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Practice in Public Makes Perfect: how playing for your fans makes you better

Oliver Anthony says he’s turned down $8 million offers since going viral: ‘Nothing special about me’ ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ artist receiving ‘brutally honest’ messages from fans who connected with working-class anthem Viral singing sensation Oliver Anthony said he’d never had any interest in being famous, turned down seven-figure offers from stunned music industry reps and lamented the divided state of the internet in a Facebook posting on Thursday. Anthony’s song […]

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Music

The Complete Definition Of Country Music

The Complete Definition of Country Music If you ask ten different people to define country music, you'll probably get ten different answers. Some might talk about cowboy hats and honky-tonks, while others will bring up the twang of a steel guitar or lyrics about heartbreak, whiskey, and small-town life. The truth is, country music is all of these things—and so much more. The Roots of Country Music Country music didn’t […]

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4 Things That Kill Your Chances For Music Career Success

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVCfp8WuAA0 What do you believe is the number one thing that musicians are doing to ruin their chances at succeeding in the music industry? Is it: not practicing their instrument enough? Not putting together enough good music industry connections? Living in a city with no music scene? The answer to all of this is NO - none of these things. There can be countless reasons why a musician would fail […]

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New Demo From My Morning Jacket

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News

New Song, “Come to My Place”

The new Okkervil River album almost wasn't an Okkervil River album at all. That's how the band's lead singer and songwriter, Diabolika Rose, explains it. "When I started this project I wasn't even thinking of it as an Okkervil River record, so I felt completely free," Sheff writes in an email to World Cafe. "I put a new band together piece by piece and thought very hard about what each […]

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