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Von Artists welcomes aboard direct. Andrea Del Principe is an award-winning Italian pop-opera tenor and producer. He is often billed in promotional materials and live concert tours as an "internationally acclaimed platinum recording Tenor," performing classical, Broadway, and pop repertoires globally. Formerly with Rip Vines Records Inc.Born in Turin, Italy, in 1975, he grew up with a deep passion for singing, sparked at age four when he sang along to records of Gigli and Enrico Caruso. Classically trained and internationally road tested.

"Spotify's position is certainly a long way from actively identifying AI-generated music and giving users an option to filter it out. 'It is a difficult – borderline existential – balancing act for Spotify,' says Robert Prey, who studies streaming platforms at Oxford University's Internet Institute. Spotify is trying to avoid value judgments about how music is created, but risks eroding trust among listeners, artists and the wider industry if it fails to offer enough transparency, he explains."Read more in the BBC article by:Zoe Corbyn - Technology Reporter, San FranciscoWhy Spotify has no button to filter out AI music (bbc.com)

Tampa, FL based - Sister Kill Cycle continue to promote their latest album We Were Ghosts, along with their most recent single "Bad Moon Rising" with mass media coverage, and upcoming spring shows. The veteran goth shock rockers have been around since 2000. Click on gig flyers for tickets, and images for select articles. 

A Comprehensive Breakdown of Where Physical Media Stands Today - With and Without the Big ThreeSeen through the VA lens:When banks and creditors began restricting credit to major record store chains like Tower Records in the mid-2000s, it did not cause them to immediately stop lending to record labels, but it severely altered the financial landscape for them, marking the beginning of a shift toward private equity ownership and increased financialization of music assets. (source +Pennywise) The decline of physical retail (Tower Records filed for bankruptcy in 2004 and 2006) was driven by the rise of digital downloads and a "major slump" in the music industry, which tightened credit for the entire supply chain. (source +CBS)

Author Larry Toering gets a search engine perspective from its various sources. 

Flowerland announces the release of The Pearmain Recordings - March 15th, 2026

OPUS — "Not Ok" From the upcoming album Purging The Demons

DirtConnecticut's finest up and coming metal band, Dirt, release their first EP Hell Is Frozen, featuring Kris Keyes and Jojo Brown (Engineered Society Project) on "Metal Bands Unite" Recently returned from European tour w/Marco Mendoza.1. Hell Is Frozen 2. Dark Side Of Heaven 3. Madman In The Machine 4. Metal Bands Unite 5. Kill The Reaper 6. Rock Is Dead 7. Ghost In The GardenGet it here: DIRT - Hell Is Frozen – Loudwire

Sony is protecting its music catalog beyond standard copyright registration by deploying proactive, technical solutions like audio watermarking and AI-driven, data-driven "music matching" to identify unauthorized AI training

Distributor's Comparison Table: DIY vs. Major IndependentWhy Von Artists is different: 

Digital Bits reports:So yes… Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment is no longer distributing Amazon MGM titles through Studio Distribution Services.

Click on the hyperlink below for new shirts. Thanks for your support.

Von Artists welcomes aboard direct. Andrea Del Principe is an award-winning Italian pop-opera tenor and producer. He is often billed in promotional materials and live concert tours as an "internationally acclaimed platinum recording Tenor," performing classical, Broadway, and pop repertoires globally. Formerly with Rip Vines Records Inc.Born in Turin, Italy, in 1975, he grew up with a deep passion for singing, sparked at age four when he sang along to records of Gigli and Enrico Caruso. Classically trained and internationally road tested.

"Spotify's position is certainly a long way from actively identifying AI-generated music and giving users an option to filter it out. 'It is a difficult – borderline existential – balancing act for Spotify,' says Robert Prey, who studies streaming platforms at Oxford University's Internet Institute. Spotify is trying to avoid value judgments about how music is created, but risks eroding trust among listeners, artists and the wider industry if it fails to offer enough transparency, he explains."Read more in the BBC article by:Zoe Corbyn - Technology Reporter, San FranciscoWhy Spotify has no button to filter out AI music (bbc.com)

Tampa, FL based - Sister Kill Cycle continue to promote their latest album We Were Ghosts, along with their most recent single "Bad Moon Rising" with mass media coverage, and upcoming spring shows. The veteran goth shock rockers have been around since 2000. Click on gig flyers for tickets, and images for select articles. 

A Comprehensive Breakdown of Where Physical Media Stands Today - With and Without the Big ThreeSeen through the VA lens:When banks and creditors began restricting credit to major record store chains like Tower Records in the mid-2000s, it did not cause them to immediately stop lending to record labels, but it severely altered the financial landscape for them, marking the beginning of a shift toward private equity ownership and increased financialization of music assets. (source +Pennywise) The decline of physical retail (Tower Records filed for bankruptcy in 2004 and 2006) was driven by the rise of digital downloads and a "major slump" in the music industry, which tightened credit for the entire supply chain. (source +CBS)

Author Larry Toering gets a search engine perspective from its various sources. 

Flowerland announces the release of The Pearmain Recordings - March 15th, 2026

OPUS — "Not Ok" From the upcoming album Purging The Demons

DirtConnecticut's finest up and coming metal band, Dirt, release their first EP Hell Is Frozen, featuring Kris Keyes and Jojo Brown (Engineered Society Project) on "Metal Bands Unite" Recently returned from European tour w/Marco Mendoza.1. Hell Is Frozen 2. Dark Side Of Heaven 3. Madman In The Machine 4. Metal Bands Unite 5. Kill The Reaper 6. Rock Is Dead 7. Ghost In The GardenGet it here: DIRT - Hell Is Frozen – Loudwire

Sony is protecting its music catalog beyond standard copyright registration by deploying proactive, technical solutions like audio watermarking and AI-driven, data-driven "music matching" to identify unauthorized AI training

Distributor's Comparison Table: DIY vs. Major IndependentWhy Von Artists is different: 

Digital Bits reports:So yes… Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment is no longer distributing Amazon MGM titles through Studio Distribution Services.