Yesterday, Foals took home the 2016 NME Award for best album for their critically acclaimed record What Went Down. What Went Down emerged to the best reviews of the band’s career as it debuted at #3 and commanded a Top…
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GHOST WINS FIRST GRAMMY® AWARD
Ghost’s “Cirice”, from their critically acclaimed third album Meliora, has been awarded a Grammy® for ‘Best Metal Performance’ at the 2016 Grammy® Awards. Meliora was released on August 21, 2015 and debuted at No. 1 at Independent Retail, No. 2…
MUSE WINS SECOND GRAMMY® AWARD
Muse won their second Grammy® Award today in the Best Rock Album Category for their heralded seventh album Drones. The album was released last summer by Warner Bros. Records and debuted at Number One in 21 countries around the world, marking the…
GRAMMY WEEKEND – Rock The Yacht Experience
Organized by Dope Network (http://dopenetwork.com) The 2016 Rock The Yacht Experience event was held tonight, the evening before Grammy Night. Red Carpet appearances included Dale Ramsey, Drumma Boy, recording artist Seemore Cash, artist Monay Menatti, Empire star AzMarie, and more.…
SWMRS’ DEBUT ALBUM DRIVE NORTH OUT TODAY
MASSIVE US HEADLINING TOUR KICKS OFF NEXT WEEK Today Bay Area quartet SWMRS released their debut album Drive North via their own Uncool Records. Produced by FIDLAR frontman Zac Carper in the band’s hometown of Oakland, CA, the album is available…
Country Singer Vince Gill Inducted into Guitar Center’s RockWalk
“Forty years into this, it’s still as much fun as it’s ever been to play music,” Vince Gill. By: Linita Masters Hollywood, CA -Guitar Center Hollywood ( The Hollywood Times ) 02/06/2016- Multi-Grammy Award winning Country artist Vince Gill was…
The NAMM Convention Day II
By Linita Masters Jan. 25, 2016– Day II started off by obtaining more insight into the newest developments in the Music Industry. I talked with a young man, Stephen Yorkley, Manager of Data Analytics and Visualization with Casio’s Keyboard Division.…
114th NAMM Show Media Preview Day
By: Fredwill Hernandez The National Association of Music Merchants [NAMM], held an invitation-only media preview day Wed. – Jan. 20, 2016, at the NAMM U Idea Center, Anaheim Convention Center, to kick-off the 114th NAMM show. Companies eager to speak,…
IHEARTMEDIA ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF ITS ANNUAL MEGA EVENTS
By Rena Renee The announcement and the return of the IHeartRadio Music Festivals annual “Macy’s iHeartRadio Rising Star” talent search and its Daytime Village is set for September 23 and 24 in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Village across…
Club Nokia Hosts Guitar Center’s 27th Annual Drum Off
Sometimes drummers don’t get enough attention. They’re way in the back on the stage and are usually covered up by the literal face of the band (A.K.A. the lead singer). If they’re attractive, they get paid attention to for their…