Performing Songwriter's Abby White To Speak At Indie Music Week
NASHVILLE,
TN (IndieMusicWeek.org) - Indie Music Week has announced that Abby
White, Music Editor of Performing Songwriter magazine, will be
participating as an Indie Music Week panelist. IMW, taking place in
Nashville March 11-12, will feature three industry panels of Major and
Independent A&R, ...
| Ahmet Ertegun Honored at Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES (Atlantic Records) - Atlantic Records' own Founding Chairman, Ahmet Ertegun, was honored last night as the first honoree at the Recording Academy's inaugural 'Salute to Industry Icons' event. Atlantic artist Rob Thomas presented Ertegun with the honor, the first President's Merit Award Salute ...
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EMI Signs Distribution Agreement With Digital Praise
BRENTWOOD, TN. (EMI CMG) - EMI CMG Distribution, a division of EMI CMG and the market leader in the distribution of Christian audio and video music recordings, has signed a long-term retail distribution agreement with family-friendly entertainment software maker Digital Praise, Inc., announced Rich ...
| Riviera By The Atlantic Is Set To Host The 5th Annual Jazz & Blues Festival
MIAMI,
FL. (Riviera Beach Jazz and Blues Festival) - The City of Riviera
Beach, FL is poised to host the 5th Annual Riviera Beach Jazz and Blues
Festival on the Municipal Beach-Ocean Mall in Riviera Beach, FL. This
year's event will occur on Friday, April 1, 2005, from 5 p.m. to 12:00
midnight ...
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JetSpeed Records Breaks Out in 2005!
LOS
ANGELES (JetSpeed Records) - All have a musical voice as part of the
Fourth Annual Orange County Music Awards, to be held April 2nd 2005 at
the Grove of Anaheim � which holds twice as many people as the Galaxy
Theatre, where the event was held last year!"It was such a
success in 2004; that ...
| Consumers Not Receptive To Music Subscriptions
NEW
YORK (Parks Associates) - Portable music services will not have a big
impact this year, according to Parks Associates' new report Digital
Music: Analysis and Forecasts. Respondents in the recent Parks
Associates survey Global Digital Living strongly favored the
single-track purchase model ...
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Classical Music: Sexing Up & Dumbing Down?
NEW
YORK (MusicTank) - MusicTank turns its attention on the trials and
tribulations of the classical music sector and considers whether the
sector's woes are a result of major label short-termism, industry
myopia, soundbite culture or a backlash against the CD boom of the 80s
and 90s.The panel, ...
| IFPI statement in response to publication of EU Customs seizures figures from the European Commission
LONDON, UK (IFPI) - 'The 172% increase in the seizure of pirate discs (CDs, DVDs and software) at EU Borders compared to 2002 demonstrates the huge scale of the piracy problem facing the creative industries. In total almost 33 million pirate discs were intercepted by Customs officials in 2003, accounting ...
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Consumers Not Receptive to Music Subscriptions; Only 8% of MP3 Owners Are Interested in a Portable Music Service
DALLAS, TX. (Parks Associates/ www.parksassociates.com) - Portable music services will not have a big impact this year, according to Parks Associates' new report "Digital Music: Analysis and Forecasts." Respondents in the recent Parks Associates survey Global Digital Living strongly favored the single-track ...
| RIAA And Other Intellectual Property Groups Seek World Trade Organization Help In Cracking Down On Piracy In China
LOS
ANGELS (RIAA) - The nation's leading intellectual property trade
organizations, including the Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA), dramatically stepped up their calls for greater anti-piracy
enforcement by the Chinese government.Responding to a request
from the U.S. Trade Representative ...
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VeriSign And RCA Music Group Collaborate On Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party
LOS
ANGELES (VeriSign) - VeriSign, Inc., the leading provider of
intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet and
telecommunications networks, announced they will team up with the RCA
Music Group for Clive Davis' legendary Pre-Grammy Party to present
Jamster! Mobile Content Services to ...
| Yahoo! to Rebrand LAUNCH, the Internet's No 1 Music Destination, as Yahoo! Music
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Yahoo! Music/ Bender/Helper Impact/ www.bhimpact.com) - Yahoo! Inc. announced today that its music destination, LAUNCH, will be rebranded as Yahoo! Music (https://music.yahoo.com). LAUNCH will begin operating under its new brand immediately, allowing the Internet's leading music property ...
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IFPI endorses calls for China to implement more effective copyright protection
LONDON, UK (IFPI) - IFPI today voiced its support for the call by the US 'International Intellectual Property Alliance' (IIPA) for increased pressure on China to deal with its rampant copyright piracy and improve market access to its international partners. The US alliance, which represents America's ...
| Steve Greenberg named President of Columbia Records
NEW YORK (Sony BMG) - It is a pleasure to announce that Steve Greenberg has been named President of Columbia Records. Steve is based in New York and reports to me. In his new role Steve will work closely with me in overseeing Columbia's A&R activities, and in developing strategies to further expand ...
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SONY BMG Brazil Names Management Team
NEW YORK (Sony BMG) - I am pleased to announce the management team for SONY BMG Brazil. Alexandre Schiavo has been named General Manager, SONY BMG Brazil, and Kevin Ridgely Executive Vice President, both reporting will directly me. They will be based in Rio de Janeiro. In his new role, Alex will manage ...
| Warner Bros. Danny Kee Confirmed to Speak at Indie Music Week
NASHVILLE,
TN. (Indie Music Week) Indie Music Week has announced that Danny Kee,
Director of A&R for Warner Bros. Records, Nashville, will be
participating as an Indie Music Week panelist. IMW, taking place in
Nashville March 11-12, will feature three industry panels of Major and
Independent ...
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TourVote Brings Democracy to Live Music: Army of Fans Gets 'Army of Me'
NEW
YORK (TourVote PR) - When the band Army Of Me takes the stage at
Washington D.C.'s venerable music venue The Black Cat on Friday
February 11, they will be secure in the knowledge that at least a
portion of the attending audience had proactively requested the show.
Both the band and the venue ...
| Will Botwin Named Chairman, Columbia Records Group
NEW YORK (Sony BMG) - Will Botwin has been named Chairman, Columbia Records Group, it was announced today by Don Ienner, President and CEO, Sony Music Label Group, U.S., to whom he continues to report. Mr. Botwin is based in New York. In his new role, Mr. Botwin will be responsible for determining the ...
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BMI's Bradley Collins Confirmed for Indie Music Week
NASHVILLE,
TN. (DaCapo Music) - IMW, taking place in Nashville March 11-12, will
feature three industry panels of Major and Independent A&R,
promoters, label executives, producers, managers and lawyers, and will
wrap up with a Music Industry Summit. In his position as
Associate Director, ...
| Los Angeles Area High School Students To Attend Grammy Career Day Program With Music Pros On February 9 At USC
LOS
ANGELES (Recording Academy) Top music industry professionals discuss
the realities of the music business and available careers in music with
more than 1,300 Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and
surrounding area high school students at GRAMMY Career Day. Hosted by
the USC Thornton ...
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