CD Baby is moving its popular DIY Musician Conference to Austin , Texas in 2019, after several years in Nashville. The gathering is billed as "the only music conference geared specifically towards the needs of independent artists in charge of their own careers ." The 2019 edition of the CD…
Category archives: Conventions & Awards
Watch Sessions From CD Baby DIY Musician Conference 2018
If you didn’t make it to the recent sold out CD Baby DIY Musician Conference, you can still watch full video of 15 of the most popular and informative sessions. One of our favorites is “How to Run Effective Facebook Ads for $1 a Day” session with Rick Barker. Other…
CMA Award Nominees 2018 Announced – The Full List
Chris Stapleton led the nominees for the 52nd annual CMA Awards announced Tuesday on Good Morning America. Stapleton’s five nominations were followed with four for producer and musician Dann Huff. Nine artists received three nominations each: Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Chris Janson, Miranda Lambert,…
iHeartRadio MMVAs 2018 – Fill Winners List
The 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs were held Sunday night in the heart of downtown Toronto. Hosted by YouTube star and actress Awkwafina, the show featured a star-studded lineup. Shawn Mendes opened and closed the show with performances of his songs “Lost in Japan” and “In My Blood.” The Toronto-raised singer-songwriter also…
IEBA Names Nominees For 2018 Touring Industry Awards
The International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA) has announced the nominees for its 2018 Industry Awards. Winners will be announced during IEBA’s 48th Annual Conference in Nashville September 30 to Oct 2nd. IEBA Industry Awards 2018 Nominees Club of the Year • 9:30 Club – Washington, DC • Marathon Music Works…
Mexico’s Monitor Latino Digital Summit Convention Recap
The organization Monitor Latino recently organized it’s first Digital Summit Convention, attended by several members of The Orchard Mexico Team. Here they recount their conference experience and breakdown the major issues covered. ___________________________ Guest post by Olivia Quiroz, Label Manager, Mexico, from The Orchard’s The Daily Rind On August 8,…
Spotify Secret Genius Award Nominees 2018 [Full List]
Spotify’s second annual Secret Genius Awards designed to the people behind the music – songwriters, producers, engineers and even beat makers – will be hosted by NE-YO on November 16 at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles Mix Engineers. 2017’s first Spotify Secret Genius Awards honored Rick…
MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Winners and Nominees
The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards were held last night at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. Madonna was attacked on Twitter for her tribute to Aretha Franklin. Despite performances by Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Travis Scott, and more, reviewers panned the show as low on star power. And, oh…
Full List Of Teen Choice Award Winners 2018
Last night’s Teen Choice Awards were held at the Forum in Los Angeles last night. The 2018 awards were hosted by Nick Cannon and Lele Pons and featured performances by Bebe Rexha, Meghan Trainor, Khalid and Lauv. Full List Of Teen Choice Award Winners 2018 MUSIC Choice Male Artist Bruno…
Americanafest Finalizes 2018 Lineup
The Americana Music Association has finalized an impressive and diverse lineup of live music for AMERICANAFEST 2018 to be help alongside and Americana music conference in Nashville, TN on September 11th – 16th. click on image to enlarge