Lost And Found At The Record Store
12 December, 2016
Tom is basically the person I wanted to be back then and, also, the person that I sometimes wish I hadn't been.
According to recent statistics reported by ABC News, nearly 30 percent of students are either bullies or victims of bullying and 160,000 kids stay home from school every day, because ...
| Former AltPress Editors Launch New Podcast, 'Note To Scene' In Early January
12 December, 2016
Matt Crane (former editor of AltPress.com) and Tyler Sharp (former AltPress lead news writer) are launching a new podcast, Note To Scene - a heavily opinionated, weekly show discussing and analyzing all the news in the music scene, covering everything from pop-punk to metalcore.
Launching in early ...
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Billboard Names Republic Records #1 Label Of 2016
09 December, 2016
Billboard once again named REPUBLIC RECORDS the music industry's "Top Label" on the publication's year-end charts. The label accomplishes the best overall performance across the Billboard 200 albums chart and Billboard Hot 100 songs chart combined.
List of Republic's #1 Billboard accolades below.
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| Independents Break Grammy Nominations Record
08 December, 2016
The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) recognizes the Independent music labels and artists who control their own copyrights by congratulating them on their nominations for the 59th annual Grammy Awards, earning 283 out of 420 non-producer category nominations. This is the seventh year ...
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Sony/ATV Signs Alan Walker To Worldwide Deal
07 December, 2016
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has signed Norwegian DJ, songwriter, recording artist and producer Alan Walker to a worldwide deal.
The agreement includes his song "Faded", which has been one of the biggest global releases of the past 12 months, with Spotify placing it among its Top 10 hits worldwide of ...
| The Cleverlys Sign With Moonstruck Management
06 December, 2016
Moonstruck Management is excited to announce they have signed The Cleverlys to the agency. Their one-of-a-kind comedy/music blend can only be described as a "GrassHipPop Fushion" with hilarious covers from "Gangnam Style" to Beck's "Loser" taking them to some of the hottest stages around the country.
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Live Nation Entertainment Expands Global Festival Portfolio To Australia Through Acquisition Of Secret Sounds
04 December, 2016
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV) today announced that it has acquired 51% in Secret Sounds Group, the Australian company led by Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco, which owns and produces two of Australia's leading festivals: Splendour in the Grass (located in Byron Bay New South Wales) and ...
| Darlene Zschech Extends Longtime Writing/Recording Relationship With Integrity Music
01 December, 2016
Integrity Music is honored to announce that it has extended its longtime relationship with renowned worship leader, author and pastor Darlene Zschech and is preparing for the March release of a new live album from Zschech and her church, Hope Unlimited, in New South Wales, Australia.
"Darlene has ...
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Spotify's Troy Carter First Keynote Speaker Announced For Music Biz 2017 From May 15-18 In Nashville
01 December, 2016
The Music Business Association (Music Biz) has announced the preliminary agenda for its Music Biz 2017 convention May 15-18, 2017, at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in Nashville. The event will be headlined by a keynote presentation from Troy Carter, a 20-year entertainment industry veteran who launched ...
| Warner/Chappell, Liz Rose Music And Breakthrough Music Collaborate With Girl Scouts Of The USA To Help Girls "Shine" Through Music
01 December, 2016
Warner/Chappell (WCM), the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group, together with Girl Scouts of the USA, announced today the launch of the organization's first ever original song thanks to the help from two WCM/Liz Rose Music songwriters - the Grammy Award-winning Liz Rose (Taylor Swift, ...
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Downtown Partners With Hit Songwriter And Producer Benny Blanco
01 December, 2016
Downtown Music Publishing has entered into a long-term partnership with hit-making songwriter and record producer Benny Blanco. This deal re-establishes Blanco's already considerable relationship with Downtown, who signed him as one of their earliest publishing clients in 2007.
Through this new ...
| Capitol Records Signs The Bee Gees To Long-Term Worldwide Agreement Encompassing The Legendary Group's Entire Catalogue Of Recorded Music
30 November, 2016
The Bee Gees, one of the world's most commercially successful and acclaimed bands in the history of popular music, has signed a long-term worldwide agreement with Capitol Records that encompasses the legendary trio's entire catalogue of recorded music, it was announced today by Capitol Music Group (CMG) ...
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Introducing Know Hope Records
23 November, 2016
Welcome to Know Hope Records. We think you're going to like it here.
You might not have heard of this burgeoning independent label out of Philadelphia, but that's about to change.
Started in 2015 by longtime friends Shawn Dorsey and JD Perry (former guitarist of I-Surrender/Columbia Records' ...
| Live Nation Continues Building Global Festival Portfolio With Acquisition Of Sweden Rock Festival
22 November, 2016
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV) today announced it has acquired a majority stake in Sweden Rock Festival, one of Sweden's most successful and longest running festivals. The team behind Sweden Rock Festival will continue to curate, manage and produce the event, now with access to Live Nation's ...
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Recked Entertainment Welcome Vocalist Chris Foust To Ever More Broken; Readies To Enter Nashville Studio With Multi-Platinum, Grammy Award Winning Producer Toby Wright
21 November, 2016
Music Management and Promotion firm Recked Entertainment welcome vocalist Chris Foust to alternative rock band Ever More Broken; They will be kicking off 2017 in Nashville re-recording their single "Let Me Go" with multi-platinum, Grammy award winning producer Toby Wright (Alice In Chains, Metallica, ...
| Sallie Mae Partners With Dee-1, The Hip-Hop Artist Behind Hit Song 'Sallie Mae Back,' To Help Students Pay Back Their Student Loans
18 November, 2016
When educator turned hip-hop artist Dee-1 finished paying off his student loans, he celebrated by writing the hit song, "Sallie Mae Back." Now, the lyrical master of financial literacy is teaming up with Sallie Mae to help students get on the right track to paying back their student loans. And with ...
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Rednote Grows Team, Builds Advisory Board: Former Universal Music Group, Soundscan, And Bandsintown Executives Join Music Messaging Platform As Key Strategic Advisors
17 November, 2016
Rednote, the music messaging platform, today announced the addition of Bill Campbell, former Senior Vice President of Universal Music Group and Sony Music Group, Michael Shalett, Co-Founder and COO of SoundScan, and Val Katayev, former Founder and CEO of ToneMedia (now Bandsintown Amplified), to the ...
| Tony Awards And Carnegie Mellon University Open Submissions For Theatre Education Award
16 November, 2016
The Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) will recognize a deserving teacher with the "Excellence in Theatre Education Award" for the third year in a row.
Now through February 10, 2017, submissions are accepted online for K-12 theatre educators at an accredited institution or recognized ...
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Eric Lambert Takes On Joey Sturgis Plug-ins On 'Unleash Your Creativity'
15 November, 2016
Guitarist Eric Lambert (blessthefall) recently sat down with Joey Sturgis's Unleash Your Creativity to discuss the importance for artists to understand the production process in order to retain greater creative control over their music. Eric loves plugins which allow musicians with minimal engineering ...
| Magna Entertainment Announces New $100 Million Investment Vehicle To Create And Finance Independent Content Across Film, TV And Music
11 November, 2016
Magna Entertainment, a division of NY-based entrepreneurial investment firm Magna (www.mag.na), has announced the creation of a new $100 million investment vehicle dedicated to creating and financing aspirational and compelling independent content across film, television and music.
Coming on the ...
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