James Newton Howard elected to ASCAP Board of Directors
NEW YORK (ASCAP/ www.ascap.com) - Film and television composer, orchestrator, keyboardist and record producer, James Newton Howard has been elected a Director by the Board of Directors of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), it was announced today by ASCAP President and ...
| Reprise Records' Green Day the first band to sell Branded CD-recordable discs
BURBANK, CA. (Reprise/ Warner Bros. Records) - Reprise Records' recording artist Green Day is the first band to offer collectible branded CD-Recordable discs (CD-Rs) to store Green Day music and media files. The five CD-Rs feature classic, full-color artwork from Green Day albums "Dookie," "Nimrod," ...
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Integrity Music Group and Sony BMG's Epic Records renew Worldwide Marketing and Distribution agreement
NEW YORK (Sony BMG Music Entertainment/ www.epicrecords.com) - Sony BMG Music Entertainment's Epic Records and Integrity Music Group, a division of Integrity Media, Inc., one of the fastest growing companies in the Christian Music market, today announced that they have extended the worldwide arrangement ...
| Underground Hip-hop Independent Record Label: 'Woman over 40 seeks a fresh start in indie hip hop record label'
NEW YORK (by Hazel Thornhill/www.eMultimediagroup.com) - eMultimediagroup.com is an underground hip hop and R&B independent music label that was started in August by a woman over 40 seeking a fresh career start. Based in Toronto with an office in New York, eMultimedia Group will enhance the careers ...
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eMusic MP3 digital music service relaunches; Introduces unprecedented ways to discover and shop for music online
NEW YORK (eMusic/ www.emusic.com) - eMusic, the world's largest independent music service, serving more than one million MP3 downloads per month, today unveiled groundbreaking enhancements to its service that set a new standard for music discovery and further distinguish eMusic from all other major ...
| Tina Crawford promoted to Coordinator - A&R / Promotion
NASHVILLE, TN. - Tina Crawford, formerly Promotion Coordinator/Administrative Assistant, has been appointed to Coordinator-A&R/Promotion, it was announced today by Broken Bow Record's General Manager, Brad Howell. 'Tina Crawford has a passion for music and those who create and perform it. I knew instantly ...
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MusiCares Foundation acquires musicians' assistance program, creating preeminent assistance resource for musicians
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Grammy Academy) - The MusiCares Foundation, which provides a broad range of critical assistance services to the music community, announced that it has acquired the internationally recognized Musicians' Assistance Program (MAP). The complementary organizations will join forces under ...
| Novel Records announces first record release; Neology's – 'Morning People' to be released on October 26th, 2004
NEW YORK (Novel Records/ www.novelrecords.com) - Novel Records, an independent record label focused on electronic and pop-techno music, is pleased to announce the release Neology's brand new record, 'Morning People'. Once every few years a new artist emerges in the world of electronic music that transcends ...
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Ash Street Music makes sharp decision
NASHVILLE, TN (Webster PR) - Greg Dorschel, President, Ash Street Music, Nashville, TN, has announced its innovative alignment with one of the most successful independent song plugging companies in town, SharpObjects. Ash Street Music originated and opened its doors on Music Row in Spring 2002. Since ...
| BMI to talk Film Music at 26th Annual IFP Market in New York September 23
LOS ANGELES (BMI) - BMI's Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President of Film/TV Music, will moderate "Setting the Mood: The Crucial Marriage of Music and Film" panel on film music at the 26th annual IFP Market on Thursday, September 23. The panel will take place at the Puck Building Gallery (293 Lafayette Street) ...
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Underground Hip Hop independent Record Label
NEW YORK (www.eMultimediagroup.com) - eMultimediagroup.com is an underground hip hop and R&B independent music label that was started in August by a woman over 40 seeking a fresh career start. Based in Toronto with an office in New York, eMultimedia Group will enhance the careers of underground hip ...
| RIAA after consumers again
ST. LOUIS (Jambalaya Brands) - As students all across America were getting ready to head back to school, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) was busy beefing up its prolonged attack on consumer fair use rights and emerging consumer technologies. In a quietly-submitted letter dated August ...
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Americana Conference gears up for Conference, next week in Nashville
NASHVILLE, TN. (AMA/ www.americanamusic.org) - The Americana Music Association (AMA) is gearing up for next week's Americana Music Association Conference, scheduled for September 23 - 25 (next week) at the Nashville Convention Center during the 2004 Americana Conference. In terms of performers, panelists ...
| Yahoo to buy Musicmatch for $160 million
NEW YORK (Yahoo press release) - Yahoo! Inc, a leading global Internet company, and Musicmatch, Inc., a leading provider of personalized music software and services, today announced they have signed a definitive agreement under which Yahoo! will acquire Musicmatch for a purchase price of approximately ...
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Filipino bands release album on US label
LOS ANGELES (www.knowitallrecords.com) - Manila, Philippines' own the Pin-Up Girls and Girl In Park have just released new albums on Know-It-All Records, an independent label based in Tacoma, Washington that is receiving substantial attention and praise from folks like "Rock of the '80s" radio pioneer ...
| Inpop Records names Rob Poznanski Director of Marketing
NASHVILLE, TN. (Williams Media Group/ www.inpop.com) - Inpop Records has named Rob Poznanski director of marketing for the label. As a seven-year veteran of the Christian music industry, Poznanski will oversee all aspects of marketing for the label and its artist roster, which includes such groups as ...
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Baby New Year Music announces acquisition of Black Top Records music publishing catalog
LOS ANGELES (Baby New Year Music/ www.bnymusic.com) - Baby New Year Music has announced the acquisition of Black Top Records music publishing catalog. The stellar catalog contains songs from the New Orleans based label that produced some of the best zydeco, blues, R&B, and jazz created in the South ...
| Joe Kelly joins Infinity Records Nashvilleas VP National Promotion
NASHVILLE, TN. (Infinity Records) - Infinity Records Nashville announces the appointment of Joe Kelly as VP National Promotion for the label. Kelly, formerly VP of Blue Diamond Records and prior to that, regional promotion director for Platinum Entertainment, will be responsible for directing all aspects ...
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Marine Parade back in business
LONDON, UK (www.marineparade.co.uk) - I am delighted to announce that as of immediate effect, Marine Parade is back up and running and fully operational. Old Marine Parade had to go into liquidation due to a tricky situation with the debt collectors of our bankrupt ex distributor 3MV. Its been a traumatic ...
| Microsoft wants to put its music in your mobile
SEATTLE, WA. (Microsoft News/Website) - US software giant Microsoft is aiming to get its audio and video software into mobile phones before it is beaten to the 650-million-handsets-a-year market by rivals like Apple. Microsoft has quietly made preparations to make its media software available to chip ...
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