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Kurt’s Top 100: October 12, 2014

Posted on October 12, 2014February 14, 2015 by Kurt

Betty Who and Tove Lo add a hefty amount of strong female pop to the chart, but it’s UK newcomer Martin Luke Brown who leads the week’s debuts with a top-ten entry for “Nostalgia.” Grizfolk, The Lone Bellow, and Karmin also chart return entries.

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Tags: 2014 charts
Artists: Betty Who, Grizfolk, Karmin, Martin Luke Brown, The Lone Bellow, Tove Lo
1 Weeks
Karmin - "Sugar" single cover artwork

Sugar

Karmin

Leo Rising

P.I.C.

Karmin – Pulses

Posted on March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 by Kurt

RELEASED: March 25, 2014

Catchy pop melodies weighed down by eccentric delivery and oddball lyricism.

Tags: albums, hip-hop, pop, rap
Artists: Karmin
Record Labels: Epic
4 Weeks
Karmin - Pulses album cover artwork

I Want It All

Karmin

Pulses

Epic

Kurt’s Top 100: January 5, 2014

Posted on January 5, 2014May 5, 2015 by Kurt

The chart returns for the first time since September and Christina Perri’s “Human” at the top. Tracks from Karmin, Peter Thomas featuring Betty Who, John Legend, and Céline Dion & Ne-Yo filling out the rest of the top five, with previous #1 “Further Away (Romance Police)” by Lissie at #11.

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Tags: 2014 charts
Artists: Betty Who, Céline Dion, Christina Perri, John Legend, Karmin, Lissie, Ne-Yo, Peter Thomas

Kurt’s 100 Favorite Songs of 2013

Posted on January 1, 2014January 1, 2014 by Kurt

These are one hundred songs that stayed in my heavy rotation throughout 2013. In a year that saw personal advancements including eight weeks studying abroad in France and graduation from college, these songs soundtracked my year, each song appealing to me through instrumentation, lyrics, or just its overall mood. Read on for descriptions of each track, access the whole playlist on SoundCloud to listen, and judge away.
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Categories: Music, Personal
Tags: 2013, best of 2013, music
Artists: A Great Big World, Adam Lambert, Adele, Alex P, Aloe Blacc, Alpine, AlunaGeorge, André 3000, Angel Haze, Anoushka Shankar, Arcade Fire, Ariana Grande, As Animals, Ashley Monroe, Avicii, Avril Lavigne, BANKS, Bastille, Ben Folds, Betty Who, Beyoncé, Bob Seger, Bonnie McKee, Britney Spears, Butterfly Boucher, Capital Cities, Carrie Underwood, Cassadee Pope, Cat Stevens, Céline Dion, Chad Kroeger, Chic, Chlöe Howl, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera, Christina Perri, Coco O., Coldplay, Conor Maynard, Crystal Bowersox, Daft Punk, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Daughtry, David Mead, Delta Rae, Demi Lovato, Disclosure, Dr. Luke, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Elle Macho, Ellie Goulding, Emeli Sandé, Erik Hassle, Erykah Badu, Everything Everything, Fleetwood Mac, Florence + The Machine, Gentlemen Hall, Glee Cast, Gloria Estefan, Graffiti6, Great Good Fine Ok, Haerts, HAIM, Hayley Williams, Hedley, Herbie Hancock, Hunter Hayes, Icona Pop, James Blake, James Blunt, Jamie Cullum, Jamie Scott, Janelle Monáe, Jay Z, Jesse McCartney, Jessie Ware, Jillette Johnson, Jimmy Napes, John Legend, John Mayer, John Newman, John Paul White, Joy Williams, Julio Bashmore, Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake, Kacey Musgraves, Karmin, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Kid Rock, KISS, KT Tunstall, Lady Gaga, Laura Mvula, Leona Lewis, Lindsey Buckingham, Lissie, Little Mix, Lorde, Lucius, M83, MAGIC!, Majid Jordan, Mariah Carey, Matrix & Futurebound, Max Frost, Max Marshall, Mayer Hawthorne, Miami Sound Machine, Michael Bublé, Michael Jackson, Miguel, Mike Milosh, Mikky Ekko, Miley Cyrus, Mumford & Sons, Nasri, Natalia Kills, Naughty Boy, Ne-Yo, Neon Jungle, Nickelback, Nikki Yanofsky, Nile Rodgers, NONONO, Norah Jones, One Direction, OneRepublic, Outkast, Paramore, Peter Thomas, Phil Collins, Phil Spector, Quadron, Quincy Jones, R. Kelly, Ra Ra Riot, Ravi Shankar, RedOne, Rhye, Rihanna, Robin Hannibal, Sade, Sam Smith, Sara Bareilles, Sarah Jarosz, Selena Gomez, Sheppard, Sheryl Crow, Sia, Stevie Wonder, Stromae, Tamar Braxton, Tegan & Sara, The Band Perry, The Civil Wars, The Lone Bellow, The Neighbourhood, The Preatures, The Weeknd, Tori Kelly, Train, Trixie Whitley, Van Halen, Wild Belle, Yuna, Zedd
Record Labels: Atmosphériques, Barsuk, Capitol, Columbia, Eight0Eight, Epic, Harvest, Interscope, Jive, RCA, Republic Nashville, Shanachie, Universal Music Australia, Verve, Vested In Culture, Warner Bros., XIX Recordings

The Right to Copy: Cover Songs and Copyright on YouTube

Posted on December 17, 2013May 3, 2015 by Kurt

For an abridged version of this paper, see this page.

Though the practice of covering previously-performed songs has been prevalent in music history for several decades, many new artists looking to build their profiles in the modern music industry release cover songs by currently popular artists, often putting a unique spin on their performance in order to showcase their stylistic originality and also gain the interest of fans to support their careers. However, copyright laws are a problematic issue that many artists must face in order to legally release and sometimes profit from their reworked cover versions. Artists need to be aware of copyright laws when posting and selling covers to ensure that they are working within the law, but when done successfully, they can use cover songs as an effective method of building a fanbase and boosting their musical career. This paper will analyze and critique the current copyright system and how it relates to song covers, particularly those that are posted and released through the video-sharing website YouTube. After an introduction covering the history and variants of cover songs, a deeper analysis of copyright law on YouTube and in the music industry will follow, along with case studies of how they can both help and hinder artistic creativity for developing artists using YouTube as a platform for which to promote their music careers.
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Categories: Music, Resources, Technology, Web Development
Tags: case studies, copyright, cover songs, Lessig, papers, RCAH, YouTube
Artists: Boyce Avenue, Don McLean, Gotye, Justin Bieber, Karmin, Walk Off The Earth
Record Labels: 3 Piece, Columbia, Epic, Island Def Jam, Universal Republic
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Kurt’s Top 50: October 30, 2011

Posted on October 30, 2011November 23, 2015 by Kurt

The top five is unchanged, though Graffiti6, Kelly Clarkson, and Karmin each move into the top ten. Florence + The Machine has another top twenty hit this year as “No Light, No Light” debuts at #17.

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Tags: 2011 charts
Artists: Florence + The Machine, Graffiti6, Karmin, Kelly Clarkson
2 Weeks

Crash Your Party

Karmin

Epic

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