MusicArtists4U.com

MusicArtists4U.com is a totally new media that will create a place for good quality music by talented musicians which up until now will never be heard. A place for established artists to be recognized and be able to be seen and heard again. A place for Singer/Songwriters with catalogs of great music that no one has ever heard will now be able to get their music in the hands of YOU the consumer! Everyone in the music business is trying to figure out how to introduce new artists and how to sell their music. In this day and age it's almost impossible to get your music aired on radio or television so we have created a totally new media that will allow all these artists to be seen and heard. Artists like Little Texas, Confederate Railroad and more have had new CD's released but radio and television refuse to play their new material so the general public has no way of knowing they have new music available. We intend to change that! MusicArtists4U.com will be a place where the consumer will be able to buy and download the artists music and videos and also buy the artists merchandise and venues will be able to book the artist all under one roof
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Spotiseek

Spotiseek helps you find new Spotify music. Find music similar to your favourite artists and create mixtape playlists for Spotify
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Boyle warned after airport mop dance

Susan Boyle sparked complaints from travellers on Tuesday after she reportedly began singing into a mop in a bizarre scene at London's Heathrow Airport. The Scottish singing sensation was said to have stunned travellers by dancing and belting out songs into a mop head in a first-class lounge, while awaiting a flight to Chicago, Illinois to film a segment on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Airline crew later asked the star to quiet down after she began shouting obscenities, according to The Sun. A source tells the newspaper, "It was chaos. Susan was very restless and agitated from the minute she walked in and immediately started making a scene. She was singing and dancing around, shouting obscenities at full volume." A spokesperson for British Airways confirms, "A customer in the BA lounge on Tuesday was asked to temper their behaviour as it was becoming disruptive." Boyle was forced to dismiss reports about her fragile mental health in November after she was snapped sobbing and sucking her thumb after a performance in New York. She was famously admitted to London's Priory clinic in May suffering from exhaustion, just days after she came runner-up on U.K. talent show Britain's Got Talent
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New Abba exhibition gets sparkly launch

Abba stars Bjorn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad walked the red carpet in London on Tuesday at a gala evening marking the launch of a new exhibition about their band. They were joined by hundreds of fans, as well as celebrities including Boy George and Heather Mills. The Swedish pair have thrown their full support behind the Abbaworld exhibition saying they were moved by its honesty and simplicity. Bjorn described it as "very emotional... moving... unexpected... less glamorous than people probably expect but very true to the story". Abbaworld has 25 rooms dedicated to the sequin-spangled experience, with music, footage, costumes and organisers promising never-before-displayed memorabilia loaned by the four band members.
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Simon Cowell's Haiti record

Simon Cowell is putting together a charity single in aid of victims of the Haiti earthquakes. The music mogul is keen to help aid relief in the Caribbean state - which has been ravaged by 2 earthquakes in the past 8 days, leaving hundreds of thousands dead - and decided to recruit an all star cast to record a charity single to raise money. Speaking at the National Television Awards (NTAs), he told BANG Showbiz: "It's very, very short notice. We made the decision today, so I've got to get it all together in about 48 hours. "It's going to feature as many people as possible. I haven't made up my mind on the song yet, I've got a couple of ideas. It will be a cover version, yeah." The reality TV megastar added that while he hadn't made any calls to artists at the time, he would assemble as large a cast as possible for the single. This is expected to include artists from Simon's Syco record label - such as Susan Boyle, Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke - as well as the company's parent label, Sony, and other musicians the star is close to in both Europe and the US.
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International record labels chase Jon Germain

