Category: Music Industry
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Canada celebrates achievement in music with Juno Awards
Presented annually, Juno Awards honor Canadian music artists. It is considered to be the Canada’s music awards by many. Started in 1970, except for 1988, it has been conducted each year lately in late March or early April. It acknowledges and rewards Canadian musical artists and bands of their musical and technological achievements. Winners are…
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Rolling Stone caught up in a controversy over its recent cover
Since November 1967, the Rolling Stone magazine that publishes every two weeks brought in latest music industry and other news to the masses in the United States. With over 1.5 million copies in circulation bi-weekly, the Rolling Stone magazine has made a name for itself. However, in July 2013 it made headlines for its controversial…
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Apple iTunes Radio is coming to your mobile device soon
At the 2013 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco on June 10, 2013, Apple Inc. announced that it will launch the online radio, iTunes Radio, in late 2013. The release will coincide with iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks and only available in the U.S. Users will be able to skip tracks they don’t…
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Music industry biggest night, the Grammy Awards
The music industry’s biggest night, 55th annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 10, 2013 at the Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles, California. The show will broadcast on CBS and LL Cool J hosts this year’s show for the second time. Grammy Award is an annual show held by the National Academy of…
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Internet radio services are becoming increasingly popular
The rapid expansion of mobile devices is helping the music provided through the Internet radio services. It doesn’t cost a dime to access music content available on the Internet through mobile unit or your PC. Pandora Media, SiriusXM, Spotify and Apple are competing to provide you with Internet radio service. It is estimated that there…
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Beyoncé to perform at the Super Bowl 2013 Halftime Show
Beyoncé will be headlined the Super Bowl 2013 Halftime Show that is scheduled for February 3, 2013 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La. During the Super Bowl’s first decade, high school marching bands entertained the crowd. Super Bowl introduced the popular musicians during the middle of the third decade. The previous Halftime Show…
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Adele to sing in next James Bond movie, Skyfall
The closely guarded secret of British singer Adele singing the theme song of the next James Bond movie, Skyfall was big news for months. Song is titled “Let the Sky Fall”. Some parts of the song leaked onto the Internet before it was officially released on Adele’s Internet site. Adele follows Carly Simon (The Spy…
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A new way to music concerts
Thanks to Grateful Dead co-lead vocalist, guitarist, and the founding member Bob Weir and Yahoo now you can watch and listen to streaming musical performances over the internet. The San Raphael, California based Tamalpais Research Institute (TRI) which own by Weir share revenue with Yahoo who runs ads in the videos. Weir is also responsible…
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What it takes to get signed to a record label!
The new face of Music Industry Kids!!! This is what you have to do to get signed to a label these days. Ay ay ay!!! Just when i thought we had enough of douchbags in Rock music, here comes the Black Veil Brides! God help us!!!!! LOL Kerrang, Music Connection and all other dumb ass…
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Lady Gaga releases holiday album
Controversial singer Lady Gaga has released a surprise holiday album just in time for thanksgiving. As can be expected from the singer she has created her own version of the classic Christmas song White Christmas by Bing Crosby. The song has her own additions to it which includes a verse “’I’m dreaming of a white…