REWIND: New Music Industry’s Last Week In Review
Before moving on, we’re taking a moment to revisit some important stories from the past week in music industry news, including a look at how little most music creators typically make from streaming in a year, Spotify’s expansion of its songwriters hub to feature more creators, Reddit’s purchase of TikTok rival DubSmash, and more.
Maren Morris and
Amanda Shires) won in three out of the six membership-voted awards categories with wins for Album of the Year for their self-titled debut, produced by
Dave Cobb; Song of the Year for “Crowded Table,” written by Carlile, Hemby and
Lori McKenna; and Duo/Group of the Year.
The late John Prine has been deemed as Artist of the Year. The 2003 Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting honoree becomes the first artist in Honors & Awards history to be posthumously nominated in this category and this is his fourth AOTY win since 2005.
Black Pumas were named Emerging Act of the Year after garnering praise for their full-length debut, “Colors.”