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Articles in 2012

• CBE Awarded to Producer Steve Lillywhite
• Adele Leads 2011 Top Sellers
• Ne-Yo Takes on Challenge to "Revitalize" Motown

Articles in 2011

• Spoleto Festival 2011 Lineup
• New Warner/Chappell CEO
• Jessie J is a Rising Star
• Music Causes Pleasurable Response in the Brain
• Canadian Music Hall of Fame Honors Shania Twain
• Choice Music Awards Shortlist
• Queen Celebrated in New Movie
• Academy of Country Music Awards Bash
• Take A Minute World Tour
• 2011 NRJ Music Awards
• Lil Wayne Tour Dates
• 2011 Cape Town International Jazz Festival
• 2011 Ultra Music Festival
• Grammy Awards Deliver Some Surprises
• 2011 Billboard Music Awards
• MTV O Music Awards
• Adele on Top of Digital Sales
• Forbes Wealthiest Hip-Hop Artists
• Sad Farewell to Ferlin Husky
• Review of the Juno Awards
• Buffalo Springfield Tour
• Voting Begins for MTV O Awards
• 2011 Billboard Awards Nominees
• Most Downloaded Latin Artists Named
• MTV's O Music Awards – Setting a Trend
• Wealthiest Players in UK Music Industry
• Music Delays Aging
• 2011 Pop Music Awards Review
• 2011 Guardian Music Power 100
• BPI Updating the Parental Advisory Scheme
• 2011 CMT Awards
• Polaris Music Prize 2011 Nominees
• Tips for a Successful Gig
• Lifetime Achievement Award for Vince Neil
• Music Sales on the Rise Again
• Converse Rubber Tracks Opens
• A Tribute to Amy Winehouse
• 2011 VMA Nominees
• Nominations for Canadian Music Awards
• Home for Music Hall of Fame
• Tenth MidPoint Music Festival
• Bluegrass Awards Nominees
• Billboard Mexican Music Award Finalists
• 2011 BT Digital Music Awards Nominees
• Pearl Jam's Twenty Years Celebrated
• Musicians Avoid Age-Related Hearing Loss
• Disbanded R.E.M. Thank Fans for Support
• Trinity College London Introduces Rock & Pop Exams
• Future Music Festival 2012 – Welcome to Las Venus
• Southern Ground Music and Food Festival
• Western Canadian Music Award Winners
• ICM Honors Top Musicians
• Music Industry Continues to Evolve with Sale of EMI
• Bruce Springsteen Keynote Speaker at SXSW
• Steinway Hall Honors Billy Joel

