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Twenty Feet From Stardom

Dwight Brown | Posted 06.12.2013 | Black Voices
Read More: Michael Jackson, Recording Industry, Film Reviews, Film, Music, Rock Music, Records, Ike and Tina Turner, Luther Vandross, Playboy Magazine, David Bowie, Ray Charles, Soul Music, Rolling Stones, Slidepollajax, African Americans, Whitney Houston, Black Voices News
Dwight Brown

They can sing a joyful noise. In pitch-perfect harmony. Never missing a beat. Yet they rarely take center stage. Why? Background singers, are the unsung heroes of music.

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Risë Stevens: A Brief Tribute

Susanne Mentzer | Posted 05.25.2013 | Arts
Read More: Recording Industry, Classical Music, Carmen, Opera, Mezzo-Soprano Risë Stevens, Rise-Stevens-Dies, Rise-Stevens-Dead, Rise-Stevens, Risë Stevens, Arts News
Susanne Mentzer

Until my late teens Risë Stevens was all I knew of opera. I am sure mom wore out the grooves listening to the overture, and the arias "Habañera" and "Séguidilla". I knew these, too, by osmosis.

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Cyber Singer #doingitmyself

Susanne Mentzer | Posted 05.14.2013 | Arts
Read More: Recording Industry, Crowdfunding, Opera, Classical Music, Kickstarter, KickStarter.Com, Kickstarter Projects, Arts News
Susanne Mentzer

Now I need to put my performer hat back on, rehearse with the two pianists and Carlisle Floyd, and stay healthy. I know that thanks to my efforts at least 250 people will have the CD in hand by the fall. This was the goal.

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How I Stopped Downloading Music Illegally & Began Paying For It

Tyler Kingkade | Posted 10.23.2012 | College
Read More: Iphone, mp3s, Music Downloading, Pirated Music, Entertainment Industry, Downloading Music, Music, Hulu, Recording Industry, Spotify, Ipad, College News
Tyler Kingkade

I downloaded my first song illegally in 5th grade and continued to harbor pirated music all the way through college. Now I pay for my music. What happened?

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From a Soldier in Thailand, to His Girl Back Home

Bob Purse | Posted 10.07.2012 | Home
Read More: War Recordings, Recording Industry, Recordings, Rare Recordings, Audio Letters, Home News
Bob Purse

Finding recordings as like the one on this tape is among the biggest reasons I spend my free time delving into the contents of old reels, and I'm sure there are others out there who will enjoy this just as much.

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Talking With Leslie Lewis, GRAMMY Nominees and Ted Soundtrack Producer

Chris Castle | Posted 07.25.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Grammy Nominees, Leslie Lewis, Grammy, Seth MacFarlande, Ted Movie Soundtrack, Recording Industry, Entertainment News
Chris Castle

Leslie Lewis has had an active role as a record executive, producer, manager, recording artist, marketing executive, artists & repertoire executive, advocate, motion picture music studio executive, soundtrack music executive, and as the Director of the Producers & Engineers Wing.

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Mom Signs Record Deal At 55: 'I Never Gave Up On My Dream'

Huff/Post50 | Lori Weiss | Posted 10.09.2012 | MarloThomas
Read More: Marlo Thomas, It Ain't Over, Recording Industry, Singer, Album, Musicians, Music, Slideexpand, Fifty News, Country Music, Family, Etta Britt, MarloThomas News

“When I walk out on stage, I often say ‘You’re probably wondering who I am. Well, I’m a 55-year-old woman who just got her first record deal.’"

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The Gift of Music -- My "Fifty @ Fifty" List

Albert Imperato | Posted 08.29.2012 | Arts
Read More: Classical Music, Beethoven, Recording Industry, Johann Sebastian Bach, Gifts, Johannes Brahms, Arts News
Albert Imperato

Not quite sure how it happened, but I'm turning fifty years old in a couple of days. Time sure does fly. To mark these double occasions, I've put together a list of 50 classical music recordings, arranged alphabetically by composer, that have given me particular pleasure over the years.

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The Music Industry Might Actually Not Be Dying

Huffington Post | Chris C. Anderson | Posted 03.28.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Cary Sherman, Digital Music, Digital Media, Video, Riaa Sales, Recording Industry, Music Industry, Subscription Services, Riaa, Entertainment News

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently released their report on 2011 Year End Shipment Data, in which states that "total [music...

