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Blue Note Records, ArtistShare Create Crowdfunding Label
May 08, 2013 1:19 PM EDT Jazz label Blue Note Records has joined with crowdfunding platform ArtistShare in a new partnership called Blue Note/ArtistShare committed to discovering and nurturing up-and-coming young jazz talent. Inside Blue Note Records' Dazzling Spot ...
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Rolling Stones Arouse Madness in 'Doom and Gloom' Video
November 21, 2012 10:25 AM EST Still hell raising after all these years, the Rolling Stones unleashed a rawkous video this week for their "Doom and Gloom" single. Starring "Girl With a Dragon Tattoo" actress Noomi Rapace as a zombie-shooting, breast-flashing b ...
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How Beatport Got 10 Million Monthly Uniques; Chirpify Sold 10K Amanda Palmer Tees With One Tweet @FutureSound
November 17, 2012 10:59 AM EST Beatport CEO Matthew Adell discussing Context, Convenience and Serving a Community at the Billboard FutureSound Conference (Photo: Arnold Turner) Perfectly positioned for dance music's rise in the U.S., electronic music platform Beatport is b ...
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Don Was On Blue Note's 'Radical' Spotify App, OpenEMI, Revitalizing Label at FutureSound Keynote
November 16, 2012 10:10 AM EST Was, Not Was: Don Was (left) being interviewed by Steve Jang: Co-Founder/CEO, Soundtracking at Billboard's FutureSound Conference. (Photo: Arnold Turner) Blue Note Records president Don Was told San Francisco technologists that the label' ...
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Tooling Up For the Future: Billboard's FutureSound Conference Kicks-Off Today
November 15, 2012 9:30 AM EST Futurists, venture capitalists and music insiders come together to figure out what lies ahead for the business This preview of Billboard's FutureSound conference is from the lastest issue of BIllboard, which you can pick-up here or subscribe ...
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Fred Wilson Confirmed for Keynote at Billboard FutureSound Conference
October 25, 2012 8:00 AM EDT Venture capitalist Fred Wilson will be a keynote speaker at the Billboard FutureSound Conference, presented in association with Loeb & Loeb LLP, which will take place November 15-16 in San Francisco. Wilson is managing partner at New York-base ...
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Deadmau5 Confirmed for Keynote at Billboard FutureSound Conference
October 18, 2012 7:00 AM EDT Global dance music superstar Deadmau5 has been added as a keynote speaker to the star-studded Billboard FutureSound Conference in association with Loeb & Loeb LLP, which will take place November 15-16 in San Francisco, CA. Billboard's Fut ...
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From This Week's Billboard: Steve Barnett and Capitol: What's Next?
October 12, 2012 3:39 PM EDT Below is the Up Front story "Capitol Swoops In For Barnett" -- a look at the executive carousel resulting from Universal's purchase of EMI -- from this week's edition of Billboard Magazine, which also contains our cover story o ...
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Capitol Swoops In For Barnett
October 11, 2012 7:25 PM EDT Columbia executive latest big move as Universal reworks EMI. The pending appointment of Columbia Records president Steve Barnett to run Capitol Records should go a long way in proving Universal Music Group (UMG) chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge is comm ...
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Don Was Confirmed For Keynote Q&A At Billboard FutureSound Conference
October 09, 2012 7:00 AM EDT Don Was, president and chief creative officer at Blue Note Records, has been confirmed for a keynote Q&A at the Billboard FutureSound conference in association with Loeb & Loeb LLP, which will take place November 15-16 in San Francisco, CA ...
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Inside Blue Note Records' Dazzling Spotify App
September 13, 2012 6:01 PM EDT Blue Note Records, the renowned American Jazz record label that since 1939 has developed and released the work of some of the genre's most important icons - including John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancoc ...
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Rolling Stones to Play Brooklyn, London in November: Source
August 30, 2012 8:40 AM EDT The Rolling Stones will play four dates in November, two at London's O2 Arena and two at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, a source tells Billboard. Richard Branson and Australian promoter Paul Dainty will promote, and the source says the Stones ...
