Alabama Shakes (ATO Records) and Kamasi Washington (Brainfeeder) each won multiple awards at last night’s indie music A2IM Libera Awards in New York City. Alabama Shakes won three times and Jazz saxophonist Washington was the night’s big newcomer winning two awards. Ted Leo hosted. ____________________________________________ 2016 Libera Award Winners: Best…
Category archives: Conventions & Awards
Max Martin, Cecilia Bartoli Win 25th International Polar Music Prize
The Polar Music Prize is a Sweden based international music award founded in 1989 by Stig Anderson, best known as the manager of ABBA, with a donation to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Cecilia Bartoli Grammy Award winning songwriter Max Martin and internationally renowned mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli have been…
Music Came First At A2IM #IndieWeek 2016
New York City’s Indie Week wound down last night. The annual series of events sponsored by A2IM (American Association Of Independent Music) brings together indie labels and the independent music community. By music marketer Matt Voyno A2IM is probably the most important music organization you’ve never/vaguely heard of. They work…
Grammys Announce Key Rule Changes, 2016 Dates And Deadlines [FULL TEXT OF ANNOUNCEMENT]
From time to time, The Grammys change the rules. Five were announced today, with several addressing new issues that are a product of the digital age where music streams are replacing sales and tracks often matter more than albums. 5 Key Rule Changes Streaming-only recordings will be eligible for the…
Jae Goodman, Josh Rabinowitz On How Successful Brands Use Music [INTERVIEW]
In this interview Jae Goodman and Josh Rabinowitz, jury leaders for this year’s Cannes Lions event, Lions Entertainment, discuss their thoughts on how successful campaigns utilize music on various platforms, and share a little of what they’re currently listening to. _______________________________ Guest Post by The Spotify for Brands Team This…
Music Attorney Ron Bienstock To Present At NAMM
Prominent music lawyer Ronald S. "Ron" Bienstock, a partner in Scarinci Hollenbeck and co-chair of both the firm’s Entertainment, Media and Sports Group, and its Intellectual Property Group, has been announced as a presenter at this year’s National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) conference. Bienstock will lead two roundtables at…
CMT Music Awards 2016 – Full List Of Winners
Carrie Underwood was the big winner at the 2016 CMT Music Awards, taking home two trophies along with a show stopping performance. Here is a video of Underwood last night singing "Church Bells" with a full choir plus a full list of CMT Award Winners 2016: Female Video: “Smoke Break,”…
#Midem 2016 Attendance Falls 20%
Midem is still the largest and most important gathering of the international music business. But its relevance has been under attack ever since email and Skype made it easier to do business globally, and challenges by a growing list of more specialized, affordable and more manageable gatherings. __________________________________________________ Attendance at…
Let’s Kill the "Manel" for the Sake of the Music Business
The preponderance of all male panels – “manels” – at leading international music conference MIDEM last week were easy to mock. But they’re keeping the music business from moving forward, writes music industry consultant Cortney Harding. __________________________________________ Last Friday, a photo started circulating of a MIDEM panel about the next…
AMA, Record Store Day Partner For Americana Music Month
Americana music is hard to define until you visit Nashville. There, an audience not vested in corporate country, has embraced artists as diverse as Jason Isbell, Lumineers, Darlingside and Ben Folds collectively known as Americana. _______________________________________________ The Americana Music Association and Record Store Day have announced a partnership to create…