SANTA MONICA, Calif. (April 5, 2012) — The GRAMMY Foundation® Grant Program announced today that $250,000 in grants to help facilitate a range of research, archiving, and preservation projects on a variety of subjects will be awarded to 18 recipients in the United States, Canada, and the Dominican Republic. Research projects include a project that [...]
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#GrammyNews GRAMMY FOUNDATION® GRANT PROGRAM AWARDS $250,000 IN GRANTS FOR MUSIC RESEARCH AND SOUND PRESERVATION
Posted: April 5, 2012 by jdobypr in NewsTags: Bob Wills, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald, Marian Anderson, Neil Portnow, Nina Simone, Reel-to-reel audio tape recording, United States
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[COMIC] Rap Ratz – “Hoodie Rat” (#rapratz)
Posted: March 26, 2012 by jdobypr in NewsTags: Chief of police, Florida, New York, Orlando Florida, Police, Sport utility vehicle, Trayvon Martin, United States
Trayvon Martin was simply murdered in a totally unjustified manner and in a totally questionable situation. How do we KNOW the justice system is aware of the wrongness? When eye witnesses are told to change their story and camera footage is ignored we get further evidence that SOMETHING is awry in our legal system…there is [...]
BILL PICKETT INVITATIONAL RODEO ANNOUNCES 2012 NATIONWIDE TOUR SCHEDULE
Posted: March 21, 2012 by jdobypr in NewsTags: Bill Pickett, Los Angeles, MEMPHIS, OAKLAND, Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, Rodeo, United States, Washington
Nationwide (March 21, 2012) — To the delight of thrilled audiences and rodeo fans across the United States, some of the nation’s most skilled and entertaining Black cowboys and cowgirls will ride into a town near you. The nation’s only touring Black rodeo competition – the thrilling Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo (BPIR) – will celebrate its [...]
#Grammy Event Announcement from the Los Angeles Chapter
Posted: March 8, 2012 by jdobypr in AwardsTags: California, Grammy Award, Los Angeles, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, neilportnow, Paul McCartney, Recording Academy, United States
The Recording Academy‘s Los Angeles Chapter hosts events and seminars on a regular basis, open to the public and Recording Academy members. More information on The Recording Academy Local Chapters may be found at http://grammy365.com or http://grammy.com.
CAPE MAY – Q&A WITH THE RECORDING ACADEMY AT THE 5TH ANNUAL CAPE MAY SINGER/SONGWRITER CONFERENCE
Posted: March 1, 2012 by jdobypr in Music101Tags: Grammy Award, Music, MusiCares, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Recording Academy, United States, Washington, YouTube
March 31, 2012 - 2:30pm - 4:00pm “Q&A with The Recording Academy” at The 5th Annual Cape May Singer Songwriter Conference Hosted by Executive Director Mark Schulz, and Chapter President David Ivory Do you watch the GRAMMYs and wonder how the winners were chosen, or how you can be part of the organization behind the awards? Did you know [...]
Simon Cowell to launch DJ talent show
Posted: January 29, 2012 by jdobypr in #DJ, DJs, Internet Radio, Music, NewsTags: #DJ, Disc jockey, DJs, Hip hop, jadapinkettsmith, Music, numark, Overbrook Entertainment, rap, serato, Simon Cowell, Sony Pictures Television, SYCO, turntable, turntableist, United States, Will Smith
TV personality and music producer Simon Cowell is launching a new talent competition to find the world’s best DJs. Already known to television audiences in Britain and the United States as the acerbic judge on hit talent shows like American Idol, The X Factorand Britain’s Got Talent, the 52-year-old is looking to expand his empire. “DJ’s are the new rock [...]
Sen. Ron Wyden: “You can’t come up with sensible Internet policy on the fly” By Nate Anderson
Posted: January 21, 2012 by jdobypr in #DJ, DJs, Hip Hop, Internet Radio, Media, mixtape, Music, News, Radio, Windows MediaTags: censorship bill, Darrell Issa, harryreid, internet piracy, Party leaders of the United States Senate, Protect IP Act, ron wyden, ronwyden, Senate, United States, web censorship, Wyden
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) delayed the PROTECT IP Act in the Senate by placing a hold on the legislation last year. That hold kept the bill from coming to the consideration of the full Senate after it wasunanimously voted out of the Judiciary Committee—and gave time for the Internet to rally against it. The delay proved useful; [...]
Hip Hop Still Impacting Music Worldwide
Posted: January 16, 2012 by jdobypr in #DJ, Awards, Hip Hop, Music, NewsTags: #HipHop, Chicago, Doby, Drake, Hip hop music, hip hop rap, mainstream music industry, Music, rap record, Serena William, Soul, Sugarhill Gang, underground hip hop music, United States
Hip hop music, is here to stay and touching every phase of music…even country. Marketing companies worldwide seek the hottest hip hop sounds for clients. When hip hop broke the barrier of mainstream radio in the late 1970’s with its first classic hit, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang, it was tagged as a fad [...]
Industry Tips & Advice: How Music Licensing Works by Marshall Brain Pt 2
Posted: January 8, 2012 by jdobypr in #DJ, DJs, Hip Hop, mixtape, Music, Music101, News, RadioTags: #HipHop, BMI, Celebrities, Money, Music, United States
Industry Tips & Advice: How Music Licensing Works by Marshall Brain Pt 2. Music licensing in the United States is made possible by the protection that U.S. copyright law provides for artists. According to this article from the U.S. copyright office: The copyright code of the United States (title 17 of the U.S. Code) provides for copyright [...]