Articles in 2010

• Australian Blues Music Festival
• Ultra Music Festival 2010
• Wanee Music Festival 2010
• South By Southwest 2010
• Remembering the 1980s
• 2010 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
• Check Out the Isle of Man Bay Festival
• Meat Loaf’s Latest Release
• John Lennon Festival in Liverpool
• Creamfields Festival 2010
• Robert Plant and Band of Joy
• Hop Farm Festival 2010
• Record Store Day
• Cypress Hill Dates Confirmed
• T in the Park 2010
• Music World Loses Goth Legend Peter Steele
• Peter Steele: The Life of a Goth Metal Legend
• The Wall Anniversary Tour
• Vans Warped Tour 2010
• Farewell Tour for Simply Red
• Movement Electronic Music Festival 2010
• The Ivor Novello Awards
• BlackDiamondSkye Tour 2010
• Ozzfest 2010
• Sad Farewell to Lena Horne
• Christina Aguilera's Bionic Summer Tour
• Dizzee Rascal to Be Awarded
• 2010 Austin City Limits Music Festival
• Hendrix in Britain Exhibition
• 2010 Ivor Novello Award Winners
• The Global Gathering 2010
• Bon Jovi Exhibition in the UK
• Farewell to SA Opera Star
• Outside Lands Festival 2010
• Sammy Hagar and Aerosmith Tour
• Nominees for Urban Music Awards 2010
• Pixie Lott's First Tour
• 2010 World Cup Opening Concert
• Underage Festival 2010
• Tribute to Jimmy Dean
• Polaris Music Prize 2010
• 2010 Voodoo Festival
• New BLO Music Director
• Kate Nash on Tour
• John Lennon Birthday Tribute
• One Love Festival 2010
• Happy Birthday Ringo Starr
• Nominations for Music Emmys Released
• Sad Loss of Sugar Minott
• New Bryan Ferry Album Features Famous Collaborators
• The Prodigy Recognized for Musical Contributions
• The Legendary Hank Cochran
• 2010 Mercury Music Prize
• Music for the Mind
• Musical Spider Man
• Laurie Takes On Music Industry
• Benedictine Nuns Sign with Decca
• VMA Nominations 2010
• Wyclef Jean Aiming for Haiti Presidency
• The Meredith Music Festival 2010
• Western Canadian Music Awards 2010 Nominees
• 2010 Amsterdam Dance Festival
• Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival Review
• Universal Deal for Coldplay
• BT Digital Music Awards
• Tribute to Charles Haddon
• Pearl Jam Performing at Neil Young Event
• Sunset Strip Music Festival 2010
• Happy Birthday Michael Jackson
• Louis Armstrong Remembered
• Top Drummer Joey Jordison
• 2010 IBMA Nominees
• Mercury Prize for The xx
• 2010 Kennedy Centre Honors
• Winners at the 2010 VMA Awards
• "Must Be The Music" Surprise
• Celebs to Perform at Speaking Clock Revue
• Polaris Prize for Karkwa
• 2010 ACM Honors
• "See My Friends" Collaborative Album
• 2011 Hall of Fame Nominees
• 2010 IBMA Winners
• Digital Music Awards Ceremony 2010
• Converse Promotes Music Industry
• John Lennon Tributes
• Music New Brunswick Awards
• 2010 American Music Awards Nominees
• CMJ Music Marathon
• Global Icon Award for Bon Jovi
• The Earworm Phenomenon
• Golden Duet Found
• CSO Loses Stahl
• 2010 Woman of the Year
• Sir Tom Jones Honored
• 2011 Surface Festival
• MTV European Music Awards 2010
• 50 Years of Music for Loretta Lynn
• 2010 CMA Award Winners
• New Michael Jackson Album
• New Hendrix Documentary
• 2010 AMA Winners
• 2010 Canadian Folk Music Awards
• 2011 Golden Guitar Nominees
• Black Eyed Peas at Super Bowl
• Christina Collaborates with T.I
• Paul Weller Takes Uncut Award
• 2011 Grammy Nominees
• 100 Years for San Francisco Symphony
• Vivid Live 2011 Curator
• 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards
• 2011 Hall of Fame Inductees
• Big 4 at Sonisphere Festival 2011
• Sad Farewell to Captain Beefheart
• Illegal Download Threat
• American Association for Independent Music
• The Healing Power of Music Therapy
• Improve Your Music with Ear Training
• Musical Instrument Museum

Articles in 2009

• Music Industry Enjoys Record Year
• 2009 Bearded Theory Festival: Great Music, Good Cause
• Shortlist for 2009 Choice Music Prize
• Madness Returns with Madstock
• FIB Heineken : Get Ready to Party
• 2009 Grammy Award Winners
• Top Acts Performing at 2009 Sasquatch! Music Festival
• Book your Tickets to the Isle of Wight Festival
• Island 50 Festival
• Glenfarg Folk Feast
• Michael Jackson – Live in London
• Young London:Into Music – Discovering New Generation Talent
• America’s Most Wanted Music Festival
• Which Beat Programs are User-friendly and Fast to Pick Up?
• Documentary “It Might Get Loud” Praises Guitar Gods
• Liverpool Music Week Headlined by Kasabian
• Battle of the Corporate Bands
• Necessities for a Simple and Budget Home Recording Studio
• 2010 Prodigy UK Tour
• The Hip Hop Congress
• Future Music Festival 2010
• Susan Boyle: A Success Story

