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Olivia Newton John

andreaj10 said:
here in NY - the OLDIES station (well, I think so) acknowledged Olivia's passing - but I checked their playlist - NONE of her songs are on it! what does that tell you????
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I did not know NYC had an "oldies" station.
 
Movie enthusiasts are noting that ONJ passed away on the 42nd anniversary of the release of Xanadu. Although considered a flop at the time, it has become something of a cult classic. The soundtrack album however was a huge success for Olivia as well as The Electric Light Orchestra.
 
Mediafrog+ said:
That clip is from Funny Things Happen Down Under, which came out in 1965…so she would have been 16 going on 17 when it was filmed. Time stamp on that song video is incorrect.
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I didn't think that she looked 19 there. But then again, she played a high school senior in Grease when she was nearing 30 years old, so stranger things have happened!
 
It’s a locally owned station in the suburban Boston market that has an eclectic music mix for sure but you will hear many oldies (am I allowed to use that term 😀) throughout the day!
 
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WCBS-FM CALLED ITSELF "Oldies 101"...
They marketed their CDs under that title!!!
Like "Oldies 103" (WODS, Boston)......
My musical forte.....I've told my family I want classic '50s playing when they lower me into the ground.....;)
 
DavidEduardo said:
If you adjust for inflation, there was considerably more money in the music business in the 70's and 80's than today. Add in the difference in US population, it is even more dramatic how much music revenue is down.

This is why the labels and artists want to increase the performance royalties and include radio in the payment group.
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You are most likely are correct from the record companies view. There really aren’t any technical barriers to recording now. Digital distribution and social media are really a nightmare to the traditional record companies. Country Music seems to have a “new hit act” about every month. I would hate to guess how many country folks are touring right now. There are a lot of (famous) non country acts touring right now too. Its hard to tell because of Covid but I bet there were a lot more folks attending concerts three years ago than in the 70’s and 80’s. The artists should make a whole lot more money when they play live concerts verses what the record companies pay them. Just make sure your manager and booking agents are honest.

IMHO if you are an "artist" and think radio royalties are going to make you rich and you will not have to tour, better read your record company contract, they will get almost all of the money. They almost always do.
 
Church bells played one of her songs in Amsterdam.

How I found this out: Live streaming has been done for radio. It is done for TV too. There's a specific news story that airs about this time every Wednesday and I gave up on expecting an antenna to work, but streaming works.
 
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