Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market, according to the latest numbers from MRC Data, a music-analytics firm. Those who make a living from new music—especially that endangered ...
NZ rock icons Split Enz’s debut album, Mental Notes, was released 50 years ago today. Neil Finn, who didn’t join his brother Tim in the band till 1977 and went on to found Crowded House, has recorded ...
From Donny Hathaway to DeBarge, everything old is new again – at least in some current hip-hop songs. A glance at the Billboard charts finds a slew of artists borrowing snippets from classic R&B and ...