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Eurythmics To Release Studio Catalog On Vinyl

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GRAMMY-winning duo set to re-release all eight of their studio albums on vinyl in 2018
Renée Fabian
GRAMMYs
Nov 21, 2017 - 11:21 am

Sweet dreams are made of the Eurythmics re-releasing their entire eight-album catalog on vinyl in 2018.

The GRAMMY-winning duo — comprising Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart — made a name for themselves in the '80s with their groundbreaking electro-pop sound. Now their popular career-spanning output will once again be made available on vinyl between April and October 2018 in three installments.

In The Garden (1981), Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (1983) and Touch (1983) will be released in April; Be Yourself Tonight (1985), Revenge (1986) and Savage (1987) in July; and We Too Are One (1989) and Peace (1999) in October. This is the first time Peace will be made available via vinyl.

"Issuing our out-of-print vinyl albums in 2018 is a great thing because people won't be listening to our music on a cell phone," Stewart told Billboard. "They'll have a record player and speakers and a sound system, like we did when we were growing up. People will buy vinyl records and put them on the turntable and listen to one side at a time, and hear the tracks played in the particular order that we selected."

Not only will 2018 bring celebration for the Eurythmics with their vinyl reissues, but they have also been nominated for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with legendary artists such as Nina Simone, LL Cool J, Bon Jovi, and Radiohead, among others.

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Copyright Royalty Board Increases Streaming Rates, But By How Much?

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The Copyright Royalty Board has announced a portion of their cost of living rate increases for next year
Renée Fabian
GRAMMYs
Nov 29, 2017 - 4:23 pm

In news of interest to artists and other copyright holders, the Copyright Royalty Board has begun announcing new rate determinations to take effect in 2018. The first batch includes slight increases to account for cost of living.

Master recording copyright holders will now receive a rate of $0.0018 for ad-supported, non-subscription music streaming services, up from $0.0017. Performances on paid subscription services will now be worth $0.0023, a slight uptick from $0.0022. In addition, non-commercial webcasters will pay an increased amount of $0.0018 performance.

These rate increases are the first rate determinations announced by the Board. Additional determinations will be announced shortly, which will impact the entire music industry. Royalty rates expected to be impacted include mechanical licenses paid by labels and digital services to publishers and songwriters and the amount of compensation copyright owners receive from SiriusXM and Music Choice.

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How Holiday Music Affects Your Mental Health

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Love it or hate it, there's no doubt holiday music has an impact on our mental health
Renée Fabian
GRAMMYs
Nov 27, 2017 - 12:17 pm

There are generally two kinds of people in this world: Those who love holiday music and those who can't stand it. Regardless of which side of the fence you stand, it turns out science has an explanation.

Scientists tell NBC News it all comes down to your childhood association with holiday music.

"Our response to Christmas songs depends on the association," said Dr. Rhonda Freeman, a clinical neuropsychologist. "Many of us associate this music with childhood and a happy time of presents and traditions and all the specialness that happens around that time of year."

However, on the other side, those who had a difficult childhood or who associate the season with loss find that holiday music brings on more painful associations.

The reason these childhood holiday music impressions have so much power over us even as adults is thatthe prefrontal cortex area of the brain, the rational thinking part of the brain, is still developing in children. As a result, a child's brain is more emotional, and those emotional associations around music stick well past adolescence. 

Because we listen to the same body of holiday music year after year since the time we are small, and tunes like "Silent Night" or "Carol Of The Bells" are designed to elicit an emotional response, it makes complete sense it's hard to get these songs out of our heads and hearts.

So love them or hate them, know you're not alone in your holiday music feels.

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Kickstarter Launches Drip Funding Program For Artists

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Crowd-funding platform launches new ongoing financial support program designed specifically to sustain artists' careers
Renée Fabian
GRAMMYs
Nov 17, 2017 - 11:29 am

As an independent artist, sometimes one of the most stressful parts of the business is waiting for the money to trickle in. Kickstarter thinks it can help by providing a steady Drip of financing for artists using their new platform.

Acquired by the popular crowd-funding platform in 2015, Drip initially began as a project from record label Ghostly International, which envisioned a subscription support system for musicians. On Nov. 15, Kickstarter announced they were relaunching the program for creators of all types, including musicians, writer, artists, filmmakers, and more.

Drip allows creators to set up a hub that gives fans the ability to support artists across their entire body of work, instead of fundraising for one-off projects. Artists on the platform can then offer potential subscribers incentives such as early access to new work or behind-the-scenes details on the creative process as rewards for their ongoing support.

Building on more than $3 billion in pledges to support upward of 100,000 creative projects from 13 million people in the eight years since their launch, Kickstarter hopes Drip will provide artists a new and sustainable way to keep creating their art on their terms.

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UK Music Consumers Gravitate Toward Media You Can Touch

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Research by eBay U.K. reveals a special status for physical media among young people
Philip Merrill
GRAMMYs
Nov 13, 2017 - 2:42 pm

In August a representative sample of British consumers were polled by eBay U.K. and ICM Unlimited to produce "A Guide To Physical Media," a report exploring the meaning of buying physical products in a world transformed by digital. Trends such as Instagram book "shelfies" or "phygital" sales bundles that combine physical with digital instigated this closer look at how traditional "goods" retain special appeal while entertainment is increasingly available on streaming services.

Surprisingly, the report found that young people are responsible for the resurgence in the sales of physical goods. Among U.K. buyers between the ages of 18 and 24, 47 percent bought a CD and 25 percent bought a vinyl record. The Beatles, David Bowie and Pink Floyd have done especially well among collectors, representing buyers' desire to own some of the most meaningful music they listen to.

Whether gift-giving, showing off at home to guests or sharing digital pix of tangible purchases online, young U.K. consumers are proving that real-world things have not outgrown their appeal. This is certainly good news for e-tailers like eBay, but it also raises the thought heading toward the holidays that digital convenience hasn't made the sentimental satisfaction of ownership obsolete.

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