Music Industry News

"Now in Stores" - 5 Noteworthy Jazz Albums Released This Week (4/11/10-4/17/10)

Source: Groove Notes
April 19, 2010

Starting today (and continuing each Friday), we'll recommend five jazz albums that were released over the past week. Here are this weeks five, released between April 11th and April 17th, 2010. 1. Groove Alchemy by Stanton Moore (Telarc, 4/13/2010) The 12-track set is the culmination of Moore's multimedia project that also includes an instructional book and DVD of the same name. All three facets of the project are designed to explore the roots of funk drumming by examining the work ...

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Share Your Favorite Record Store Memories

Source: HypeBot
April 17, 2010

Record Store Day is this Saturday April 17th and most stores have lots of great things planned. This year there are signs that with a little help from vinyl and used goods; but mostly by selling more than just music, the downward trend for indie record shops may be finally slowing. But that doesn't mean that they don't need - and deserve - your support this Saturday and every day.

Plan 9 recently closed it's store in my newly adopted ...

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Apple Planning Concert Ticket + Platform

Source: HypeBot
April 19, 2010

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Graphic: How Much Can Musicians Earn Online?

Source: HypeBot
April 19, 2010

It's no secret that the amount of money artists are earning from recorded music is declining. But by how much? And as digital sales replace physical and streaming music gains traction do the numbers shift in the artist's favor? You can catch a glimpse of the future above, but the big picture becomes much clearer in the much larger and more in depth graphic after the jump below which was created by David McCandless of Information Is Beautiful from a ...

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EMI Faces Bank Takeover

Source: All About Jazz
April 19, 2010

Equity owner must decide whether to bail out 123-year-old music firm

Amid an exodus of artists and execs, the management team at EMI Group is making what many see as a final attempt to secure additional investment from private equity owners Terra Firma this month to stave off repossession by Citigroup. The banking group loaned Terra Firma $3.8 billion to buy EMI in 2007, but despite massive cost cuts and a reorganization that is now generating improved profits, EMI was ...

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Great American Taxi Donate Track to Coal Miners' Relief Fund

Source: conqueroo
April 19, 2010

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Just in time for Earth Day (April 22), Great American Taxi, whose current album Reckless Habits is climbing the Americana radio airplay charts, has donated a free download of a song, “Appalachian Soul" culled from its debut album Streets of Gold, to raise awareness of the plight of coal miners and their communities in West Virginia. The track is offered free to radio stations that agree to direct listeners to greatamericantaxi.com, which in turn links to West ...

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Academy of Country Music Awards

Source: All About Jazz
April 18, 2010

Sunday, Reba McEntire hosts the Academy of Country Music Awards (CBS, 8 ET/PT).

Performers include Carrie Underwood and Lady Antebellum.

45th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES

Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney Toby Keith Brad Paisley George Strait Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood Keith Urban Zac Brown Band

Top Male Vocalist of the Year Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley ...

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Notes from the Net: Russell Gunn's Latest CD; Awards for Clark Terry and David Sanborn; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 17, 2010

Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest:* Starting, as we usually do, with the most famous jazz musician ever to come from the St. Louis area, Miles Davis Online has news of a jazz festival named after Davis that takes place this week at the ...

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