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the AMP— POSTED Issue 69

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PAUL SAUNDERS
February 08, 2025

"I told myself that if I ever won a Grammy and got to stand up here before the most powerful people in music, I would demand that labels in the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a livable wage and health care, especially to developing artists. I got signed so young— I got signed as a minor. When I got dropped, I had zero job experience under my belt, and like most people, I had… quite a difficult time finding a job in the pandemic and [could not] afford insurance. It was devastating to feel so committed to my art and feel so betrayed by the system and dehumanized. If my label had prioritized it, I could have been provided care for a company I was giving everything to. Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a livable wage and health insurance and protection.”
— Chappell Roan at the 2025 Grammys

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

• CHAPPELL ROAN Wins BEST NEW ARTIST | 2025 GRAMMYs from youtube .com— You’ve got to Watch CHAPPELL ROAN's acceptance speech as she accepts the GRAMMY for BEST NEW ARTIST at the 2025 GRAMMYs. 

• Recognizing Black and African American Excellence from Luminatedata .com— Black History Month is an annual period of remembrance and celebration, and we at Luminate are looking forward to this year's Black History Month theme: “African Americans and Labor.”

• “When I came up with the guitar part, Krist looked at me and said, ‘That is so ridiculous’”. from musicradar .com.—  It defined the '90s, yet Nirvana’s biggest anthem started out as a self-confessed rip-off. It was written to be the ultimate pop song, and with over two billion streams, the legacy of Nirvana’s most popular cut endures

in partnership with Mike Goodrich, Your Inner Singer

for Singer Songwriters: Confidence Comes from Competence

Mike Goodrich has helped 1000's of singers and more than 100 voice teachers in his 30+ year career. Working with individual stars like Mike Myers, Dakota Fanning, Andy Garcia, and 2 Time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster… Industry leaders such as SONY, MCA, MGM and DreamWorks… And coaching Broadway clients from Hamilton, The Rocky Horror Show, Phantom, Rent, Les Miz, Annie and many more… Mike has impacted individual careers and theatrical productions all around the world. He’s been a featured speaker at the Learning Annex in Los Angeles and a regular contributor to BackStage in both New York and Los Angeles with his Vocalease column. Michael was also an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California.

Mike is the innovative coach-creator of the Inner Singer and the leading-edge vocal improvement process MTP— Mindset, Technique and Performance, that is transforming how voice learning is taught. He’s the creator of numerous courses and coaching programs, and the highly acclaimed Inner Singer podcast.

Mike offers a variety of courses in addition to his sought-after one-on-one private coaching sessions. You can learn about them here mikegoodrich.com and be sure to sign up for his newsletter. 

Mike’s Inner Singer Podcasts delivered every week on Monday. Each episode focuses on developing and strengthening your conscious and unconscious beliefs, programming, patterns and habits into ones that support and accelerate all your singing skills and competencies.  

... and here's the more...

… and more of the story in the AMP 80 out Wednesday, February 5th.

• The Grammys Confirm that Rock is (nearly) Dead Now and Then… and Apparently Forever. from queenkwong.substack .com— The Rolling Stones won Best Rock Album, and The Beatles took home Best Rock Performance. 

• Grammys 2025 Winners List: Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Chappell Roan and More Gift Article from nytimes .com— A complete rundown of the artists, albums, songs and videos that took home trophies at the 67th annual awards.

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