Singer and Metro TV's AlloTigo host, Jon Germain is likely to soon be swimming in the international music scene with his new album 'This Is Who I Am'. Signals picked by BEATWAVES indicate that the tall man who calls himself 'Supremo' has started getting calls from record labels worldwide who want to sign him. A close source to Jon told this paper that the presenter, who released his first pop rock album on February 28 last year after so many years of preparation, received a call from EMI Records, a record label in the USA. Jon himself confirmed the news to BEATWAVES on Friday that EMI Records has expressed enthusiasm to sign him. He said he received a call from one Kenny Andam, from EMI Records' base in Los Angeles. He said however that he is not a position to comment about what they discussed. He will make that public when everything is finalized. Jon's album has been in the making since 1993 after he broke away from MGKK 4 in Ghana and the UK band Van Greene. His formative years as an artiste were shaped by listening to a lot of pop, rock and R&B music, his father's favourite genre. He started writing songs at age 12 and has written songs for MGKK 4 and Van Greene. Jon's musical influences are Michael Jackson, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Bruce Hornsby, Richard Marx, Peter Cetera Frankie Paul and Michael Bolton. Many fans were surprised Jon could sing at all, let alone as impressively as he did on his album. At the album launch last year some fans doubted his ability so he had to sing to them before they finally believed that the soothing voice behind rhythms was his
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Manx music label celebrates 10th anniversary

Isle of Man based record label 'Source of Gravity' celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. The progressive house label, which has enjoyed almost 100 releases, is run by Castletown DJ and producer Christian Steriopulos. Christian, 32 currently runs the operation from his house in the south of the Island but his music has taken him all over the World. The label will release a series of new tracks to celebrate the anniversary
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Spotify boss Daniel Ek sets out future plans

Music streaming service Spotify has taken off in the past 12 months to become a hit with fans - seven million of whom have signed up in six European countries - and be touted by some as the future of the music industry. Of those seven million, about 95% are using the free service, which is largely funded by ads playing between songs. Some 250,000 have signed up to the premium service, which costs £9.99 a month in the UK, and lets fans listen on mobile devices, with no ads and better sound quality. Spotify founder Daniel Ek claims this is "the first time the number of subscribers has grown this dramatically, probably in the history of subscription". But is it enough to make the business work and pay an reasonable rate to artists, some of whom have publicly complained about the amount they receive? And when will the long-awaited US launch happen?
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Robert Pattinson offered record deal by Simon Cowell

Twilight star Robert Pattinson has reportedly been offered a record deal by American Idol judge Simon Cowell. Sources say Cowell offered to let Pattinson release an album through his Syco record label, but the actor is 'reluctant' to agree. 'Robert is reluctant to be turned into a pop star - and takes his music very seriously. He is a bit wary of signing up with Cowell who is, of course, associated with X Factor and pop,' reveals the insider. Pattinson, 23, has previously said he will fall back on music if his acting career fails. Neither Pattinson nor Cowell has commented
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AudioTag.info

AudioTag.info - a free music-recognition service. It allows you to identify almost any unknown piece of music quickly and easily. Its use is very simple: you upload a short audio fragment (even 15 seconds are enough) or an entire song, the robot analyzes it and provides you with the information about the track title, artist name, album title, etc. Your audio fragment can be in almost any file format and of almost any quality (aurally recognizable, of course) - it can be an MP3 file downloaded from the Internet or a short recording made with your old tape recorder and stored as a low-quality .WAV-file.
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Omnifone and HP bring unlimited music to PCs in 10 European countries with MusicStation

Omnifone, the leading independent provider of unlimited music services globally, today announces a partnership with HP to distribute the MusicStation Desktop unlimited music service on over 16 HP models across 10 European countries. The service will provide unlimited access to millions of tracks from all four major music labels and leading independent labels, and will be preloaded on the entire range of new HP Pavilion, Compaq Presario and HP Envy models, featuring up to 14 days free trial of unlimited music access for every purchaser of HP PCs. MusicStation enables users of new HP PCs in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, The Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland to legitimately download, play and share millions of tracks on their computer for a small monthly subscription. Tracks are downloaded directly to the user's PC over the internet for both online and offline playback when subscribed to the service or in the free trial period. MusicStation subscribers can also download and keep their favourite 10 tracks forever in DRM free MP3 file format each month
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SXSW Tools

"With more programming and events than ever this year, figuring out what to do during SXSW 2010 next can be tough. To help you navigate your way through the conference and festival, SXSW Tools will help you plan what you want to do, when you want to do it and with who. SXSW Tools is a collection of communities, widgets, sites and applications that we think will make your SXSW experience successful"
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Tech group to launch digital music file successor

