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Legendary Producer Chris Lord-Alge To Be Honored With Pensado Giant Award 15 August, 2016 The third annual Pensado Awards (taking place on Saturday, August 20, 2016, at Sony Pictures Studios, 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232), dubbed by insiders as the must-attend audio event of the year, recently announced its nominees, but one category already has a winner: the Pensado Giant Award this year will be ...	Graceland Announces Greatest Expansion In Its History With New, $45 Million, State-of-the-art Entertainment Complex 15 August, 2016 Elvis Presley's Graceland formally announced its largest and most significant expansion since opening to the public in 1982 with the unveiling, this morning, of its plans and artist renderings for "Elvis: Past, Present & Future™," a 200,000-square-foot, $45 million entertainment complex now under construction across the street...
Pandora Rolls Out Charts Powered By Next Big Sound 15 August, 2016 Pandora (NYSE:P), the go-to music source for fans and artists, today unveiled three charts powered by Next Big Sound: Trendsetters, Predictions and Top Spins. Designed to inform and act as a resource for music makers, the charts are now live at: www.nextbigsound.com/charts. "Pandora has 100 million listeners visit every thr...	Spotify Relaunches Kids Category To Promote The Importance Of Music For Early Brain And Language Development 15 August, 2016 Music and music experiences including singing with children from birth can promote early brain and language development, especially among children ages 0-3, according to research. That's why Spotify is relaunching its Kids Category, called Kids and Family, (spotify.com/sing) to inspire parents and caregivers to make it fun and e...
Dylan Scott Launches Debut Album On Curb Records 15 August, 2016 To celebrate the launch of his self-titled debut album, Scott recently announced at the legendary Grand Ole Opry "The Long Drive Live", a one day promotional tour with Texas native Candace Payne, also known as Chewbacca Mom. The promotional blitz includes live performances, surprise guests and more as the one day tour hits Dalla...	Esa-Pekka Salonen Conducts Patrice Chareau's Acclaimed Staging Of Elektra, With Nina Stemme In The Title Role On Great Performances At The Met On September 18, 2016 15 August, 2016 Elektra, Richard Strauss's blazing tragedy about an ancient Greek princess hell-bent on revenge, comes to THIRTEEN'S Great Performances at the Met. The opera, the final opera production by the legendary director Patrice Chareau who died in 2013, airs Sunday, September 18 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, TH...
Synthesizer Design Pioneer And "Father Of Midi" Dave Smith To Give AES Heyser Lecture At Upcoming Aes Los Angeles Convention 15 August, 2016 The AES 141st International Convention in Los Angeles, taking place Thursday, September 29 - Sunday, October 2, 2016, has announced that legendary instrument designer and "Father of MIDI" Dave Smith will give the convention's Richard C. Heyser Memorial Lecture on September 29 at 6PM at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The pres...	D.C. Douglas, Maryse Ouellet Mizanin & Joey Lawrence Battle Zombies On Syfy's "Isle Of The Dead' 15 August, 2016 I thought it'd be cool if we could come up with a zombie film that tipped it's hat to the "Resident Evil" video games. From the producers of "Z Nation" comes a new zombie thriller directed by Nick Lyon, "Isle of the Dead," premiering August 18 on Syfy. The film stars D.C. Douglas (Resident Evil), Maryse Ouellet Mizanin (WWE...
Ramen Attack, Artisan Edition - One Of The Biggest Ramen Festivals In The Midwest - Hosted By Minneapolis Restaurant Zen Box Izakaya Returns September 25, 2016 15 August, 2016 We're celebrating the unique combination of Japanese and Twin Cities food and culture and our favorite food, ramen. The chefs are the best in the world and it's fun to be able to bring them here to our friends and community - and for a great cause. Celebrity chefs from around the world and the Twin Cities will come together...	Featured This Week On The Jazz Network Worldwide: Mosaic Artist Gregory Sipp Showcasing His Mosaic Art Of Legendary Jazz Artists 15 August, 2016 Gregory Sipp is a unique and tasteful portraiture mosaic artist who has captured the pure essence of a host of legendary jazz artists through his creative vision of mosaic art. I feel that there is a message that jazz imparts that it allows for the sharing of learning life's lessons, our diversity, courage and understanding...
