Familiar tunes from Tiffany (“I Think We’re Alone Now”), ABBA (“Fernando”), Michael Jackson (“Rockin’ Robin”), the Psychedelic Furs (“Pretty in Pink”) and Yello (“Oh Yeah”) help enliven the soundtrack to the just-released fifth season of Netflix’s Stranger Things, the first volume of which is out now digitally from Legacy Recordings. As expected for a show […]
This is a new ongoing series about the business of music with a SPIN twist. There’s a new headliner in the music business, and it’s not on stage. It’s in the wings, in a tailored suit, with a checkbook bigger than the tour budget. Over the last decade, the most unexpected disruptor in music hasn’t […]
On Tuesday morning, the Recording Academy revealed the full slate of nominations for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. Over the past few tumultuous years, the Recording Academy has overseen changes in leadership and nominating procedures, with one more twist being announced just this morning before the nominations were unveiled: the Big Four general field categories […]