Musician News

• Three Ways Ariana Grande Made Spotify History This Past Week
  
  Grande is now one of only a few musicians who have seen more than one single reach one billion plays on Spotify.
  Forbes.  Friday, 17 Jan 2020.
• M.I.A. receives an MBE medal that was stitched by her mother
  
  The musician's mother has been making the medals for more than 30 years.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 16 Jan 2020.
• Bruce Springsteen opens up about parenting
  
  "I don't want my kids to have to dig themselves out of my hole," the musician told "CBS This Morning."
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 14 Jan 2020.
• Musician who was sacked from Royal Academy heartbroken after thieves steal bassoon
  
  Heartless thieves snatched two bassoons, a TV and a laptop from the north London home of Francesca Carpos-Young, who won a payout after her sacking for wrongful dismissal.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 14 Jan 2020.
• Musicians On Call brings 'healing power of music' to patients across Chicago
  
  Volunteers for Musicians On Call have performed for more than 5,600 patients, families and caregivers in Chicago over the past two years.
  ABC News.  Monday, 13 Jan 2020.
• Musicians hide themselves - and even their children - inside instrument cases in playing Ghosn craze
  
  Yamaha sounded the note of caution after a woman uploaded a photo of herself in a harp case, and a baby was seen in a guitar case. Carlos Ghosn escaped Japan in an audio equipment box.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 13 Jan 2020.
• Producer known for work with Smashing Pumpkins is Northwestern Medicine's 100th lung transplant recipient
  
  Tommy Lipnick, a sound engineer, producer and musician known for his work with The Smashing Pumpkins, became the 100th lung transplant recipient at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
  ABC News.  Saturday, 11 Jan 2020.
• Neil Peart dead at 67: Slash, Brian Wilson and more stars pay tribute to legendary Rush drummer
  
  Many within the music industry and beyond are taking to social media to pay their respects to the effervescent musician.
  Fox News.  Friday, 10 Jan 2020.
• Neil Peart: Rush drummer dies aged 67
  
  The musician, considered one of rock's greatest ever drummers, had brain cancer.
  BBC News.  Friday, 10 Jan 2020.
• One-Quarter Of All Physical Album Sales In The U.S. In 2019 Were Vinyl
  
  Vinyl is selling better than it has since it first went away...and it's not just older musicians running the show.
  Forbes.  Friday, 10 Jan 2020.
• 1/6/20: CBSN Evening News
  
  Defense Secy: No plans to pull troops out of Iraq; Young girl defies disability to become musician
  CBS News.  Monday, 6 Jan 2020.
• JBL Club headphones are "inspired by touring musicians"
  
  JBL has announced three wireless on or over-ear headphone models that are inspired by touring musicians but designed for everyday use.The JBL Club-series
  Pocket Lint.  Monday, 6 Jan 2020.
• 'She was fierce': Family, friends and fans honour Kelly Fraser at Inuk musician's vigil
  
  Hundreds of supporters gathered around family and friends at The Forks for a vigil for Kelly Fraser, a singer-songwriter from Nunavut who died by suicide on Christmas Eve in Winnipeg.
  CBC News.  Saturday, 4 Jan 2020.
• The Brazilian Guitarist Beloved By Musicians Around The World
  
  As a composer, Guinga's written hits for Brazilian superstars like Elis Regina. As a musician he's set the bar for classical guitarists far beyond his native country.
  NPR.  Saturday, 4 Jan 2020.
• Maren Morris says female musicians 'feel like they have to choose' between touring and starting a family
  
  Maren Morris is refusing to choose between motherhood and touring.
  Fox News.  Tuesday, 31 Dec 2019.

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