Recording Academy Announces New Advocacy Committee Led By Hit Songwriter Sue Ennis And Five-Time Grammy Winner Lalah Hathaway
11 September, 2019
The Recording Academy announced songwriter Sue Ennis and five-time GRAMMY winner Lalah Hathaway will lead the Academy's National Advocacy Committee. Serving as the voice for all music creators in Washington, D.C., working closely with the Academy's Advocacy team, the committee will continue to build ...
| Universal Music Publishing Group Appoints David Gray And Walter Jones Co-Heads, A&R
10 September, 2019
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), today announced that David Gray and Walter Jones have been named Co-Heads, A&R. Gray has relocated to New York City and Jones will continue to be based in Santa Monica.
As UMPG continues to accelerate its best-in-class, global publishing strategy, the appointments ...
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Audible Magic Enables Monetization Of UGC For Social Networks
10 September, 2019
Audible Magic, the leading provider of content identification solutions, announced its UGC Music Rights Platform (UMRP), which simplifies the licensing and administration of music rights by social media networks that enable uploading of audiovisual content. Audible Magic's UMRP encourages greater use ...
| CMA Awards To Air In Germany Due To New Agreement
10 September, 2019
The Country Music Association is continuing to further the expansion of Country Music abroad by securing the television broadcast of the CMA Awards on German television. "The CMA Awards" will be broadcast by RTL's free-to-air Vox channel in Germany, Switzerland and Austria this November. In addition, ...
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BMI Sets Revenue Records With $1.283 Billion
10 September, 2019
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) ended its fiscal year on June 30 once again breaking revenue records with $1.283 billion, up 7% over the previous year. BMI also distributed and administered $1.196 billion to its songwriters, composers and publishers, its highest distributions ever, and a 7% or $78 million ...
| Stephen J. Dallas Appointed Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs And Digital Business Development At UMPG
06 September, 2019
Universal Music Publishing Group announced today that Stephen J. Dallas has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs and Digital Business Development. Based in Santa Monica, he will report to David Kokakis, Chief Counsel, Business Affairs at UMPG & Digital Rights Management ...
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Andreas Katsambas To Lead BMG In Latin America And Canada In New Global Expansion Drive
05 September, 2019
BMG has appointed Andreas Katsambas to the newly created role EVP, Latin America and Canada as it embarks on a new wave of international expansion.
Based in New York, Katsambas will be charged with building the company's recordings and publishing infrastructure and driving revenues in Latin America ...
| Yamaha Names Matthew Rudin As Marketing Manager For Drums
04 September, 2019
"Having Matt onboard positions us to strengthen our marketing efforts, to encourage drummers everywhere to share our passion and to connect with their audiences through our products," said Steven Fisher, director, Drum & Percussion department, Yamaha.
Matthew Rudin has joined Yamaha Corporation ...
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LiveXLive Names Rahman Dukes Head Of Urban Programming
04 September, 2019
LiveXLive Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIVX) ("LiveXLive"), a global digital media company focused on live entertainment, today announced that Rahman Dukes has been named the Head of Urban Programming of LiveXLive. A digital media pioneer as well as a creator with long-standing relationships with artists, ...
| Super Hi/Fi Secures Technology & IP Patent To Enhance $20 Billion Digital Music Industry
03 September, 2019
Super Hi-Fi, the AI-powered audio curation platform that creates engaging digital music listening experiences, announced today that it has been granted a broad and critical patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its MagicStitch product. In an industry first, the patent covers ...
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Don Giovanni Records Founder Joe Steinhardt Joins Drexel University's Music Industry Program
02 September, 2019
The Philadelphia-based Drexel University announces the addition of Don Giovanni Records founder and Philadelphia-native Joe Steinhardt to the faculty of its undergraduate Music Industry Program, currently ranked among Billboard's Top Music Business Schools. As a new Assistant Teaching Professor of courses ...
| French Canadians Welcome Online Casino Community
01 September, 2019
Throughout the world, attitudes about gambling are changing as rapidly as the online gambling community. In nations that have long resisted the temptation to allow its citizens to openly gambling online and in land-based casinos, citizens are now doing exactly that, and they are doing so legally. It ...
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Don Giovanni Records Founder Joe Steinhardt Joins Drexel University's Music Industry Program
29 August, 2019
Today, the Philadelphia-based Drexel University announces the addition of Don Giovanni Records founder and Philadelphia-native Joe Steinhardt to the faculty of its undergraduate Music Industry Program, currently ranked among Billboard's Top Music Business Schools. As a new Assistant Teaching Professor ...
| Cinq Music Names Diana Schweinbeck Director Of Marketing - Tapped To Oversee Artist Marketing And Brand Awareness
29 August, 2019
Cinq Music Group, the technology driven record label, distribution and rights management company, has tapped Diana Schweinbeck as Director of Marketing for their US operation. The announcement was made by Cinq Music President/co-founder Barry Daffurn. Schweinbeck is probably best known for her management ...
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10 Top Ranking Youtube Channels
28 August, 2019
YouTube is one of those online platforms that is providing visual content to users for free. The platform is flooded with amazing videos that we all would love to watch. It is now recognized as the de-facto Launchpad for future celebrities. There are a lot of well-known names in the online community ...
| Cogswell Polytechnical College Professor Conducts A Human Intelligence Interactive Experience At Siggraph 2019
28 August, 2019
"It was a pretty risky experiment of collective decision sampling, but it worked out quite well," says Cogswell College adjunct instructor Andrew Vargas.
Cogswell Polytechnical College is proud to have Distinguished Professor of Audio & Music Technology Julius Dobos, who not only composed the musical ...
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How The Music Charts Have Influenced Online Gambling
25 August, 2019
Upon a casual glance, this topic may not make much sense. After all, music and online gambling do not seem to have any direct relations. How can popular music charts have any influence on the online casino business?
The keyword to focus here is "popular" - music charts give us a clear indication ...
| Apple Music Launches 'New Music Daily'
23 August, 2019
Every day deserves a new song to go with it. Today, Apple Music launched New Music Daily, the company's first premiere global editorial playlist to be updated with brand new music every single day. New Music Daily will feature more than 60 tracks that speak to Apple Music's editorial point of view on ...
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British Philharmonic Orchestra And TAL Join Hands In Promoting Online Music Education
22 August, 2019
British Philharmonic Orchestra's Chairman and Managing Director, Michael Fuller, Corporate Partnership Manager, David Sunderland, Director of Education, Alexandra Brierley, Head of Digital, Thomas Gillet came to visit TAL Education Group Headquarters. Michael Wan, President of Public Affairs of TAL ...
| SiriusXM Launches New Streaming Subscription Offer For College Students Nationwide
21 August, 2019
SiriusXM today announced a new subscription package built for college students. The "Student Premier" package gives college students all the content in SiriusXM's "Premier Streaming" package for $4 per month, a 69% discount off the regular price of Premier Streaming of $12.99 per month. This new Student ...
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