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Casio's February Artist Spotlight: Anthony Patterson
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This month, Casio America, Inc., a leading innovator of electronic musical instruments, is excited to spotlight Anthony Patterson, a solo/collaborative pianist, composer/arranger and educator, as part of its Artist Program. Casio’s Artist Program supports both aspiring and established musicians by providing them with the most innovative tools and technology to compose and perform their music, whether they […]
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Lixar Launches First Music Festival Crypto Payment Platform with MEGAPHONO App
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Today, Ottawa data software company Lixar I.T. Inc. launched the MEGAPHONO Music app with “MEGA-AUDIO”; the music showcase festival runs February 8-10th in Ottawa. But it’s not your regular music app – It’s the first ever contextual audio app that allows you to listen to the bands playing the festival AND rewards those bands in LiteCoin when their songs are […]
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Two Essential Ringo Starr Albums Remastered For Worldwide Reissue On 180-Gram Vinyl LPs By Capitol/UMe
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Two essential Ringo Starr albums, 1973’s Ringo and 1974’s Goodnight Vienna, have been remastered by Ron McMaster at Capitol Mastering for worldwide reissue on heavyweight, 180-gram vinyl LPs. Both albums are available now for preorder and will be released by Capitol/UMe on January 19, 2018. Preorder Ringo: https://UMe.lnk.to/RingoLP Preorder Goodnight Vienna: Amazon In 1973, Ringo released his self-titled Ringo, which yielded three Top 5 Billboard Pop singles, including the No. […]
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A Star-Studded Night Raises 1.7 Million Dollars For Zac Brown's Non-Profit Camp Southern Ground
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On Friday, December 1st, multi-platinum GRAMMY award-winning artist Zac Brown, of Zac Brown Band, hosted a intimate benefit for his non-profit passion project, Camp Southern Ground, at a private home in Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood. The second annual Evening to Remember fundraiser raised $1.7 million for the camp located in Fayetteville, GA. “Shelly and I are thrilled to have raised such a substantial amount for […]
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LiveXLive Expands Music Festival Lineup with Additions of Bumbershoot and Rock on the Range
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LiveXLive Media, Inc.(OTC: LIVX) (“LiveXLive”), one of the only premium streaming networks devoted to live music and music-related video content, today announced that both Bumbershoot and Rock on the Range have entered into multi-year agreements with LiveXLive to produce, curate, live stream and amplify the festival experience to fans around the globe. The strategic partnerships kick off at next year’s […]
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Mike Smith's Album 'Pieces of Soul' Hits Top 5 on Billboard
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The multi-talented Mike Smith hits #5 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart for the week of Dec 30, 2017 with his new album ‘Pieces of My Soul’. Pieces Of My Soul,” is the eagerly awaited follow up album to his Top 10 Billboard Charting Album “Always You And Me. Mike also starred on the television show ‘One Shot’ which […]
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Nina Simone And Sister Rosetta Tharpe To Be Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
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Verve Label Group and UMeare proud to announce the induction of trailblazers Nina Simone and Sister Rosetta Tharpe into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Late pianist, singer and activist Simone will be inducted into the 2018 Performer Category alongside Bon Jovi, The Cars and The Moody Blues, while Tharpe, the late singer and guitarist known as the “godmother of rock and […]
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DON MCLEAN TO HAVE RARE, NEVER BEFORE SEEN COMPOSITION MANUSCRIPT OF THE SONG "VINCENT" (STARRY, STARRY NIGHT) AND OTHER ITEMS ON DISPLAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME
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The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will feature items on display from award-winning singer-songwriter Don McLean in its long-running, permanent exhibition Sing Me Back Home: A Journey Through Country Music beginning January 12, 2018. Rotated often, these short-term, informal displays provide a closer look at a particular person or special anniversaries in country music’s history. “Alan Stoker, Curator […]
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Country music superstar Brad Paisley to headline 2018 Queen's Plate Festival
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Three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning and multiplatinum-selling country music superstar, Brad Paisley, will headline the 2018 Queen’s Plate Festival at Woodbine Racetrack. The three-day Festival will run from Friday, June 29 through Sunday, July 1. Queen’s Plate Festival Passes will go on sale Friday, December 15 at www.woodbineracetrack.com – just in time to stuff stockings with the hottest ticket of the summer. Passes start at just $45, and will provide 3-day […]
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2017 marks the seventh year that America’s Adopt A Soldier ® will reach out to America to ask for cards of thanks to share with our nation’s Service Members who are deployed and Veterans who are in State Veterans Homes and Hospitals. According to Mary Keeser, America’s Adopt A Soldier® Founder, “In 2016, over 120,000 […]