The Music Industry’s New Gatekeepers
By Neil Shah In the streaming era, a new gatekeeper stands between record labels and listeners: the playlist professional. These music geeks, some of whom are former journalists and radio programmers, are employed by the biggest streaming-music services to decide which pop, hip-hop and rock songs appear on their playlists—the digital age’s version of the […]
HMMAWARDS, and the winners are…
Pump it up magazine team attended HMMAWARDS, The Hollywood Music In Media Awards honors the music of visual mediums (film, TV, movie trailers, video games, commercials, etc.), the talented individuals responsible for creating, producing and placing it and the music of mainstream and indie artists from around the globe. Star studded audience attends the Hollywood […]