News you may have missed! (3/28/21)
How much selling 6 million albums gets you + 'Behind the Music' reboot + A viral TikTok video selling as NFT for $500K
News you may have missed
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Korn, Foo Fighters, 311 and more contributing gear to Roadie Relief Auction
Lots of good stuff available in this auction.
Rock memorabilia collectors, listen up, as some of your favorite rock bands are contributing items to raise funds for the Roadie Relief organization. In this time of need, members of Foo Fighters, Korn, Faith No More, 311, KISS, Ghost, Fever 333 and Bon Jovi are among those chipping in to lend a helping hand.
During the pandemic, the Roadie Relief organization has done its best to help provide funding for live crew workers who have been out of work during touring shutdown. Their latest fundraiser includes an auction set up in coordination with 32 Auctions that will help provide for those in need.
This new auction is currently live and will remain so through April 14.
You can view the auction here.
Music industry revenue hits highest figure since 2002 at $21 billion
The recorded music industry made the most money in nearly two decades last year with a revenue of $21.6 billion.
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s (IFPI) annual Global Music Report revealed that revenues grew by 7.4 per cent. Acts including BTS, Taylor Swift, Drake, Billie Eilish and The Weekend have helped boost sales.
As per the report, more than 443 million people now pay for a music streaming subscription, meaning that 102 million people signed up for a new account in 2020 compared to 85 million in 2019 and 79 million in 2018…
…The report also revealed that streaming platforms including Spotify and Apple Music accounted for 62.1 per cent of all revenues, reaching $13.4 billion.
How much selling 6 million albums gets you + 'Behind the Music' reboot + A viral TikTok video selling as NFT for $500K
Bailey, John and I are back bringing you Episode 30 of The All Punked Up Podcast. In this episode, the boys and I talk about MTV announcing the reboot of the classic docuseries 'Behind The Music' while sharing what bands they hope to see on future episodes.
Musicians around the world held protests outside of Spotify offices to continue the ongoing “Justice at Spotify” campaign which pushes for a 1 cent per stream payout. After the protests, Spotify launched a new site, Loud & Clear, to increase transparency and shed light on the complicated economics of music streaming. We discuss both of these things while sharing our opinions on each. You may or may not agree with us, but that's ok.
This leads into the three of us discussing the recent Chevelle news that guitarist and vocalist Pete Loeffler shared. Apparently, Chevelle sold over 6 million albums and saw $0 as a result. What the f***?!
Finally, remember that viral TikTok video that saw that one dude skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" while drinking Ocean Spray? Well, he's selling that video as an NFT for $500K, but there's a major caveat.
All of this and much more in this episode of The All Punked Up Podcast. So go ahead. Just push play. Oh, and smash that follow button. That's what the kids say, right?
You can listen to this episode here.
Other notable news
Black Veil Brides are unplugging for free virtual 2021 acoustic tour (Alt Press)
New Rob Zombie Album Cracks Billboard Top 10, No. 1 Album Sales (Loudwire)
All Time Low’s ‘Dear Maria, Count Me In’ Has Been Certified 2x Platinum In The US (Rock Sound)
Punk in the Park announces fall dates w/ NOFX, Pennywise, more (BrooklynVegan)
SXSW announces 2022 in-person dates (BrooklynVegan)
Billie Joe Armstrong’s Pinhead Gunpowder to reissue entire discography on vinyl (NME)
‘Umbrella Academy’ star Aidan Gallagher interviews Gerard Way in new series (Alt Press)
Weezer Giving 'OK Human' Album Live Debut With Orchestra (Loudwire)
Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Goes Diamond With 10 Million US Sales (Loudwire)
Metallica's Kirk Hammett to Play on New Santana Album (Loudwire)
Jimmy Eat World releasing "555" comic book, co-written by Jim Adkins (BrooklynVegan)
The Maine’s John O’Callaghan guests on The Wasting Time Podcast
Judge sees no evidence that Soundgarden are withholding royalties from Vicky Cornell (NME)
Over 300 songwriters write open letter to record labels calling for fair payment (NME)
We Came As Romans Have Announced The Details Of A ‘To Plant A Seed’ Album Livestream (Rock Sound)
Gun-Owning Musicians Speak on Gun Control After Mass Shootings (Loudwire)
Dave Grohl Was Afraid He Ripped Off Sonic Youth With 'Everlong' (Loudwire)
Corpse Paint Facial Masks Are the Latest Thing for Skincare (CoS)
Music venues after a year of lockdown: “We’re not safe yet – we’re on the edge” (NME)
UK vinyl spending set to overtake CDs for first time since 1980s (NME)
New songs and videos out this week
Meet Me @ The Altar celebrate women in new rock anthem “Hit Like A Girl”
Papa Roach share music video for new version of ‘Broken As Me’
All Time Low released a new song called “Once in a Lifetime”
The Offspring share music video for “Let the Bad Times Roll”
12 songs All Punked Up was digging this week
If All Punked Up made an album for this past week, these are the songs that would be included on it. This week we honor women in the scene!
“Hit Like a Girl” — Meet Me @ The Altar
“Hell Yes” — Alkaline Trio
“Once in a Lifetime” — All Time Low
“Joel & Clementine” — Passionflower
“Let the Bad Times Roll” — The Offspring
“Misplaced Memories” — MxPx
“Inside I’m Dying” — Go:Audio
“Nowhere Generation” — Rise Against
“Sticky” — The Maine
“MONTERO (call me by your name)” — Lil Nas X
“All You Are Is History” — State Champs
“Eyes Closed” — Bearings
If you’re interested in listening to this “album”, we’ve got the playlist created over on Spotify here. Feel free to give it a listen. Maybe go ahead and just subscribe to the playlist while you’re at it. This same playlist will be updated weekly with new songs.
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