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Sad Loss of Sugar Minott
The Jamaican music industry is struggling to come to terms with the sad loss of Sugar Minott. As a sound operator, a producer and a reggae singer, Minott became a legend in Jamaica and ...
2012 Polaris Music Prize Long-List Published
Established in 2006, the Polaris Music Prize is an annual music award for the best full-length Canadian album based purely on artistic merit. The stated mission of the Polaris Music Prize is ...
The Wall Anniversary Tour
The English rock bank Pink Floyd was established in the 1960s, and consisted of band members Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Syd Barrett and Nick Mason. Their progressive rock music took the ...
2008 Essence Music Festival
Musicians and music-lovers will be flocking to New Orleans for the Essence Music Festival on the weekend of 4 to 6 July 2008. This popular event, which is a celebration of black music and ...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2012 Inductees
With the induction ceremony set to take place on April 14 in Cleveland, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced the upcoming inductees, as well as the celebrities who will be making the ...
Development of Chiptunes
Anyone who has been gaming for the last twenty years or so will have heard a chiptune more than once – though they may not have known what it was called at the time. Chip music or ...
2011 Billboard Music Awards
Along with other music awards, such as the Grammy Awards, the Billboard Music Awards is a highly sought after accolade in the music industry. The event is sponsored by Billboard magazine, ...
2011 Ultra Music Festival
Downtown Miami, Florida, will be transformed into an alternative music extravaganza from the 25th to the 27th of March 2011. What started as a one day festival in 1999, grew into a two day ...
Music Live 2008 – A Celebration of Sound
Music Live will be returning to Birmingham NEC from November 7-9, 2008, to the delight of music fans across the UK. This broad-based music-making event is already well-reputed as being the ...
The Lennon Bus: Bringing Music to Students
With the support of Yoko Ono Lennon and a host of generous sponsors, the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is dedicated to offering students access to technology for creating music, video and ...
Top Acts Performing at 2009 Sasquatch! Music Festival
Most people associate the legendary and mythical sasquatch or yeti with the Himalayas. However, people living in Washington, more often than not think of something else when the word ...
Celebrating Worldwide Music Day
Set to take place on 21 June 2014 – the day of the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, Worldwide Music Day events are planned in 520 cities around the world. Thanks to musicians, ...
