Music industry
A vinyl record by The Verve plays on a turntable, Thursday, May 27, 2021, in Falmouth, Maine. The COVID-19 pandemic benefitted record store owners who saw a surge in sales. That's good news for the indie record stores ahead of Record Store Day on Saturday, June 12. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Vinyl records surge during pandemic, keeping sales spinning

By David Sharp Jun. 08, 2021 12:51 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2019, file photo, singer Blake Shelton speaks in the press room after winning single of the year award for "God's Country" at the 53rd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The CMA will provide 4 million meals in cities with large populations of musicians and music industry professionals in partnership with Feeding America, and will also launch a donation challenge to fund additional meals through its MICS Covid-19 initiative Monday, May 10, 2021. Shelton said he is proud to be part of the initiative and drumming up more support to raise funds for the food banks. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Blake Shelton joins drive to help feed out-of-work musicians

By Glenn Gamboa May. 10, 2021 10:12 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 25, 2019, file photo, Neil Young performs at the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival at Napa Valley Expo in Napa, Calif. Young has become the latest artist to strike gold with his song catalog. The Hipgnosis Songs Fund, a British investment company, announced that it had acquired a 50 percent stake in Young's catalog of some 1,180 songs that include "Heart of Gold," "Rockin’ in the Free World" and "Cinnamon Girl." (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
Neil Young becomes latest artist to sell stake in his songs

By David Bauder Jan. 06, 2021 02:04 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2012, file photo, Bob Dylan performs in Los Angeles. Universal Music Publishing Group is buying legendary singer Bob Dylan’s entire catalog of songs. The company said Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, that the deal covers 600 song copyrights including “Blowin’ In The Wind,” “The Times They Are a-Changin’,” and “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door,” “Tangled Up In Blue." (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
The Dylan catalog, a 60-year rock 'n' roll odyssey, is sold

By David Bauder Dec. 07, 2020 12:55 PM EST

FILE - This April 29, 2015 file photo shows from left, Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald, John McFee and Pat Simmons of the Doobie Brothers after receiving the ASCAP Voice of Music Award at the 32nd Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Los Angeles. The band will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, joined by Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails and T-Rex. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
It was all a dream: Whitney, B.I.G. inducted into Rock Hall

By Mesfin Fekadu Nov. 07, 2020 06:00 AM EST

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs at a subway station in Montreal on Dec. 8, 2018, from left, music director Christoph Eschenbach opens The Philadelphia Orchestra's 104th season on Sept. 17, 2003, music director James Conlon, appears in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2006, and music director Alexander Pereira appears at the opening season gala of the Milan's La Scala opera theater in Italy on Dec. 7, 2014. The San Francisco Conservatory of Music announced Tuesday that it had purchased Opus 3 Artists, which represents about 250 musicians and attractions, a group that include conductors Barenboim, Conlon, Eschenbach and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP, left, and AP Photos)
San Francisco Conservatory buys Opus 3 Artists agency

By Ronald Blum Oct. 20, 2020 01:24 PM EDT

Maine music venues try to save themselves in pandemic

Sep. 06, 2020 12:01 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Operators of Maine music clubs and music industry professionals have formed a grassroots alliance and launched a $500,000 fundraising...

This artist rendering released by Live Nation shows the set up for Live Nation's “Live from the Drive-In,” concert series taking place July 10-12. (Live Nation via AP)
Amid pandemic, Live Nation announces drive-in concert series

By Mesfin Fekadu Jun. 22, 2020 08:06 AM EDT

In this June 12, 2020 photo, Sri Lankan entrepreneur Nishantha Abeyrathne, right, checks a paddle sink that is made at his workshop in Paththanduwana village in Sri Lanka. Abeyrathne’s company seized upon an opportunity when factories in Sri Lanka were allowed to reopen; the government required owners to install sinks so employees could wash their hands, and Abeyrathne designed one with a foot paddle so workers wouldn’t have to touch the faucet. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Pandemic gives businesses lessons in survival, innovation

By Joyce M. Rosenberg Jun. 18, 2020 11:33 AM EDT

FILE - This Oct. 9, 2014 file photo shows The Eli Young Band performing during halftime of an NFL football game in Houston. The band will perform as part of the Concert in Your Car series at the new Texas Rangers stadium ,Globe Life Field, in Arlington, Texas starting June 4. (AP Photo/Patric Schneider, File)
Socially distant concerts signal a reopening for live music

By Kristin M. Hall May. 19, 2020 11:46 AM EDT

This image released by Universal Pictures shows LaKeith Stanfield, left, and Issa Rae in a scene from the film "The Photograph." The fourth season of Rae's show“Insecure,” premieres Sunday on HBO. (Universal Pictures via AP)
Issa Rae balances busy, booked career as 'Insecure' returns

By Mesfin Fekadu Apr. 09, 2020 02:00 PM EDT

This combination photo shows Alesso, left, at Spotify's Best New Artists Party on Jan. 25, 2018, in New York and Liam Payne at the Brit Awards in London, Feb. 20, 2019. The coronavirus has halted many plans in the music industry but it didn't stop Grammy-nominated DJ-producer Alesso and former One Direction singer Payne from filming a music video for the new dance song "Midnight," released on Wednesday. (AP Photo)
Stuck at home, Alesso and Liam Payne still film music video

By Mesfin Fekadu Apr. 08, 2020 12:21 AM EDT