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*Rapper Drake, currently working on his third studio album, “Nothing Was the Same,” has left BMI and signed with ASCAP, the company’s VP of Rhythm & Soul Membership, Nicole George-Middleton, tells Billboard. ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, protects its members’ musical copyrights by monitoring public performances of their music and compensating [...]
Heather Russell is definitely a “Girl On Fire.” After being signed by Simon Cowell (American Idol) and Rob Fursari (Lady Gaga, Beyonce and more) at just nine years-old, her trail has been ablazing! Heather Russell’s Rendition of “Girl On Fire” By Alicia Keys Russell—a Los Angeles-based recording artist—has been on a whirlwind journey, breaking into [...]
*The 27th floor of Atlanta’s midtown W Hotel was all abuzz on Wednesday night with a private, Hennessy Black sponsored affair – The ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Atlanta Legends Mixer – honoring some of the city’s music legends. Hosted by music moguls, Jermaine Dupri and Devyne Stephens, Rapper T.I., Singer Pebbles, Producer Michael Mauldin, Ent. [...]
*“Most of our records are Jazz…this particular project is straight Gospel,” said Claude McKnight member of the multi-platinum selling a cappela group about their newest album release “One” on Shanachie. In celebration of the 25th anniversary Take 6 (McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea and Khristian Dentley) released a Gospel project that [...]
*Music master Quincy Jones was bestowed the ASCAP Founders Award during the organization’s recent 25th Annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds presented the music icon with the honor during the event that took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. During the invitation only dinner, Babyface revealed that he wanted to be just [...]
*Los Angeles, CA: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) hosted its 25th Annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards tonight at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. The star-studded event, which was attended by hundreds of songwriters, recording artists and music industry leaders, paid special tribute to Quincy Jones and [...]
*Rapper/producer Pharrell Williams will be presented with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Golden Note Award in recognition of his career success. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] As part of production duo The Neptunes and as a solo act, Williams has produced hits for Jay Z, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Usher and [...]
*“Chris Brown’s ‘I Can Transform Ya’ was my first song to go platinum,” Grammy Award nominated songwriter/producer and recording artist Lonny Bereal said while discussing his credentials to me at The Village Studios in Los Angeles. This was just before his recording session with 19 inner-city youth of the ASCAP Songwriter Residency @ America SCORES [...]
*ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) kicks off its 3rd annual ASCAP Presents… Women Behind the Music Series Nov. 9th in New York City with Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Monica, music industry executive Phillana Williams and music industry powerbroker, manager and executive, Mona Scott-Young. The series is designed to encourage and recognize women [...]
*Dove and Stellar Award winner Martha Munizzi takes Gospel to every genre of music with her new album, “Make It Loud.” Recorded live in her home town of Orlando, Florida, “Make It Loud” is certainly a bold attempt to spread the Gospel, literally, to the world. Labeled the best selling independent artist in the history [...]
‘Women Behind the Scene’ panel: Melanie Fiona, Cry$tyles Johnson and Andrea Martin (Photo: Eunice Moseley) *Covering the 6th annual ASCAP “I Create Music” Expo was like being a fly on the wall during the songwriting process for some of the best in the business. The expo attracted the elite in the business of songwriting to [...]
*This year at ASCAP’s 5th Annual “I Create Music” Expo, producer Pharrell Williams will host and may lend a few pearls of wisdom to attendees. The event, to take place in Los Angeles April 28-30, will feature performances, celebrity panels, and technology demonstrations, will educate artists and rising stars about the music industry and the [...]
*ASCAP invited me to a Pre VMA event honoring the achievements of Jermaine Dupri and his Ocean 7 team with a private party in Beverly Hills. The location was so secret that we had to be transported there from another location. Unfortunately the secret location wasn’t secret for long because soon a caravan of cars [...]
*Being on a reality show can make or broke you – literally – but the platinum selling R&B group Dru Hill has taken on the challenge in an attempt to repair “the brotherhood” that once made four young guys from Baltimore a house-hold name. The group – Nokio, Jazz, Sisqo and new comer Tao (also [...]
*ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers hosted its 23rd annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards Friday night (06-25-10) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. The star-studded event, which was attended by over 650 leading songwriters, recording artists and music industry notables, paid special tribute to Dr. Dre and [...]
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