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• 2010 AMA Winners

  Dick Clark created the American Music Awards in the year 1973 in competition with the Grammy Awards. The first awards ceremony was hosted in 1974, with Rodney Allen Rippy, Ricky Segall, ...

• South By Southwest 2010

  The South By Southwest (SXSW) festival, which is held in Austin, Texas, is an event like no other, as it combines music, film and innovative technology. The festival runs from the 12th of ...

• 2009 Grammy Nominations

  It seems that the 2009 Grammy Nominations have American Rapper Lil Wayne and British rock band Coldplay vying for top honors. At first it seemed that Coldplay had the upper hand with seven ...

• Universal Deal for Coldplay

  In 1997 the alternative rock group Coldplay was established, with Chris Martin as both the frontman and lead singer. Jonny Buckland supported Martin as lead guitarist, with Will Champion ...

• Digital Music – The Way Forward

  The era of digital music, it seems, has only just begun. Most of the technologically challenged members of the public had only just gotten used to the idea of a CD (compact disc) when the ...

• Music Hall of Fame Inducts Musicians for 2008

  The West Virginia Music Hall of Fame is a non-profit project that first started its nominating process in Spring 2007. The project’s main goal is to document and recognize West Virginians ...

• Tips for a Successful Gig

  Any gig is a very important event for a musician, as it offers exposure, and for many it is even their livelihood. At any given time something can go wrong, especially when there is crowd of ...

• 2011 Hall of Fame Nominees

  The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was established in 1983. It was decided that as the well known disc jockey Alan Freed, who gained fame due to his promotion of the music genre of Rock ...

• Home for Music Hall of Fame

  It is the ideal location for a museum, as the old First National Bank building in Port Jefferson is a historic landmark in the town. It will not only become home to a new museum but also for ...

• Tribute to Jimmy Dean

  Jimmy Dean was a man of many talents. He graced television screens with a talk show and gained a loyal following with his country hits. He also had his own meat company and became a ...

• Steinway Hall Honors Billy Joel

  With Piano Man being the song that launched Billy Joel's career, it seems fitting that this popular musician has been inducted into Steinway Hall New York, one of the centers for the ...

• Glasgow, the City of Music

  In June this year, a delegation from Scotland got on a plane for Paris. They were going to promote the city of Glasgow as a potential Unesco City of Music. This honor has only been bestowed ...