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Recording Academy Launches Digital Liner Notes Campaign
August 24, 2012 7:45 AM EDT NEW YORK (AP) -- As liner notes get scarce in the digital age, the Recording Academy wants fans to still be able to find out who the people are behind their favorite hit. So the Academy announced Thursday that it will launch the "Give Fans th ...
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'Love for Levon' Helm Benefit: John Mayer, Dierks Bentley + More
August 23, 2012 9:10 AM EDT John Mayer, Gregg Allman, Dierks Bentley and several other musicians are getting together to pay tribute to the late Levon Helm . The "Love for Levon" benefit concert will be held Oct. 3 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J. It will ...
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Anita Baker Is Back With a Hit and a Plan for Covers Album
August 16, 2012 4:00 PM EDT Her Take on Tyrese's 'Lately' Debuts in Top 10 of Urban AC Chart Anita Baker says the prospect of her first all-new album in eight years "just kinda feels surreal." "It's kind of like I'm dreaming," Baker ...
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Don Was, Blue Note President, On Jamming With the Stones, New Albums by Van Morrison, Aaron Neville, More
July 13, 2012 2:52 PM EDT Detroit's Concert of Colors homepage in whch Don Was will perform and lead his all-star revue. Grammy Award-winning producer and Blue Note Records president Don Was is giving some love to his hometown's jazz scene. Was (ne Fagenson) is b ...
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Don Was Is Busy: Talks Rolling Stones, Van Morrison & Detroit Love
July 13, 2012 12:40 PM EDT Grammy Award-winning producer and Blue Note Records president Don Was (the Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan) is giving some love to his home town's jazz scene. Was (ne Fagenson) is back in Detroit this week for his annual All-Star Revue ...
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Van Morrison to Release New Album on Blue Note Records
June 26, 2012 11:06 AM EDT The legendary voice of Van Morrison is returning to Blue Note Records. The artist, whose classic albums include Astral Weeks , Moondance and Tupelo Honey , will release Born to Sing: No Plan B on Oct. 2, the label announced Tuesday. Blue Note pres ...
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Van Morrison Returns to Blue Note for 'Born to Sing' Release
June 26, 2012 10:50 AM EDT The legendary voice of Van Morrison is returning to Blue Note Records. The artist, whose classic albums include "Astral Weeks," "Moondance" and "Tupelo Honey," will release "Born to Sing: No Plan B" on Oct. 2, ...
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Backbeat: Miles Davis' Forever Stamp Launches in U.S., France
June 18, 2012 11:35 AM EDT (L-R): Vince Wilburn, Jr., nephew of Miles Davis; Cheryl Davis, daughter of Miles Davis and Erin Davis, son of Miles Davis. (Photo: Earl E. Gibson III) Miles Davis and French singer Edith Piaf were both honored with Forever stamps June 12, which d ...
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Backbeat: Americana Music Award Noms With John C. Reilly, Lucinda Williams, Shelby Lynn
June 01, 2012 12:52 PM EDT (L-R): Amy Reitnouer, Editor in Chief, The Bluegrass Situation; Jed Hilly, AMA Executive Director; and Michelle Aquilato, marketing director, AMA, pose at the Americana Music Association's Awards nomination event. (Photo: Ryan J. Downey) John ...
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Randy Travis Talks Don Henley Collab, Marvels at Carrie Underwood's Voice
May 22, 2012 7:00 PM EDT Country Legend Pairs With Eagles Icon for New Single, 'More Life' Randy Travis is continuing to celebrate 25 years on the charts with the release of a new single that pairs him with a very familiar voice -- Eagles legend Don Henley. The ne ...
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John Mayer Cancels Tour Due To Throat Condition
March 09, 2012 12:37 PM EST Six months after delaying his new album and halting his touring plans to battle granuloma, John Mayer has revealed that the throat condition has persisted, and announced on his Tumblr blog on Friday (Mar. 9), "I have no choice but to take an ...
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John Mayer Cancels Tour Due To Throat Condition
March 09, 2012 11:45 AM EST Six months after delaying his new album and halting his touring plans to battle granuloma, John Mayer has revealed that the throat condition has persisted, and announced on his Tumblr blog on Friday (Mar. 9), "I have no choice but to take an in ...
