More Than 1/4 Of All Music Streamed In The USA In 2018 Was Hip-Hop!
03 January, 2019
Hip-hop music is a dominating force! According to data from market monitor BuzzAngle, hip-hop accounted for the highest percentage of the total on-demand streams last year (with 25.4 percent of them), audio streams (26.9 percent), and video streams (22.8 percent). Pop had the second highest percentage ...
| The O2 Has Had Another Record Year!
28 December, 2018
The O2 has had another record year, reporting over two million tickets sold and seeing huge development around the venue.
It was another busy year for content; 209 performances of music, comedy, sport and entertainment, with sell-out spectaculars from the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Pearl Jam and UFC, ...
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Soundreef: The Court Of Rome Refers The Case Siae-Soundreef To The European Court Of Justice
21 December, 2018
The Court of Rome has dealt yet another legal blow to SIAE (the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers), the agency that formerly controlled the administration of copyrights in compositions in Italy. Following an adverse ruling by the Antitrust Authority for abuse of its dominant position, today, ...
| Live Nation Acquires Argentina's Leading Concert Promoter DF Entertainment
21 December, 2018
Live Nation Entertainment, the world's leading live entertainment company, announced today that it has acquired a majority stake in DF Entertainment, one of Argentina's top independent concert promoters. The companies plan to combine DF Entertainment's broad reach and regional expertise with Live Nation's ...
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Women In Music And International Music Managers Forum Announce Partnership
20 December, 2018
The International Music Managers Forum (IMMF) and Women in Music (WIM) have entered into a partnership to recognize the role of women in the music and wider creative/entertainment industries, globally, and support plurality and all types of diversity in the music industry. The partnership will promote ...
| The Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation Presents The Emilio & Gloria Estefan Scholarship
16 December, 2018
The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation announced today that it is accepting applications for the Emilio and Gloria Estefan Scholarship from music students admitted to Berklee College of Music who are interested in Latin music.
The four-year scholarship, which holds a maximum value of $200,000 USD, ...
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Director Of Yamaha Artist Services Bonnie Barrett Named To Prestigious Musical America 'Top 30 Professionals Of The Year' List
12 December, 2018
"It's an honor for me to be acknowledged by Musical America...The scope of our activities requires marshaling a terrific team—each with their own area of expertise—and I am proud of how we all work seamlessly together to help our artists realize their goals," says Bonnie Barrett.
Bonnie Barrett, ...
| Executive And Entrepreneur Amber Grimes Named To Newly-Created Post As Senior Vice President Of Global Creative For Capitol Music Group
11 December, 2018
Highly-regarded music industry executive and entrepreneur Amber Grimes has been named to the newly-created position of Senior Vice President of Global Creative for Capitol Music Group (CMG), it was announced today by Chairman & CEO Steve Barnett, to whom Grimes will report. In her new position, Grimes ...
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Rhapsody International Inc. And Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. Bring First Hi-Res Audio Streaming Service To Japan
10 December, 2018
Rhapsody International Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., or "SMEJ," today announced a partnership to launch the first on demand, high resolution streaming music service in Japan. The premier service allows Japanese music fans to have both the convenience of on-demand and the superior quality ...
| The Prince Estate In Partnership With Legacy Recordings Announce First Wave Of Physical Titles (CD/Vinyl) In Definitive Catalog Rerelease Project
10 December, 2018
The Prince Estate and Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, are pleased to announce the first round of physical titles set for release as part of the ongoing and definitive Prince catalog project first announced in August. Three essential full-length Prince albums, Musicology, 3121 ...
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Live Nation To Exclusively Book California's Historic Majestic Ventura Theatre
07 December, 2018
Ventura County's Majestic Ventura Theatre and Live Nation today announced that the venue will become part of Live Nation's Clubs & Theatres national portfolio of exclusively booked properties.
Live Nation Clubs & Theatres division owns, operates and books landmark clubs and theatres throughout ...
| Deutsche Grammophon Celebrates Its 120th Birthday!
07 December, 2018
Deutsche Grammophon is marking the 120th anniversary of its company foundation on December 6, 1898 with a carefully curated global programme of DG120 live concerts, special events, record releases and much more. The world's oldest and best-known classical label will use its anniversary year to continue ...
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Global Markets To 2022: Apple, CBC/Radio-Canada, Deezer, iHeartMedia, Pandora Media, And Spotify Are Dominating
07 December, 2018
The "Global Music on Demand Market 2018-2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The global music on demand market will register a CAGR of almost 12.37% by 2022.
One trend affecting this market is the emergence of multi-room streaming. According to the report, one driver ...
| The Country Music Association Announces New Board Of Directors For The CMA And The CMA Foundation
05 December, 2018
The Country Music Association has today announced its new Board of Directors for both CMA and the CMA Foundation. The appointments are effective on Jan. 1, 2019.
Bill Simmons, Partner at The Fitzgerald Hartley Company, completes his term as Chairman of the CMA Board, while current CMA Board President ...
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Galaxy One Entertainment Brings Much Needed Asian Culture And Diversity To The Hollywood Pop Music Scene
05 December, 2018
While music itself is universal, the faces that market its sound and create its popularity can be one-dimensional. Galaxy One Entertainment hosted a summer program that is truly the first of its kind. A group of hand-selected multi-talented youth rehearsed, recorded two songs and shot two music videos ...
| Sony Music Entertainment/Legacy Recordings Taps UnDigital For 50th Anniversary Celebration Of Jimi Hendrix Experience Masterpiece Electric Ladyland
05 December, 2018
UnDigital, the industry's first package insert marketplace, today announced that it's partnering with Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, for its 50th anniversary celebration of the Jimi Hendrix Experience masterpiece Electric Ladyland. The first-of-its-kind campaign ...
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Fender Introduces American Performer Series Guitars And Basses Amid Spike In Live Concert Attendance
04 December, 2018
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today announced the release of its American Performer Series, a brand new electric guitar line and gateway into Fender's Corona, Calif.-made electric guitar offerings. Previously called the American Special Series, American Performer marks the first refresh ...
| Martin Guitar's North Street Complex Named National Historic Landmark
03 December, 2018
C.F. Martin & Co. (Martin Guitar) is pleased to announce that their North Street Complex has been named a National Historic Landmark in the National Register of Historic Places. The North Street Complex includes the former manufacturing buildings, powerhouse, and Martin homestead.
National Historic ...
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MTV Observes World AIDS Day As MTV Staying Alive Foundation Celebrates 20 Years Of Campaigning Around HIV & Sexual Health Awareness
01 December, 2018
In global observation of World AIDS Day, which is held annually on December 1st to unite people worldwide in the fight against HIV, MTV's logo will wear the universally symbolic red ribbon on its channels and platforms in nearly 180 countries. MTV International will also launch a limited short-form ...
| Live Nation Offers Fans Unlimited Access To Outdoor Summer Concerts
01 December, 2018
The Live Nation Lawn Pass provides unlimited lawn admission to all concerts at any of your local participating Live Nation amphitheaters throughout the 2019 season for one price. Lawn Pass will go on sale starting at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT on Tuesday, December 4 and be available through December ...
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