Stop the TICKET Act before it’s too late: FixTheTix Call To Action!There is new movement in Congress to pass devastating ticket legislation as part of a year-end Continuing Resolution (CR) and the FixTheTix coalition has issued an urgent call to action to stop the Ticket Act before its too late.
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Members Media review: Brian Hazard tests the music marketing platformMusic promo expert, Brian Hazard (aka the Ralph Nader of musician services) does the testing and shares a music marketing platform Members Media review.
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AllMusic Loves 2024Our editors share 227 of their personal favorite albums of 2024, featuring some of the year's biggest releases and a wealth of lesser-heard gems.

Berlin Music Video Awards DeadlineFeb. 7 is the deadline (late deadline March 7) to submit your work for consideration in the Berlin Music Video Awards for the 2025 annual event celebrating artists and musicians from around the world and music videos.The festival will take place in June, showcasing artists’ work on an international stage and providing networking opportunities for music industry professionals and creatives.Find submissions guidelines and submit your video here. The post Berlin Music Video Awards Deadline first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

Merlin tells tech companies not to use its members’ music to train AI without authorizationUsing Merlin members' music to train AI requires “explicit written authorization,” the organization has declared
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UMG’s Virgin to acquire Downtown Music, CD Baby, SongtrustUniversal Music Group' Virgin to acquire Downtown Music Holdings, significantly expanding its independent music footprint, for $775 million.
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Vevo dscvr artists to watch 2025: Towa Bird, Lucky Love, WispThree more artists from the Vevo DSCVR Artists To Watch List...
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Congress poised to help AM Radio while ignoring Payments to PerformersCongress is poised to hand broadcasters a multi-million gift by guaranteeing a place for AM radio in every vehicle while ignoring a bill to finally pay US musicians when their songs are played on the radio.
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SiriusXM downgrades streaming ambitions in shift back to in-carBucking industry and consumer trends, the leading satellite broadcaster is shifting focus back to in-car listening, as SiriusXM downgrades streaming. The goal is to reclaim its spot in the car dashboard and take on traditional radio, but can it work?
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DIY & Independent Musician News Last WeekThis week in DIY & independent musician news, our indie readers tuned into topics like how to make more money on tour, make the most of the year end and. Continue reading
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Last week’s top Music Business NewsA busy week by any definition and music business news was no exception, with the Spotify CEO’s alarming net worth, stream ripping cracking down on the wrong culprits, and more…. Continue reading
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Shure SM58 Takes Center Stage at 58th Country Music AwardsAt the 58th Country Music Awards, held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Shure microphones provided audio from the stage. The legendary SM58 and Shure's cutting-edge wireless systems were at the heart of this year's performances, bringing unmatched sound quality to country music's biggest night.A Behind-the-Scenes Look:The event featured an impressive lineup of industry-leading audio professionals, including:Tom Davis - Audio Producer

Paul Sandweiss – Audio Coordinator

J. Mark King – Production Mixer

Rick Shimer – Front of House

Pat Baltzell – House Production Mix

Jason Spence – SL Monitors

Chris Daniels – SR Monitors

Eric Shilling and Peter Gray – Music Mixers

James Stoffo – RF CoordinatorThe Shure Sound System:24 channels of PSM1000

110 Bodypacks

8 P9HW Wired Bodypack Personal MonitorsSpotlight on Artists:Some of the industry's top performers relied on Shure to deliver unforgettable performances. Notable highlights include: Chris Stapleton – Iconic wired SM58

Luke Bryan & Lainey Wilson – SM58 capsules

Luke Combs – KSM11 capsule

Megan Moroney, Ella Langley, Riley Green, Bailey Zimmerman, & Dierks Bentley – Beta 58 capsules

Ashley McBryde & Parker McCollum – KSM9 capsulesAbout Shure (www.shure.com) The post Shure SM58 Takes Center Stage at 58th Country Music Awards first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

Andrea Bocelli at the Kia ForumThe great tenor Andrea Bocelli performed at the KIA Forum in Inglewood, CA. Sunday night (12/8) along with his wife Veronica Berti, daughter Virginia, wife and a few very special guest performers. This was a show of not only Bocelli’s incredible music, but also a few Christmas classics, legendary opera compositions, and covers. In the entire 20th and 21st century, few singers have been globally known like Bocelli. Bocelli, now 66, still has a perfect voice. Earlier this year, Bocelli celebrated his 30 years in music with an all star celebration including Ed Sheeran, David Foster, Christian Nodal, Brian May, Lang Lang, Jon Batiste, and many more.  Bocelli is known as one of the greatest singers globally of any genre, however he’s quite a comedian as well, always making the audience laugh. 

Bocelli has been awarded a Guinness World Record for his album Sacred Arias for simultaneously holding the top three spots on the U.S. Classical Albums chart, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and is a seven time World Music Award winner. Outside of music Bocelli has earned a law degree. Bocelli can sing in English, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin. Bocelli also had the best selling Classical album by a solo artist of all time with Sacred Arias. In 2020 Bocelli released his latest album Believe including covers of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” and “Amazing Grace,” with Allison Krauss.

This 2+ hour show featured Bocelli with a full orchestra and choir totalling around 80 members. The show began with the classic “La donna e mobile” (Giuseppe Verdi) a song everyone knows and was famously performed by Luciano Pavoratti in he 1987 film adaption of Rigoletto and parodied by Adam Sandler as Opera Man in Saturday Night Live. The Christmas classics came during the second of the show starting with “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” and later “Silver Bells” and “Silent Night.” Bocelli regulars Pia Toscano and Zucchero both performed as well as Il Volo, Edward Parks, Cadie J. Bryan, legendary producer David Foster whose recent 75th birthday celebration at the Hollywood Bowl included Bocelli, Toscano, and Jennifer Hudson who was a guest as well for this Bocelli show.  If there was one song that left the audience in tears it was the incredible “Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro).” This was the second to last song and Bocelli’s most famous one. This was followed by none other than the grand finale, “Nessun Dorna” from Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot which Luciano Pavarotti sang at the 1990 FIFA World Cup bringing it to a global audience, and has been covered numerous times including versions by Jeff Beck, Chris Botti, Jennifer Hudson and is part of Billy Joel’s shows before “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.”If there is any artist to see today that’ll blow anyone away, it’s Andrea Bocelli. The show left the crowd in awe and stunned.The post Andrea Bocelli at the Kia Forum first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

From the United States vs. TikTok to Sony pulling its catalog from Boomplay… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
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Live Music Society shares impact of $1M in funding for small venuesThe Live Music Society awarded $1 million in Music In Actions Grants to 58 small US music venues in 2024. As they prepare to open a new round of Music in Action grant applications, the non-profit shared some of the most transformative and impactful projects that this year's grants made possible.
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