Heads up that today is the last day to buy tickets to CD Baby’s DIY Musician Conference before the price rises to $129. Filled with networking opportunities, conference speakers and panelists include Patreon’s Jack Conte, Bob Boilen of NPR, author and flame thrower Martin Atkins, Pledge Music’s Benji Rogers, a…
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Mercury Prize 2016 Nominees Announced [Full List]
The Mercury Prize, which honors the UK’s best albums has announced its 2016 nominees. “This is music to make sense of our unsettling times – heartfelt, angry, thoughtful and thrilling," the judges said in a statement. "The 2016 Hyundai Mercury Prize ‘Albums Of The Year’ are marked by their musical…
AIM Independent Music Awards Nominees Announced [The Full List]
The nominations for the sixth annual Association of Independent Music Awards was revealed at a launch event in London. The winners will be revealed at The Brewery, London, on September 6. The Independent Music Awards celebrate achievements by independent artists, labels and live events. __________________________________________ BEST SMALL LABEL (in association…
International Bluegrass Music Awards 2016 Nominations Announced
Bluegrass, in all its permutations from traditional to newgrass, has a much larger audience than most believe. This week, the International Bluegrass Music Association named its 2016 Awards nominees. _____________________________________________ The Earls of Leicester lead in nominations for the 2016 International Bluegrass Music Awards. The IBMA also revealed its newest…
Polaris Music Prize Names 2016 Shortlist
The Polaris Music Prize announced its 2016 Short List of Canadian albums today. The Polaris Music Prize Gala will be held at The Carlu in Toronto on Monday, September 19 at 8 p.m. ET and streamed live on CBC Music’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. _________________________________________ Here’s the Polaris Music…
It’s Time To Submit Music for 59th GRAMMY Awards Consideration [Full List Of Deadlines]
From the fine folks at A2iM comes a reminder that now is the time to submit music for consideration for nomination for the 59th Grammy Awards and a a full list of all the upcoming Grammy deadlines. ______________________________ It’s Grammy time! If you are a voting member of The Recording…
YouTube Past And Present: 10 Things We Learned At VidCon
At this year’s VidCon, a rapidly growing annual conference for the online video community, we learned about the state of YouTube, and where we can expect the video sharing site and its content to go in the future. ________________________________ Guest Post by Chris Robley on CD Baby’s DIY Musician Blog…
SXSW Music Panel Picker 2017 Is Open
SXSW 2017 has opened its Panel Picker. Aside from the overwhelming amount of music, panels are the best thing about SXSW, and fortunately, unlike some conventions, the process to choose which panels get SXSW slots is relatively transparent and democratic. _________________________________ SXSW PanelPicker opened yesterday and submissions run through July…
BET Awards Winners 2016 – A Full List
At last night’s BET Awards 2016, Beyonce won four awards – Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Video of the Year, Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award, and the Centric Award. "Straight Outta Compton," and Creed star Michael B. Jordan winning Best Actor. The full list of BET Awards Winners 2016: ___________________________________________ Winners 2016…
Music Biz To Return To Nashville May 15-18, 2017
The Music Business Association announced Thursday that its Music Biz convention will return to Nashville for the third consecutive year from May 15 – 18, 2017 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel. __________________________________________________ Mark your calendar: After another successful convention, the Music Business Association’s Music Biz convention will return to Nashville…