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Musicians and Health Insurance: Taking the Pulse
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HypeBot
A new Future Of Music Coalition study “Taking the Pulse“ found that, of the 1,451 musicians who responded, 33% said they do not have health insurance. This is nearly twice the national average of 17% uninsured, as estimated by the Kaiser Family Foundation. (pdf of full report here.)
With that as a backdrop, the FMC is continuing its campaign to help musicians understand their health insurance options under the new health care law. Efforts include HINT, an online ...
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Phonograph Blues: Robert Johnson Mastered at Wrong Speed?
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All About Jazz
Robert Johnson's “The Complete Recordings," issued in 1990 by Columbia/Legacy, is one of the most popular blues collections ever released, and is undoubtedly the biggest- selling album ever by a pre-World War II bluesman.
The compilation of works by the late, legendary singer-guitarist -- originally released in two LP volumes, in 1961 and 1970 -- has been certified platinum.
A story published Thursday in the U.K. paper the Guardian now maintains that Johnson's dark, much-cherished blues have been reproduced for ...
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Imprisoned, Phil Spector is Credited as Producer of Wife's New CD
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Michael Ricci
The collection of up-tempo pop songs apparently were recorded before he was sentenced to 19 years to life for murdering struggling actress Lana Clarkson.
Music producer Phil Spector was legendary for his work with Tina Turner, the Ronettes and the Beatles.
But certainly his greatest feat would seem to be the release this summer of a new CD proclaiming him as its producer while he sits in Corcoran State Prison, serving 19 years to life for the second-degree murder of ...
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Why an Ellen Degeneres Record Label? And Why Now? Allow Ellen to Explain
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Michael Ricci
For several days and a few scant hours, the rumors swirled online and in the corridors of music industry power brokers. Which major record label would be the one to sign Greyson Chance?
You know, the 12-year-old viral video sensation dubbed who set YouTube aflame with his sixth-grade talent show rendition of Lady Gaga's “Paparazzi" earlier this month. The tween singer with adorably shaggy hair dubbed “the new Justin Bieber." Then on Wednesday, “American Idol" judge and talk-show host Ellen ...
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#FMC10 DC Policy Day - A2IM on Piracy: "It's Not the Kids, It's the Companies"
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HypeBot
Overheard at today's Future of Music Coalition DC Policy Day:
“It's not kids, it's companies. People are making money off this piracy" - Rich Bengloff of A2IM “Oh joy there apparently are NO provisions in ACTA advising artists & creators of their rights. (only a campaign to 'educate' public)." FMC's Health Insurance Navigation Tool for musicians: http://bit.ly/OlFeH “About 70% of people in Nashville didn't have flood insurance. They were not in flood plane so they didn't buy it." ...Continue Reading
Reid Benditt on Music Choice
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HypeBot
This guest post was submitted by Reid Benditt, an On-Air Host at Y-Rock on XPN, a former News Writer for Consequence of Sound and an idealist.
When it comes to music consumption it's obvious that we have an abundance of choices. There are a seemingly infinite number of methods for both listening to music and getting advice. If anyone would be able to quantify the number of music blogs that are out there then maybe the world would seem flat, ...
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Routenote Exits Last.FM Citing Low Royalties
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HypeBot
Digital music distributor RoutNote is pulling it's clients tracks from music site Last.fm because it says royalty payments have been too low.
“The majority of our artists love to sell their music on the worlds largest stores like iTunes and Amazon, which make up the majority of their revenues," RouteNote wrote its users in a post titled GOODBYE LAST.FM. “Sometimes we have other services that just dont seem to generate the revenues expected... (Last.fm's) results in terms of revenues hasn't ...
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