Starting off with the controversy surrounding the Oscars and the Academy in general, combined with the significantly more diversity focused Grammy’s, 2016 is shaping up to be an important one for activism within the entertainment industry as a whole. ________________________________ Guest Post by Corliss Lee from Berklee’s Music Business Journal…
Category archives: Conventions & Awards
Eurovision To Broadcast Live In US For First Time
The Eurovision Song Contest is a big deal. It’s launched and boosted careers of EU artists for years, but never been televised in the U.S. Now Viacom’s Logo channel will broadcast the finale live and ad free on May 14th. “We are thrilled that the world’s biggest entertainment show is…
Warner/Chappell Music Named ASCAP Publisher Of The Year 2016
Warner/Chappell Music has been named ASCAP’s Music Publisher of the Year 2016, it was announced at last night’s 33rd annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards. In addition, Ryan McMahon and Benjamin Berger of WCM songwriting trio Captain Cuts were honored with the “Song of the Year” award for co-writing Walk the…
#MTFLabs: Blockchain Tech Meetup
As part of a lead in to Music Tech Fest Berlin, some of the music industry’s best minds are coming together for a five day blockchain laboratory, to explore and experiment with the possibilities presented by this innovative new technology and its potential to make the music industry a more…
Some Country Musicians Condemn Anti-LGBT Laws, But Top Tier Artists And Labels Remain Silent
In recent days, GLAAD and others in the LGBT community have called on the country music industry to speak out against new laws in North Carolina and Mississippi that are widely believed to discriminate against LGBT people. So far, the response has been disappointing. After calls from GLAAD and other…
#SXSW 2016: PledgeMusic, Noisetrade Chronicle A Whirlwind Week
Even before yesterday’s big announcement, it’s been a momentous month at PledgeMusic including a trip to SXSW. Here Benji Rogers, Mike Fordham and Derek Webb share impressions of this years fest, and the opportunities to be found at a music industry event of this scale. _______________________________ Guest post from PledgeMusic…
The Juno Awards – Full List Of Winners Include Justin Bieber, The Weeknd
Justin Bieber and The Weeknd were among this year’s big winners at Canada’s Juno Awards held this weekend in Calgary. The full list of winners: Rap Recording of the Year: If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late – Drake Fan Choice Award: Justin Bieber Album of the Year: Beauty Behind…
ACM Awards 2016 – A Complete List Of Winners
The 2016 ACM Awards were following the pattern set by the CMAs with Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town logging major winds. But the nights biggest award, Entertainer of the Year, went to a first-timer, Jason Aldean. 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards Nominees & Winners Entertainer of…
Join Us At MUSEXPO Next Month In LA [DISCOUNT CODES!]
Join us next month for an impressive lineup and some unprecedented networking with global music industry leaders at MUSEXPO in Los Angeles from April 17-20, 2016. Already attending are: BBC Radio 1, Shazam, KROQ’s Kevin Weatherly, Live Nation, Universal Music Group, Interscope, SONY, WMG, FOX TV, Ford Motor Co., Xbox,…