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The First Post-COVID Festival in Chicago Has Been Announced – Learn More About the Inaugural ARC Fest
This Labor Day weekend, Auris Presents (a newly formed event productions company) and Loud Crowd will produce the inaugural ARCContinue Reading
SoundCloud Shifts to an Industry-First Model That Benefits Independent Artists
Can musicians make a living based on revenue from streaming services alone? The general consensus seems to be ‘no.’ ItContinue Reading
It Took A Worldwide Pandemic To Get the Recording Academy To Rethink How To Produce the Grammy Awards
“The pandemic somehow made the Grammys watchable.” – Josh Terry, Music Reporter based in Chicago. Well, I guess it tookContinue Reading
Taylor Swift Releases First Sampling of Re-recorded Masters With “Love Story (Taylor’s Version)”
After months of speculation, Taylor Swift broke the internet for the third time in seventh months by releasing a newContinue Reading
The Nominations For The 63rd Grammy Awards Are Here
The nominations for the 2021 Grammys have arrived, and nothing about them are really all that surprising. Lots of bigContinue Reading
The Fight To Save Chicago’s Independent Music Venues Continues With SituationChicago
The last time I stepped foot into a venue to see a live show was on February 26th at theContinue Reading
Jamila Woods, Phoebe Bridgers, Matt Berninger, And More Featured On Benefit Album Fighting Voter Suppression
If you’re looking for a way to make a difference to this year’s presidential election, we may have found itContinue Reading
Chicago’s Music Venues Need Your Help
How’s everyone doing? In case you forgot…we’re approaching five months into a global pandemic. Although there have certainly been signsContinue Reading
Lollapalooza 2020 Is Officially Canceled Due To COVID-19
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced via a press conference this afternoon that Lollapalooza is officially canceled, as well as majorContinue Reading