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• The Value of Protecting Your Hearing

  Musicians appreciate that there’s nothing like really loud music (and maybe some liquid refreshment) to get a crowd into a party mood. The sound at live gigs is generally at the level that ...

• Musicians Fight Back Against Record Labels

  With record labels continuing to dictate more and more of what musicians can and can’t do with their careers, a number of top pop and rock acts have joined the crusade to regain control over ...

• SA Music Week – A Ground Breaking Musical Event

  It is important for every country to invent initiatives that support the local music industry, encouraging local musicians to express themselves and making it easier for them to build their ...

• Walk of Fame Star for Neil Diamond

  Neil Diamond will be honored with a star on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame on 10 August 2012, with the ceremony taking place in front of the Capitol Records Building at 1750 N. Vine ...

• 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 ...

• New Orleans Voodoo Music Experience 2008

  Each year thousands of music fans gather at City Park in New Orleans to make the most of the New Orleans Voodoo Music Experience. This year’s Voodoo Music festival is set to take place from ...

• Mercury Prize for The xx

  The present members of The xx are Oliver Sim, Jamie Smith and Romy Madley Croft. At the 2010 Mercury Awards this magnificent band received recognition when they were awarded the Mercury ...

• Eddy Grant Undertakes First Tour in 20 Years

  Most people will remember Eddy Grant for hits such as “I Don’t Wanna Dance” and “Electric Avenue”. The musical genius was once the owner of a number of box-office hits and he had screaming ...

• Music Labels Adapt to Life Online

  This likely isn’t the first time you’ve heard of the concept of encouraging fans to buy into their favourite up-and-coming band in order to help them make an album. And at the rate that new ...

• Get Ready For The 2008 Audioscope Festival!

  The annual Audioscope Festival is not just an opportunity to hear great music – it’s a chance to do some good in the process. The all-day event is designed to raise funds for Shelter, the ...

• Battle of the Corporate Bands

  The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has been paying tribute to musicians, artists, producers and other members of the music industry for many years. Famous names such as Elvis Presley, ...

• Yamaha Buena Park Service Center

  Music is a global language that has the power to transcend all barriers such as race, language group and religion. Appreciating the influence their music can have on their audiences, musicians ...