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GIBSON: LAUNCHES NEW PRODUCT, NAMM 2019, SHOWCASES MARQUEE ARTISTS AND NEW TALENT WORLDWIDE AT NAMM 2019
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Writing a new chapter to the guitar of choice for artists in rock, pop, country, blues, folk, jazz, and beyond, GIBSON ignited its next era at NAMM in Anaheim, CA. The pre-eminentAmerican-made instrument brand revitalized, re-envisioned, and recharged its core mission, paying homage to its storied history as it embraced the next vanguard of musicians independent of generation, gender and genre. NAMMrepresented a series of achievements for GIBSON including a NAMM Milestone […]
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First International New Country Music Artist Contest Announced
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The first International New Country Music Artist Contest details and entry requirements will be announced at the Global Country Music Association’s (GCMA) Beaumont, Texas Jefferson Theater February 17th show with nine acts. But the main show attraction will be rising star and multi-instrumentalist, Holly Tucker, star of the television series “The Voice,” Season Four. Her “Voice” Coach Blake Shelton, described her […]
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5th Annual Teach Music Week - March 18-24, NAMM 2019
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Keep Music Alive is excited to announce the 5th Annual Teach Music Weekwill be celebrated Monday March 18th through Sunday March 24th. This annual week-long holiday invites musicians, music schools, music stores and other music organizations to offer a free lesson or class to new students (kids and adults). For this milestone anniversary, an estimated 750 locations in a dozen countries […]
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Fostex IntroducesTM-2 Wireless Headphones at NAMM, NAMM 2019
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Fostex’s new TM-2 adds wireless freedom and earbud versatility to a long heritage of high-performance Fostex headphone technology dating back to the mid 1970’s. Listen through our high-performance Fostex 6mm dynamic driver earbuds or swap them with your favorite in-ears using an MMXC connector or optional CIEM Type 1 or 2 connectors. Bluetooth 5.0 using […]
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AMERICAN MUSIC ICON LORETTA LYNN CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY WITH FRIENDS AT NASHVILLE’S BRIDGESTONE ARENA
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Music icon Loretta Lynn will celebrate her birthday this April with a once-in-a-lifetime music event. On the heels of one of the most deeply personal albums of her career, Wouldn’t It Be Great (Legacy Recordings/Sony Music Entertainment), the 2019 GRAMMY nominee celebrates this year’s birthday being honored by her friends. Alan Jackson, Brandy Clark, Darius Rucker, Garth Brooks, George Strait, Jack White, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Margo Price, Martina McBride, Miranda […]
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LiveXLive To Deliver Immersive 360 And VR Festival Experience With Samsung VR Video At Rolling Loud Music Festival
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LiveXLive Media, Inc.(NASDAQ: LIVX) (“LiveXLive”), a global digital media company focused on live entertainment, today announced that it will provide streamed 360 degree and immersive VR experiences through Samsung VR for Rolling Loud on December 14and 15, 2018. The collaboration includes both live and VOD content via the Samsung VR Video mobile app, SamsungVR.com and the Samsung VR […]
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MITCHELL TENPENNY ACHIEVES COUNTRY’S BIGGEST NEW ARTIST DEBUT OF 2018
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Breakthrough singer/songwriter Mitchell Tenpenny achieves country’s biggest new artist debut of 2018 this week. On Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, Tenpenny makes his first album entry by amassing 20,000 units of his Telling All My Secrets (Riser House/Columbia Nashville), the best first-week showing for a major label country debut album this year. This week’s second-highest charting non-seasonal country album, Telling All […]
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14th Annual Jazz In The Gardens Music Fest Gets Ready For The Biggest Breakout Year Yet With Sensational 2019 Line-Up!
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Presented by the City of Miami Gardens and dubbed “the fastest growing jazz and R&B festival in the U.S.”, the 14th Annual Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival (JITG) is ushering in the 2019 festival season with the announcement of yet another “top notch” lineup. On March 9-10, 2019the highly anticipated festival event will immerse fans in the […]
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Hillsong UNITED Returns to the United States for Highly Anticipated USA Tour 2019
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Presented by Premier Productions – the Australian-based, multi-platinum-selling group Hillsong UNITED has announced that after three years they are returning for their highly anticipated USA Tour in 2019. UNITED will be joined by special guests Amanda Lindsey Cook and Mack Brock (*lineup to vary by city). Tickets will go on sale Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. […]
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Multicultural piece 'Nomaden' wins Grawemeyer music award
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Dutch composer Joel Bons has won the 2019 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition for “Nomaden,” a one-hour work for cello solo and an ensemble of instruments from diverse cultures. Bons, 65, wrote the piece for French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras and the Atlas Ensemble, a group of 18 eminent musicians from China, Japan, Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Cello Biennale Amsterdam commissioned the […]