Ariana Grande and the Vocal Renaissance
With mumble rap running the charts, and pop artists like Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber being the only ones who seem to get recognition in […]
Kanye West
Music Branding Evolves, Creates Starving Artists
In the early 2000’s, Bruce Flohr was a senior exec at RCA Records. The industry was booming: the economy was doing well, and bands were selling lots of records. There didn’t seem to be a cloud in the sky. Then along came Napster, a peer-to-peer file sharing internet service focused on sharing digital audio files. In a very short amount of time, Napster […]
“The Life of Pablo”
It’s been a weird road leading up to “The Life of Pablo.” Kanye West’s latest album was intended for a 2014 release under the name […]