SXSW panels worth voting for from Bandsintown, Rock Paper Scissors, The Orchard & moreVoting for SXSW 2024 PanelPicker is coming to a close this Sunday, August 20, and we’ve put together an extensive list of panels worthy of your consideration. Anyone can register. Continue reading
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Jungkook now has 35.5m+ monthly listeners on Spotify – over half a million more than BTS.HYBE-signed K-Pop star had 35,578,104 monthly listeners on the music streaming platform as of August 18
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How to LEGITIMATELY get a song more streams [Chris Robley of CD Baby]Don’t waste your money and risk your reputation on bot farms and other scams, and learn how to boost your music streams legitimately. by CHRIS ROBLEY from CD Baby’s DIY. Continue reading
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Documentary: Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel (and Other Rock & Roll Stories)

The new Chip Baker film, "Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel (and Other Rock & Roll Stories)", directed by Filmmaker Danny Garcia will have theatrical screenings across the globe. The American theatrical debut is set for a pair of New York City screenings at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater and are almost sold out. (See below for a list of worldwide screenings)

Actor, Writer, Musician and former resident Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos, Law & Order, The White Lotus); Author Sherill Tippins (Inside the Dream Palace, The Life and Times of New York’s Legendary Chelsea Hotel); Actors Ned Van Zandt and Victor Colicchio; Musicians; Harley Flanagan (Stimulators/Cro-Mags); Richard Barone (The Bongos); Cynthia Ross (B-Girls); the late Howie Pyro (D Generation); Warhol Superstar Ruby Lynn Reyner; Photographer Marcia Resnick; and many others give first hand accounts of their time at the hotel.

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All currently scheduled screening dates, locations and ticket purchase links for "Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel (And Other Rock & Roll Stories)" are listed below, with more being planned.

>New York City, Sept. 5th & 11th @ Joe's Pub

https://publictheater.org/productions/joes-pub/2023/g/ghosts-of-the-chelsea-hotel

>Seattle, WA, Sept. 5th @ The Crocodile

https://www.ticketweb.com/event/ghosts-of-the-chelsea-hotel-here-after-tickets/13470588?pl=crocodile

>Düsseldorf, Germany, Sept. 6th @ Metropol

https://filmkunstkinos.de/filme/ghosts-of-the-chelsea-hotel/?preview_id=30076&preview_nonce=24b0d111e2&preview=true

>Arlington, MA, Sept. 7th @ The Regent Theatre

https://regenttheatre.csstix.com/event-details.php?e=145

>Dallas, TX, Sept. 7th @ The Texas Theatre

https://thetexastheatre.com/film/ghosts-of-the-chelsea-hotel-and-other-rock-roll-stories/

>San Francisco, Sept. 7th @ Balboa Theatre

https://ticketing.uswest.veezi.com/purchase/10587?siteToken=52wkfzmjpwjjfpz3ye7tz8wscg

>Toronto, Canada, Sept. 10th @ The Paradise

https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/ghosts-of-the-chelsea-hotel-paradise-theatre-tickets/13385998

>Portland, OR, Sept. 13th @ Hollywood Theater

https://hollywoodtheatre.org/events/ghosts-of-the-chelsea-hotel/

>Munster, Germany, Sept. 18th @ Cinema & Kurbelkiste

https://www.cineplex.de/film/ghosts-of-the-chelsea-hotel-and-other-rock-roll-stories/395477/muenster/

>Harrisburg, PA, Sept. 24th @ Midtown Cinema

>Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 4th @ PhilaMOCA

https://link.dice.fm/w23bfce89013

>Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 11th @ Trylon Cinemas

http://www.soundunseen.com/upcoming-events/2023/10/11/ghosts-of-the-chelsea-hotel

>Berlin, Germany, Oct. 15th @ Lichtblick

>St. Leonards-On-Sea, UK, Nov. 8th @ Kino Teatr (The Art of a True Story Festival)

Lex Borrero’s NEON16 and NTERTAIN expand multi-year partnership with the NFLNEON16 acts will produce four tracks exclusively for the NFL and its 32 clubs to use as part of their soundtrack to the 2023 season
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Primary Wave acquires catalog from Dennis DeYoung, founding member of rock band StyxDeYoung penned seven of the band’s eight Top 10 Billboard hits
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Why isn’t Hip Hop conquering Live Music as it has Streaming?The new “Return to live” study by MIDiA Research based on data from Bandsintown showed that Hip Hop ranks lower in genres that music listeners prefer to see live. Report. Continue reading
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Facebook is Out and Fizz is In on College CampusesSocial media platform Fizz IS giving early Facebook users deja vu with how it performs on college campuses. But does it have the potential to stick around? Keep reading to. Continue reading
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GRAMMY U drops college enrollment requirement, opens to anyone 18-29GRAMMY U has dropped its college enrollment requirement and opened membership to anyone between the ages of 18 and 29. Founded by the Recording Academy in 2006, Grammy U provides opportunities for. Continue reading
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Bull City Summit Incubator: Zroverse & the Virtual Commerce Revolution

BCS 2023 INCUBATOR:ZROVERSE AND THE VIRTUAL COMMERCE REVOLUTIONSamya Potlapalli (Junior Software Developer, Zroverse) First there was real commerce (in person), then came e-commerce (see some pics, add to cart, and enter your card info), and now there is V-commerce - wait what? Virtual commerce, in person experiences but online. If one wanted to go to Dubai and had no money, Google lets them go there via Google street view. What If I wanted to go shopping inside the stores or experience something beyond the streets? Samya Potlapalli, Zroverse Junior Software Developer and Computer Science major at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, presents Zroverse -- a new platform built for the Metaverse that will reshape the every day customer's shopping experience.Wednesday, September 20, 2023 | 3:45pm - 4:45pmThe Durham Armory 

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SiriusXM responds to new $150M SoundExchange lawsuitSiriusXM has responded to the SoundExchange lawsuit alleging more than $150M in unpaid royalties and late fees owed for the use of recordings on the satellite streaming service. The suit. Continue reading
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SoundExchange sues SiriusXM over alleged $150m in unpaid royalties owed to artists and rightsholders'SiriusXM has and continues to wrongfully exploit the rules to significantly underpay the satellite royalties that it owes,' said SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe
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Concord buys portion of song catalog of ‘Hey There Delilah’ writer and Plain White T’s frontman, Tom Higgenson'Hey There Delilah' has been streamed over 960 million times on Spotify alone
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SoundExchange sues SiriusXM for more than $150M in unpaid royaltiesSoundExchange has filed a lawsuit against SiriusXM to recover what it says are substantial unpaid royalties and late fees owed under the Copyright Act for the use of recordings on. Continue reading
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77% of US festival goers say they plan to use drugs thereAccording to a new survey, 77% of US festival-goers admit they plan to use drugs during their next festival. That’s a very sobering stat for festival organizers in two distinctly. Continue reading
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