Americana Music Awards Names 2018 Nominees: Isbell, Price, Carlisle Lead Eclectic Pack

The Americana Music Association has announced its 2018 nominees. Jason Isbell led the nominees with four nods, including for his album "The Nashville Sound," which earned two Grammys last year. Margo Price and Brandi Carlile, each received three nods for artist, song and album of the year. Yesterday’s live-streamed event…

10 Reasons You Should Join Us At ASCAP EXPO Right Now [Kosha Dillz]

Kosha Dillz reports from the ASCAP ‘I Create Music’ Expo: "There are many people to meet here. I reconnected with my old bassist, I got tons of free candy from the sponsors, and I was recognized by tons of friends. Also because I write for Hypebot, I got a really…

Music’s Alarming Gender Gap [Infographic]

Last.fm have researched the last 16 years of music awards and festivals to find out if we are crediting female artists as much as we are listening to them. As each year comes and goes, the elephant in the room for the music industry is whether the popularity of female…

Billboard Latin Music Awards Full Winners List 2018

The Billboard Latin Music Awards serve as the conclusion to the Billboard Latin Music Conference which was held this week in Las Vegas. Daddy Yankee was the top winner, along with Luis Fonsi, Justin Bieber and Shakira. Ozuna won artist of the year and Maluma took home the social artist…

Pandora CEO Roger Lynch To Keynote Music Biz 2018, Replacing YouTube’s Lyor Cohen

Pandora CEO Roger Lynch will keynote the Music Biz conference in Nashville on May 16th. Lyor Cohen, YouTube’s outspoken Global Head Of Music, is no longer speaking at the event. Pandora CEO Roger Lynch Joining Lynch on stage will be Sony Music Nashville Chairman and CEO Randy Goodman to discuss…

Midem Artist Accelerator Names 11 Finalists

Midem has named the 11 finalists to its emerging artist program, the Midem Artist Accelerator. The artists will showcase at the Midem global music conference in France. Now in its fourth year, the Midem Artist Accelerator (MMA) has a track record for bringing rising talent to a global audience. In…

KendricK Lamar Wins Pulitzer Prize For ‘Damn’

Kendrick Lamar has won the Pulitzer Prize for music for his album Damn. Lamar is the first rapper to win the award which has previously only gone to classical and jazz artists, including Wynton Marsalis and Ornette Coleman. The Pulitzer Prize board on Monday called Damn, “a virtuosic song collection…

Full List Of ACM Awards Winners 2018

Jason Aldean made his first return to Las Vegas since the mass shooting at the Route 91 country music festival in October of last year and is headed home with the entertainer of the year award from Sunday night’s Academy of Country Music Awards. _____________________________ Full list of 2018 ACM…

Folk Alliance Shares Final Conference Numbers

Folk Alliance International has released their post-conference report. This year’s 30th-anniversary celebration took place in Montreal, Quebec, February 13-17, and welcomed a record 2,855 attendees from 35 countries around the world. In addition to the 47 professional development panels, 25 networking and mentorship sessions, 74 exhibit hall booths, 180 official…

11 Music Conferences To Watch In 2018

The music industry provides a number of fun an unique gatherings at which artists can connect and network with their peers in the business. Here we look at eleven such industry conferences to keep an eye on in the coming year. __________________________ Guest post by Angela Mastrogiacomo of Soundfly’s Flypaper…