It’s award season, and along with the Baftas and Oscars, we also have the glitz and glamour of the music award ceremonies to look forward to namely the Grammy’s and the BRiTs.

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It goes without saying that the landscape of our global music industry has changed so much over the years. From music videos being first introduced in the 1980’s thanks to channels such as MTV, to musicians going viral on apps like YouTube in the naughties. So it really does make me think sometimes, how do current musicians actually define their

Back in the day, the main outlets where we can listen to music were TV and radio. I’m from the generation that would use a cassette tape to record the weekly top 40 chart that usually aired on a Sunday afternoon or evening, to find out who was number 1. So many big names such as Madonna, Bon Jovi and Oasis, shot to fame through these very media outlets without being reliant on social media. Which makes me question whether social media for today’s current artists, is a blessing or a pain?

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Hi 👋 welcome or welcome back to my 8 years old (and counting!) blog Jem Girl at the Piano. My name is Jemma and up until the end of 2023, my blog was focused on music and mindfulness.

At the end of last year, I decided to rebrand myself as a Music Journalist as I found my content being more music interviews and reviews focused, highlighting upcoming singers from the Indie music scene. Continue reading “Jem Girl at the Piano 2024 update” →

Music takes on many trends over the years of the most recent trend that the music world has embraced, is featuring mental health as a core sentiment within their lyrics.

As a music and mindfulness blogger, while I am happy that the conversation around mental health has opened up in a big way, what I am not so happy about, is the lack of warning given to listeners, that a certain track on an album, could be potentially triggering or difficult or uncomfortable to listen to for whatever reason.

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Having recently rebranded the blog, I am fortunate that both topics that I talk about, correlate and integrate well with each other. Music is a very mindful activity and can be used as a mindfulness tool that helps us stay in the present moment, as much as possible.

I am sure many of you that are currently working from home, or while performing any kind of cumbersome task, will prefer to have some music on in the background, to allow your mind not to be focused on the boredom that maybe there, in the task at hand. This indicates that music is used as a distraction, a mood booster and also requires you to stay in the present moment, as you listen to a song or two.

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