Artists/bands who called it a day at the right time The title is self-explanatory. REM is a perfect example of a band who broke up because they felt they’d gone as far as they could. Don’t know about the other guys, but Michael Stipe is now a photographer. To some extent, Grace Slick as well. After Starship, she jumped ship, did a reunion album with Jefferson Airplane, and then left the music bus…

what are some artists covering other artists that you would like to share? Spotify has had a ‘singles’ series running for a while where artists do covers and they vary in quality. it had me interested as to other covers out there. I’d love to hear some more obscure ones, the likes of live versions and that (Not like Jeff Buckley’s Hallelujah or Hendrix’s all along the watchtower that are studio versions just as or more…

What are examples of artists that have managed to remain relevant across different decades by putting out fresh music? What are examples you can think of of artists that have managed to reinvent themselves across different decades by always producing new music in line with the trends of the “time”, and without compromising their integrity? In my mind, David Bowie is a good example, although you might say that his production during the 90s was not up to par with …

Artists you love, but only in small doses There are some bands that I love that I listen to every day–Pearl Jam, Steely Dan, Beatles, Grateful Dead, The Smiths, Depeche Mode, Eagles, and Allman Brothers. There’s another group of bands/artists that I love and listen on a regular basis, but maybe not every day. There’s yet another group of bands/artists that I love, but I can only listen…

Do artists record the chorus twice? You know that songs have a basic structure(even though some may not follow it) It often goes ‘Intro->Verse 1->Chorus->Verse 2->Chorus->Bridge->Chorus->Outro’ So, in a song, the chorus is repeated, and I wonder if the artist use the same voice recordings or they do sing it twice or three times or even more submitted by /u/_BritneySpears

Interior designers, what are your margins when deciding artwork, and how do you choose a new person(artists) to work with? I’ve been repeatedly contacted by an interior designer who wants to buy my work to supply to her clients but she wants them at walmart prices which I can’t really do. Obviously This got me thinking, alongside my professional art gallery practice, I’d be interested in creating relationships with interior designers who have a regular need for mini…

Artists that fell off a cliff Sometimes I get baffled by artists that have a really promising start of their career, but then seem to vanish. Often there is a sad story behind this, sometimes it’s not clear what happened. In the late 90s, early 00s, Manu Chao was really popular in Europa, he was making a kind of universal music that could have made him the new Bob Marley. B…

AskMusic, what well established artists absolutely kill it with interesting cover songs? I might give a tiny trophy to the little Van Morrison that lives in my music gear. Damn, his arrangements are outstanding. Moreso than the Beatles, he hoists mid-century American music to an amazing degree. Let us know who your picks are. submitted by /u/es_mo

Residuals Are Key to Nearly Every Strike in Hollywood History — They are the payments that artists receive for reuse of their work. Unique to the entertainment industry, they are calculated through obscure and mysterious formulas submitted by /u/Neo2199

Suggest me bands/artists I am/was a giant hiphophead, I did not listen to anything except of hip hop, but from a few month I decided that I need to open my horizon towards new genres, so I started to listen to everything. I do like Tame Impala, David Bowie, RHCP, Deftones, Depeche Mode, etc. I do enjoy rock, nu metal, punk, indie-rock, some techno, trance, other strange…

24hrs of Underground Synthwave / Retrowave artists you never heard of but are worth a listen submitted by /u/travistheheadofitall

Spotify will let artists pay to appear as homescreen recommendations Image: Spotify for ArtistsSpotify has launched a new tool called Showcase that will let artists pay to promote their music to listeners on the platform’s Home feed. Artists can select a song or an entire album to appear as a mobile banner, which can be set to target a specific type of listener from 30 markets at launch. The banners will note tha…

Bands/artists that deserve “another shot” There’s many incredible artists/bands that might have been great, but never seemed to get the exposure and/or recognition they’d have needed to become more popular. What are some bands or artists that seemed like they were going to become something big, but for one reason or another, were held back or overlooked? What tracks should people listen…

Universal Music Group lands new royalty model that boosts popular artists Image: Universal Music / DeezerUniversal Music Group (UMG) announced a new streaming deal today with French music service Deezer that aims to direct more listener payouts toward professional artists. The changes will essentially count a single listen as two listens on popular tracks, giving them more revenue than smaller ones. Currently, platfor…

People who are professional fine art photography artists tell about your work, education, etc. submitted by /u/EmotionalEscape8369

Do you know of any artists or bands that secretly put on a persona in order to appear more relatable to their genre? For example, a country music artist who acts like they fit the part by dressing like a cowboy/girl, singing with a southern accent, having lyrics about living in a small town or working blue collar jobs, when in reality they’re from a northern big city. A rapper with lyrics involving growing up poor in a bad neighborhood, doing drugs, committing…

How should we be sharing my photos on instagram with music artists? So the thing is that i recently started taking photos with some music artists i know, and my plan is to basically take photos on concerts and other stuff, like recently i had my first this sort of gig, and was shooting some photos when they were making a music video. I plan on doing more stuff like this in the future, and since im not too savvy …

Artists that covered full albums? Is there some artist that covered a full body of work by some other artist? For whatever reason. I tried to google it but didn’t find anything. submitted by /u/cheesegrandey

5 Artists Showing The Future Of AAPI Representation In Rap: Audrey Nuna, TiaCorine & More submitted by /u/EastAd88

Why Some Artists Prevent Their Lyrics From Being Allowed Online Curious if anyone knows the benefit or reason why an artist would prefer to make their lyrics less accessible or why lyrics are sometimes subject to DCMA take down requests without an apparent reason. I have noticed this and haven’t seen or thought of a good explanation. The most recent example that inspired this post was my search for Mach-Homm…