Shazam Unveils Full Redesign And Major Evolution To Content Platform
25 February, 2014
Shazam today unveiled the full extent of the major app redesign launched earlier this month. The new experience changes the way that people will interact with the app, part of a larger strategy to make Shazam the beginning of the journey - not the end - whether people are interested in music, TV shows ...
| Unsigned Artist Opportunity
24 February, 2014
The "Unsigned Only Music Competition" https://www.unsignedonly.com/ is now taking entries for the 2014 competition - with the deadline of March 13.
The Unsigned Only Music Competition, is a unique international music competition designed for solo artists, bands, and singers who are not signed to ...
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Jazz Hall Of Fame Drummer's Memoir Captures Missing Years With Trumpeter Chet Baker
21 February, 2014
Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame bop drummer, composer, lyricist, and vocalist Artt Frank, one of the few authentic bop musicians on the scene today, has written a poignant memoir of the west coast jazz scene of the late 1960s. Known for his friendship and musical collaboration with iconic trumpeter, Chet ...
| ASCAP Celebrates 100th Birthday With Top Songs Lists; NYC And Tennessee Proclaim February 13th "ASCAP Day"
14 February, 2014
In honor of ASCAP's 100th birthday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam have proclaimed February 13th, 2014 "ASCAP Day." To mark its centennial and these momentous announcements, ASCAP has unveiled its top songs of all-time. On February 13th, 1914, a group of visionary ...
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US Government Names Russia's vKontakte Among Worst Piracy Offenders
13 February, 2014
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today identified Russian social networking site vKontakte as one of the worst "notorious markets" for piracy, according to a report (https://1.usa.gov/1nvjJR9) issued today. This marks the fourth time in a row the Russian site has been listed as a "notorious ...
| Russia's vKontakte Named A "Notorious" Market For Fourth Year Running - IFPI Response
13 February, 2014
The US Trade Representative's annual report listing "notorious markets" for piracy has named Russian social networking site vKontatke for the fourth year running. See here: https://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2014/February/Notorious-markets-list-focuses-fight-against-global-piracy-and-counterfeiting.
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Island Records And Indiegogo Announce "Fan Republic" Partnership
10 February, 2014
Island Records and Indiegogo have announced an innovative partnership, launching "Fan Republic" as the first collaboration of its kind between a music label and a crowdfunding platform. The partnership will provide a new place to discover and support emerging artists worldwide.
Fan Republic will ...
| Italian Recorded Music Revenues Increase For First Time In 11 Years
07 February, 2014
Recorded music revenues in Italy increased last year for the first time since 2002. Figures published by Deloitte for FIMI, the organisation that represents the Italian recording industry, reveal revenues increased by 4 per cent in 2013 to €117.6 million (growth was 2 per cent excluding brand partnerships, ...
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Biography Of Legendary Record Exec "Bruce Lundvall: Playing By Ear" Published By Artistshare
05 February, 2014
Bruce Lundvall: Playing by Ear , published by ArtistShare, is the authorized biography of the record business legend whose astounding career spans more than 50 years. Author Dan Ouellette has painted the portrait of one of the recording industry's most notable figures, who has been responsible for signing ...
| Audio Engineering Society Announces Event Details For 136th International AES Convention In Berlin
03 February, 2014
Audio Engineering Society Announces Event Details For 136th International AES Convention In Berlin The Audio Engineering Society has announced new details regarding the 136th AES Convention, which will be held in Berlin, Germany on April 26th - 29th, 2014 at the Estrel Hotel and Convention Center. The ...
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SXSW Plays Host To The International Creative Community
03 February, 2014
As a unique platform for the global creative economy, South by Southwest (SXSW) Conferences and Festivals remain the largest annual convergence event in the world. Since the early 2000s, registration has grown by more than 50% and each year one-fifth to one-fourth of total registrants come from outside ...
| One Direction named IFPI Global Recording Artists of 2013
31 January, 2014
Band most popular act across downloads, streaming and CD sales. One Direction have been named the IFPI Global Recording Artists of 2013, receiving the newly-created award honouring the most popular recording artist across music downloads, streaming and physical format sales.
One Direction have ...
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CEG TEK Reports Over 5.7 Million Unique P2P Users Pirated Award Winning & Nominated Music Albums
30 January, 2014
From January 10, 2014 to January 26, 2014, 5.7 Million unique peers (users) Worldwide shared 68 Award Winning & Nominated Music Albums using the BitTorrent® peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing network, according to a new report issued by CEG TEK International (CEG TEK).
The album Nothing Was The ...
| Everclear's Art Alexakis Announced Next Phase Of His Career At The 2014 Winter NAMM Show
29 January, 2014
Rock icon Art Alexakis, GRAMMY-nominated lead singer, guitarist and songwriter from Everclear, announced at the recent NAMM Show that he will be inspiring the next generation of musicians in Los Angeles as the new Songwriting Program Chair of the new Los Angeles College of Music (formerly LAMA). Alexakis ...
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MarilynMusic Is Looking Forward To A Productive 2014 With The Release Of Several Great New Songs
28 January, 2014
Michael Gaines and Casey Conrad recently convened in New York to record new songs which can be heard and licensed on their website MarilynMusic.net. "Come Out and Play featuring Keith Fluitt on vocals is an R&B homage to the spirit of Earth Wind and Fire & Marvin Gaye. "Pulling Down the Sky" is a driving ...
| Rock Icon Grace Slick Announces Her Support For Protest Against Guitar Center And KMC Music
27 January, 2014
Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane) announced her support today for independent musicians Michelle Mangione and Steve Soest's in their protest against Guitar Center and KMC Music/Gibraltar Hardware.
Michelle Mangione and Steve Soest, launched a protest against Guitar Center and KMC Music at ...
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Teen Musicians Win Grammy Foundation And MusiCares Teens Make Music Contest And A 56th Annual Grammy Experienc
27 January, 2014
Teen musician Brittaney Brannock has been selected as the winner of the fourth annual GRAMMY Foundation® and MusiCares® Teens Make Music Contest for her creative interpretation of the consequences and impact of drug and alcohol use. Second and third place winners have also been chosen. The GRAMMY ...
| 99 WAVES Records Emerges As Preferred Independent E-Label
24 January, 2014
99 WAVES Records, an Italian based Record company has emerged as the most preferred alternative when it comes to independent e-labels. The record level company is also a part of the Midi Mood Group, which is a renowned name among Indie Dance, Nu Disco, Minimal, Deep and Techno genres. The company was ...
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2013 'Landmark Year' For RIAA's Gold & Platinum Program
24 January, 2014
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) added song streams to its Gold & Platinum (G&P) Program in 2013 which helped fuel a record-breaking 663 Digital Single Awards - a 25 percent increase in Digital Single Awards year-over-year and the most in G&P history, according to RIAA's year-end ...
| Bohemian Guitars Unveils Boho Sustainable Guitar Line At NAMM 2014
23 January, 2014
In the townships of South Africa , it is not uncommon to find street musicians playing instruments created out of unconventional and recycled materials. Drawing from this inspiration, Bohemian Guitars officially launches its line of premium six-string oil can guitars at the 2014 NAMM show.
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