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The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JUL 26: Happy birthday to Roger Taylor! Born July 26, 1949, in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England, Taylor is best known as the dynamic drummer and vocalist for the legendary rock band Queen. With his powerful playing style, distinctive high harmonies, and songwriting contributions, Taylor played a vital role in shaping Queen’s sound and global success. Taylor began his musical journey in his teens, initially playing guitar before switching to drums. In 1970, he joined forces with Freddie Mercury, Brian May,...

While consumers and fans of music know what songs they love, it turns out that big business really loves songs too. Especially song catalogs, which are bundles of songs that an artist created that include rights to exploit them. "Exploit them" means not only deriving the revenue from them when people buy a physical copy, download, or stream of a song, but also revenue from uses of a song in film or television, commercials, video games, and more. In fact, song catalogs have grown from niche music-industry curiosities into mainstream investment assets. Several factors have converged to drive this boom:...

MusicGoldmine recently acquired a stellar collection of rare RIAA "white matte" record awards. For those not familiar, this type of RIAA awards are the rarest and most valuable of all RIAA awards. They were made from 1964 through 1974 in quite limited numbers for each title by only one company, the New York Frame & Picture Co. Also worth noting is that artist-presented awards are always the most valuable*, when they are genuine. Fortunately, all of these awards are genuine. If you'd like to know how we determine whether white matte RIAA awards are genuine, check out our detailed guide...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JUL 22: Sad day here- Ozzy Osbourne has passed away at age 76. Born John Michael Osbourne on December 3, 1948, in Birmingham, England, the legendary figure in rock and heavy metal music first rose to fame as the lead vocalist of Black Sabbath, a band often credited with pioneering heavy metal in the early 1970s. With dark, heavy riffs and occult-themed lyrics, songs like “Paranoid,” “Iron Man,” and “War Pigs” defined a genre and influenced generations of musicians. After...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JULY 1: Happy birthday to Debbie Harry! Deborah Harry, born July 1, 1945 in Miami, Florida, is an iconic American singer, songwriter, and actress best known as the frontwoman of Blondie. Raised in New Jersey, Harry initially worked as a secretary, go-go dancer, and Playboy Bunny before finding her true calling in music. In 1974, she co-founded Blondie with guitarist Chris Stein, blending punk, new wave, and pop into a distinctive sound. With her striking platinum blonde hair, edgy style,...