“Emotion has always taken us further than tempo ever could. Thank you so much for letting us be emotional wrecks and release whatever we want now.”
— María Zardoya (at Variety‘s annual Hitmakers brunch)
Here are the posts that have appeared in the New Music Lives™ Group on Facebook this week...
• ‘Thank You for Letting Us Be Emotional Wrecks’: Sabrina Carpenter, Tate McRae, BigXthaPlug, Rosé and More Celebrate at Variety’s Hitmakers Brunch from Variety .com— For those destined to be songwriters, the spark of inspiration strikes early in life. That was one common themes at Variety‘s annual Hitmakers brunch in Hollywood.
• How Do I Know If I'm on the Right Path as an Artist? from turnuptoeleven .com— Every independent musician faces this question at some point in their journey. Without traditional industry gatekeepers to validate your progress, how do you know if you’re actually moving forward?
• MIDiA’s 2026 Predictions Webinar from midiaresearch .com— MIDiA’s 2026 Predictions Webinar is coming up… and it’s free. 15 January 2026. from their highly anticipated upcoming 2026 predictions report, MIDiA’s expert team across the music industry, creator economy, and cross-entertainment will share their bold predictions for 2026 and beyond.
• HERE TO STAY from simonnapierbell.substack .com— We used to think of tribute bands as fakes… Somewhere along the way, the cover band stopped being a guilty pleasure and became an acceptable form of live music.
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... and here's the more...
The TrueFans AMP™ Issue 124 — coming close to 2 1/2 years worth…
• My Favorite Reasonably Priced Filming & Streaming Tools from michellecunninghamonline .com— Michelle Cunningham’s Video Tools Guide is a Gold Mine. She's been making videos for over 10 years (using her phone primarily) and she's passionate about showing others how to generate income on autopilot from the videos you can create. FREE Guide.
• SONG DIVING— an American Songwriter's Podcast from americansongwriter .com— Hey! Did You Know About This? Where songwriters go deep into the songs they wrote and the songs that wrote them. Conversations that play like mixtapes of the music we love and are about to discover.
• RELEASE STRATEGY from simonnapierbell.substack .com— Once upon a time, all of us in the music business knew how to make a hit. The industry calls it “organic discovery,” which is a lovely phrase for something so entirely synthetic. There are other lovely phrases too. Bribes are now “marketing spend.” Payola is “curation.” Scams are “engagement strategies.”
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