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Baltimore Jazz Fest, Charm City
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Beautifully situated on a Chesapeake Bay tributary with tidal waters of the Patapsco River forming the Inner Harbor, the City of Baltimore is visually arresting. The Baltimore Jazz Alliance wants to bring public focus to the rich and enduring jazz scene showing that the city’s soundscape is equally exciting. They proudly announce the city’s first […]
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bob weir
News
The Americana Music Association is proud to announce this year’s slate of more than 50 panels and workshops with approximately 200 experts representing the best and the brightest in the music business. This year’s Conference will offer once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to hear from artists who have shaped musical history — including Bob Weir, Dwight Yoakam, Jody […]
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Guangdong National Orchestra, tours
News, Tours
This coming September 9 – 13, the Guangdong National Orchestra of China (GNOC) will make its U.S. debut in conjunction with the one-year anniversary of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s West Coast visit. Building on the spirit of cultural exchange embodied in the U.S.-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange program, the GNOC will perform two concerts in […]
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polk audio
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Sound United, a company that supports a diverse portfolio of high performance audio brands, today announced that Polk Audio Omni and Definitive Technology Wireless Collection DTS Play-Fi® lines will support wireless surround sound. The firmware update will be available October 25(th) for compatible products within both wireless music systems. As the first DTS partner brands […]
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ronnie james dio, Wacken
News, Ticker
Over 75,000 fans were rocked at the Wacken Open Air music festival in Germany this weekend as the late Ronnie James Dio reunited with his bandmates via hologram. The surprise performance took place at the end of Dio Disciples’ set to close the world’s largest annual live heavy metal event. Dio Disciples features members of […]
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Bastille, chris cornell, Donovan, Hardwell, India Arie, joe bonamassa, JudgeISC, Lorde, Ricki Lee Jones, Sara Evans, Tom Waits, Ziggy Marley
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The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) today announced its panel of judges for the 2016 competition. Included on the panel are many iconic, high-profile recording artists as well as Presidents, CEOs and A&R reps from Atlantic, Warner Bros., Sire, RCA, Glassnote, Island, Razor & Tie, Sony Music Latin, Interscope, Concord Label Group, Warner Music Nashville, Alligator, […]
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Pitbull
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SoundExchange awarded global music superstar Pitbull (Armando Christian Pérez) its prestigious Digital Radio Award in recognition of his incredible popularity on digital radio. The Miami-born artist has amassed over four billion performances on the more than 2,500 digital radio services from which SoundExchange receives payment. SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe presented Pitbull with the […]
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TUNEIN
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TuneIn, the world’s largest audio network, today announced a groundbreaking partnership with Red Bull Music Academy that brings its newly relaunched streaming platform, RBMA Radio, to TuneIn’s millions of monthly active users. TuneIn’s formidable reach and innovative listener targeting complements the cutting-edge music programming that Red Bull Music Academy has brought to the industry for […]
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gnr, wolfmother
News, Ticker, Tours
On the heels of their own headlining tour, GRAMMY® Award-winning rock band WOLFMOTHER have been selected as one of the chosen few to open for Guns N’ Roses on their historic North American ‘Not In This Lifetime’ stadium tour this Summer. WOLFMOTHER joins an elite list of openers including Alice In Chains, Lenny Kravitz, The […]
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Peter Murphy, The 69 Eyes, The Mission, tours
News, Tours
To celebrate their 30th anniversary The Mission set out on their most extensive and ambitious tour since they reformed in 2011 and to coincide with the tour they will release a brand new studio album. The 30th Anniversary European leg of the tour starts in Dublin on October 1st and includes the Whitby Goth Weekend on November 5th with […]