Why was Sony Music willing to pay megabucks for Queen and Pink Floyd’s catalogs?MBW glances over some of the key factors in Sony's willingness to spend over $2 billion on three recent catalog deals
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Bernie Taupin to Receive Outstanding Career Achievement Award from Hollywood Music in Media AwardsBernie Taupin, one of the most prolific and successful lyricists in history and storied collaborator with Sir Elton John, will receive the prestigious Outstanding Career Achievement Award during the 15th AnnualHollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) to be held on November 20, 2024 at The Avalon in Hollywood, California. The Hollywood Music in Media Awards honors composers, songwriters, and music supervisors around the world for their contributions over the previous year in music for film, TV, video games, and more.

Submissions for all HMMA categories are open through October 31, 2024.

During his illustrious career spanning more than five decades, Taupin co-wrote the vast majority of Elton John’s songs, including a multitude of global chart hits that became pop-rock masterpieces, such as “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” “Bennie & the Jets,” “Tiny Dancer,” “Your Song,” “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting’,” and“Crocodile Rock,” to name a few. Beyond his voluminous work with Elton John, Taupin's has written for and with other artists including Heart (“These Dreams”) and Starship (“We Built This City”), among others. Most recently, Taupin cowrote (with Elton John, Brandi Carlile, and Andrew Watt) the original song “Never Too Late” for the new Disney+ documentary ELTON JOHN: NEVER TOO LATE. The song is performed by Elton John and Brandi Carlile.

Among his host of accolades, Taupin was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992. Earlier this year, Taupin and Elton John received the Library of Congress’s Gershwin Prize, as well as an Ivor Novellofor Outstanding Contribution to British Music. The duo was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Musical Excellence Award category in 2023. In 2020, they received both an Oscar for Best Original Song and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song (Motion Picture) for co-writing "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from Elton John's successful biopic ROCKETMAN. Additionally, Taupin's song “A Love That Will Never Grow Old” sung by Emmylou Harris for the BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN soundtrack won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song (Motion Picture).

Past HMMA Career Achievement Award recipients include Marc Shaiman, Kenny Loggins, Smokey Robinson, Diane Warren, Earth Wind & Fire, Glen Campbell, Dave Mason, John Debney,and Christopher Young. Past HMMA winners who went on to win Oscars include Billie Eilish and FINNEAS for BARBIE and NO TIME TO DIE, Hans Zimmer for DUNE, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste for SOUL, Hildur Guðnadóttir for JOKER, Ludwig Göransson for BLACK PANTHER, Alexandre Desplat for SHAPE OF WATER, songs from JUDAS & THE BLACK MESSIAH, and Justin Hurwitz for LA LA LAND. The HMMA voting academy consists of select journalists and Oscar, GRAMMY, Golden Globe, and Emmy voters.

The Hollywood Music in Media Awards is the premier awards organization honoring original music (Song and Score) in all visual media from around the world including film, TV, video games, trailers, commercial advertisements, documentaries and special programs. As one of the most anticipated award events each year, it is considered the bellwether for upcoming nominations, and award winners from the Golden Globes, Academy Awards, GRAMMYs, and Emmys held months later. The annual HMMA ceremonies feature music performances, celebrity presenters, tributes to music industry icons, and awards presentations to composers, songwriters, and artists. For more information, visit hmmawards.comThe post Bernie Taupin to Receive Outstanding Career Achievement Award from Hollywood Music in Media Awards first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

SESAC Music Group acquires rights management and UGC monetization company HAAWKHAAWK’s HQ will remain in Los Angeles under the leadership of founder and CEO Ryan Born
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State of A&R 2024: Algorithms, AI and A Human Touch [Steve Leeds]Former MTV, major label and SiriusXM senior executive Steve Leeds has decades of experience discovering, nurturing and marketing talent. Here he takes a look at the state of A&R in 2024.
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Advice For Musicians: 6 Top TipsHere are six crucial pieces of advice for musicians to help navigate the music industry effectively. Master these essentials to elevate your career and stand out from the competition.
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Instagram improves Music Discovery with ‘Save To Spotify’Instagram has dropped a new feature that’s sure to make music discovery on the platform smoother for fans... and that's always good new for artists.
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UA Introduces UAFX Knuckles '92Dual Rec Amplifier PedalUniversal Audio Inc. announces the Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier emulator to the award‑winning UAFX guitar pedal lineup.

Built on powerful dual‑engine processing and world‑class UAD modeling, Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier gives guitarists the searing high‑gain tone that powered legendary punk, alt rock, and metal bands from Foo Fighters and Incubus to Nevermore, Dream Theater, and more.*

By authentically capturing the original amp's famed green, orange, and red channels, Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier gives players the same perfect cleans, bone‑crushing crunch, and smoldering lead sounds of arguably the most versatile multi‑channel amp ever made – right on their pedalboard.

"The "Recto" is a modern day rock and metal classic that delivers inarguably the most powerful, larger‑than‑life tones ever to come out of a guitar speaker", says UA Sr. Product Manager Tore Mogensen. "As a long time user of the original amp, I couldn't be more excited to add Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier to the UAFX line of amp‑in‑a‑box pedals."

Learn more about UAFX guitar pedals: uaudio.com/guitar-pedals.html

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Suno, with a $500m valuation, has admitted training its AI on copyrighted music. It just named Timbaland as a strategic advisor.'We're going to open up the floodgates for generations of artists to flourish on this new frontier.'
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Veteran music exec Peter Rudge to step away from artist management after 55 yearsRudge has managed bands such as The Who, The Rolling Stones, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, among many others
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How To Succeed in Sync: 4 tips for top Music CreatorsMusic industry experts recently came together for UK PRO's PRS Members’ Day including a session on tips from top creators on how to succeed in sync.
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Human Artistry Campaign seeks signatures for AI Training statementThe Human Artistry Campaign is working to ensure that AI works for musicians, artists, and other creators rather than against them. As part of that effort, the coalition has launched a new campaign soliciting sign-ons to a simple public generative AI training statement.
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Vinyl Sales are up in 2024: Luminate report of 33% decline under fireAfter music sales data leader Luminate published data showing a 33% decline in 2024 vinyl sales, those directly involved in the sector offered stats showing that vinyl sales are up and an explanation for the discrepancy.
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Cocaine & Rhinestones - Jukeboxes, Bullfighting, and George & TammyIn constructing the mammoth "Cocaine & Rhinestones: A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette," author Tyler Mahan Coe has effectively combined three separate books: An expertly told love story/cautionary tale, an in-depth reference material, and a philosophical exercise.

As music industry attention shifts to ‘superfans’, let’s not forget who the experts are – retailers.Kim Bayley, head of the UK's Entertainment Retailers' Association, on streaming, superfans, and music rights companies
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