Sheila E. Speaks to Congress, Nancy Sinatra Writes on Performance Royalties, more
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Sheila E spoke at today's hearings in congress on Performance Royalties being paid by regular radio stations. She stated, "Music is my life, and it's not fair - it's not fair what's happening... What I ask of you today is to ensure that the next generation of musicians will enjoy the respect they deserve by getting compensated by the companies that profit from their works."
Meanwhile, Nancy Sinatra wrote an op-ed in today's New York Times berating the stations for not delivering on their promise of "free publicity."
Herbie Hancock has been named the creative chair for Jazz for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are releasing the double-disc set, White Lunar, on September 22 via Mute Records. The album features music for films and documentaries that each has written, including The Assassination of Jesse James, The Road, and The English Surgeon.
Sometimes you have to give the people what they need. Ear-splitting group My Bloody Valentine will give out earplugs to fans attending shows on their European Tour, courtesy of Earplugshop.com.
Terry Thornton, spokeswoman for the Office of Public Safety and Employee Communications at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, says that there has been no contact between Charles Manson and Phil Spector. The often reported story (including us) prompted an internal investigation that proved that the two inmates, housed at separate facilities, had never had contact through notes passed by a guard.
Country session string player Byron Bach passed away July 28 at the age of 86. He played on Ray Price's Nightlife, Lynn Anderson's Rose Garden, Kenny Rogers' She Believes in Me and many other country hits. He also played on pop hits like Rocky by Austin Roberts, Everlasting Love by Carl Carlton and Bob Dylan's Self Portrait album.
The nominees for the MTV Video Music Awards were announced on Tuesday and, as usual, there are no veteran artists in the major categories.
There is one category called Best Video That Should Have Won a Moonman that does carry a few veteran's names. Among the ten nominations are:
VH1, VH1 Classics and Palladia will be broadcasting two specials from this year's Hard Rock Live in London's Hyde Park. The first, premiering Friday, August 21 at 9 PM on VH1 Classic, features Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Neil Young, the Pretenders, and the Dave Matthews Band.
A second, two-hour, special on VH1 and Palladia will feature all of the music from the VH1 Classic show plus performances from the Killers, the Kooks, Ben Harper, James Morrison, and the Gaslight Anthem. Two additional Pretenders songs will also be included.
Michael Jackson will, once again, have the biggest selling album in the United States next week with Number Ones and the only album to sell over 100,000 copies. Hits Daily Double is predicting that he will also have number 3 (Essential) and 4 (Thriller), both selling in the 60 to 70,000 area.
Meanwhile, Nancy Sinatra wrote an op-ed in today's New York Times berating the stations for not delivering on their promise of "free publicity."
Radio station owners argue that artists receive free promotion from airplay of their records. This is simply untrue. Most of the music played on AM and FM radio is at least two years old. And the practice of “backselling” — mentioning the name and performer of the song that was just played — has fallen into such disuse that a decade ago the nation’s largest radio station operator, Clear Channel, asked for $24,000 per title to mention the song’s artists on the air. It’s no surprise that companies unwilling to even recognize artists on the air would also be averse to paying performance royalties.
Herbie Hancock has been named the creative chair for Jazz for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are releasing the double-disc set, White Lunar, on September 22 via Mute Records. The album features music for films and documentaries that each has written, including The Assassination of Jesse James, The Road, and The English Surgeon.
Sometimes you have to give the people what they need. Ear-splitting group My Bloody Valentine will give out earplugs to fans attending shows on their European Tour, courtesy of Earplugshop.com.
Terry Thornton, spokeswoman for the Office of Public Safety and Employee Communications at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, says that there has been no contact between Charles Manson and Phil Spector. The often reported story (including us) prompted an internal investigation that proved that the two inmates, housed at separate facilities, had never had contact through notes passed by a guard.
Country session string player Byron Bach passed away July 28 at the age of 86. He played on Ray Price's Nightlife, Lynn Anderson's Rose Garden, Kenny Rogers' She Believes in Me and many other country hits. He also played on pop hits like Rocky by Austin Roberts, Everlasting Love by Carl Carlton and Bob Dylan's Self Portrait album.
The nominees for the MTV Video Music Awards were announced on Tuesday and, as usual, there are no veteran artists in the major categories.
There is one category called Best Video That Should Have Won a Moonman that does carry a few veteran's names. Among the ten nominations are:
- Sabotage - Beastie Boys
- California Girls - David Lee Roth
- Freedom - George Michael
- Into the Great Wide Open - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
- Where the Streets Have No Name - U2
VH1, VH1 Classics and Palladia will be broadcasting two specials from this year's Hard Rock Live in London's Hyde Park. The first, premiering Friday, August 21 at 9 PM on VH1 Classic, features Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Neil Young, the Pretenders, and the Dave Matthews Band.
A second, two-hour, special on VH1 and Palladia will feature all of the music from the VH1 Classic show plus performances from the Killers, the Kooks, Ben Harper, James Morrison, and the Gaslight Anthem. Two additional Pretenders songs will also be included.
Michael Jackson will, once again, have the biggest selling album in the United States next week with Number Ones and the only album to sell over 100,000 copies. Hits Daily Double is predicting that he will also have number 3 (Essential) and 4 (Thriller), both selling in the 60 to 70,000 area.
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