The revelation comes just one day after the country’s Football Association revealed the official football kit for the tournament, featuring a fascist slogan from former Nazi collaborators, angering some Russians. As part of an initiative by UEFA, football’s governing body in Europe, footballers from each participating country have created a …
Read More »When will music fans be able to really rock out again, and on what terms? RT’s Boom Bust asks an expert
RT’s Boom Bust talked to Steve Stewart, co-founder and CEO of Vezt, the intellectual property rights marketplace for musicians, to access the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the music industry and find out when the sector will resume its normal course. According to Stewart, the former manager for US …
Read More »Writing music down like Mozart did is ‘white hegemony’, proposed reform of Oxford’s curriculum reportedly claims
One of the most prestigious universities in the UK plans to overhaul its music courses for undergraduates to steer them away from elements of ‘colonialism’ and ‘white supremacy’, the Telegraph reported, citing internal documents. The supposedly problematic parts of the curriculum include the study of musical notation, described as a …
Read More »A sign of forgiveness, or a racist nation? Country music star Morgan Wallen’s album sales soar despite drunken use of the n-word
Just about anyone who has been severely inebriated can tell you that they’ve likely done something that they regret. Granted, that’s part of what makes being drunk so embarrassing. Your inhibitions go out the window and your IQ seems to go down about 30 points, along with any sort of …
Read More »A sign of forgiveness, or a racist nation? Country music star Morgan Wallen’s album sales soar despite drunken use of the n-word
Just about anyone who has been severely inebriated can tell you that they’ve likely done something that they regret. Granted, that’s part of what makes being drunk so embarrassing. Your inhibitions go out the window and your IQ seems to go down about 30 points, along with any sort of …
Read More »In Spotify, music listens to you: streaming platform wins patent to surveil users’ emotions to recommend music
Spotify has received a patent that will allow it to use speech recognition and sound analysis to assess a user’s demographic attributes, determine their emotional state, and even glean insight into their location. The information will be used – hypothetically, at least – to pick the perfect song to play …
Read More »Music service Spotify came to Russia
This waited and waited, but no one had hoped, from July 15 most popular music streaming service has become available in Russia. Library Spotify includes more than 50 million music compositions of Russian and foreign artists, and the number of active users is approaching 300 million. The service will be …
Read More »Music service Spotify came to Russia
This waited and waited, but no one had hoped, from July 15 most popular music streaming service has become available in Russia. Library Spotify includes more than 50 million music compositions of Russian and foreign artists, and the number of active users is approaching 300 million. The service will be …
Read More »Garmin Forerunner 245 Music – best sports watch
Mobile technology is once “killed” watches, but they also “revived” them in the guise of trackers, fitness bands and other smart wearable devices. Now millions of people around the world daily are monitoring the steps and calories burned. Interestingly, for these athletes, these “toys” poorly suited: most such devices are …
Read More »Sberbank will launch its own music service
Sberbank, the largest Bank in Russia, has found a new, uncharacteristic for him a way of earning. While at its offices across Russia growing queues, it develops its own music service. As it became known, from scratch, the savings Bank it will not do – the Bank is looking for …
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