House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Ranking Member Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and 28 original cosponsors today introduced sweeping bipartisan legislation to overhaul the nation’s antiquated music licensing laws, including providing federal copyright protection for sound recordings made prior to February 15, 1972. The Music Modernization Act (H.R. 5447) is consensus legislation that packages together several music licensing […]
Lick the Plate on 93.9 The River where the Detroit, Windsor, and Michigan culinary and music communities tell their stories, is celebrating the music side of the show by featuring the Detroit Music Awards (DMA) taking place May 4, 2018 at the Fillmore in Detroit. DMA Marketing Director Kathy Vargo and special guest DJ Pleasure Kitten who is nominated in the DJ Electronic Dance category join host David Boylan for a fun week of […]
Few German rock acts can look back at as long and successful a career as Bonfire. Counting their predecessor – a group called Cacumen, which was also founded by Hans Ziller and featured more or less the same line-up – the band has been around since 1972, has operated under its current moniker since 1986 and released […]
In addition to panel discussions with today’s top hitmakers — Meghan Trainor, St. Vincent, JoJo and Jason Mraz among them — the 2018 ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO gives attendees multiple chances to have their original songs heard by leaders from across the music industry. By giving up-and-comers the opportunity to get feedback from the minds behind today’s biggest hits, ASCAP […]
(Musikmesse Hall 8.0 | Booth F74) — C.F. Martin & Co.® (Martin Guitar) will introduce long-awaited banjo and mandolin strings crafted with Monel® at the 2018 Musikmesse held in Frankfurt, Germany, from April 11-14. The well-loved vintage tone of Monel strings will add balance and distinction to your sound, from Americana to country and bluegrass. Martin will continue to offer […]
Entering into its fourth year of successful KAABOO events in San Diego and a recently announced destination event in Grand Cayman in 2019, KAABOOcontinues its expansion — this time coming to Texas. KAABOO Texas will be a collaboration between KAABOO and the Jerry Jones Family, the visionaries behind the legendary Dallas Cowboys. The event will debut at AT&T Stadium in May 2019. KAABOO’s distinctive brand, which provides a five-star […]
BBVA Compass and AEG have officially kicked off the BBVA Music Session concert series, with the first event being held yesterday at the Renaissance Dallas. The concert featured rising country music artist Luke Pell, who crooned in front of 150 die-hard fans and BBVA Compass clients. While some concert attendees were bank clients, the majority of […]
