[UPDATED] News that President Trump had recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel sent shock waves through the region. For a growing group of musicians and music industry professionals, it was another reminder of how difficult it will be to attain their goal – exporting Palestinian music and culture on…
Category archives: Conventions & Awards
55% Of 2018 Grammy Nominations Went To Indie Artists
Independent artists make up 55% of nominations in all non-producer and non-spoken word categories, according to tabulations from A2IM. In 43 of the 81 categories, majority of nominees were on independent labels. ___________________________________ The 2018 Grammy nominations have again recognized the importance of independent music. The independent music label sector…
The Orchard Lands Record 50 Grammy 2018 Nominations
While we wait for A2IM’s definitive tabulation of who independent record labels faired in 2018 Grammy nominations, the tally for The Orchard stood out. Buoyed by its merger with RED, the Sony-owned indie music and film distributor notched a record 50 Grammy nominations. 3X Grammy 2018 Nominees Nothing More Orchard…
Grammy Nominees 2018 – Full List
[UPDATED] The 2018 Grammy nominees were revealed on Tuesday morning., and along with the usual suspects there some real surprises. Here is the full list of Grammy Nominees 2018: Grammy Nominees 2018 Record of the Year “Redbone” — Childish Gambino “Despacito” — Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber…
YouTube’s Lyor Cohen To Keynote Music Biz Convention In Nashville
Often controversial music industry veteran Lyor Cohen, the Global Head of Music at YouTube and Founder of music content company 300, will keynote the Music Business Association’s Music Biz 2018 conference at the Omni Nashville Hotel. Cohen will discuss his career journey, his current role at YouTube and Google and…
Conviction Of SXSW Fatal Car Crashes Upheld, Offense Upgraded
A Texas appeals court last Wednesday upheld the murder conviction of Rashad Owens for killing four people when he drove his car into a crowd at the 2014 South by Southwest music festival, and upgraded the offense from first-degree felony to capital fe…
Latin Grammy Awards 2017 – Complete List Of Winners
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee took top honors last week at the 2017 Latin Grammys, winning four awards for their smash hit "Despacito." The track won Record and Song of the Year, as well as Best Music Video and Best Urban Fusion/Performance for Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber. Hosted…
American Music Awards 2017 – Full List Of Winners
The fan-voted American Music Awards 2017 celebrated 45 years of music live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night. It was televised live on ABC and hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross, star of ABC’s “black-ish.” The awards show became a family affair when Tracee and her family…
Keynote Q&A With WME’s Marc Geiger At This Year’s IEBA Conference
Here we look at a recent Q&A with American music executive and co-founder of Lollapalooza Marc Geiger who shared his message on the importance of eliminating consumer frustration, and smoothing out the process of getting music into the hands of said consumers. ____________________________ Guest post from IEBA’s 47th Annual Conference…
MTV EMAs 2017 – Full List Of Winners
Shawn Mendes took home three wins at the MTV European Music Awards in London on Sunday nights, taking home best song, best artist and "biggest fans" awards. Taylor Swift was nominated in 6 categories, but did not win any awards. _______________________ MTV EMAs 2017 Winners BEST SONG Shawn Mendes -…