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John Mayer Sets 'Born and Raised' Release Date, Track List
February 29, 2012 9:11 PM EST Two days after announcing a spring tour and a new single, John Mayer has confirmed that his fifth studio effort, Born and Raised , will be released on May 22 through Columbia Records, and has released the album's official track list. The foll ...
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John Mayer Sets 'Born and Raised' Release Date
February 29, 2012 1:45 PM EST Two days after announcing a spring tour and a new single , John Mayer has confirmed that his fifth studio effort, "Born and Raised," will be released on May 22 through Columbia Records, and has released the album's official track list ...
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John Mayer Unveils Tour Dates, Previews New Single 'Shadow Days'
February 27, 2012 5:21 PM EST It's been two years since John Mayer last toured the U.S., but this April the singer/songwriter will be hitting the road in support of his upcoming album, Born and Raised . But wait there's more: Mayer posted a 60 second clip of the reco ...
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John Mayer Plots Tour, Previews Single 'Shadow Days'
February 27, 2012 12:40 PM EST It's been two years since John Mayer last toured the U.S., but this April the singer/songwriter will be hitting the road in support of his upcoming album, "Born and Raised." But wait there's more: Mayer posted a 60 second clip of ...
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Watch President Obama Sing 'Sweet Home Chicago' With B.B. King, Mick Jagger, Booker T
February 22, 2012 7:40 AM EST First soul, now blues. A month after enjoying his Al Green moment at a fundraising event, President Obama busted out the presidential pipes again on Tuesday (Feb. 21) and sang a few frames of "Sweet Home Chicago" during a blues explosion ...
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Obama Sings 'Sweet Home Chicago': Video
February 21, 2012 11:10 PM EST First soul, now blues. A month after enjoying his Al Green moment at a fundraising event, President Obama busted out the presidential pipes again on Tuesday (Feb. 21) and sang a few frames of "Sweet Home Chicago" during a blues explosion a ...
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Album Reviews: Mitch Ryder, Sharon Van Etten, Dierks Bentley And More
February 17, 2012 10:30 AM EST R&B Mitch Ryder The Promise Producer: Don Was Label: Michigan Broadcasting Corp. Release Date: Feb. 14 It's been nearly 30 years since Mitch Ryder's last U.S. album, but he's hardly been a sleeping dog since that John Mellencamp-pro ...
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Photos: Katy Perry, David Guetta, Robyn, Roger Faxon Rock EMI's Carnival-Themed Grammy After Party
February 15, 2012 5:15 PM EST Guest attend the circus-themed EMI Grammy afterparty at The Capitol Tower in L.A. on Febr 12 (Photo by Mark Sullivan/Getty Images) Back in the day, record labels used to go all-out for their Grammy parties, and EMI's circus-themed event, held ...
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Backbeat: Paul McCartney Honored at MusiCares Grammy Event, Performs for a Galaxy of Stars and Execs
February 11, 2012 7:35 PM EST Sir Paul McCartney performing onstage during the 22nd Annual MusiCares Benefit Gala Honoring Paul McCartney at the Los Angeles Convention Center. (Photo: WireImage) Few events bring out more music industry executives than the annual MusiCares Pers ...
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Don Cornelius' Brash and Brave Success Story, Remembered by Michael Bivins, Bryan 'Birdman' Williams, Chris Hicks, More
February 02, 2012 7:50 AM EST Like most music industry veterans touched by the incalculable influence of "Soul Train" producer and television host Don Cornelius, Michael Bivins has his own memories of the stoic and baritone man who passed away on Wednesday morning . ...
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'Soul Train' Creator Don Cornelius Dead in Apparent Suicide
February 01, 2012 9:47 AM EST Don Cornelius, who with the creation of Soul Train helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture with funky music, groovy dance steps and cutting edge style, died early Wednesday of an apparent suicide. He was 75. Office ...
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Don Was Named Chief Creative Officer of Blue Note Records
August 09, 2011 8:00 AM EDT Musician, songwriter and Grammy Award-winning producer Don Was has been named Chief Creative Officer of EMI's Blue Note Records label, the label announced today. Was, who has produced records for artists including Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Ziggy M ...
