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Music Tectonics early-bird tickets are on sale for 2024 conference

The Music Tectonics Conference will return to Santa Monica October 22-24 for its sixth edition, and Super Early Bird tickets are on sale now…..

Bruce Houghton on 04/24/2024 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Changes to the Latin Grammy Awards: How to Submit, New Categories & More

The Latin Recording Academy has made a number of changes to the 25th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards process. Read more on how to submit, eligibility requirements, new categories, and amendments below…..

Alana Bonilla on 04/23/2024 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2024 Winners: Ozzy, Cher, Matthews, MC5, Mayal & More

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced its 2024 inductees late Sunday and the eclectic list of winners came with a few surprises including Jimmy Buffet, who was not even on the ballot…..

Bruce Houghton on 04/22/2024 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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ShowUp announces yearly Music Activism Conference

ShowUp is proud to announce the ShowUp Action Summit, a conference on May 17 in Nashville, TN, that will gather artists, industry leaders, legislators, and movement leaders to discuss the state of activism in music….

Alana Bonilla on 04/12/2024 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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A2IM Libera indie music award nominees: Courtney Barnett, Arlo Parks, Black Pumas, Margo Price & More [Full List]

The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has announced the 2024 Libera Awards nominees, which honor the best in independent music…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/21/2024 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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SXSW tried to silence critics with Trademark, Copyright Claims & EFF fought back

Pro-Palestine Protesters at SXSW 2024 were met with copyright infringement and trademark claims from the festival until the Electronic Frontier Foundation stepped in. Here the EFF share their side of the drama…..

Alana Bonilla on 03/15/2024 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Multiple SXSW Protests: Festival Organizers, Texas Governor respond

SXSW is under fire on at least three fronts from musicians and panelists who are unhappy with how the festival, now co-owned by Penski, the publisher of Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Variety, does business…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/13/2024 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Unofficial Guide to Music Industry Events during SXSW 2024

The Music Tectonics and Rock Paper Scissors team has pulled together an impressive list of official and unofficial music industry and music industry and music tech events happening next week in Austin during SXSW…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/07/2024 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Unofficial Guide to Music Tech Events during SXSW is taking submissions

Some very cool and important stuff is happening in Austin next month, and while SXSW certainly is the catalyst, not everything is part of the official conference…

Bruce Houghton on 02/21/2024 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Half of all Grammy 2024 winners were independent!

Half of 2024 Grammy winners were on independent labels, according to A2IM (American Association of Independent Music), including 4AD, Candid, Concord, Cosmica Artists, Craft, EMPIRE, Fantasy, Loma Vista Recordings, Mack Avenue, Reach Records, Single Lock, and Thirty Tigers…

Bruce Houghton on 02/07/2024 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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