Music Industry

Independent Musicians Take On Corporate Giants, Launch Protest At Upcoming NAMM Show 23 January, 2014 Michelle Mangione and Steve Soest, two independent musicians and industry veterans, will launch a protest against Guitar Center and KMC Music at the 2014 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show, in front of the Anaheim Convention Center on Wednesday, January 22. The convention center is ...	Capitol Records Signs Legendary Artist Neil Diamond To Long-Term Worldwide Recording Agreement 22 January, 2014 Neil Diamond, one of the world's premier recording artists, internationally renowned and record-breaking concert performer and revered songwriter - has signed a long-term recording agreement with Capitol Records, it was announced today by Capitol Music Group (CMG) Chairman & CEO Steve Barnett . ...
Ernie Ball Launches Innovative M-Steel And Aluminum Bronze Strings At NAMM 22 January, 2014 Ernie Ball , one of the world's leading manufacturers of guitar strings and musical instrument accessories, is proud to introduce two new innovative products- the Aluminum Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings and M-Steel strings for electric guitars at NAMM this week. This progressive advancement leads ...	Bach To Rock To Open First West Coast School In Folsom, CA. 22 January, 2014 Bach to Rock (B2R), America's music school for students of all ages, announced today its first West Coast school will open in Folsom, Calif. , in Summer 2014. Located at 82 Clarksville Road, the new location will offer a variety of programs for both children and adults, including individual lessons, ...
Los Angeles-Αrea Students To Attend Grammy Camp 16 January, 2014 Artist/Creative Participants include: Current GRAMMY nominees: Hit-Boy, music producer (Album Of The Year); Makeba Riddick, songwriter (Best R&B Song); and music producer Harmony Samuels (Best R&B Song). Additional participants include: Evan Bogart, songwriter/producer and Recording Academy Los Angeles ...	Eric Sommer, Boston Rocker And Pop Americana Artist, Sets Up Shop In Austin, Texas At The Speakeasy 15 January, 2014 Eric Sommer , Pop Americana Artist, has found his way back to Texas. And just in time. Mr. Sommer sets up his rockshop in Austin at The Speakeasy, one of Austin's Premier showcase rooms for live music. The Speakeasy is located at 412 Congress Ave, right in the heart of Austin, Texas, which calls itself ...
Three New Educational Panels Added To CRS 2014 Agenda 14 January, 2014 Country Radio Seminar has added three new panels to the CRS 2014 agenda. "Amplify Your Average Quarter Hour with Word-of-Mouth," "Brand Like A Rock Star" and "Time Management in the Digital Age" are newly released educational presentations that have been added to the three-day event's agenda. • ...	Billy Sheehan, Guthrie Govan And James LoMenzo Appear With Rotosound At Winter NAMM 2014 14 January, 2014 The legendary bass player, Billy Sheehan, guitar master Guthrie Govan and celebrated Metal bassist James LoMenzo are appearing on the Rotosound booth at the Winter NAMM 2014. Billy, described by Classic Rock magazine as 'one of the baddest bass players known to man' has been busy touring with Winery ...
AT&T Launches Exclusive Breakthrough Family Offer From Beats Music 13 January, 2014 Beginning Jan. 21 , AT&T * is introducing an innovative new offer for families to experience the music they love with an exclusive offering from Beats Music. Working together, AT&T and Beats are addressing the challenges that exist with current music subscription services today - lack of unique personalization ...	Beats Music Is Here! 13 January, 2014 Today, Beats Music announced the new music streaming subscription service officially launches in the US on January 21, 2014. Developed and led by a team of executives that have spent their entire careers in service of music, fans, and artists- Jimmy Iovine, Dr. Dre, Luke Wood, Trent Reznor, and Ian ...
RIAA Expresses Support For Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act Of 2014 13 January, 2014 Senators Hatch and Baucus and Congressman Camp recently introduced the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 that will extend Trade Promotion Authority to give direction to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) so that it can effectively negotiate trade agreements that will ...	SAE Institute Atlanta Adds A New DJ Education Curriculum In A Partnership With Scratch DJ Academy 10 January, 2014 SAE Institute, a national creative media college, has partnered with Scratch DJ Academy to launch Scratch's newest location at SAE's Atlanta campus . Scratch DJ Academy was co-founded in 2002 by Rob Principe and the late Jam Master Jay, a member of the pioneering rap group and Rock and Roll Hall ...
DJ Drama Joins Atlantic Records A&R Team 08 January, 2014 Atlantic Records announced today that acclaimed hip-hop artist DJ Drama has joined the company's A&R staff. In addition to his day-to-day A&R duties, including the discovery of new artists and overseeing recording projects, he will contribute to the artist development process for existing talent on ...	Tribune Company To Acquire Gracenote 24 December, 2013 Tribune Company today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Sony Corporation of America to purchase Gracenote, the global leader in music technology and metadata. Gracenote is the largest source of music data in the world, featuring metadata for more than 180 million tracks, which helps ...
Moogfest Announces Kraftwerk & Chic To Headline 2014 Performance Program 20 December, 2013 Moogfest 2014 is proud to announce a landmark lineup of musical acts led by Kraftwerk, German electro visionaries, and Chic featuring Nile Rodgers. Kraftwerk will play three performances across two separate nights. The Kraftwerk live experience is a perfectly synchronized audio-visual spectacle complete ...	Performers Announced For The 56th Annual Grammy Awards 20 December, 2013 The first performances for the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast were announced today and they include: current GRAMMY nominee Daft Punk; nominee Kendrick Lamar joined by nominees Imagine Dragons; nominees P!nk and Nate Ruess (of FUN.); and a special "GRAMMY Moment" featuring two-time GRAMMY winner ...
Copyright Society Of The South Hosts The Honorable, U.S. Register Of Copyrights, Maria Pallante 19 December, 2013 The Copyright Society of the South, in partnership with the Nashville chapter of AIMP, held a standing room only event with the U.S. Register of Copyrights, The Honorable Maria Pallante at The First Amendment Center. Pallante discussed several court cases on copyright and technology, the proposed Next ...	ASCAP Announces Events And Activities To Celebrate 19 December, 2013 The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) hits its 100-year milestone on February 13th, 2014 and will celebrate the centennial with a new book, two commissioned short films including a collaborative song and music video, and an innovative website featuring a timeline of ASCAP's ...
International Recording Industry Welcomes Italian AGCOM Regulation 19 December, 2013 IFPI today welcomes the adoption by Italy's communications authority AGCOM of a new regulation that will make the internet a safer place for creative content. The new rules empower AGCOM to order the blocking of websites dedicated to copyright infringement. They make Italy the first country in ...	The Recording Academy Announces 2014 Special Merit Awards Recipients 13 December, 2013 The Recording Academy announced its Special Merit Awards recipients today, and this year's honorees are: the Beatles, Armando Manzanero, Clifton Chenier, the Isley Brothers, Kraftwerk, Kris Kristofferson, and Maud Powell as Lifetime Achievement Award recipients; Rick Hall, Jim Marshall and Ennio Morricone ...

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