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Gnarls Barkley
Gnarls Barkley is an American soul duo, composed of singer-songwriter CeeLo Green and producer Danger Mouse. They have released two studio albums,
St. Elsewhere (2006) and
The Odd Couple (2008).
St. Elsewhere was recorded on the Warner Music UK label, and contained their hit single Crazy which topped at number two on the US Hot 100, and topped the charts in the UK. It was also nominated at the 2007 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, and was platinum certified for shipping over 1,000,000 records.
Musicians say streaming doesn t pay. Can the industry change?
12 minutes to read
By: Ben Sisario
Services like Spotify and Apple Music pulled the business back from the brink. But artists say they can t make a living. And their complaints are getting louder. When the pandemic hit last year, British singer-songwriter Nadine Shah saw her income dry up in an instant. The concert bookings that sustained her vanished and, at age 34, she moved back in with her parents on the northeast coast of England. I was financially crippled, Shah said in an interview.
Like musicians everywhere who were stuck off the road, staring into the abyss of their bank accounts, Shah whose dark alto and eclectic songs have brought her critical acclaim and a niche following began to examine her livelihood as an artist. Money from the streams of her songs on services like Spotify and Apple Music was practically nonexistent, she said, adding up to just a few pounds here and there. S
Ben Sisario, The New York Times
Published: 09 May 2021 12:49 PM BdST
Updated: 09 May 2021 12:49 PM BdST Streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music pulled the business back from the brink. But artists say they can’t make a living. And their complaints are getting louder. (Jon Han/The New York Times)
When the pandemic hit last year, British singer-songwriter Nadine Shah saw her income dry up in an instant. The concert bookings that sustained her vanished and, at age 34, she moved back in with her parents on the northeast coast of England. );
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“I was financially crippled,” Shah said in an interview.
Like musicians everywhere who were stuck off the road, staring into the abyss of their bank accounts, Shah whose dark alto and eclectic songs have brought her critical acclaim and a niche following began to examine her livelihood as an artist. Money from the streams of her songs on services like Spotify and Apple Music was practically nonexistent, she said,
Gnarls Barkley
Gnarls Barkley is an American soul duo, composed of singer-songwriter CeeLo Green and producer Danger Mouse. They have released two studio albums,
St. Elsewhere (2006) and
The Odd Couple (2008).
St. Elsewhere was recorded on the Warner Music UK label, and contained their hit single Crazy which peaked at number two on the US Hot 100, and topped the charts in the UK. It was also nominated at the 2007 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, and was platinum certified for shipping over 1,000,000 records.
The Odd Couple was recorded on Downtown Records label, and was scheduled for release in April 2008, but due to a leak of their album over the internet, they decided to release it early. The album in its entirety received good reviews, but did not have as much commercial success as their first album.