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Ziggy Marley to Release 'Wild and Free' Album June 14
April 11, 2011 12:24 PM EDT After taking on children's music on 2009's "Family Time," Ziggy Marley returns to his regular musical path with "Wild and Free," due out June 14 on his family's Tuff Gong Worldwide label. "I really enjoyed � ...
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Elton John-Leon Russell Documentary To Open Tribeca Film Festival
March 02, 2011 3:30 PM EST The world premiere of Cameron Crowe's documentary "The Union" will launch the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival April 20, fest organizers announced Wednesday. The film's subject, Elton John , will be on hand to perform following the fre ...
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Stone Temple Pilots Exclusive Album Debut
May 21, 2010 10:00 AM EDT Stone Temple Pilots ' highly anticipated, nine-years-in-the-making self-titled album doesn't come out until May 25, but you can stream the entire album right here, right now, only on Billboard.com. Photos: STP Live In NYC | Billboard Cover ...
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Stone Temple Pilots, Weiland Take Separate Paths To New Album
March 25, 2010 4:39 PM EDT S tone Temple Pilots had little trouble gearing up for the group's first new album in nine years, according to bassist Robert DeLeo. "I think Dean and I always have music going on," DeLeo tells Billboard.com, referring to his older br ...
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Ringo Starr Honored With Walk of Fame Star
February 09, 2010 5:55 AM EST A star for former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday evening during a whimsical ceremony that also marked the 50th anniversary of the sidewalk attraction's groundbreaking. Starr's name was the 2,401s ...
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Ringo Starr Says 'Y Not' For New Album, Tour
January 11, 2010 5:00 AM EST R ingo Starr says that "a lot of luck went into" his new album, "Y Not," particularly in assembling the all-star cast that co-wrote songs with him and play on the album. "People just came out and supported me 'cause I w ...
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Was (Not Was) Turns 30 With Hits Collection
December 02, 2009 4:07 PM EST W as (Not Was) will trip through its past early next year with the Feb. 23 release of "Pick of the Litter (1980-2010)," a 19-song compilation which commemorates the 30th anniversary of the inventively warped dance/rock/soul/funk/jazz group ...
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Kris Kristofferson's Latest Cuts 'Closer To The Bone'
July 27, 2009 9:53 AM EDT Kris Kristofferson considers his new album, "Closer to the Bone," a "sequel" of sorts to 2006's acclaimed "This Old Road." "Emotionally, 'Closer to the Bone' is very much like 'This Old Road,� ...
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Bon Jovi, Don Was Team Up For Iranian Solidarity Song
June 29, 2009 10:22 AM EDT A new version of Ben E. King's "Stand By Me" featuring Jon Bon Jovi and exiled Iranian singer Andy Madadian, which is making the rounds as an online video, is meant to send "a musical message of worldwide solidarity" to the ...
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Ziggy Marley Schedules ‘Family Time’
March 13, 2009 12:00 AM EDT Paul Simon, Jack Johnson and Willie Nelson are among the guests joining Ziggy Marley on “Family Time.” The children-oriented reggae album, due May 5 from Tuff Gong Worldwide, is produced by Marley and renowned producer Don Was. “Family Time” also ...
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Ziggy Marley Embraces 'Family' Ties
February 17, 2009 3:12 PM EST Ziggy Marley has drafted his siblings, daughter and some superstars to assist on his first children's album, "Family Time," due May 5 from Tuff Gong. Produced by Don Was, the project finds Marley surrounded by his mother Rita, sister ...
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Don Was Leads Detroit Super Session Jam
July 21, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Grammy-winning producer Don Was came home over the weekend to spread a little Motor City love with his all-star Detroit Super Session. Grammy-winning producer Don Was came home over the weekend to spread a little Motor City love with his all-star De ...
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Old Crow Medicine Show Pushes Ahead On New CD
July 01, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Americana/bluegrass troupe Old Crow Medicine Show is preparing to release its third album, "Tennessee Pusher," on Sept. 23, via Nettwerk. Americana/bluegrass troupe Old Crow Medicine Show is preparing to release its third album, "Tenn ...
