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Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival Announces 2018 Music Lineup
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Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival unveils its highly anticipated and specially-curated 2018 music lineup. Now in its sixth year, the three-day immersive experience returns to Downtown Las Vegas on September 21–23, drawing musicians, artists and culinary masterminds from around the world. Headlining this year is a group of talented chart-toppers who bring various genres […]
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Capitol Music Group Launches Capitol Innovation Center
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Capitol Music Group (CMG), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), has launched the Capitol Innovation Center (CIC) to bring together leading thinkers from the music and technology industries, as well as the student community, to help drive the future of innovation in music. Based in the iconic Capitol Tower and the company’s state-of-the-art Studios in Hollywood, […]
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Bourbon & Beyond Announces Extraordinary Music Lineup For World’s Largest Bourbon Festival
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The second annual Bourbon & Beyond festival makes its much-anticipated return to Champions Park in Louisville, KY, Saturday, September 22 and Sunday, September 23 with the perfect blend of bourbon, food & music not found anywhere else in the world. Festival producers Danny Wimmer Presents, culinary curator Edward Lee (The Mind of A Chef) and bourbon curator Fred Minnick have put together another incredible bourbon, music, and culinary lineup for the weekend. World-renowned […]
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Summerfest 2018 Headliner Line Up Revealed
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Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance is excited to announce the 2018 headliner lineup for this year’s festival. The full story can be read here at Billboard.com. From pop to hip-hop, country to EDM, reggae to classic rock, this year’s lineup stays true to Summerfest’s roots, offering something for every music fan. Featuring entertainment 12 hours a day for […]
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The House of Jazz immortalizes Oliver Jones
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Georges Durst, owner/designer of the legendary House of Jazz, is pleased to announce that his two live music venues will now be called HOUSE OF JAZZ byOLIVER JONES. “I was looking for a special way of honouring this extraordinary man, piano virtuoso and personal friend. Here it is!” says the philanthropic entrepreneur. A few months ago, in front […]
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CHVRCHES ANNOUNCE FALL NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
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Having already announced festival dates earlier in the year, Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES are adding a North American tour to their already extensive list of shows supporting the release of their new album, Love Is Dead, out May 25th (Glassnote Records). This is the first time since forming the band, that CHVRCHES will tour with a live […]
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ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME GUITAR GREATS DAVE MASON AND STEVE CROPPER TO SHARE STAGE TOGETHER
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Come summer, classic rock fans will be in for a truly memorable evening of timeless music and endless hits, as Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitar greats Dave Mason and Steve Cropper will be hitting the road together for the first time in their careers on the Rock & Soul Revue tour that will be landing […]
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House Introduces Comprehensive Music Licensing Reform Legislation
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Ranking Member Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and 28 original cosponsors today introduced sweeping bipartisan legislation to overhaul the nation’s antiquated music licensing laws, including providing federal copyright protection for sound recordings made prior to February 15, 1972. The Music Modernization Act (H.R. 5447) is consensus legislation that packages together several music licensing […]
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Lick the Plate on 93.9 The River Celebrates the Music Side of the Show with the Detroit Music Awards
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Lick the Plate on 93.9 The River where the Detroit, Windsor, and Michigan culinary and music communities tell their stories, is celebrating the music side of the show by featuring the Detroit Music Awards (DMA) taking place May 4, 2018 at the Fillmore in Detroit. DMA Marketing Director Kathy Vargo and special guest DJ Pleasure Kitten who is nominated in the DJ Electronic Dance category join host David Boylan for a fun week of […]
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4 Ways To Get Your Songs Heard By Today's Hit Songwriters At The 2018 ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO
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In addition to panel discussions with today’s top hitmakers — Meghan Trainor, St. Vincent, JoJo and Jason Mraz among them — the 2018 ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO gives attendees multiple chances to have their original songs heard by leaders from across the music industry. By giving up-and-comers the opportunity to get feedback from the minds behind today’s biggest hits, ASCAP […]