Sony RCA froze Kelly’s contract about two months ago; and thus the value of his publishing took a huge hit. Radio stations have declined to play his music and Spotify and other on-line portals have put restrictions on his music or deleted it all together.
Media affects the way we think, feel, and behave. Used responsibly, they present unprecedented opportunities for connecting, sharing, and learning.
Viacom absolutely blasted the show across 10 different network channels, drawing a total audience of roughly 6.5 million. Sounds great, except that is 34% lower than the same draw (across 11 channels last year).
Finding your voice as a human being is hard; finding your voice as an artist is even harder.
You have no budget for promotion or marketing.
An artist doesn’t find satisfaction in working toward absolute wisdom and knowing all things about everything, rather, an artist prefers, or should prefer, a limitless ability to learn.
I believed the substance and lyrics that you and Puff gave to me as a child. It led me on a path where I pursued the same things: shiny stuff, money and women.
Although I had to move on, I have NOT forgotten you. I left to find the truth…and bring it back to you.
Metadata is “hidden” data in computer files that “tags” a file with certain identifying information. For example, you may have heard the word used in discussions in the media about metadata associated with digital recordings of phone conversations.
SoundExchange will provide monthly royalties to artists, labels and rights owners signed up to receive electronic payments.