jason hirschhorn's @MusicREDEF: 06/09/2022 - Music & Memory, Fighting for Streaming Market Share, Killer Mike, Kelly Clarkson, Fantastic Negrito...

Kellyoke is a utopian place beyond the limiting logic of rockism and crotchety arguments that people stopped writing decent songs after [insert your arbitrary year here]. Kellyoke believes that 'Jolene' can (and should!) coexist with 'High Horse,' 'Edge of Seventeen' with 'Dancing on My Own.' In a time of algorithmically controlled taste, Clarkson... is making an... argument that each of these compositions belongs in the modern pop songbook. Open in browser Thursday June 09, 2022 Karaoke queen Kelly Clarkson on her own TV show, April 2022. Her "Kellyoke" EP is out today on Atlantic. (Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal/Getty Images) quote of the day "Kellyoke is a utopian place beyond the limiting logic of rockism and crotchety arguments that people stopped writing decent songs after [insert your arbitrary year here]. Kellyoke believes that 'Jolene' can (and should!) coexist with 'High Horse,' 'Edge of Seventeen' with 'Dancing on My Own.' In a time of algorithmically controlled taste, Clarkson... is making an... argument that each of these compositions belongs in the modern pop songbook." - Lindsay Zoladz, "The Daily Revelations of Kellyoke" rantnrave:// You Must Remember This One way to get a hauntingly clear picture of how deeply music is wired into our brains, hearts and souls is to spend time with someone with dementia. Like my mother, a bright, well-read, confident, curious woman who's at a point in her journey where her short-term memory is all but non-existent and her long-term memory is a confusion fog that blends reality and fiction, recent events and long-ago ones, people she knew and people she didn't. She communicates in short loops that sometimes spiral out in random improvisations and other times spin endlessly in place like a lock groove on a vinyl record. I asked her a few days ago to think of the highest number she could. "A hundred twenty-four," she said. My new favorite number. But name a song from her childhood or a long-forgotten advertising jingle, or start humming something, and she'll jump right in, with no confusion and, it seems, no anxiety. And she'll generally get it right. Words, melodies, everything. Mom always loved music—SINATRA is by far her favorite—but I have no memory of her ever actively playing a record or tape (that was dad's job), and I'm not sure I ever heard her singing anything besides "Happy Birthday," and she couldn't hardly hold even that simple tune. A family of singers, we were not. But now, deep in dementia, she's fearless in her singing, and weirdly accurate. Verses and choruses from decades and decades ago refuse to abandon her like everything else has, and she refuses to abandon them. They transcend a space that almost nothing else has transcended. That's what music does. The relationship of music and memory has long been understood. Music triggers emotions. Emotions trigger memory. We feel the music that moves us and we store it forever. "Music," TONY HO TRAN writes in a Daily Beast piece about a music-therapy startup called LUCID, "can invoke a whole tapestry of feelings, and the effects of a single song can be felt throughout a lifetime, with every repeated listen." In Alzheimer's patients, neurologist BORNA BONAKDARPOUR tells him, "the areas in the brain that are involved with music processing are the areas that go last. People lose verbal memory first, visual memory next, and really near the end is musical memory." We're wired to hold onto songs and symphonies. Dementia music therapy is a growing field, and Lucid is using artificial intelligence to build personalized playlists that potentially could help people with anxiety as well as those with dementia, and which might be able to reach far more patients than therapists currently can. Music as a pharmaceutical. I'm rooting for the technology for the obvious personal reasons, but also because of what the company's work says not only about dementia and memory, but about music itself and why we hold onto music so dearly. We hold on because we have, literally, no choice. Rest in Peace CHRISSIE DICKINSON, musician, multimedia artist and rock and country critic for the Chicago Reader, Chicago Tribune, Journal of Country Music and others... Model PASHA BLEASDELL, who starred in several music videos including Nelly's "Hot in Herre"... FRANK URSOLEO, founder and president of the reissue label Iconoclassic Records. - Matty Karas (@troubledoll), curator the fundamental things apply Music Business Worldwide The major labels face an uphill battle for music streaming market share. Here's how they might fight back By Tim Ingham The majors and Merlin have lost 10% of market share on Spotify in the past four years. What are they going to do about it? Billboard Spotify Lays Out Roadmap to Higher Margins: Here's the Plan By Glenn Peoples The company's investor day presentation detailed a plan to reach $100 billion annual income leaning on podcasts, audiobooks and music marketing. Tidal Dyana Williams: 'My Love Letter to Black Music' By Dyana Williams and Shaun Brady The Mother of Black Music