ Top, and about a dozen more have sold from ...
Artificial intelligence can generate new songs and even artists, but it can also be used to raid hits of the past for new earnings potential. AI is being used already to separate elements -- called ...
Streaming services are helping revive America’s most old-fashioned, undigital genre. Charley Crockett, a rising star in the roots-music field, performing in Nashville, Ind., in May.Credit...Kristine ...