Articles in 2008

• The Role of Live Sound Engineers
• Australia’s Big Day Out 2008
• The 50th Grammy Awards – 10 February 2008
• Digital Music – The Way Forward
• RPM Music Challenge in February
• International Alliance for Women in Music
• Savannah Music Festival in Georgia
• Lowcountry Blues Bash, South Carolina
• Dealing with Dreaded Stage Fright
• Yamaha Buena Park Service Center
• Kurt Cobain: About a Son
• Acclaimed Musician David Byrne
• i-Maestro – Improving Music Education
• Lagerado Music Festival in South Florida
• Winter Music Conference 2008 in Miami
• KISS Alive/35 World Tour
• The Eagle’s “Long Road Out of Eden” Tour
• Beijing 2008 Olympic Orchestra
• Fantastic Festival Vibes at Coachella
• How to Copyright Your Music
• Detroit Music Awards – 25 April 2008
• Radiohead 2008 Tour is Not to be Missed
• Academy of Country Music Awards 2008
• 60th Bath International Music Festival
• Independent Artist Registry – Take Your Music to the Next Level
• Benefits of the Alexander Technique for Musicians
• Huge Names & Exceptional Music at 2008 Bonnaroo
• Haunting Sounds of the Didgeridoo
• Billboard Latin Music Conference and Awards
• More Music For Your Megabyte
• 125 Years of Great Gretsch Sound
• Pasadena Springs to Life on 21 June
• Bob Dylan Receives Honorary Pulitzer
• Exceptional Performances at Oxford May Music
• The Music House Museum’s Spectacular Collection
• CMT Music Award Winners for 2008
• The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 2008
• The Appeal of Americana
• Muskegon Summer Celebration
• Mathematicians Create the Geometrical Music Theory
• Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts I-IV
• New Digital Sound Separator Demonstrated
• The Amazing Legacy of George Gershwin
• Grateful Dead Memorabilia Presented to Library
• Cornbury Music Festival this July
• Taos Solar Music Festival, New Mexico
• 2008 Celtic Fusion International Musical Arts Festival
• Icons of Music Auction II
• Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet Tour
• Projekt Revolution Is Heading Your Way
• Shepherd Wins Blues Award
• Billboard.com’s Green 10 List
• Neil Diamond – Live in Europe
• 43rd Annual ACM Awards
• Black Horse Music Festival
• First Sunset Strip Music Festival
• Pink Floyd and Renee Fleming Awarded Polar Prize
• Leonard Cohen’s World Tour
• You Don't have to be a Musician to Create Music
• Paul McCartney Receives Honorary Music Doctorate
• Objectives of Music Manifesto
• Coldplay Viva La Vida Tour
• South Park Music Tour 2008
• Unforgettable Moments at Glasto
• Bo Diddley’s Lasting Legacy
• Apple Celebrates Black Music Month
• The Jägermeister Music Tour
• Rochester International Jazz Festival
• Make your Rock Star Dreams Come True
• The 2008 RFT Music Showcase Results
• The Caramoor International Music Festival
• Cyndi Lauper to Tour the UK
• Mojo Music Awards Show Surprising Trends
• Dirty Pretty Things Announce October Tour Dates
• Lil Wayne Finally Hits the Big Time
• First Digital Music Recording Found
• Goo Goo Dolls Tour the UK
• Peter Gabriel Releases Big Blue Ball
• Join in the Vibe of the V Festival 2008
• Black Entertainment Television Awards Winners
• Creamfields DJ Competition – Get Heard!
• Eddy Grant Undertakes First Tour in 20 Years
• Girl Talk on Tour through US and Canada
• Bono’s (RED) Charity behind New Online Music Service
• 2008 Essence Music Festival
• Funeral For A Friend on Tour
• Tokio Hotel Tours America
• Europe’s Music Royalties Regulations Revised
• The Ting Tings Get Ready To Tour UK
• Get Ready for Globaltica 2008
• B.B. King’s Bluesville Coming to your Radio
• Subdued Stringband Jamboree 2008
• Gym Class Heroes Coming Your Way UK
• Lincoln Park Music Festival
• Lustra to Perform in the U.K.
• The Rumble Strips To Tour U.S.
• Nominees for Mercury Prize Announced
• Grateful Dead Inspires Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
• BBC Jazz Awards 2008
• Eclectica Music Festival headlined by Shed Seven and The Levellers
• 2008 Decibel Festival Set to Shake Up Seattle
• Glasvegas to Embark on Massive UK Tour