"A leading technology company is set to launch a new digital music file format which will embed additional content for fans including lyrics, news updates and images in what could be a successor to the ubiquitous MP3 file. The music industry has been hammered by piracy in the last decade and is looking to develop new offerings to entice consumers to buy their music from legitimate sites, instead of taking it from illegal outlets. The new proposal, which is called MusicDNA and has the backing of the original MP3 digital music file inventor, would allow fans to download an MP3 file on to their computer, which would carry with it additional content. Music labels, bands or retailers could then also send updates to the music file every time they have something new to announce such as the dates of future tours, new interviews or updates to social network pages. The user would receive as little or as much of the information as they want, every time they are online. However anyone who downloads the music file illegally would receive only a static file which would not receive any updates. BACH Technology, the group behind the MusicDNA file, says it is looking to partner with retailers, music labels, rights holders and technology companies and is happy to provide its technology for others who could use it under their own brand"
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RadioTuna

"RadioTuna is the first real-time search engine for online radio, giving up-to-the-minute results relating to the music being played across the globe right now. If you search for an artist that happens to be playing right now, we'll tell you and you can connect straight to that station. If your choice isn't playing right now, we'll tell you which stations are most likely to play them next. Our data illustrates the incredible range of music available on internet radio to a degree that has never been seen before, and it enables a whole new level of search accuracy. As you might have noticed, we profile stations by the music they actually play, not by the genres that they might use themselves. We've found that it's the only way to get consistently good results - if you search for stations playing 'funk', that's what you'll find (not stations that say they play funk but actually play soul, or those that play similar genres like 'funky metal'). The Tuna's uniquely nifty brain works out the 'genre profile' for each station, allowing you to know what to expect before tuning in. You spend less time trying out stations that you won't like, and more time enjoying the ones that you will"
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World's biggest stars sing for Haiti

International benefit gigs boasting some of the biggest names in the music world will be held in the UK and United States to raise money for those left destitute by the Haiti earthquake. Hope For Haiti Now will include performances from Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z in London and Madonna and Wyclef Jean - who is Haitian - in New York. The performances will be available to download and buy online at various websites. Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder and others will take to the stage in Los Angeles. Damon Albarn, Coldplay and the Arctic Monkeys have come together to put on a special auction of music memorabilia to raise funds for Oxfam's emergency response. The auction is running live on eBay for ten day
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Dewey Music

Dewey Music is a new interface for Archive.org's wonderful public domain music library. You can listen to, download, remix, and share anything you see on this site legally and for free
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The Indie

The Indie - "We are committed to providing music marketing and music promotion services for songs (MP3s) created by indie bands, and independent artists. Simply create a profile, upload your MP3s & we'll promote you on social networks, through offline networks, and on our Cable TV show. You can even submit songs to licensing opportunities in film, & TV"
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BRIT Awards 2010

Lady Gaga, Florence & The Machine, Lily Allen and Pixie Lott lead the way at the BRIT Awards 2010 with MasterCard. JLS, Kasabian, La Roux, Dizzee Rascal, Jay-Z & Paolo Nutini also recognised by the BRITs Academy as the UK's biggest music awards ceremony celebrates 30 years. Nominations:

British Female Solo Artist
Bat for Lashes
Florence & the Machine
Leona Lewis
Lily Allen
Pixie Lott

British Male Solo Artist
Calvin Harris
Dizzee Rascal
Mika
Paolo Nutini
Robbie Williams

British Breakthrough Act
Florence & the Machine
Friendly Fires
JLS
La Roux
Pixie Lott

British Group
Doves
Friendly Fires
JLS
Kasabian
Muse

MasterCard British Album
Dizzee Rascal - Tongue n’Cheek
Florence & the Machine - Lungs
Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Lily Allen - It’s Not Me, It’s You
Paolo Nutini - Sunny Side Up

