MUSICnGEAR Community: Profile of adam.maidment

Adam Maidment is a content writer with a keen interest in entertainment, music and pop culture. His music tastes are as varied as his interests, ranging from Kate Bush, CHVRCHES, Santigold, Friendly Fires, and Childish Gambino. You can follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/helloitsadam

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Articles by Adam Maidment

Celebrating 40 Years of Blondie’s Parallel Lines
Ask anyone to name one of their favourite Blondie tracks and chances are that most people will name one of the many singles from the band’s iconic ‘Parallel Lines’ album. In fact, six of the twelve tracks to appear on the album were released as singles in some capacity....
7 TED Talks That Change The Way We Think About Music
When you’re looking for some inspiration and insight from experts in your field, TED Talks are a pretty good place to start. Since its online arrival in 2006, the series has shared more than 2,800 videos on a wide variety of subjects ranging from brain surgery...
HEAVY ROTATION: How playlist curators and toolmakers are helping musicians make it in a digital world
Gone are the days of the charts being ruled purely on CD sales. Streaming now takes precedence over downloads, physical sales, radio plays, and the weight that streaming carries in determining what’s successful or not in the charts is getting heftier and heftier.As things...
Christmas Hits: Twelve Artists You Didn't Know Released Festive Music
Tis the season to be jolly. The holidays are well and truly here, which means it’s completely fine for you to listen to ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ on loop every day during the festive season.While we all know and admire festive hits...
Christmas Songs: The Origins Behind 7 Festive Favourites
One of the most exciting parts of the Christmas season (bar the presents, food and family time) is, undeniably, the festive music. We all have our favourites, whether it’s Mariah Carey, Elvis Presley, Michael Buble,...
Now Streaming: How Much Money Can Be Made on Spotify and Apple Music?
Last year alone, the music industry made $43 billion. Digital platforms such as Spotify, Deezer, Tidal, and Apple Music have revolutionised the way we listen to music, but at what cost? And, more importantly, how are artists making money on...
Halloween: The Origins Behind 9 of the Best Haunted Hits
The witching season is almost upon us and besides the autumnal weather, pumpkin carvings, and trick or treating, it’s also a great time to haunt the...
Music, Beatboxing, and Equality: In Conversation With Grace Savage
Grace Savage can do it all: she’s a singer, actor, writer and, perhaps most notably, a beatboxer. In fact, she’s a four-time UK beatbox champion. Not only that, but her one-woman show based on her journey towards beatbox champion has played in Edinburgh and London whilst she’s...
The 61st Grammy Awards: Who’s Likely To Be Nominated?
The Grammy Awards are an important occasion on the music industry calendar, and getting nominated in one of the 84 categories can turn a minor hit into a worldwide seller overnight. Being able to add ‘Grammy-nominated’ to your list of accolades mustn’t hurt, either.Music’s...
From Adele to Clean Bandit: In Conversation with Liam Nolan, Grammy Award winning Studio Engineer at Metropolis Studios
Lana Del Rey, Rihanna, Sampha, Ellie Goulding, Kylie Minogue, Paul McCartney, Jessie J, Little Mix, Ayumi Hamasaki and Leona Lewis. That may sound like the line-up to one pretty impressive music festival, but it’s actually just a handful of the many artists that sound...