• New Orleans Voodoo Music Experience 2008
• Nominees for Canadian Country Music Awards Announced
• MTV Asia Awards a Real Blast
• Research Reveals Interesting Trend in Music Pirating Dilemma
• Music Hall of Fame Inducts Musicians for 2008
• “Weird Al” Yankovic’s “Straight Outta Lynwood” Tour
• New Inductees Listed for Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame
• The Legendary Isaac Hayes' Legacy
• N’Faly Releases New Album and Tour Dates
• Will Young’s “Let It Go 2008” Tour
• Become More Musical Through Listening
• Primal Scream to Headline NME Rock ‘n’ Roll Riot Tour
• Glasgow, the City of Music
• Nine Inch Nails Announces Second Leg of Tour
• Fantastic Entertainment at the Offset Festival
• Gospel Music Heritage Month
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Extend Tour
• MTV Video Music Award Nominees Announced
• Rizla Arena to rock Bestival
• Invest in Rock to Get Yourself Rolling
• The Americana Music Festival and Conference
• Live Dates for James Announced
• The Charlatans Announce Tour to Compliment New Single
• John Lennon Biopic in the Pipeline
• Les Paul Honored by Rock and Rock Hall of Fame
• Status Quo Re-enter the Limelight
• Music Galore at Brighton Live 2008
• MTV Video Music Award Winners
• New Kids On The Block Launch into UK Tour
• Mercury Music Prize Awarded to Elbow
• Kenny Chesney Has Most Country Music Award Nominations
• AC/DC to Tour in the Fall
• Estelle to Play Live in UK
• Rick Wright of Pink Floyd Passes Away
• Mudvayne to Play up a Storm with 2008 Tour
• Nominations for BT Digital Music Awards Released
• Mick Jagger Takes a Stand for Online Retailing
• Vodafone Live Music Awards
• Music Labels Adapt to Life Online
• New ‘Slot Music’ Concept to be Launched in October
• Bloc Party to Embark on Tour in January
• MTV Europe Music Award Nominations
• 2008 CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival
• Polaris Music Prize Winner Crowned
• Basement Jaxx Tour UK
• The Queenscliff Music Festival
• BT Digital Music Awards
• Musicians Fight Back Against Record Labels
• Coldplay Comes Out Tops at Q Awards
• Simply Red to Embark on World Tour
• New Zealand Music Awards Winners
• David Byrne to Tour Europe
• Pussycat Dolls To Embark On ‘Doll Domination’ Tour
• Liverpool Music Week ’08
• 2008 American Music Award Nominees
• Mobo Award Winners
• Depeche Mode Announce European Leg of Universe Tour
• Winners at the ARIA Awards Ceremony
• Duffy Returns To Complete Tour In UK
• Gabriella Cilmi: Australia’s New Pop Diva
• P.O.D. Tour UK Next Year February
• Music Live 2008 - A Celebration of Sound
• UK Music Industry Unites Against Piracy
• Bob Geldof Awarded Music Honor By University
• Get Ready For The 2008 Audioscope Festival!
• Enrique Iglesias Rewrites Record Books
• Jeff Healey Blues Band Has Most Maple Blues Award Nominations
• Gigbeth Festival Kicks Off with Conference
• Outstanding Contribution Award To Go To Pet Shop Boys
• Top Musicians Honored At The Marshall Classic Rock Roll of Honor Awards Evening
• The Prodigy Release New Album - And Announce Tour
• Music Practice Makes Kids More Intelligent
• 15th Annual MTV Europe Music Awards
• Coldplay Win Big At World Music Awards
• Look After Your Heart By Listening To Good Music
• Kenny Chesney Is Once Again Country Music’s Entertainer Of The Year
• Juanes Picks Up Several Awards At Latin Grammys
• 2008 CCTV MTV Music Honors
• First Video On Demand Awards Nominees Listed
• NME Awards Tour Headlined by Glasvegas
• Boston Music Award Nominees For 2008
• New Guns ‘n Roses Album on MySpace
• Top Musicians at the American Music Awards
• 2008 MAMAs a Massive Success
• Midwinter Picnic Promises Prime-Time Entertainment
• Mariah to Break into Broadway
• Spears Gets Bambi Prize in Germany
• Ministry Of Sound DJ Academy
• New Grammy Hall of Fame Inductees
• First Ever Heavenly Planet Festival
• Odetta Holmes Dies at Age 77
• 2009 Grammy Nominations
• Scottish Traditional Music Awards
• Kylie Swaps Hollywood for Bollywood
• Tribal Pride Music Concert 2009
• What to Expect at the Future Music Festival 2009

