LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) – If Kat Edmonson ever becomes a
household name, she can put it down not just to her talent as a
jazz singer, but to some decidedly modern financing as well.

The 29-year-old Texan, an old-school chanteuse with a
contemporary lilt, has funded production of her second album via
a community workshop and through crowd-sourcing, essentially
getting the people who like her to pay for it.

LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly four decades after his death, British singer-songwriter Nick Drake has never been as popular.

Tribute singers, car and cough syrup advertisements, radio and film documentaries, and word of mouth have combined over time to turn Drake from unheralded 1970s musician into modern-day music lore.