A2IM Awards New Music Seminar & Tommy Boy Founder Tom Silverman Libera Lifetime Achievement Award

Congratulations to Tom Silverman for receiving A2IM’s Libera Lifetime Achievement Award, honoring a true visionary to both the music industry and business!  May 29, 2013 (NYC) – The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has announced the second annual Libera Awards Lifetime Achievement Award will honor industry visionary Tom Silverman, Founder...

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Singapore’s Digital & Music Matters 2013 Concludes: First Growth in Global Music Industry Recorded in 13 Years, Challenges & Opportunities In Asian Markets & Digital Growth Overview

  May 24, 2013 (Singapore) – Described by artists as “TED meets SXSW”, the award-winning Digital & Music Matters successfully concluded Friday in Singapore.  Asia’s pioneering music conference brought together key global players in the music and digital industries for three days of interactive workshops, panels, and keynote sessions, a one...

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Congrats to 2013 AOV Cold Fronts On Signing With Warner Bros./Sire Records Last Week!

May 21, 2013 (NYC) – Philly-based rockers Cold Fronts officially signed with Warner Bros./Sire Records Tuesday in NYC.  The band’s raw, gritty garage-rock sound and irrestibly catchy hooks have recently landed them on everyone’s radar for 2013 – including New Music Seminar. Less than a month ago, NMS named Cold Fronts...

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Listen Now! iHeartRadio’s NMS ‘Artist On The Verge’ Station

Today iHeartRadio launched a new station featuring the NMS ‘Artist On The Verge’ Top 100 ‘Class of 2013!  The new station streams music from each artist on this year’s NMS AOV Top 100 chart, featuring a great selection of new and noteworthy singer-songwriter, hip-hop, rock, pop, grunge, EDM artists and more....

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Pandora’s New ‘Premieres’ Station: Hear Full New Albums Up To a Week Before Release

Pandora’s New ‘Premieres’ Station: Hear Full New Albums Up To a Week Before Release

May 21, 2013 (Oakland, CA) – Pandora today announced the launch of Pandora Premieres, free stations that will offer previews of full upcoming albums up to one week before their official release. Pandora Premieres represents a great new discovery platform for our more than 200 million registered users and an...

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New App Lively Launches, Lets You Take the Concert Home!

May 20, 2013 (Seattle, WA) – Monday marked the launch of the new concert recording and sales app Lively, which offers a simple way to create lasting memories of your live concert experiences. The app automatically captures live music performances at venues of all sizes and makes them available for concert-goers...

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Just Announced: A&R Reps From Roster of Top Labels to Attend NMS 2013

Atlantic, Republic, RCA, Virgin, Label Recruit, Glassnote, Razor & Tie, Robbins Entertainment, Island, and Columbia will send A&R scouts to New Music Seminar’s A&R Listening Room to discover new artists. Get your music heard and critiqued on the spot! On June 10 and 11 (Monday & Tuesday) from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM,...

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SoundCtrl FlashFWD Awards Announces 2013 Winners – Names Songza ‘Best in Discovery’

May 16, 2013 (NYC) – SoundCtrl FlashFWD Awards, which honor excellence and innovation in music and technology, announced the 2013 winners today! Winner of ‘Best in Discovery’ went to  Songza,  the “music concierge” founded by Eric Davich and Elias Roman. Each year, ‘Best in Discovery’ recognizes the product or service that has...

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2012 AOV Top 100 Artist Ali Isabella Chosen To Perform New Debbie Gibson Compositions in CIRQUE MUSICA

2012 AOV Top 100 Artist Ali Isabella Chosen To Perform New Debbie Gibson Compositions in CIRQUE MUSICA

Debbie Gibson recently announced she will be composing two new songs for CIRQUE MUSICA, a touring circus-style show with a full symphony orchestra. Who has Gibson chosen to perform her new numbers during the upcoming tour? Ali Isabella, a 2012 Top 100 selection of The New Music Seminar’s ‘Artist On The...

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Artists: Get Your Music Discovered At The NMS A&R Listening Room!

On June 9 and 10 (Monday & Tuesday) from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM, the New Music Seminar will provide artists the unique opportunity to attend 2-hour, open-door A&R listening sessions. Leading A&R scouts from Majors, Independents, Booking agents, Publishers, media taste-makers, and more will be on-hand to listen and offer valuable...

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