Jazz Singer Audra 'Ms. Blu' Berger Adds #foreskinpride To Her Repertoire 15 August, 2016 From 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington to 'Bringing Foreskin Back' Today, She Wowed Crowds at NYC Pride 2016 with Foreskin-Friendly Messages. Now, She's Intact America's Intactivist of the Month for August 2016 The amazing Ms. Blu I was born dark brown, perfect and beautiful, with no need to be ashamed or to change a ...	Robert Glasper Experiment Gets To Its Essence On "Artscience" Out 9/16 15 August, 2016 Robert Glasper Experiment has released "Find You," the powerful first single from the groundbreaking, GRAMMY-winning band's new album ArtScience (Blue Note). The eclectic album finds the Experiment getting down to its essence, with each of the band members—keyboardist Robert Glasper, saxophonist and vocalist Casey Benjamin, ba...
Rae Sremmurd's New Album 'SremmLife 2,' Is Out Now! 13 August, 2016 SremmLife 2 - the eagerly awaited second album from Mississippi hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd - is out today on Ear Drummer Records / Interscope Records. Early reviews have praised SremmLife 2's darker tone with The New York Times noting that "the quieter innovation on this album is how, thanks to the more-meditative production,...	Lexi Walker The 14-Year-Old Youtube Singing Sensation Releases Wishes & Dreams - 3-Song EP 13 August, 2016 Portrait Records announces the release of Wishes & Dreams, a 3-song EP available August 12 from Lexi Walker, the 14-year-old YouTube singing sensation. A follow-up to her 2015 holiday album, Merry Christmas, the new EP features a fresh, brilliant take on two Disney classics, "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" from Cinderella a...
Victory Records Releases Statement On A Day To Remember Court Case 13 August, 2016 Victory Records has issued a detailed response to a recent article in Kerrang! Magazine referencing the litigation filed against it by the band A Day To Remember. Victory Records is compelled to provide the following information to the public, specifically in response to untrue statements made by band leader Jeremy McKinnon. Vi...	Justin Moore Celebrates Release Of Kinda Don't Care On Fox & Friends' All-American Summer Concert Series 12 August, 2016 Chart-topping Country star will celebrate the release of his fourth studio albumKINDA DON'T CARE (The Valory Music Co.), with the first national television performance of his Top 10-and-rising single "You Look Like I Need a Drink" tomorrow, August 12. The Platinum-selling artist will take the stage on the Fox & Friends' All-Amer...
Charlie Daniels Releases New Album 'Night Hawk' On August 26, 2016 12 August, 2016 Charlie Daniels has never fit into any certain label, purposely creating a sound and blend of music all his own. The new album, Night Hawk, stays true to that tradition with Daniels putting a unique spin on cowboy songs both well known and uncovered from through the years. The album will be available on August 26 at www.CharlieD...	Flemcy Music And Ornery Drop 'Evolution EP' In Stems Format 12 August, 2016 Italian DJ and producer Ornery is a name hot on everyone�s lips on all corners of the globe, thanks to his unique productions that are the perfect blend of all sorts of Progressive, Techno and Deep House sounds. Taking influences from a wide range of genres including House, Techno, Heavy Metal, Hip-Hop, Pop, Rock, Classical and ...
Frank Palangi EP Acoustic Coming 8/26 12 August, 2016 Coming 8/26, Rock Artist Frank Palangi hailing from Upstate NY releases this new acoustic version of the "Frank Palangi EP" that will be able digitally worldwide through CDbaby distribution. Itunes, Amazon, Spotify, Google Play and more! "I wanted to shed another side to these songs. I get many comments about releasing acou...	Wale Drops 4 New Songs! 12 August, 2016 Wale blesses the Internets with Today....i Got Time!, a surprise four-track bundle, for your listening pleasure... Wale's got time, as he proves with a barrage of new music. Folarin opens up with "Brightseat Road Freestyle," which questions the industry's rankings over Sango and Jake One production. "Sky fallin'," he r...