Posted in Analysis, BPI, ERA, News, superfans Spotify’s mantra for radio vs on-demand streaming: ‘Everything linear dies’ The post Serving the Superfans: takeaways from today’s BPI / ERA / Music Ally online insight session appeared first on Music Ally. The artists and fans are the two constants here, it’s just how they are connected and reach each other that has changed,” said Forde.
It’s about an overwhelming love for an artist and their music, and complete identification with that. “That essence of fandom hasn’t really changed that much. He talked about the long history of the superfan, which stretches back to a performance in Paris by Franz Lizt in 1844, which was notorious for provoking fan hysteria. Music Ally’s Eamonn Forde introduced the event by talking about some of the findings from his ‘Serving the Superfans’ report which will be published next week, to follow on from today’s event. Here’s our report of some of the key takeaways. Covid-19 put paid to the in-person plans, so the event was taken online via Zoom. Today was going to be the day for an insight session put on in London by British industry bodies the BPI and ERA in partnership with Music Ally about ‘Serving the Superfans’.
Posted in Fortnite, games, News, Virtual Reality Serving the Superfans: takeaways from today’s BPI / ERA / Music Ally online insight session The post Fortnite ‘Party Royale’ social mode includes ‘main stage’ concert venue appeared first on Music Ally. “It feels like I’m in a Fortnite theme park, obviously within a video game,” is how YouTuber Ali-A described it when taking his viewers on a tour yesterday – complete with a ‘constant performances’ festival-style venue. The perfect space, in other words, to perhaps hold some smaller-scale events with music, film and other entertainment partners, to complement the larger-scale Travis Scott / Marshmello / Star Wars set-pieces hosted within the main Fortnite island. The game’s new mode reinforces that point though. It’s called ‘Party Royale’ and it ditches the killing in favour of non-lethal interactivity: from driving challenges to virtual restaurants, a football pitch, nightclub and cinema to hang out in. “Cosmic Wind” is a record that showcases the bands growth as artists and musicians, and is rooted in themes of transformation and inevitable change.The idea that Fortnite is more than a game, it’s a social network has been floating about for a while – tweens and teens especially have been using it as a virtual space to socialise (and, indeed, watch the odd music concert) for a long time. This year they have released covers of classics “Get Into The Party Life” by Little Beaver and Carly Simon‘s “Why.” This has all led up to their new album “Cosmic Wind” featuring pre – released records “The Wave” featuring Leikeli47 and their newest single “Western World” featuring Wu-Tang Clan‘s own “ Raekwon.” In 2018, LION BABE released singles “Rockets” featuring Moe Moks, “Honey Dew” and “Hit the Ceiling” which was featured on HBO’s hit show “Insecure.” The duo also wrote an original song “Just Me” for Season 3 of “Insecure” which is featured on the show’s soundtrack (curated by Raphael Saadiq.)
They have also performed on TV for the The Soul Train Awards and the Today Show, (where they performed their cover of Tom Jones‘ hit “She’s a Lady,” which was also used for H&M’s global campaign) Jillian also co – wrote and sang “Hourglass” on the Grammy nominated Disclosure album “Caracal.” They are known for their magnetic performances, both at intimate fashion and art parties as well as major festivals like Glastonbury and the main stage at Coachella. They followed with their mix tape “Sun Joint” featuring JunglePussy, Raury and Angel Haze. Since then, the duo has been steadily rising, and have released one LP titled “Begin” (2016 with Universal) including “Wonder Woman” produced by Pharrell Williams, along with “Jump Hi” featuring Childish Gambino. They started with their break out single “Treat Me Like Fire” in 2012, which quickly garnered attention across the globe.
LION BABE blends vintage colors with modern sonics. LION BABE is a New York bred funk and soul duo comprised of multidisciplinary artist Jillian Hervey and producer/DJ Lucas Goodman, (also known as Astro Raw.) The pair are known for their unique sound and look and associate themselves with the term ‘futuristic nostalgia’ to describe their genre.