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• Motown: The Musical on Broadway in 2013

  Founded by Berry Gordy in 1959, Motown Records was the driving force behind discovering and promoting a host of music legends, including the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Diana ...

• Most Downloaded Latin Artists Named

  The recently published global download survey carried out by Nokia’s Ovi Music confirmed what Shakira fans no doubt already knew – for the second year running, the popular Colombian singer ...

• Music Videos Are a New Path to Fame

  So you want to turn your love for music in to a profession? Perhaps you merely want to develop it as an alternate vocation. Instruments and recording need big bucks, so even an amateur status ...

• 2010 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

  Lake Erie is situated in Cleveland, Ohio, and is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. It is a building that honors the achievements of those in the music industry and gives ...

• Building Communities Through Music Improvisation

  The Modern Improvisational Music Association (MIMA) is a global initiative which has been promoting the innovative creation of music for more than ten years. MIMA's musical network is ...

• What is a Door Split and How Does it Affect You?

  As an independent or an up and coming band the phrase “door split” is not an uncommon one. There seems to be a lot of discussions when it comes down to this subject but the vital question is ...

• Carole King to Receive Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

  Legendary singer-songwriter Carole King has been selected to receive the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song – becoming the first woman to receive this honor. In a music ...

• Objectives of Music Manifesto

  People all over the world recognize the power that music has over human emotions. Music can inspire, motivate, excite, comfort, soothe and enrich both listeners and musicians. Based in ...

• Prague’s Country Music Redux

  Who'd have thought that country music would be a musical staple of the Czech Republic? Stranger things have happened, yet through two world wars and 40 years of communist oppression, the Czech ...

• Canadian Music Week 2008

  The Canadian Music Week is known as a musical extravaganza of magnificent proportions that lasts for four days. This annual event is supported by hundreds of influential personalities in the ...

• Simply Red – A Successful Band of the 1980s and Beyond

  Mick Hucknall and manager Elliot Rashman formed Simply Red, an English pop band, in 1985. In previous years Mick Hucknall had been involved with a punk group called “The Frantic Elevators”, ...

• MTV Europe Music Awards Nominees Announced

  Set to take place at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on November 10, the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards have published nominees, with fans no doubt ready to support their favorite performers by ...