Tag: Music Industry
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How Live Nation’s Acquisition of a Premier Texas Concert Promoter and Festival Producer is Revolutionizing the Music Industry
Live Nation Acquires Premier Texas Concert Promoter And Festival Producer, ScoreMore Shows Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s leading live entertainment company, has acquired a majority stake in ScoreMore Shows, one of the largest independent concert promoters and festival producers in the country, and the largest in Texas. The Austin-based company promotes hundreds of regional shows,…
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American Addiction Centers Provide Free Care for Music Industry Professionals
Headquartered in the country music capital, American Addiction Centers (AAC) announced today its donation of 30 free days of inpatient treatment to 12 musicians who seek assistance through MusiCares® in 2018. MusiCares, an affiliated charity of the Recording Academy™, provides resources for struggling musicians, including those battling drug and/or alcohol addiction. While the public often…
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Kobalt Music Secures $75 Million in Funding from Hearst Entertainment
New Funding Allows Kobalt Music to Further Scale Its Global Royalty Collection Platform to Drive Growth and Transparency Across the Music Industry Kobalt, the leading global music services company, today announced it has raised $75 million in growth capital. The Series D round was led by Hearst Entertainment with participation from Balderton…
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Challenges in Music Industry Diversity for African Americans
An article written about the rise and fall of the black music executive points out that LA Reid and Sylvia Rhone (currently both at Epic Records) are the last in a class of successful music industry executives because of problems with diversity in the music industry and the limited opportunities for blacks to climb the…
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Inside Look: Adrian Miller on Managing Anderson .Paak in the Music Industry
Adrian Miller is the CEO and Managing Partner of OBE. He’s from St. Louis but moved to Los Angeles at a young age. He started his industry tenure in Urban Radio working as an intern for a college station while attending Tulsa University. He progressed from there to working for PMP Promotions, HITS Magazine, Loud Records,…
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The Legendary Picnic: Capturing Timeless Memories
We heard everyone had a great time at the Living Legends Picnic, Unfortunately, we missed it this year. Here are some great pics for you. (Click “Next” for next pic above or below) (photo credit: D.L. McPhaull)
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Music Industry Veteran L.A. Reid Reflects on X Factor Experience
This year, the MIDEM conference has been the place for powerful men in music to reveal some real truths. First Sony Music CEO, Doug Morris sort of revealed Apple’s little “secret” and now L.A. Reid gave us the truth about his feelings on being a part of the X Factor TV show alongside Simon Cowell.Reid was…
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Unlock Your Future: Career Day with Living Legends Foundation
The Living Legends Foundation Inc., in conjunction with The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and Henry County School System are presenting a career day entitled, “This Is How We Rock!” on March 18, 2015 at Stockbridge High School (SHS) located in Stockbridge, Ga. a suburb of Atlanta. Music superstar, Usher Raymond ‘s New Look…
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Tragic Loss: Bay Area Rapper Remembered
An Oakland rapper was shot and killed last night around 8:15. See the video for the story.[flowplayer id=”148655″]
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Debunking 5 Common Myths About the Music Industry
There are several misconceptions about the music industry and things we rarely talk about to the general public. Here are a few of those misconceptions. Click “Next” above for the next misconception 1. DJs Pick the Songs they Play Not at all. Music is scheduled for each show for the most part and has to…
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Uncovering the Truth: Why Radio Falls Short
Research, research research. In all honesty, I’m surprised radio doesn’t reseach how many times listeners fart. The research is to the point that it’s obsessive. There is no man on the streets anymore and everything is about “playing the hits.” Many people complain the music is not what it used to be and they think…
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DJ Shadow’s Top Gripes with the Music Industry
The Industry Dot Biz: Thought this was pretty interesting… KProducer, turntablist, and “musician””DJ Shadow’s latest album, The Less You Know, the Better, marks his 20th year in the business. That’s a whole lot of time to harbor a whole lot of hatred for the music industry. You could say he’s nally scratching that itch.1. They…
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Beloved DJ Joey Ryan Remembered for Impact on Music Industry
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Uncover the Inner Workings of the Music Industry in 10 Days for $10
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Al Bell Shares Insights on the Music Industry with The New York Times
AS the peacock-blue Cadillac with the gold trim and fur lining spun on a giant turntable in the Stax Museum of American Soul Music here, Al Bell, the final owner of the late, great record label, chuckled. Decades before 50 Cent with his customized Rolls-Royce and Akon with his tricked-out Lamborghini, there was Isaac Hayes…