British Single
Alesha Dixon - Breathe Slow
Alexandra Burke Ft Flo Rida - Bad Boys
Cheryl Cole - Fight For This Love
Joe McElderry - The Climb
JLS - Beat Again
La Roux - In For The Kill
Lily Allen - The Fear
Pixie Lott - Mama Do
Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart
Tinchy Stryder Ft N-Dubz - Number 1

Critics' Choice
Ellie Goulding
Delphic
Marina and the Diamonds

BRITs Album of 30 Years
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
Dido - No Angel
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Duffy - Rockferry
Keane - Hopes & Fears
Oasis - (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required
Sade - Diamond Life
The Verve - Urban Hymns
Travis - The Man Who

The BRITs Hits 30
Coming Soon

International Female Solo Artist
Lady Gaga
Ladyhawke
Norah Jones
Rihanna
Shakira

International Male Solo Artist
Bruce Springsteen
Eminem
Jay-Z
Michael Buble
Seasick Steve

International Album
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Black Eyed Peas - The End
Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream
Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
Lady Gaga - The Fame

International Breakthrough Act
Animal Collective
Daniel Merriweather
Empire of the Sun
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift

Outstanding Contribution Award
Robbie Williams


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Kate McGarrigle, 1946-2010

Canadian folk and roots music singer Kate McGarrigle, best known for her work with her sister, Anna, as the McGarrigle Sisters, has died at age 63. McGarrigle, born in Montreal, died Monday night after battling a rare form of cancer, confirmed her brother-in-law, journalist Dane Lanken. The mother of musicians Rufus and Martha Wainwright through her previous marriage with American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, McGarrigle is a music industry icon in her own right. The McGarrigle sisters recorded 10 albums in French and English, and their songs have been covered by artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Billy Bragg and Emmylou Harris
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Edge of the World Music Festival

Edge of the World Music Festival - August 6-8, 2010 - Haida Gwaii
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Jay Reatard has died

Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., the Memphis musician better known by his punk-rock stage name Jay Reatard, has died, his record label Goner Records said on Wednesday.
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Copyright Criminals

"Copyright Criminals examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, including the related debates over artistic expression, copyright law, and (of course) money. This documentary traces the rise of hip-hop from the urban streets of New York to its current status as a multibillion-dollar industry. For more than thirty years, innovative hip-hop performers and producers have been re-using portions of previously recorded music in new, otherwise original compositions. When lawyers and record companies got involved, what was once referred to as a 'borrowed melody' became a 'copyright infringement.' The film showcases many of hip-hop music's founding figures like Public Enemy, De La Soul, and Digital Underground - while also featuring emerging hip-hop artists from record labels Definitive Jux, Rhymesayers, Ninja Tune, and more"
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A big music year for Jackson, Boyle, Swift, digital downloads… and vinyl?

"2009 music purchases in the U.S. were up 2.1% over 2008 figures, marking the second year in a row that sales exceeded 1.5B units sold according to Nielsen SoundScan. The data covers a 52-week period from January 5, 2009 through January 3, 2010. Driving the growth was a record-breaking year for digital downloads as music fans picked up 1.16 billion digital tracks (an 8.3% jump from the prior year) and 76.4 million digital albums (up 16.1%)" - Nielsen
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Clio music search from Orpheus Media Research

"Clio is a powerful content-based search and analysis platform for symbolic music; or simply put, Clio is 'Google for music.' Modeled on research observations in human perception and cognition, Clio isolates musical motives and autonomously develops an understanding of musical grammar"


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Teddy Pendergrass dies aged 59

Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass has died at the age of 59 following "a difficult recovery" from colon cancer surgery, his son has told the AP news agency. Teddy Pendergrass II said his father had died at a hospital in Philadelphia. He was paralysed from the waist down in a 1982 car accident. In 2001, he went on his first tour since the accident. Pendergrass enjoyed early success with Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, whose hits included If You Don't Know Me By Now, before going solo in 1976.
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Music Tech Focus: Mastering via Exact Editions

"This 132-page special edition magazine, produced by the Music Tech experts, concentrates purely on that critical process, Mastering, and features:

* 14 Mastering Workshops, including Logic, Cubase, Pro Tools, Reason, Live and more...
* Three in-depth Studio Technique features
* 42 Mastering Tips & Tricks
* Mastering Past & Present and Mastering Basics
* Major studio interviews
* Six Mastering Ten Minute Masters
* The best monitors and plug-ins for mastering and more...

