Catalog valuations have shot up in recent years. In 2021, investors paid multiples equivalent to around 22 times the net publisher’s share of royalties—a standard industry measure of income—up from 11 times in 2015, data from investment bank Shot Tower Capital shows. - The Wall Street Journal
Randall Kline was the driving force behind the opening of the $64 million SFJazz Center at Franklin and Fell streets, which opened its doors in 2013 as one of the only major venues in the country devoted to jazz programming. - San Francisco Chronicle
David Patrick Stearns looks at "a monumental new collection of artifacts by Jewish artists and musicians" titled Our Will to Live: The Terezín Music Critiques of Viktor Ullmann, Illustrations by Terezín Artists. - The Philadelphia Inquirer
"What does the future sound like? In the early 20th century, one answer rang out from Luigi Russolo's intonarumori — lever-operated machines designed to pop, sough, shriek, and shock. Peter Tracy explores the sensory, spiritual, and political affinities and ambitions behind Italian Futurism's radical new music." - The Public Domain Review
The streaming giant said 52,600 artists earned more than $10,000 (£7,500) from Spotify in 2021. Of those, 130 were paid more than $5m (£3.8m) over the last 12 months. - BBC
The Louisville Orchestra Creators Corps will employ and house multiple full-time composers, called "creators," to represent all musical genres. In return, the creators will regularly present new music for both the Louisville Orchestra and the community. - Louisville Courier-Journal
"It's difficult music to score. The performer has to truly feel my music, physically, before they can perform it. ... When other people want to do my work, I insist that they work closely with me or members of my ensemble before they even start." - The Guardian
"Modern digital storage is still expensive and data and audio/video can be lost when older websites are no longer technologically supported, when links become corrupted, when budgets run out, when new technology renders older storage systems obsolete, and much more." - San Francisco Classical Voice
"Try to imagine a mashup between a communist Kraftwerk and an authoritarian Abba." Classic "hits" include "Let's Defend Socialism", "Peace Is On Our Bayonet", "Longing for the General", "Pyongyang Cold Noodles Are the Best", and "Potato Pride". - Mental Floss
Revenues surged by 18.5% to $25.9bn (£19.5bn) in 2021, the highest level since records began in the 1990s. The growth was driven by streaming, with 523 million paid subscribers, up from 443 million in 2020. - BBC
Mya Bishop first launched her petition earlier this week, which has already received over 10,000 signatures, asking the public to "urge" the college to "cancel the play." - Newsweek
"Theories abound as to why non-commercial 'Classical 89.9' WDAV Charlotte suddenly went to No. 1 in Nielsen's January survey. Here are the numbers behind the improbable victory." - Inside Radio
On Friday, Universal's 10:22PM label said it paid $360,817 to purchase Bored Ape #5537 - a female character now known as Manager Noët All, to lead the group it founded in November called Kingship. - Reuters
"The voice is the oldest musical instrument of all – and the most complicated. At root it is just an exhaled breath, the noise made when the air rising up from the lungs vibrates against the glottis." The noise paused by COVID, and perhaps, cautiously, resuming. - The Guardian (UK)
