Earlier this week it was announced that Amazing Radio would no longer be broadcasting on DAB radio after failing to secure acceptable terms for an extension to their contract with Digital 1. The news was initially met with unified...
Today we have a guest blog from our friends at Make Music
We’ve all been there. Struggling to come up with a melody or working out that perfect ending for your song.
This is one of the most frustrating aspects of composing...
Today I learned of the tragic passing of a hugely talented singer-songwriter that I am proud to say I knew and briefly worked with. This is my tribute and recollections of Zara Sophia (Broughton), a huge talent.
Meeting Zara Sophia
Back...
The Takeover returns this October and becomes the first online music conference designed to support the challenges faced by independent artists. Tickets are on sale now from DICE.
The Takeover
Back in May, Right Chord Music launched The Takeover, an online...
In November 2019, Coldplay lead singer, pianist and guitarist Chris Martin announced that the band won’t be touring their new album ‘Everyday Life’ - at least, not until they can figure out a way to make their live music...
The Daydream Club are featured in a new photographic exhibition, which launches on 20th January 2012. The exhibition celebrates Leicester's vibrant live music scene, all 20 photographs, taken by local photographers have been selected by a panel of judges and portray...
In this special guest editorial, James Tanoos from Purdue University examines the geopolitical impact of Western music on capitalism and the adoption of the English language in the Czech Republic.
The Long and Winding Road
Rock and roll took a long,...
This Valentine's Day we thought it would be fun to look back through our archives and select four of our favourite alternative love songs. These are guaranteed jaw-droppers, heartmelters and pulse raisers.
Four alternative love songs to soundtrack your Valentine's...
Jazz is a genre that is, predominantly, linked to the past. Birthed in the early 20th century in New Orleans and the city’s surrounding environs, it has gone from being one of the world’s domineering genres to, in recent...
We're launching the Right Chord Music Census in partnership with Musosoup, to understand better the challenges facing musicians in 2024. Get your voice heard and win.
Click below to share your thoughts and opinions on what it's like to be...
Spotify Wrapped is a brilliant piece of marketing. It’s brilliant for Spotify, it’s brilliant for the featured artists and it’s brilliant for music. But here are three ways it could be improved for independent artists.
Good for Spotify
Spotify Wrapped is...
Let's talk about Taylor Swift for a moment. She's the biggest artist on Spotify with 26.1bn streams in 2023 alone, the charts are full of her music and when her tour swings into town the local economy gets a...
