Noticias

De Joseito Fernández a Celia Cruz, los versos del Poeta José Martí han servido de gran inspiración para la música popular de Cuba. Todos alguna vez han escuchado y tal vez cantado el coro de “Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera…” que inmortalizó la cantante cubana, Celia Cruz, pero la versión que ella interpretó en sus presentaciones así como en las grabaciones discográficas corresponden a la inspirada en los versos del poeta, José […]

“I do think U2 pushes out the boat on embarrassment" Bono has spoken of his dislike of U2‘s name, most of their songs and his own singing voice. During an appearance on the Awards Chatter podcast (via The Times), the frontman explained that he turns off the radio when the group’s tracks are played because he can’t listen to his vocals. He also claimed that he had only learnt how […]

At 70, the singer-songwriter who has always been unafraid of difficult subjects is releasing a final album, “The Light at the End of the Line”   On a recent morning, Janis Ian spoke expansively from her work space in Florida about a 50-year career marked by literary lyrics, social activism and major hits. Just one subject brought her up short. When pondering younger artists who’ve publicly cited her as an […]

In a year with little touring, acts who scored megadeals offstage ended up on top. A booming market for music rights means many earned more than they did pre-pandemic — especially aging rockers Of all the supposedly “pandemic-proof” jobs out there, here’s a surprising one: rock star. The world’s 10 highest-paid musicians of 2021 raked in a combined $2.3 billion, more than double what they were making on an annual […]

En el libro, la musicóloga Eileen Karmy aborda el caso de la Sociedad Musical de Socorros Mutuos y el Sindicato Profesional de Músicos, revelando las discusiones, demandas, acciones y propuestas de los artistas entre 1893 y1940. El texto también arroja luces respecto de cómo la precariedad laboral se ha mantenido a lo largo de los años en el sector cultural.   Entre conversaciones con músicos de cumbia y tango de […]

La taxonomía de la música popular ha ayudado a construir también nuestras identidades. Son las que nos definen como rockeros, punks, metaleros, poperos, y nos diferencian, aparentemente, de los otros como una tribu de macacos.    La música popular contemporánea se ha definido por las etiquetas que le ha impuesto la industria discográfica, los medios de comunicación y sobre todo los escuchas a nuestras canciones favoritas. Las clasificaciones de géneros […]

In March 2020, Angelique Kidjo was set to headline at Carnegie Hall to celebrate her upcoming 60th birthday and commemorate the 60th anniversary of 17 sub-Saharan countries gaining their independence from Europe. Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic forced the West African singer and activist to delay the show indefinitely and ponder her next steps to stay encouraged. “I sat in my living room in New York completely disgusted,” Kidjo, 61, said. […]

The Library of Congress said Thursday that Richie will receive the national library's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. He will be bestowed the prize at an all-star tribute in Washington, D.C., on March 9. “This is truly an honor of a lifetime, and I am so grateful to be receiving the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song,” Richie said in a statement. “I am proud to be joining all the other […]