Moogfest 2014 Announces Music Showcase Curators Including Experimental Record Labels Warp Records, DFA, Fool's Gold
12 December, 2013
Along with inviting some of the world's preeminent thought leaders to participate in the daytime conference, including multimedia artist Laurie Anderson, disco pioneer Giorgio Moroder, film composer Cliff Martinez, and instrument pioneer Roger Linn, among others, Moogfest 2014 invites Moog-inspired ...
| UK Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit Goes Global In Its Pursuit Of Illegal Websites
11 December, 2013
A ground-breaking initiative led by the new Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) to target websites providing unauthorised access to copyrighted content has shown an immediate global impact. Many of the websites generate substantial revenues from advertising.
The work of Operation Creative, ...
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The Grammy Foundation Teams Up With Special Partners To Provide Cash Grants To 16 Public High Schools Through The Grammy Signature Schools Community Award Program
11 December, 2013
The GRAMMY Foundation and its GRAMMY Signature Schools Community Award program are partnering with Converse and Journeys to provide 16 public high schools across the United States with $2,000 cash grants to support their music programs. This initiative is one of the Foundation's GRAMMY in the Schools ...
| Bach To Rock To Debut Rockstars During B2R Battle Of The Bands XIII
06 December, 2013
Bach to Rock (B2R), America's music school for students of all ages, announced today that B2R Battle of the Bands XIII will rock out at the Fillmore Silver Spring on Jan. 5 , 11 and 12, 2014, for a jam band showdown. Hundreds of local area students will showcase their incredible talent, performing a ...
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Autumn + Colour Rebrands, Launches New Website And Announces Two New Signings: Athens, GA Punks Burns Like Fire And Atlanta, GA Hip Hop Duo Ante Meridian
04 December, 2013
Autumn + Colour has launched a new website to go along with the company's rebranding. Two new artist signings were also announced today, including Athens, GA punk outfit Burns Like Fire and Atlanta, GA hip hop duo Ante Meridien. Today, New Noise Magazine is premiering a Burns Like Fire song and Purevolume ...
| The Grammy Foundation Selects Students From Across The United States To Participate In The Prestigious Grammy Camp Jazz Session Program During Grammy Week 2014
03 December, 2013
The GRAMMY Foundation (www.grammyintheschools.com) announced today that 32 talented high school students from across the United States have been selected for positions in the 2014 GRAMMY Camp - Jazz Session. Their selection launches them into the spotlight surrounding the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards, ...
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The Recording Academy Announces 2014 Grammy Hall Of Fame Inductees
03 December, 2013
Continuing the tradition of preserving and celebrating great recordings, The Recording Academy® has announced the newest additions to its legendary GRAMMY Hall Of Fame®. This latest round of inducted recordings continues to highlight diversity and recording excellence, and acknowledges both singles ...
| BIEM And IFPI Renew The Standard Contract On Royalty Payments To Authors' Collecting Societies
03 December, 2013
The international organisations representing authors' collecting societies and record companies, BIEM and IFPI, have reached a new standard agreement on royalty payments for physical formats.
IFPI CEO Frances Moore and the President of BIEM, Mr Georg Oeller, have agreed on the official revival ...
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We Need Fair Trade Music: YouTube Cancels Billions Of Faked Video Views Created By The Music Industry
01 December, 2013
According to reports, the world's biggest recording companies have been stripped of two billion YouTube hits after the website cracked down on alleged 'fake' and 'dead' views.
The very popular website cracked down on alleged 'fake viewers' when they removed fake views from labels that are the home ...
| Sae Institute Introduces New Diploma Program At Its Chicago Campus
27 November, 2013
SAE Institute, a creative media arts college with seven campuses across the United States, is now offering diploma programs for students at its Chicago school . Diplomas in Audio Technology and Music Business are available as part of the school's Audio Technology Program and Music Business Program.
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Grammy Foundation Announces 2014 Grammy Signature Schools Semifinalists
21 November, 2013
The GRAMMY Foundation (www.grammyfoundation.org) today announced that 123 schools nationwide have been selected as GRAMMY Signature Schools semifinalists (www.grammyintheschools.com) for 2014. Created in 1998, the GRAMMY Signature Schools program recognizes top U.S. public high schools that are making ...
| Jean Michel Jarre Joins Key Music Industry Players At MIDEM
20 November, 2013
Jean Michel Jarre will top-line Midem Talks 2014, joining key music industry players as they tackle this year's main theme: "Back to Growth? Make it Sustainable!"
A pioneer of electronic music, Jarre has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide in a career spanning four decades, and has staged ...
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BPI Sends 50 Millionth Takedown Request To Google
19 November, 2013
The all-time number of 'take-down' notices sent by BPI to Google - requesting them to remove URL links to copyright-infringing content, currently stands at 50,013,109.
BPI sent Google its first take-down notice less than two and a half years ago, in June 2011. The amount already sent in the last ...
| Universal Music Publishing Group Extends Exclusive Worldwide Publishing Deal With Keith Urban
18 November, 2013
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has extended its worldwide publishing agreement with Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and "American Idol" judge Keith Urban, as announced by Kent Earls, Executive Vice President/General Manager, UMPG Nashville. UMPG will continue to publish Urban's catalog throughout ...
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Camden Council Attacks Working Musicians
18 November, 2013
Camden Council last night voted to introduce punitive measures against buskers in the borough from early 2014.
The Musicians' Union (MU) attended the council hearing to support its busking members in the borough, but despite vocal opposition from the MU and from buskers the policy was voted through ...
| Sony Entertainment Network Launches The Music Unlimited Service On PlayStation 4
16 November, 2013
Sony Network Entertainment International today announced that Music Unlimited, the company's cloud-based digital music subscription service, is now live on PlayStation 4 (PS4).
The Music Unlimited service on PS4 features a completely redesigned user interface specifically enhanced for PS4. It is ...
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Conclusions Of Licences For Europe
15 November, 2013
IFPI welcomes the conclusions of today's "Licences for Europe" (L4E) Plenary. L4E is the European Commission's year-long review of the state of licensing, business models and developments in the digital world. L4E gave the music industry the opportunity to explain what has been achieved, and to discuss ...
| IFPI Announcement On Pan-European Licensing Scheme For Small-Scale Users
14 November, 2013
Today IFPI announced the creation of a new industry-led pan-European licensing scheme, which will specifically target the needs of small-scale users, including individuals, small associations and small businesses. The new scheme will enable those users to obtain one-stop pan-European licences from record ...
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Digital 'Not Just Our Future, It Is Our Present' Says RIAA In Comments To Administration
14 November, 2013
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today touted the music business' digital transformation and music's central role in culture and commerce in its remarks to the Department of Commerce's Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) regarding the Department's Green Paper, "Copyright Policy, Creativity, ...
| NMPA Takes Action Against Top 50 Unlicensed Lyric Sites
12 November, 2013
At a press event today the National Music Publishers' Association announced that it has sent takedown notices to the top 50 unlicensed lyric sites in an unprecedented anti-piracy effort. NMPA is working with songwriter and University of Georgia researcher David Lowery who published an academic study ...
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