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Vinyl Is Forever: In Praise of Indie Record Stores

James Rotondi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: The Rolling Stones, Independent Record Stores, Record Store Day, Music Business, Sixties-Music, Punk Rock, Vinyl Is Back, Analog, Grammys, Pop Culture, Music, Rock, College Radio, Phonograph-Records, High Fidelity, The Beatles, Pop Music, Alternative Rock, Punk, Jazz, Vinyl Records, Mgmt, Music Industry, Top 10 Albums, Rock and Roll, Turntables, Recording Industry, Music Retail, Retail Sales, Technology, Amazon.com, Itunes, Entertainment News
James Rotondi

This piece was originally posted at the MTV Music Blog For those who only buy their music on iTunes, Amazon.com, or other online digital music servic...

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Radio Gives Payola a Facelift to Stay Afloat

Jason Schmitt | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Kid Rock, Radio, Recording Industry, John Dingell, Music Industry, Eliot Spitzer, Payola, Entertainment News
Jason Schmitt

Radio will take a bone wherever one is thrown and major labels have paid an arm and a leg to have their songs played frequently on stations across the nation.

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Download Illegally, It's the Right Thing to Do

Jason Schmitt | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Peer to Peer Downloading, Digital Downloads, Music Downloads, Recording Industry, Music Industry, Illegal Downloading, P2p, Music, Technology News
Jason Schmitt

The plea from the music industry, which seems to have only gross sales in mind, is that if you illegally download you are hurting the artists themselves. This logic is far from true.

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After American Idol with Anoop Desai

Fabio Periera | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Recording Industry, Simon Cowell, American Idol, American Idol 2009, Entertainment Industry, Anoop Desai, Entertainment News
Fabio Periera

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA--Now in its ninth season, American Idol has broken some of the most recognizable names in pop music the world over: Kelly Clarkson,...

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Joel Tenenbaum: Record Companies Try To Muzzle Student Who Illegally Downloaded Music

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Recording Industry, Illegal Music Download, Record Companies, Illegal Downloading, Joel Tenenbaum, Copyright Laws, Illegal Downloads, Technology News

BOSTON — A graduate student who must pay four record labels a combined $675,000 in damages for downloading and sharing songs online has been ordered...

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Minnesota Woman Ordered to Pay $1.9 Million for Downloading Songs

Bloomberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Recording Industry, Illegal Downloading, Riaa, Riaa Lawsuits, Music Downloads, Media News

June 19 (Bloomberg) -- A Minnesota woman accused of swapping music over the Kazaa Internet service was ordered by a jury to pay Vivendi SA's Universal...

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For the Justice Department-RIAA Connection, the Fifth Time is Not The Charm

Gigi Sohn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Recording Industry, Department of Justice, Copyright, Riaa, Jenner & Block, Intellectual Property, Ip, Ip Law, Justice Department, Intellectual Property Law, Politics News
Gigi Sohn

While there are a number of lawyers and others in the White House and elsewhere with a more balanced view of copyright, having so many recording industry lawyers concentrated in the Justice Department is particularly troubling.

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Move Over Wall Street, Hollywood and the Chamber of Commerce Want Their Handouts Too

Gigi Sohn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Recording Industry, Department of Justice, Wall Street Crisis, Justice Department, Copyright, Hollywood, Economy, Business News
Gigi Sohn

These lawsuits could be brought even if the copyright holder has sued the alleged violator for civil damages; your tax dollars could be used to punish the same person or company twice.

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RIAA Says No To Transferring Legally Purchased Music From CD To PC

Washington Post | Marc Fisher | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: RIAA Personal Use, Recording Industry, File Sharing, Music Sharing, Riaa, Media News

Despite more than 20,000 lawsuits filed against music fans in the years since they started finding free tunes online rather than buying CDs from recor...

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Branson Ditches Virgin Megastores

The Guardian (U.K.) | Owen Gibson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Recording Industry, Richard Branson, Virgin, Virgin Megastores, Retail, Home News

Sir Richard Branson yesterday severed his last remaining link with the high street, offloading his Virgin Megastore chain at a time when record shops ...

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