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Up from the street: To build a stronger music industry, support community first.
At MaCCNO, most of our team aren't just advocates, we're also working musicians. Here are a few ideas, directly from lived experience, about how New Orleans can better support musicians and build a stronger industry. Danovan Calhoun-Bettis, MaCCNO…
We out here: New Orleans doesn't need to be Austin. It's already a music industry city.
For as long as I have lived in New Orleans, which is several decades, there has been a lot of talk and numerous initiatives around developing a “real music industry” in this city. I myself am guilty of saying that there's no real…
Mailbox Money: The Recording Academy's Reid Wick on supporting, and growing, New Orleans' music industry
Reid Wick has been a part of the New Orleans music landscape from virtually every angle. He's a musician who plays guitar with the Bucktown All-Stars. He's run his own label, STR Digital Records, releasing albums by Joe Krown and Tom McDermott, and…
Is the music about to end? LIV Golf faces an uncertain future
WESTFIELD, Ind. -- The music is stubborn and relentless, moving clumsily from rap to country to pop. At the Club at Chatham Hills, where the beat reverberates throughout the housing complex that surrounds the golf course with sameness, LIV Golf…
Building the beat: How New Orleans can grow the business behind the music
This week New Orleans hosts the annual Cutting Edge CE Conference, which brings together members of the music industry, musicians, lawyers and others to learn about and discuss the latest changes in the business of making, producing and selling…
Here's What Dr. Dre Really Thinks About AI in Music
Dr. Dre is sharing his thoughts on AI's growing role in music. In an interview with The New York Times alongside his longtime business partner Jimmy Iovine, the legendary rapper and producer called AI a “new tool for creativity” and…
Futureshock: New Orleans has the music talent. Now it needs the innovation.
New Orleans has long been known as a place for music creation and innovation. People travel not only from across the U.S., but from all over the world to experience live music in the Crescent City. Music is in our DNA. But while we may have music…
Live and direct: Public investment in independent venues is key to a robust music economy.
I've spent most of my adult life looking at the New Orleans music business from every side of the stage and then some. I've owned and operated music venues, managed and developed artists, including the Grammy award winning Rebirth Brass Band. I…
EXCLUSIVE: Secrets of Céline Dion's Grueling Regime Behind Her Music Comeback
Céline Dion is putting herself through a grueling fitness regime as she prepares for a spectacular return to music – training with 90-minute Pilates sessions three times a week and taking ballet classes ahead of her long-awaited Paris…
Gal De Paz cast as Israeli icon Shoshana Damari in new musical
Singer Gal De Paz, runner-up on this year's season of Rising Star, has been cast as Israeli musical icon Shoshana Damari in a new biographical musical. The production, titled Shoshana, marks De Paz's theatrical acting debut. The musical is written…
Kirk Cameron Says Taylor Swift's Music Normalizes 'Sexual Immorality, Vulgarity' and 'Rebellion Against Biblical Morality.'
Books connect our company's digital roots with our love of traditional book publishing. Our books are designed as beloved art pieces. We publish work we love. Kirk Cameron said Taylor Swift ‘s music teaches young women “what is…
TEG cuts country music touring unit after just six months
Ticketek owner TEG has dismantled the team behind a new international country music promoter business just months after announcing it would capitalise on the surge in country music fans, unwinding a decision made under former chief executive Brad…
Dr. Dre Admits He's Using AI In Music Making Process
Dr. Dre has made a shocking revelation in his latest interview with the New York Times alongside Jimmy Iovine. The legendary producer said he's using Artificial Intelligence tech as part of his music making process. “I think the only people…
Beastie Boys Member Mike D Couldn't Make Music For Years After MCA Died
Mike D spent years unable to touch music after losing Beastie Boy founding member Adam “MCA” Yauch. The silence wasn't creative or intentional; it was grief. When he'd sit down at his computer to work on something new, the weight of…
Dr. Dre says he is 'embracing' AI in music: 'It's a new tool for creativity'
Dr. Dre has revealed he uses AI while producing music, defending the technology as a “new tool for creativity”. The rapper and producer discussed the divisive topic alongside his longtime business partner Jimmy Iovine in a new…
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