All About Jazz

Record Labels Still Have the Upper Hand in Talks with Spotify Served as Source in this Report by Blueshift Research, March 20, 2019 Does Spotify have the leverage to get lower royalty rates or a bigger share of music label ad budgets? Order the report here. 

Ace of Clubs Internet-based fan sites offer irresistible perks, big sales Linda Deckard, Venues Today, February 28, 2006 Hiring Ed Micone, formerly with Radio City Entertainment, is just another step in an aggressive growth pattern adopted by UltraStar Entertainment LLC, an Internet fan club facilitator and marketer co-founded by David Bowie eight years ago.  UltraStar…

Fans visit David Bowie pop-up in New York USA Today via Associated Press, October 25, 2021 A David Bowie pop-up shop has opened in New York’s SoHo district as part of the late icon’s 75th birthday celebrations. For the next three months, Bowie fans can visit the New York pop-up and another in London.

Inside David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ Instagram Series ‘Unbound’ by Mike Ayers in the Wall Street Journal, February 25, 2016 …“Unbound” debuts on InstaMiniSeries, an account created in 2014 by New York City-based actress and producer Nikki Borges and Amanda De La Nuez. The goal of the series is to tell short stories utilizing Instagram’s video abilities…

The results have been tabulated and published for the 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Poll, which I am so happy to be part of. I do not rank albums, I only provide an unranked list, which is allowed in the submissions. This year I only submitted in the New Jazz Albums category. That said, all…

Lyte Secures $33 Million In Additional Funding by Francisco Rendon on Pollstar.com, December 17, 2020 Lyte has made the most of 2020 and has secured $33 million in Series B funding from investors including Chamath Palihapitiya’s Social Capital, Quincy Jones and Rocketship VC. Lyte is a ticketing technology platform that allows fans to swiftly return…