Music News
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New York Music Month Unveils Full Schedule
The New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment has announced the full slate of programming for the fifth annual New York Music Month, to run throughout the month of June 2022 in New York City. This year’s NYMM will feature a combination of in-person and virtual programming, with more than 20 events, including an all-day industry conference on the future of NYC’s music industry, skill-building workshops, free rehearsal space, songwriting camp, and showcases of emerging NYC artists. This month-long series aims to support songwriters, established musicians, emerging artists, and NYC’s entire musical community, many of whom were severely impacted by the pandemic. Information on all events can be…
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5 musical acts to watch at this year’s Boston Calling
This year’s Boston Calling music festival — lights up multiple stages at the Harvard Athletic Intricate in Allston — capabilities more than 50 performances throughout 3 times, kicking off Memorial Working day weekend (May possibly 27-29) on a musical notice. Industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, the Strokes and Metallica headline Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively, with musical acts in just about every genre less than the sunlight signing up for the festival’s fray. Though you’re probable common with the pop-rock beats of Haim and Weezer, here are 5 extra acts not to miss when they appear calling. Celisse Multi-hyphenate maestro Celisse’s list of accomplishments rises as sky-high as her…
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Music News Digest, May 5, 2022
Awards news Canadian Music Week has announced the nominees for the 2022 INDIES – the 21st annual Independent Music Awards – presented by Jim Beam. Felix Cartal leads with four nominations, followed by Snotty Nose Rez Kids and Fake Shark with three nods each. The INDIE Awards take place live on June 11 at the El Mocambo in Toronto. Tickets here. A full nominees list here. – Presented by SOCAN and FACTOR, in association with Music Publishers Canada, the Juno Songwriters Circle is always a Juno Week highlight. This year’s event takes place at Massey Hall in Toronto on May 11, and, hosted by CBC’s Tom Power, it sports a potent lineup comprising Charlotte Day Wilson, Serena Ryder, TOBi, The Weather Station, Mustafa, Metric, and Devon Portielje and Conner Molander from Half…
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Amazon Music Unveils Gen Mex: A Mexican Music Initiative (EXCLUSIVE)
Amazon New music has officially launched its Gen Mex initiative to highlight the growing regional Mexican genre’s evolving type and renewed reputation as it begins to achieve world-wide audiences. The regional Mexican class has traditionally been employed as a catch-all time period that spans banda, grupero, norteño and other folks formats — but as extra artists start out to experiment with Mexican audio in new strategies, the market for it has exponentially expanded. “At Amazon Tunes, Musica Mexicana listening has greater 140{5b4d37f3b561c14bd186647c61229400cd4722d6fb37730c64ddff077a6b66c6} YOY,” Rocio Guerrero, world head of Latin at Amazon Tunes, tells Wide variety. “This revolution is unstoppable and it will continue on to attain new heights. Even however…
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Jamiroquai Is Heading to The Sandbox, Launching Limited-Edition Merch
Jamiroquai carrying out at Coachella. Photo Credit rating: Raph_PH In January, Warner Tunes Team (WMG) partnered with The Sandbox, a blockchain-powered metaverse platform. Now, the interactive virtual environment is set to attribute jazz-funk mainstay Jamiroquai as portion of a broader deal with Common Tunes Group (UMG) and its Bravado merch business. Hong Kong-headquartered The Sandbox unveiled its “strategic collaboration” with Jamiroquai, UMG, and Bravado by means of a formal launch now. This announcement message is mild on concrete particulars – “We seem ahead to telling you a lot more soon, but for now can say that hats will certainly be associated,” communicated Jamiroquai – but does incorporate a brief trailer.…
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‘Rap Music on Trial’ Law Passes New York State Senate
Photograph Credit score: Albany.org The New York Condition Senate has handed a invoice to stop prosecutors from ‘putting rap lyrics on trial.’ The monthly bill passed the NY Senate by a 38-23 vote in favor of Senate Monthly bill S7527, recognized as ‘Rap Audio on Trial.’ The bill have to pass the state assembly before it can be enacted into regulation. The monthly bill would safeguard artists and written content creators from obtaining their lyrics wielded against them by prosecutors. University of Richmond Professor Erik Nielson has found a minimum of 28 scenarios of New York legal prosecutors citing rap lyrics as evidence considering that 2017. “As not long ago…
