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More Pols Back Peformance Rights Act
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All About Jazz
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) have joined the ranks of supporters of the Performance Rights Act, which would ensure that artists, musicians and rights holders are compensated when their music is played on broadcast radio stations.
Currently, AM and FM radio stations don't pay royalties to performers, which go to music writers and publishers. Opponents of the bill argue it could hurt smaller radio stations and cause further loss of employment in the ...
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The 'Broken' System: Deconstructing Consumption
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HypeBot
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor (@kbylin) Edited by: Refe Tuma(@refeup) of Creative Deconstruction
In our previous post we wrote aboutthe barriers of music consumption, gave an overview of how those barriers shaped the experiences of previous generations, and examined in great detail why the removal of such barriers recontextualized the ways in which those who were born digital consumed music.
The next step is to deconstruct the traditional music consumption system.
The traditional system is ...
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Paul McCartney Rejects EMI, Takes Catalog to Indie
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HypeBot
It was not the news that a struggling EMI wanted to hear. Yesterday Sir Paul McCarthey revealed that he'd re-release his post-Beatle catalog through indie Concord Music Group. EMI had previously handled almost his 2 dozen albums of McCartney solo and fronting Wings under an exclusive license.
The former Beatle worked with Concord on a 2007 album and a 2009 CD/DVD hybrid “Good Evening New York City." “Since the release of 'Memory Almost Full' in 2007 I've had a good ...
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Facebook Partners with Pandora for Social Music
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HypeBot
Pandora and Facebook will be deeply integrated according to an announcement at the F8 Developer Conference today. using Facebook's new Open Graph protocol, Pandora will stream music directly onto the social networker from bands that fans have “liked" using Facebook buttons placed on other web sites. Users can also see what kind of music their friends are “liking" as well.
In his own statement, Pandora founder Tim Westergren said they has been working on making the service more social for ...
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McCartney Inks Licensing Deal with Concord
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All About Jazz
Paul McCartney has inked a deal with Concord Music Group that will bring his solo catalog and recordings with Wings to the company for physical and digital distribution. The ex-Beatle's relationship with Beverly Hills-based Concord dates back to 2007, when the company partnered with Starbucks in Hear Music and launched the imprint with McCartney's studio album “Memory Almost Full." Concord released the live CD/DVD package “Good Evening New York City" last year. McCartney's solo catalog had most recently been licensed ...
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Bass Player Derek Frank Joins Mindi Abair's Band, Spring and Summer Tour Dates Announced
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Michael Ricci
Los Angeles bass player, Derek Frank, has recently been offered a position in Concord Records recording artist Mindi Abair's band. Frank will tour with Mindi around the USA this spring and summer in support of her new album on Concord Jazz entitled “In Hi-Fi Stereo". He began rehearsals with Mindi on April 12th, the very same day that he returned from a tour of Australia and New Zealand with Hammond B-3 Organ legend Brian Auger. After 3 rehearsals, Frank recorded ...
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Jazz Great Kirk Whalum Named CEO of Stax Museum & Stax Music Academy in Memphis
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Stax Museum of American Soul Music
MEMPHIS, TN - After an international search for a new CEO of the Soulsville Foundation (which operates the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Stax Music Academy, and The Soulsville Charter School) to replace interim CEO Deanie Parker, former Director of Publicity and Artist Relations for Stax Records, the foundation board announced today that renowned musician, songwriter, and entertainer Kirk Whalum has accepted the position. The board also announced that Mark Wender has also joined the staff as Chief Operating ...
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