PRS Signature artist Carlos Santana is holding a unique fundraising event at to benefit healthcare facilities serving two areas in Mexico key to his roots.
Category: News
Roland to Host 24-Hour Online Music Festival “The Future. Redefined.”
On August 23rd, Roland announced a 24-hour online music festival: “The Future. Redefined.” Over 30 new Roland products are scheduled to debut during the streaming event taking place in eight major cities around the world on September 9th.
Arachnid Named After Johnny Cash
Researchers have reclassified 55 known tarantula species down to 15, while adding 14 new species, which now includes the famous Aphonopelma johnnycashi. “The tarantulas we have in California are fairly large so you think we would have a good idea what is here,” says Steve Heydon, a senior scientist at University of California Davis Bohart […]
Happy Birthday Settlement
Happy Birthday Settlement — In September, Chief US District Judge King in Los Angeles, who ruled that Warner/Chappell does not own a copyright to the lyrics.
Top 20 Holiday Tunes for 2015
Top 20 Holiday Tunes for 2015 — Here are this year’s favorite tunes from Mood Media’s music designers.
Finally, Good News from Congress
The Future of Music Coalition announced some positive news for musicians and music fans within the omnibus appropriations bill.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Announces 2016 Inductees
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Announces 2016 Inductees — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s has announced the 2016 inductees: Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, NWA, and Steve Miller. The 31st annual induction ceremony will take place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on April 8, 2016. HBO will broadcast the ceremony.
Exhibit Celebrates the Politics of Rock
Exhibit Celebrates the Politics of Rock — The “Louder than Words: Rock, Power, and Politics” exhibit premiere May 20 at the Rock Hall in Cleveland, host city for the 2016 Republican National Convention July 18-21, 2016. On Jan. 6, 2017, the exhibit will move to the Newseum in Washington, DC, where it will be on display during the 2017 presidential inauguration events and through July 31, 2017.
Every Student Succeeds Act Designates Music Part of Well-Rounded Education
Every Student Succeeds Act Designates Music Part of Well-Rounded Education — More school-aged children nationwide will have access to music and the arts, thanks to Congress’ inclusion of both as part of a well-rounded education in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
Stradivarius on Display at MIM
Stradivarius on Display at MIM — In celebration of the Musical Instrument Museum’s fifth anniversary, the Phoenix, Arizona, museum is lanching the exhibit Stradivarius: Origins and Legacy of the Greatest Violin Maker, showcasing 10 exceptional historic and modern examples from the string family, including a 1728 Stradivarius violin on public display for the first time in the US.