Nile Rodgers: I love data but failure brings Good Times
Artist, producer, songwriter and global hitmaker Nile Rodgers – a self-professed lover of data, maths and statistics – insists that…
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Axeman cometh: Guitar sales hit high note in lockdown
Further proof that the coronavirus pandemic has turned Britain into a nation of musos has been revealed by the UK’s…
Hey Joe: Jimi Hendrix gets online store 50 years later
Jimi Hendrix may have died in September 1970 but his record label, Sony Music Entertainment, is in no mood to…
Blue Monday for electro-pop giants in price-fixing row
Keyboard and electronic drum kit makers Roland and Korg – whose sound defined the Eighties’ synth-pop of bands from New…
Whole Lotta Love? AI song is Valentine’s Day massacre
With artificial intelligence “use cases” spanning everything from healthcare, policing and finance to marketing, education and robotics, many people may…
Universal turns to analytics to keep in tune with fans
Universal Music – home to artists from Adele, Elton John and Lady Gaga to Kanye West, Maroon 5 and Metallica…
You’re my guitar hero: Fender eyes work-life balance
Guitar giant Fender – the brand of choice for the likes of Joe Strummer, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, the Edge and…
The beat goes on: ‘unsettling’ Billie Eilish ad is cleared
A TV ad for American teenage artist Billie Eilish’s debut album has been cleared by the ad watchdog despite complaints…
Sony Music signs up Rashidi as first chief data officer
Sony Music Entertainment – home to artists including Beyoncé, David Bowie, Daft Punk and The Clash – is aiming to…