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  • Andrea Bocelli Breaks Record for the Biggest Live Streamed Classical Event

    April 15, 2020 –On Easter Sunday (April 12), in a moment that made the world stand still, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli broke multiple records with an emotionally-charged solo performance, streamed exclusively live via YouTube from the Duomo in Milan. This historic event reached over 2.8 million peak concurrent viewers, making it one of the biggest musical live stream performances of…

  • EP Review: If My World Falls Apart by Alfie Neale

    As soon as I heard ‘Vices’ I knew Alfie Neale’s debut EP ‘If My World Falls Apart’ was going to be something exciting. With its deep, sultry albeit too short intro, listeners of the EP are led by Neale’s husky voice to a world of choral highs, carefree moments, realisations and gratitude. Whether the song’s…

  • Drake’s Toosie Slides Into UK Chart at No.3

    Since it’s release last Friday and going viral on TikTok – Toosie Slide by Drake could be on course to hit the UK No.1 spot this Sunday. Entering the chart at number 3, Drake lands two places ahead of Matt Lucas whose charity release ‘Thank You Baked Potato’ is raising money to help feed NHS…

  • Andrea Bocelli To Stream Solo Concert on Easter Sunday

    Global classical music icon, Andrea Bocelli, will be performing Live this Easter Sunday (12th April, 6pm GMT) from The Duomo Cathedral in Milan. Invited to perform by Mayor Giuseppe Sala, with agreement and thanks to the hospitality of the Archpriest and the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo – Andrea accepted the invitation to perform and what’s…

  • Musicvein Podcast Launch

    A Musicvein podcast has been bubbling in the works for a while, but recent events have given me a kick up the bottom – so this week ‘I Got The Musicvein’ will launch on Spotify! Wednesday 8th April 2020 Musicvein has always been a supporter of up-coming, flying under the radar and independent artists –…

  • Drake Wades in on TikTok Challenges with Toosie Slide

    While a few artists have found accidental overnight fame with their music becoming successful through TikTok – global artist Drake has decided he wants a piece of the action with new single ‘Toosie Slide’. TikTok has been dominating households lately with teens filming themselves doing everything from hand challenges to dance routines – and it’s…

  • Tale of Two Release 4th single – Demons

    This Friday, 3rd April, Tale of Two release final song ‘Demons’ from their debut 4-track EP ‘Angels and Demons’. ‘Demons’ rips the bandaid off a mollycoddled society, who, spoon-fed lies of utopia from birth – ultimately rage against the machine till the end. “…Swallow the lies of the lullabies, sweet melodies keep you blind…what is…

  • M. Ward To Release 10th Album Migration Stories

    M. Ward, whose 10th album ‘Migration Stories’ will be released on 3rd April via Anti Records, has established himself as one of modern American music’s most unique and versatile voice, previously working with Norah Jones, Zooey Deschanel, Mavis Staples and countless more. The 11 track album features a collection of songs inspired by stories of human migration. Dream-like in narrative, the songs are birthed…

  • Plastic Barricades – Optimist

    The year 2020 just seems to have started off on the wrong foot, with negativity being spritzed all around like bug-spray, it’s hard to stay positive but finding this track by Plastic Barricades in the Musicvein inbox is a breath of fresh air. ‘Optimist’ – released last month and taken from their forthcoming album ‘Self…

  • TikTok users unearth the old and flying under the radar artists

    My daughter is an avid user of TikTok, forever throwing shapes in the mirror, perfecting routines those in the Hype House have created, but perhaps what makes me laugh the most is when I sing lyrics to the songs she’s busting a move to. “How do you know that song?” followed by a perplexed look…