Friday, October 07, 2011

Halle Orchestra wins Gramophone award double

The Halle Orchestra has picked up two prizes at the 2011 Gramophone magazine awards, following a double win at the same ceremony last year
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Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Miracles guitarist Marv Tarplin dies at 70

Marv Tarplin, Motown guitarist with Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, has died at his Las Vegas home aged 70
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Folk musician Bert Jansch dies aged 67

Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, a founding member of the band Pentangle and a well-known guitarist in his own right, has died at the age of 67. Jansch, who had cancer, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday morning at a hospice in Hampstead, north London. Born in Glasgow in 1943, the musician recorded his first album in 1965 and his last, The Black Swan, in 2006
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Monday, October 03, 2011

Rhapsody to acquire Napster

Rhapsody, one of the oldest Web subscription music services, has made it official. The company has acquired Napster subscribers and other assets from Best Buy, while the electronics retailer will obtain a minority stake in Rhapsody
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October 2011 issue of Black Grooves

The October 2011 issue of Black Grooves has now been posted
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James Morrison tops UK album chart

Singer James Morrison has topped this week's UK album chart with his new record The Awakening
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Sunday, October 02, 2011

The Pitchfork Guide to Upcoming Releases

Welcome once again to the Pitchfork Guide to Upcoming Releases, our seasonal guide to upcoming releases! Four times a year, we round up a big ol' list of albums, singles, EPs, and DVDs set to be unleashed over the coming months, hoping to get you pumped about going out and buying records. (You do still do that, right? RIGHT?) This installment covers fall 2011
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Is Skrillex the most hated man in dubstep?

As Skrillex, Sonny Moore has infiltrated the US charts and remixed Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. Joe Muggs meets the man the underground loves to loathe - Guardian
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Friday, September 30, 2011

Sylvia Robinson, pioneer of rap music dies

Sylvia Robinson, known to many as the mother of hip-hop, has died aged 75. The former soul singer set up trail-blazing record label Sugar Hill Records in 1979 with her husband Joe
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BT Digital Music Awards winners

BT Digital Music Awards winners:

Best Male Artist in association with the Daily Star Playlist-Olly Murs

Best Female Artist in association with Sugarscape-Jessie J

Best Group in association with Clickmusic- JLS

Best International Artist or Group in association with RWD- Bruno Mars

Best Independent Artist or Group in association with I Like Music- Adelle

Best Newcomer in association with Last.fm- Jessie J

Best Song in association with Gigwise- Jessie J –Price Tag

Best Video in association with BT Vision- JLS- Eyes Wide Shut

Best Place To Discover Music- Radio 1 Online

Best Place To Hear Music- You Tube

Best Place To Buy Music- iTunes

Best Music App- Orange Glastonbury 2011 app

Best Event- Coca-Cola -24 Hour Session with Maroon 5

Best Artist Promotion- Kaiser Chiefs – The Future is Medievil Album launch

Best Radio Show or Podcast- The Adam & Joe Show

Breakthrough Artist of the Year- Ed Sheeran

Artist of the Year in association with Digital Spy- The Streets

Best Innovation or Gadget-SoundCloud

Best Official Site for an Artist- Coldplay.com

Best Fan Site for an Artist- Coldplaying.com
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Tony Bennett tops US chart at 85

Legendary singer Tony Bennett has become the oldest living performer to score a US number one album, hitting the top spot at the age of 85
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

'Lost' Beethoven work to be aired

A "lost" Beethoven movement is to be performed for the first time in more than 200 years, after being pieced together from early drafts. Beethoven wrote the slow movement for his string quartet Opus 18 Number Two in 1799 before discarding it and composing another version a year later
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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Pandora unleashes redesigned music player with no listening cap

Popular Internet radio service Pandora has unleashed a complete redesign of its web-based player and removed the 40-hour listening cap
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German conductor Kurt Sanderling dies aged 98

German Conductor Kurt Sanderling, who fled Nazi Germany for Moscow in 1936, has died in Berlin at the age of 98
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Beatles anti-segregation contract sells for $23,000

A document which reveals The Beatles refused to perform in front of segregated audiences in the US has sold for $23,000 (£14,875)
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Rock legends REM announce split

Members of legendary US rock band REM have announced they are splitting up after 31 years
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

imagine

imagine - Annual online magazine dedicated to Early Childhood Music Therapy, is sponsored by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). Features clinical publications, current knowledge and information, and early childhood music therapies
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Arcade Fire win Canadian 'Mercury Prize'

Arcade Fire have won Canada's equivalent of the Mercury Prize for their third album The Suburbs. The Montreal rockers, who have already won two Brits this year, accepted the Polaris Award and a cheque for $30,000 (£19,000). The album was selected by a panel of 11 music industry judges at a small ceremony in Toronto
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Sunday, September 18, 2011

The Beatles banned segregated audiences, contract shows

The Beatles showed their support for the US civil rights movement by refusing to play in front of segregated audiences, a contract shows. The document, which is to be auctioned next week, relates a 1965 concert at the Cow Palace in California. Signed by manager Brian Epstein, it specifies that The Beatles "not be required to perform in front of a segregated audience". The agreement also guarantees the band payment of $40,000 (£25,338)
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Saturday, September 17, 2011

MusicVideos.org

MusicVideos.org - Watch YouTube music videos with lyrics from various genres
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