Month reflects on the history and meaning of the essential celebration she co-created. The Daily Beast This Music-Powered Digital Drug Could Treat Alzheimer's By Tony Ho Tran Music can invoke a whole tapestry of feelings, and the effects of a single song can be felt throughout a lifetime, with every repeated listen. That's the case even when we're suffering from some of the most debilitating illnesses that lay waste to our very mind. The Bitter Southerner Killer Mike's More Perfect Union By Christina Lee Rapper Michael Render, better known as Killer Mike, leans on the wisdom of family, mentors, and the Dalai Lama to inform his wisdom and activism. The New York Times The Daily Revelations of Kellyoke By Lindsay Zoladz Kelly Clarkson has covered more than 500 songs on her syndicated daytime series. The segments are one of the last predictably good things on network TV. Complex The YSL Indictment Exemplifies Atlanta's Predatory Justice System By Andre Gee Young Thug and Gunna's YSL indictment is the latest example of hip-hop on trial. Here's what it symbolizes about the predatory justice system in Atlanta. Billboard Why Were So Many Oldies Made Hits Again by New Syncs During One Five-Year Period -- And Why Is It Finally Happening Again Now? By Andrew Unterberger With old songs made new hits by 'The Batman' and 'Stranger Things,' the big sync chart bump is officially back. But why had it mostly been gone for the last 30 years? Jezebel Going to No. 1 on iTunes Isn't the Big Achievement It Sounds Like By Rich Juzwiak In some cases, artists and fans spin a paltry number of downloads into headlines and bragging rights. iHeartRadio Questlove Supreme: Wayne Shorter By Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and Wayne Shorter Questlove Supreme interviews a true living legend of sound. Wayne Shorter tells Team Supreme about his time with Weather Report, The Jazz Messengers, and Miles Davis. Wayne also speaks about his earliest music memories and his draw to Buddhism. as time goes by Pitchfork TikTok Is Turning Music Marketing Into a Labyrinthian Game By Cat Zhang Is the fight between artists and labels over the necessity of TikTok popularity real, or is there something more convoluted going on here? Los Angeles Times How creating a playlist kickstarted the writing of 'The Girl From Plainville' By Tim Greiving Liz Hannah tackled the dark 'manslaughter by text' case with sonic inspirations. The New York Times Tree Rings Shed Light on a Stradivarius Mystery By Katherine Kornei Analyses of 17th-century stringed instruments suggest that a young Antonio Stradivari might have apprenticed with a particular craftsman. NPR Fantastic Negrito's new music explores his 18th century ancestors' forbidden love By Ailsa Chang, Noah Caldwell and Kathryn Fox The new album from Fantastic Negrito, "White Jesus Black Problems," tells the true story of two of his ancestors who defied the laws of colonial Virginia to be together. Okayplayer How R&B Allows Black Women To Express Their Sexuality By Nia Coats R&B allows Black women to explore a part of themselves that is often too taboo to touch on, in both subtle and unsubtle ways.  Penny Fractions Music's Future is Here: It's Called Streaming (Part 1) By David Turner The record industry's primary source of revenue isn't reliant on a hit record or song in the way it's traditionally been understood. People just need to hold a desire to listen to any music, not be pushed to a store to get the new no. 1 record, as was the case throughout most of the 20th and even 21st century. Chicago Reader Soul singer Ruby Andrews makes a career change By Bill Dahl As soul singer Ruby Andrews returns to the Chicago Blues Festival, she's also running the label she put on the map with her 1960s hits. Technomaterialism Needle spiking: how misinformation and fear mongering pose a challenge to harm reduction The needle spiking moral panic and the misinformation surrounding it are contributing to fear mongering and a climate of social anxiety which poses a challenge to harm reduction, and does a disservice to survivors. The Tennessean Country music's women get the play they're due in new book 'Her Country' By Matthew Leimkuehler An interview with author Marissa Moss about 'Her Country,' a book on country music's leading women. Guitar World Jack White: 'I'm the proudest I've been in my life of my guitar playing. There are places I've never gone before... techniques I thought I wasn't capable of doing' By Joe Bosso As two new solo albums illustrate the breadth of his art, Jack White explains why he believes he's reaching a new peak as a guitarist. Vulture How Kenny Loggins Cut 'Footloose' By Kenny Loggins It involved broken ribs, a failed "Flashdance" audition, and a songwriting session in a laundry room. what we're into Music of the day "Happier Than Ever" Kelly Clarkson Billie Eilish cover from "Kellyoke." Music | Media SUBSCRIBE Suggest a link "REDEF is dedicated to my mother, who nurtured and encouraged my interest in everything and slightly regrets the day she taught me to always ask 'why?'" Jason Hirschhorn CEO & Chief Curator HOME | ABOUT | SETS | PRESS Redef Group Inc. LA - NY - Everywhere Copyright ©2021 UNSUBSCRIBE or MANAGE MY SUBSCRIPTION