The Latin Recording Academy has postponed the announcement of nominations for the 18th annual Latin Grammy Awards in the aftermath of a deadly and powerful earthquake that affected Mexico this week, as well as the lingering devastation from hurricanes Irma and Harvey. In a statement announcing the delay, Latin Recording…
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Mercury Prize 2017 Winner Is Sampha
Sampha, perhaps best known as a guest artist on songs by Beyonce, 2016 Mercury winner Stormzy, and 2017 Mercury nominee Ed Sheeran, the singer and songwriter released his debut album, ‘Process’, earlier this year. WATCH: Related articles Ed Sheeran Height, Weight, Age, Measurements, Wiki, Net Worth MTV VMAs Producer Addresses…
International Entertainment Buyers Association Announce 2017 Industry Awards Nominees
The International Entertainment Buyers Association announced the nominations for its 2017 Industry Awards. Winners will be announced during an awards gala at the conclusion of IEBA’s 47th Annual Conference on Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 at the Omni in Nashville. The full list of IEBA 2017 nominees Club of the Year…
"Not a single grammy winner thanked radio," Recording Academy Head Scolds Broadcasters
In a blistering op-ed that would have been almost unthinkable even a few years ago, Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow took aim at radio broadcaster and the fact that they do not pay performance royalties for on-air play. ______________________________________ Grammy CEO Neil Portnow "Fifteen years ago, at my first GRAMMYs…
MTV VMAs 2017 Didn’t Turn Many Heads On Social Media
Knowing that the Video Music Awards haven’t been getting the most stellar ratings of late, the network opted to shift its focus away from ratings and instead concentrate on their social media impact. Unfortunately, the social audience of the VMAs is seeing some stagnant growth as well. _____________________ Guest post…
Full List Of MTV VMA Award Winners 2017
Last night’s 2017 MTV Video Music Awards were dominated by Kendrick Lamar, who took home the most statues, including Video Of The Year. Ed Sheeran won Artist of The Year, in the first time that female and male musicians had gone head to head in the newly gender neutral category….
Spotify Predicts Who Will Win Every MTV VMA 2017 Award
The 2017 MTV Video Music Awards are this Sunday, and Spotify is is predicting who will win each one. Based on Spotify listening data, Kendrick Lamar will be the biggest winner of the night, followed by Ed Sheeran and The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey. The full list of VMA 2017 predictions:…
Today Is The LAST DAY For GRAMMY 2018 Submissions
The deadline for submitting music to the the 60th Grammy Awards is today to Wednesday Aug. 23rd, and for the first time, submissions and voting are online-only. A full list of Grammy 2018 deadlines: ____________________________________________ Key Grammy dates: Eligibility Period: Oct. 1, 2016, to Sept. 30, 2017 Online entry access…
Mega-hit "Despacito" Was Not Submitted To MTV’s Video Music Awards In Apparent Protest
The #1 YouTube video of all time "Despacito" is not being considered for an MTV Video Music Award because it was never submitted. But do the artists even care ,given that MTV only plays the video on its secondary Latin channel, MTV Tres? __________________________________________ An MTV spokesperson told the AP…
Deadline To Enter Music For Next Year’s Grammy Awards Nears
A reminder that the new online access to submit music for the 60th Grammy Awards opened last week. If you haven’t entered your music yet, do it soon – that window closes this Wednesday Aug. 23rd. And note, this year the Grammy Awards will be online-only voting for the first…