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Pandora Shares Post-Grammy Streaming Bump And It's Very Different From Spotify's
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HypeBot
Pandora is sharing the streaming bump provided by Monday night's Grammy Awards. Unlike Spotify, where Michael Jackson and The Alabama Shakes saw a major uptick, on Pandora, 12 year old Joey Alexander saw an almost 1000% increase in station adds. Joey Alexander – 958% Andra Day – 661% Lionel Richie – 646% Alabama Shakes – 602% Little Big Town – 366% Bonnie Raitt – 305% James Bay – 259% Gary Clark Jr. – 257% Tori Kelly – 244% Christian McBride – ...
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Grammys To Be Broadcast Live Nationwide For The First Time
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HypeBot
In the age of Twitter and social media, live anywhere is live everywhere. Succumbing to that reality, the Grammys are making delayed broadcast optional for the first time ever. The Grammys have announced that CBS will offer its stations in Mountain and Pacific time zones the option to air the awards show at 8 p.m. ET, along with the rest of the U.S. The awards show had been tape delayed in some time zones after being recorded The Staples Center ...
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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Names 2016 Inductees
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HypeBot
The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has announced the five members of its class of 2016. The 31st Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, will take place on April 8th at Barclays Center in Brooklyn for the second time. HBO will broadcast the ceremony in spring 2016. 2016 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees Cheap Trick Chicago Deep Purple N.W.A. Steve Miller Artists are eligible for inclusion in ...
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What Does A GRAMMY Nomination Actually Mean?
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HypeBot
While many operating in and around the music business may question the real value of being nominated for a GRAMMY these days, many industry veterans such as Sammy Hagar, Cage The Elephant, and Tori Kelly still feel that such a nomination can do a lot of good for one's career. Guest Post by Steve Baltin on Medium On December 7, GRAMMY nominations for the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 15, 2016 will be unveiled. Despite the continuing slew of predictions that ...
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Grammy Nominees 2016 - The Jazz List
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HypeBot
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards have named their jazz list of 2016 Grammy nominees. And the nominees are... Improvised Jazz Solo “Giant Steps," Joey Alexander “Cherokee," Christian McBride “Arbiters if Evolution," Donny McCaslin “Friend or Foe," Joshua Redman “Past Present," John Scofield Jazz Vocal Album Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein, Karrin Allyson Find a Heart, Denise Donatelli Flirting With Disaster, Lorraine Feather
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2015's Top 10 jazz listings – one scribe's take
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
'Tis the season for the outpouring of Top 10 lists, and their many variations, for jazz, world events, etc. The jazz lists always have a lot of variation depending on the individual reviewer's personal tastes, as well as what he or she had a chance to hear during the year. Bottom line, all of these are very subjective. My choices below (aside from top ten new songs of the year) were submitted to the JazzTimes and NPR Music 2015 compilations. ...
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Sullivan Fortner
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
This may come a tad late as news but not too late—I trust—for enjoyment. Last spring, Sullivan Fortner won the Cole Porter Fellow In Jazz award of the American Pianists Association. Fortner is a 28-year-old New Orleanian who attracted favorable notice as the pianist in trumpeter Roy Hargrove’s quintet and for his work with other jazz artists including Christian Scott and Stefon Harris. The award and its $100,000 prize came in competition with four other rising pianists, Christian Sands, Zach ...
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Sonny Rollins To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award From The Jazz Foundation Of America
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins will be presented with the Jazz Foundation of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award on Thursday, October 22, at the Apollo Theater during the foundation’s 14th Annual “A Great Night in Harlem” gala concert. The concert segment honoring Rollins will feature performances by Donald Fagen (of Steely Dan), Jimmy Heath, Jack DeJohnette, Gary Bartz, Billy Harper, Randy Brecker, Clifton Anderson, Kenny Garrett, Ravi Coltrane, Al Foster, James Carter, Wallace Roney, the Cecil Bridgewater Big Band, and more. “What ...
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