the AMP— POSTED Issue 53

"A great song should lift your heart, warm the soul and make you feel good."― Colbie Caillat

Here's the list of posts in your New Music Lives™ Facebook .ComUnity this week.

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• Six Ways Genre Fusion Can Have a Huge Impact on Your Music Career from hitsongsdeconstructed.com— Genre fusion, the art of blending elements from various musical styles, not only enhances your creative expression, but it can have a profound impact on your career, influencing everything from your creative processes to market success. This guide explores six ways genre fusion can impact your music...

• We Co-Wrote Songs with 4,000 People (Here's What We Learned) from SongTown— In this episode of the SongTown Podcast: Multi-hit songwriters Clay Mills and Marty Dodson have co-written with 4,000 plus people in their careers.

• Three Reasons to Face Your Fear of Creativity from BMI— The most effective creativity is about accepting temporary chaos and a willingness to become a beginner which invariably takes us out of our comfort zones. That being said, the rewards for bravery in the face of these fears are significant. 

• The Leading Ladies of Summer ’24 from Luminate— This summer— forever to be remembered as "Brat Summer"— a trio of female artists took the country by storm and made us all want to drink "Espresso" while dancing at the "Pink Pony Club."

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• Musical Influence Award: Rock Hall Honors Alexis Korner, John Mayall & Big Mama Thornton's Impact On Pop Music from Pollstar News— The blues may not be featured prominently on streaming and sales charts, but true music fans know the genre’s influence on pop music of the past and present...

• To Be Children of Light from NML .comUnity Member johnnyjblair.substack .com— Birthday tribute to Biff Rose, whose Children of Light resonates this election year

• WHAT a STUNNING COVER! Glady's Knight— Help Me Make It Through the Night on YouTube— Classic BBC show from 1970s. Remastered sound and vision in Adobe CC Suite from an original VHS tape.

• Why you don't like the sound of your own voice from TED .com— Your voice is indistinguishable from how other people see you, but your relationship with it is far from obvious. Rébecca Kleinberger studies how we use and understand our voices and the voices of others. She explains why you may not like the sound of your own voice… 

• 4 of the Best Vocal Performances in Classic Rock History from americansongwriter.com— These vocal performances from famous classic rock hits are still memorable today, and will remain memorable for decades more.

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