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Tag: Music
How Minneapolis made Prince
Prince did not come of age in a vacuum. He was raised within the sonic landscape of a city that had a rich tradition of musical education, experimentation and innovation.
Music Education’s Race Issue
Ewell pointed to the widely acknowledged white supremacy of music analyst Heinrich Schenker’s work, questioning why Schenkerian analysis remains central in most university music programs.
Yeezus saves: Kanye West, hip hop and the language of slavery
West’s lyrics range from “I see the blood on the leaves”, harkening back to Billie Holiday’s Strange Fruit on the lynching of black men to “like them black kids in…
‘Big Brother Naija’: Nigeria’s unlikely public relations campaign?
Thanks to a strict ‘Nigerian songs only’ rule on such a popular show, Nigeria’s music industry always had a continental promotional outlet. Millions of African BBNaija viewers are frequently exposed…
Michael Jackson – there’s no Xscape from posthumous pop
Elvis Presley has had hundreds of releases since his death and more recently the Amy Winehouse estate and others have started down the posthumous release path.
Scott Walker has gone but his voice will drift with us into the twilight
Scott Walker has gone but his voice will drift with us into the twilight
Michael Jackson: in life he was the King of Pop – in death could he have set a legal precedent?
Michael Jackson: in life he was the King of Pop – in death could he have set a legal precedent?
Don’t ban Michael Jackson’s music – talk about the accusations
Don’t ban Michael Jackson’s music – talk about the accusations
How Prince’s quest for complete artistic control changed the music industry forever
Prince spent the last decade of his life fighting other areas of the music industry to ensure that his creative works were protected. In 2007, Prince and Universal Music sued…
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