Please note: this digital edition is available at a substantial discount but does not include the DVD"
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New urban talent festival is launched in London (UK)

"Marina and the Diamonds and recent Sound Of 2010 winner Ellie Goulding are among the acts confirmed for next month's inaugural Next Big Thing festival. Paloma Faith, Rox, Young Guns, You Me At Six and Alex Gardner will all the play the event, held in a host of venues across London, taking place between 5-14 February. They join artists already confirmed including Little Comets, Hadouken! And Mystery Jets and tickets are on sale. It is the first foray into the festival world by music retailer HMV who are organising the event alongside live music partner MAMA.
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Apply to perform at the 2010 Saskatchewan Jazz Festival

"We're ready to accept applications from Saskatchewan musicians who would like to perform at the 2010 SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival. The deadline is Wednesday, February 10, 2010"
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What has the digital decade meant for music?

The way in which we consume music has been revolutionised, but rumours of the death of major labels have been greatly exaggerated
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Hendrix family, Sony to release "new" album

Jimi Hendrix fans will be able to hear around an hour's worth of music from their guitar hero never commercially available before when his family and Sony Commercial Music Group release a "new" album on March 8. "Valleys of Neptune" features studio recordings dating from 1969, the year before Hendrix died in London aged 27. "My brother Jimi was at home in the studio," said Janie Hendrix, head of Experience Hendrix LLC, the family-owned company set up to protect a legacy valued at tens of millions of dollars. "'Valleys of Neptune' offers deep insight into his mastery of the recording process and demonstrates the fact that he was as unparalleled a recording innovator as he was a guitarist. "His brilliance shines through on every one of these precious tracks." Valleys of Neptune will feature several songs familiar to die-hard fans from bootleg recordings, but there will also be more than 60 minutes of previously unreleased Hendrix music. The album will include covers of Elmore James' classic "Bleeding Heart" and Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love" and performances of original Hendrix compositions like "Ships Passing Through The Night" and "Lullaby For The Summer."
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Transfer My Music

Transfer My Music provides you with helpful how-to's and software programs to transfer, export, import, or copy music from iTunes, iPod, iTouch, iPhone and vinyl to CD, mp3, or your computer
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VizBand

VizBand - music video search
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Elvis Presley fans mark singer's 75th birthday

Presley, who died in August 1977 aged 42, is one of the top earning dead celebrities and his estate made $55 million in 2009. In Australia, hundreds of Elvis impersonators gathered at a train station in Sydney wearing different interpretations of the singer's trademark tight white rhinestone suit and flares. Meanwhile thousands of fans have made the annual pilgrimage to Graceland - Presley's home in Memphis. Official events to mark his birthday include a cake-cutting ceremony, a new exhibition of his costumes, movie marathons, a Facebook application and a Jailhouse Rock Barbie. There will also be a cruise for fans later in the year.
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CES 2010: Sony to bring 3D concerts live to the living room

Going to live concerts could become a thing of the past, according to Japanese electronics giant Sony. In an event at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the company announced plans to start beaming 3D gigs directly into living rooms around the world, giving the chance to experience live music events in lifelike clarity without ever leaving the sofa. The company, which owns an extensive media empire including the world's second largest record label, believes that new technology could change the way we experience live music
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U2 tour tops annual rankings in North America

"U2 may have suffered disappointing sales for their new album, but the Irish rockers were easily the most popular draw on the North American concert circuit this year, according to data issued on Wednesday. The band sold $123 million worth of tickets to its stadium tour, while Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band came in second with $94.5 million, said trade publication Pollstar. Among all-time tours, the U2 trek ranks at No. 5, Pollstar said. The Rolling Stones hold the record with $162 million from their 2005 outing. U2's 2005 tour is No. 3 on the all-time list with $138.9 million" - Yahoo
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