Articles in 2007

• Fuse Music and World Peace!
• Limits to Enjoyment
• MP3’s: The Convergence Story
• MP3’s and iPods: Listening Etiquette
• Music Videos Are a New Path to Fame
• The Widest Choice
• A New Path to Fame for Aspiring Musicians
• Music’s Best Storage and Filing Practices
• Music Genres to Know
• Musicians' Union
• Try Something New!
• Music Video Joys
• The Music Publishers Association
• The Sound of Music
• Film Scores – How do they do it?
• Moroccan Music Worth Celebrating
• The Live Earth Concert – Saving the Planet Through Music
• What is a Door Split and How Does it Affect You?
• The May Cultural Festival in Mexico
• Popkomm 2007 – Europe's Premier Music Industry Event
• Conkers Live Aid Concert
• Human Expose
• Craig Armstrong – Masterful Movie Soundtrack Composer
• Sounds of the Symphonic Game Music Concert
• Lollapalooza
• Simply Red – A Successful Band of the 1980s and Beyond
• Madonna – Icon of the 20th and 21st Centuries
• U2 – One of the Most Successful Bands Ever
• SA Music Week - A Ground Breaking Musical Event
• Avril Lavigne – A Pop-Rock Icon of the 21st Century
• The Texas Oktoberfest – Immerse Yourself in German Music
• Wonderboom – Rocking South Africa
• The Prestigious Royal College of Music
• Develop Your Creativity with Music Improvisation
• Classification of Musical Instruments
• Tips for Purchasing Pre-Owned Musical Instruments
• The Ever Popular MTV Europe Music Awards
• New Orleans Habitat Musicians Village – An Amazing Initiative
• Global Drum Project on the Road Again
• 2008 Hall of Fame Nominees
• South Padre International Music Festival
• Tony DeBlois
• Experience Music Project Interactive Museum
• Marine Max Clearwater Jazz Holiday
• Bruno Missone - Inspired by Aviation
• Greenwich International Early Music Festival and Exhibition
• Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
• The All-new America’s Original Competition
• India’s Entertaining Jazz Utsav Festival
• Raising Funds to Record a CD Made Easy
• Portland Music Foundation
• The Value of Protecting Your Hearing
• Emergenza Festival – Promoting Emerging Bands
• Anna Netrebko – Musician of the Year
• Opening of the Tucson Musicians Museum
• Sprint Sound and Speed 2008
• MIDEM 2008 – A Major Music Industry Trade Show
• Upcoming Clash of the Choirs
• New World Record Set by Kevin Bath
• The Year-long Breckenridge Music Festival
• Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame
• Function of the American Federation of Musicians
• Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto
• 2008 Spark Festival of Electronic Music
• I’m Not There – The Bob Dylan Biopic
• Development of Chiptunes
• Canadian Music Week 2008

Articles in 2006

• Progressive Rock -- Challenging Even the Most Accomplished Musicians!
• A Little Music For Our Ears?
• Where Reggaetón Rules
• Chris Squire - More than Just an Ordinary Bass Player - Musicians
• Steve Howe - More than Just an Ordinary Guitar Player - Musicians
• As Long as There’s Angst There will be Punk Music
• Eros Ramazzotti on 2006 World Tour - Calme Apparante
• Soul Music – The Phenomenon of Northern Soul
• Blue Grass: Echoing from the Hills of Kentucky - Musicians
• Gospel Music in Italy - Musicians
• Monterey Jazz Festival - Musicians
• Good 'ol Rock and Roll: Remembering ZEBRA
• Jazz Music in Amsterdam - Musicians
• Prague's Country Music Redux
• A Night at the Opera: Remembering Maria Callas - Musicians.com
• Kitaro: The Healing Power of Music - Musicians
• The Incredible Rise and Fall and Rise and ABBA - Musicians
• CBGB's: Punk Rock Music Mecca - Musicians
• Molly Hatchett Set to Re-take the South - Musicians
• Prague - Europe's Unofficial Capital of Blues
• So You Want to be a Tenor: a Look at Opera America's "Singer Workshop"
• Regional Music from the mountain tops of Nepal
• Sacramento Jazz Jubilee - Musicians
• Happy 60th Fender! - Musicians
• Classically Trained Musicians -- The Art of Historically Informed Performances
• Weezer - Musicians.com
• Miles Davis' Kind of Blue - Musicians
• Frederic Chopin - Musicians
• Graceland: The Home of The King - Musicians
• Remembering Roxy Music - Musicians
• Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival - Musicians
• Matchbox Twenty: Always a following
• Contemporary Christian Music: Past, Present, Future
• Musicians: Black Eyed Peas
• Musicians: Tuning a Guitar
• Musicians: The Offspring - Loud and Proud
• Musicians: James Blunt - The Rebirth of Falsetto
• Musicians: It takes Brains to Love Music!
• Musicians: Art for Profits!
• Enrico Caruso, The Man With Voice of Angels
• His Master’s Voice
• MC Lars: Download His Songs
• Fusion Music and World Peace!
• The Wondrous Sitar
• Voice Training: Everyone Can Do It!
• New Models of the Rich and Famous
• BBC Tops Live Radio
• Make Your Budget Go Further
• Sublime California

 

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