Daily Monitor
Sunday May 09 2021
Afro-soul guitarist and crooner Kenneth Mugabi performs with Angella Kalule at the unveiling of Mugabi’s Ugandan album in Kampala, 2019. PHOTO/GABRIEL BUULE
Summary
With live concerts and shows still restricted to deter the spread of Covid-19, the musicians are thriving on the Internet as a distribution channel for their music
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Jazz saxophonist Caesar Kajura, and Afro-soul guitarist and crooner Kenneth Mugabi are among the African artistes thriving on the Internet as a distribution channel for their music as the continent continues to absorb the health and economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
With live concerts and shows, the biggest sources of income, still restricted to deter the spread of Covid-19, coupled with the poor collection of royalties in most African countries, some musicians are now relying on web-based music service providers for regular payouts amid the challenges that hinder the penetration of digital techn
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âMillion Dollar Peasantâ as his voice echoes on the chantable chorus. Meanwhile, he pulls up over trap piano onÂ
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Check out the full tracklisting below.
Melvoni transmits his message right to the heart onÂ
Return To Sender. Stay tuned for more very soon.
TRACKLISTING
Million Dollar Peasant
MIDiA report shows why songwriters don’t get paid enough from streaming
Historically, some musicians have been able to make a decent living as songwriters. In the streaming economy that has all changed, according to a new report from MIDiA.
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Songwriting was always a way that a musician could make a good or even great living without having to be a performer. The problem is that most of the rules for how songwriters get paid were written back in the days of physical media. In our streaming economy things are tilted more towards the performer rather than the songwriter. This latest report by the music research company
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The award-winning singer/songwriter Justin Utley s newest hit single departs from the rock and roll feel of the album. Heartache, betrayal, and the feelings that linger long after the final goodbye of a lost love comprise the lyrics. It s based on an experience I had that was so intense that the only way I could express the pain accurately was through music, said Utley in a press statement. I think the song resonates with anyone who has been at the difficult end of a relationship s rope, forced to finally cut ties with a love you thought would last.
Born and raised in Utah, Justin Utley s music career took off when he was selected to perform at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.