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• MTV Europe Music Award Nominations

  It’s that time of the year again when MTV Europe gets ready to reward the most popular faces in the music industry and already there is a clamour of excitement in the air as this year’s ...

• Fusion Music and World Peace!

  Music can be more than plain recreation. It is also a gentle and non-violent path to understanding other people, especially from far away places. Music is unity in diversity, and we draw close ...

• 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 ...

• Develop Your Creativity with Music Improvisation

  Improvisation can be defined as an extemporaneous performance presented without preparation or prior planning. Music improvisation is largely spontaneous, as the musician participates in a ...

• 20th Essence Music Festival Lineup

  Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the 2014 Essence Music Festival will take place on 3-6 July in New Orleans, with headline acts including Prince, Lionel Richie, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, ...

• Country Music Hall of Fame 2012 Inductees

  It's been announced that Connie Smith, Hargus 'Pig' Robbins and Garth Brooks will be joining country music legends in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Operated by the non-profit Country Music ...

• The Sound of Music

  A recording studio is a place for recording music which is being played or sung live. It requires certain basic equipment and facilities for the end result to be of a professional quality. ...

• 2011 CMT Awards

  The public plays a vital role in the CMT Music Awards, as it is the votes of fans that decide who the winners will be. Nashville, in Tennessee, is home to the awards that are hosted every June, ...

• As Long as There’s Angst There will be Punk Music

  Punk Music has evolved over the years from its not-so-humble UK beginnings back in the mid-to-late 70’s. Today there is still a thriving punk scene in North America, Europe and Japan. In fact, ...

• Progressive Rock — Challenging Even the Most Accomplished Musicians!

  Changing time signatures, long and winding compositions and cosmic concepts that only the diehard fan can make any sense of. Such is the foundation of progressive rock. Love it or leave it, one ...

• Creamfields Festival 2010

  From the 28th to the 29th of August 2010, Daresbury Estate will come alive with color, festivities and music, as thousands of music enthusiasts gather to enjoy the performances and sounds of ...

• Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue – Musicians

  There are few masterpieces that can rival Miles Davis', Kind of Blue, recording. From the opening piano chords laid down by Bill Evans on "So What", to the soft melodic "Flamenco Sketches" that ...