Secret Deodorant, a longtime champion of women's equality, revealed today the next frontier in its fight for equal representation for women: the music industry, where women make up just seventeen percent of artists, twelve percent of songwriters and two percent of producers.1 In an effort to create more opportunities for women in music, Secret announced a pledge to feature “100% women-made” music in all future campaigns, enlisting female singers and songwriters to create tracks for all marketing efforts, beginning in 2020.
The upcoming Miami Beach Pop Festival will make history with this year's inaugural event, highlighted by a milestone collaborative tribute to the ultimate music legend, Bob Marley. Set for Friday, November 8, the All-Star Celebration of Bob Marley will showcase a number of once-in-a-lifetime performances, led by eight-time GRAMMY® Award-winner Stephen Marley, joined by his brother and very special guest, four-time GRAMMY® Award-winner Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, sharing one stage with a diverse lineup of stars. Festival headliner Jack Johnson will also join the celebration, along with Latin GRAMMY® Award-winning singer Nacho, plus GRAMMY® Award-winning frontman of Arcade Fire, Win Butler. The genre-blurring special guests – both announced and unannounced – will come together for one night only to perform a selection of Bob Marley's classic songs, with a superstar reggae band joining each song, guaranteeing an unprecedented evening of musical creativity and transcendent cultural connection under the stars on Miami's iconic South Beach.
Miami Beach Pop Festival is taking bold steps to be one of the most environmentally conscious festivals ever. Set for November 8-10, 2019, the festival will include the groundbreaking ECOasis which will unite a roster of partner organizations to highlight sustainability as an integral part of the weekend-long festival. Miami Beach Pop's South Florida home is one of the most fragile, ecologically sensitive, and environmentally significant regions on planet Earth.
The Miami Beach Pop Festival is excited to announce daily lineups for the inaugural event, set for November 8-10, 2019. The festival will be held on the shore of South Beach between 5th and 10th Streets, adjacent to the beachfront Lummus Park and the iconic Ocean Drive.
ScoreMore Show's Mala Luna Music Festival, the premier festival destination in Texas on Halloween weekend, is proud to announce the full music lineup for the fourth annual weekend event taking place on Saturday and Sunday, October 26 and 27 at Nelson Wolff Stadium (Parking Lot) located just west of downtown San Antonio. Single-day, two-day GA, and two-day VIP tickets are on sale now at MalaLuna.com.
Apple today announced Up Next Live, a series of intimate performances from past and present Apple Music Up Next artists including Bad Bunny, Daniel Caesar, Khalid, Ashley McBryde, King Princess, Lewis Capaldi and Jessie Reyez. Each artist will perform for fans in one city, for one night only.
Frameless Creative in association with ACT Productions and The Parker Company are proud to debut the lineup for the inaugural Miami Beach Pop Festival, set for November 8-10, 2019. The brand new festival will be held on the shore of South Beach between 5thand 10th streets, adjacent to the beachfront Lummus Park and the iconic Ocean Drive.
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) andCBC took over Budweiser Gardens this evening for Canada's biggest awards night in music. The awards, hosted by Sarah McLachlan, were broadcast live on CBC, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, the free CBC Gem streaming service, and globally at cbcmusic.ca/junos. The highly anticipated event opened with London's own Loud Luxury who took the stage with an electrifying performance alongside the Western University Marching Band for their London homecoming.
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and CBC today announced the final list of performers and presenters to appear on The 2019 JUNO Awards Broadcast, hosted by Sarah McLachlan. The 2019 JUNO Awards will be live from Budweiser Gardens in London, ON on Sunday, March 17 at 8 PM ET and broadcast live on CBC, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, the free CBC Gem streaming service, and globally at cbcmusic.ca/junos.
Today, the Recording Academy's Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion announced an unprecedented new initiative that aims to expand opportunities for female music producers and engineers. The Producer & Engineer Inclusion Initiative is the inaugural action of a larger strategy to address gender inequity in the music industry. According to a 2018 USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative study, only 2 percent of music producers and 3 percent of engineers/mixers across popular music are women. This initiative is the first step in a broader effort to improve those numbers and increase diversity and inclusion for all in the music industry.
Production duo BLVK JVCK have been behind the literal boards for some of the biggest hip-hop hits of the millennium under The Runners moniker but over the course of the past year, the duo has stepped out on their own as electronic artists. Today, BLVK JVCK teams with trap pioneer Flosstradamus and rising trap newcomer producer Leat'eq for a new single, 'G.O.D. (GRIND OR DIE)' out today via Big Beat Records - LISTEN HERE!
R&B connoisseur eat today! Critically acclaimed Chicago artist, songwriter, and producer Bread Doe uncovers his anxiously awaited full-length debut album, Raisin' Bread. Get it HERE.
Critically acclaimed Chicago artist, songwriter, and producer Bread Doe will be joining Jessie Royal for the Lily of Da Valley Tour. The tour kicked off November 18th and will be last until November 27th.
Following the release of his hit single 'Polaroid' featuring Liam Payne and Lennon Stella, unstoppable UK producer/songwriter Jonas Blue has now dropped his debut album 'Blue', out now via Positiva/Virgin EMI. The release follows Jonas' recent performance as a special guest on the X Factor,with the UK superstar also confirmed to play both Children In Need, on 16th November, and the Capital FM jingle bell ball (8th December).
LA-based alt R&B duo THEY. release their Fireside EP today via Mind of a Genius / WBR. The project features collaborations with Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, Jeremih, Gallant, Vic Mensa and Jessie Reyez. It's lined with their signature blend of R&B that also draws from the rap, indie rock and grunge they grew up on, which continues to set them apart from the pack. Dante and Drew of THEY. quickly went from being total strangers to making beats for others like Jeremih, Kelly Clarkson, will.i.am + others, and now clocking in millions of plays online and selling out shows around the world.
Critically acclaimed Chicago artist, songwriter, and producer Bread Doe revealed the meaning behind his new single “Pick Up [Koke Interlude]” today in an exclusive interview via GlobalGrind.com.
LA-based R&B duo THEY. share the new video for their single “What I Know Now” featuring Wiz Khalifa. The video captures the electric energy of one of their shows alongside a cameo from Wiz with Creative Direction by Amber Park. They quickly went from being total strangers to making beats for others like Jeremih, Kelly Clarkson, Will.i.am + others, and now clocking in millions of plays online and selling out shows around the world with their signature R&B sound that blends the indie rock sounds they grew up on.
#iVoted, the massive voter turnout initiative founded by manager / entrepreneur Emily White, Pat Sansone of Wilco, and Madison House's Mike Luba, has activated 78 venues nationwide to reward fans who vote November 6th for fans who show a selfie from outside of their polling place with tickets and non-alcoholic drinks. More artists and venues have been adding their names to the list daily in the lead up to the elections.
