A Journal of Musical Things

1 day ago | ajournalofmusicalthings.com | Alan Cross

Here in North America, we have a very short outdoor touring season, so if an artist wants to make enough money to sustain themselves over the rest of the year, they have to get out and play live. But with so many artists on the road and with concert ticket budgets tightening, it’s unrealistic to expect fans to pay full price. Live Nation is very aware of this, especially when it comes to putting bums in seats in the amphitheatres they own.

1 day ago | ajournalofmusicalthings.com | Alan Cross

First came the Boomers, followed by Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z. The newest up-and-comers are Gen Alpha, those born between 2010 and 2024 (i.e. those between 1 and 16 years old). And like their ancestors, Gen Alpha is into music. How they consume music may surprise you. A manufacturing company called Key Productions Group commissioned a study that involved 2,000 respondents, This is what they found.

1 day ago | ajournalofmusicalthings.com | Alan Cross

Used in the right way, music is medicine. Music therapy is a highly effective way of treating many different maladies. And in many cases, no prescription is required. Apple Music has teamed up with Univeral Music Group for a new collection of specially composed music for a variety of uses: Maintaining focus while working or studying, relaxation, and sleep. All the tracks on these playlists were created by teams of scientists, composers, producers, and engineers at a company called Sollos.

1 day ago | ajournalofmusicalthings.com | Alan Cross

Vinyl’s sales lead over CDs increased last week. Here are the latest figures courtesy of Luminate.

1 day ago | ajournalofmusicalthings.com | Alan Cross

The prosecution continued to lay out their case with more questioning of Diddy’s ex, Cassie Ventura. The jury was shown the unedited version of Diddy’s attack on Cassie in the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel in 2016 when she tried to escape one of his “freak off” events. WARNING: This is pretty disturbing. Cassie also testified how Diddy forced women into sex parties that lasted for days. Videos taken at the party were used as blackmail, including against Cassie.