Facebook may not pay musicians for their content, but they certainly do enjoy – and profit from – the traffic that they generate. Last night’s Grammy Awards 2017 was no exception. Throughout the show, Facebook measured the conversations, and these are the top 5 most talked-about moments: 1.Adele wins Record…
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Drake, the Weeknd, Shawn Mendes Lead Juno 2017 Nominees [Full List]
The Juno Awards announced their 2017 nominees today, and Drake, the Weeknd and Shawn Mendes lead the pack with 5 each. Alessia Cara and Leonard Cohen each earned 4 nominations. A Tribe Called Red, Andy Shauf, Gord Downie, Grimes, Ruth B, Kaytranada, Tegan and Sara, the Strumbellas and Tory Lanez…
Twitter To Live Stream 3 Major Music Award Show Red Carpets
Twitter and Dick Clark Productions have announced that they will again live stream exclusive programming from three upcoming major music award show red carpets. The programming will be available globally exclusively on Twitter. ____________________________ Twitter and Dick Clark Productions have partnered to live stream three major music award show red…
Billboard #1 + A Golden Globe Shoutout = A Big Week For Migos
Already an established household name in the Atlanta hip-hop scene, we look at how a series of successes plus a shout out from Donald Glover at the Golden Globe Awards is helping to push the group Migos to the top. __________________________ Guest post by Emily Blake of Next Big Sound…
Midemlab: 10 Years Of Music and Music Tech Innovation
This year marks the tenth year of Midemlab, a startup competition put on by Midem. Here we look at ten of the contests greatest success stories from the past ten years. ___________________________ Guest Post by Melina Druga on Midem In this series of posts from Reportlinker, we review the latest…
Brit Awards Nominations 2017 – The Full List
The U.K. recording industry’s top contest, the BRIT Awards will be held Feb. 22nd at London’s O2 Arena. The awards reshaped its voting panel after the 2016 show was rocked by controversy over the lack of black nominees. Here is a full list of 2017 Brit Awards nominees: _____________________________________________ Brit…
Is CES The New SXSW?
Or is it the new Advertising Week? Or is there just a cabal of brand managers who live on jets and touch down at these events once every few weeks, making them all essentially the same? Cortney Harding was less than impressed, but from this sea of homogeneity did come…
Drake, Chainsmokers Top iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees 2017
The iHeartRadio Music Awards has named its 2017 nominees. Drake leads with 12 nominations, including Male Artist of the Year while The Chainsmokers received 11 nominations, including the inaugural Best New Pop Artist category. Other artists who received multiple nominations include Rihanna, twenty one pilots, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Beyoncé,…
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Names 2017 Inductees
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced the 6 artists named as inductees in the 2017 Performer Category along with Nile Rogers, who was recognized with an Award for Musical Excellence. ____________________________________ Rock & Roll Of Fame 2017 Inductees • Joan Baez • Electric Light Orchestra • Journey…
Detroit School Of Arts Builds A Community Through Music [VIDEO]
In this short documentary, we delve into the inner working of the Detroit School for Arts, a GRAMMY Signature Schools Community Award Recipient working to provide young people with opportunity through music. _______________________ Guest Post by the Recording Academy on Medium As part of The Recording Academy’s educational mission, GRAMMY…