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Ed Sheeran inspires government-backed 'music in libraries' scheme
Public libraries around England will become 'music lending spaces' offering free studio space and performance opportunities, under new government plans to boost the UK music industry. The initiative was inspired by Ed Sheeran's charity, which has…
Ed Sheeran inspires £12.5 million 'Music in Libraries' government initiative
Pop star Ed Sheeran has inspired a £12.5 million government investment to transform libraries into ‘music lending' spaces with free studios and live performance opportunities. The investment is part of the Department for Culture Media…
£12.5 million to transform libraries into music lending spaces with free studios
The UK government will invest £12.5 million to transform libraries into ‘music lending' spaces with a free studio and live performance opportunities co-designed by Ed Sheeran's music charity. The investment is part of the Department…
Ed Sheeran inspires UK government to give huge boost to music education
Ed Sheeran has inspired a new government scheme to boost music education. The Ed Sheeran Foundation (ESF) will play a huge part in the government's Music in Libraries programme, which will create dedicated spaces to music in public libraries across…
Jason Aldean Passes Several Of Country Music's Biggest Hitmakers
Jason Aldean passes Luke Bryan, Alan Jackson and George Strait for the fourth-most No. 1s on Billboard's Country Airplay chart as 'Don't Tell on Me' rises to the top spot. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - DECEMBER 31: Jason Aldean performs onstage during New…
Bahamian music group 'still shocked' after bandmates killed in small plane crash
Surviving members of the beloved Bahamian musical group Da Pond Band are speaking out about their friends and bandmates who were killed when a small plane operated by Flamingo Air crashed in the Bahamas on Friday, killing all 10 people on board. Da…
T.I. Explains How 'Treachery' in the Industry Made Him Want to Keep His Kids From Music: 'We Got a Thousand Rappers'
The music industry is not for everyone. There's a dwindling amount of money to make compared to years past. If you're not licensing your songs for ad money, you're running the rat race, trying to perform live shows to pad the pockets. The best-case…
New night market brings food, music and mahjong to National City
The tiny plaza of Old Schoolhouse Square in National City was bustling late into the evening Saturday. Marketgoers crowded around booths selling crepes, lumpia and skewers of barbecued chicken. The rhythmic click-clack of mahjong tiles and a…
Madonna Makes Music History With Confessions II Album
Watch: Madonna, Daughter Lourdes Leon Share Candid Look into Relationship in New Song 'The Test' Madonna has proven once again why she is the Queen of Pop, snagging the top spot on the Billboard 200 for her latest album Confessions II. With this…
U.K. Government Announces Expansive Music Growth Package With $60M Promised to Help 'Strengthen' Sector
The U.K. government has announced a far-reaching stimulus package for the music industry with millions set to be distributed through a number of programs. The Music Growth Package, first announced in the Creative Industries Sector Plan last June…
'Picnic in the Park' to bring keynote speaker, live music to Fort Worden
PORT TOWNSEND — “Creativity and learning are for everyone,” artist George Rodriguez believes. An internationally known ceramic sculptor, he lives that belief, teaching classes for people of all ages, from Alaska to North…
Tye Blue Joins DANCE MOMS Parody Musical THE PYRAMID
Variety has reported that Tye Blue, director and co-creator of Titanique has joined the creative team of The Pyramid: An Unauthorized ‘Dance Moms' Musical parody as Consulting Producer. The show is written by James Stryska, Isabel Grace…
Josh Grisetti Remembered as a 'Generous, Compassionate Artist' by Trentino Music Festival
As BroadwayWorld sadly reported yesterday, Josh Grisetti, star of Something Rotten! and It Shoulda Been You, passed away on Friday, July 10, at the age of 44. Grisetti had been directing a production of Legally Blonde at the Trentino Music Festival…
A New AI-Music Tagging System Has Been Introduced, and It Actually Sounds Really Promising
AI-generated music is pretty common these days. So, for those who want to distinguish when AI songs pop up on their playlist, there's a new system. The proposed new system is dubbed “GenAI”. It's backed by a collective of arts groups…
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