Latin music aims for TV-show exposure Reuters via Yahoo! News
With placements on hit shows like "The Shield," "Ugly Betty," "The OC," "Friday Night Lights" and "CSI: Miami," there's no shortage of demand for Latin sounds on mainstream TV.
Blackjack: Jackpot, or Bust? Wired News
A phone that doubles as a first-rate music player for the serious listener? A slick TV commercial convinces our intrepid reporter that the Blackjack may, in fact, be that device. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.
The music industry takes sales as gospel NorthJersey.com
For the music industry, it's a good time to be in the God business. With each passing year, the hand-wringing over the downturn in record sales becomes a little more desperate. But one genre continues to experience steady growth: gospel and Christian music.
AllWorship.com introduces free Christmas worship music Florida Baptist Witness
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (FBW)-AllWorship.com, an Internet-based Christian music station, introduced a special, commercial-free Christmas stream for the month of December.
Winning words, art and music of four area veterans highlighted at a national arts festival Rapid City Journal
They are four western South Dakota veterans who served during different eras, who endured physical or emotional wounds and who come from a range of cultural and life experiences.
One man brand Kapranos now turns his hand to producing The Scotsman
AFTER two best-selling albums, dozens of awards and critical and commercial success worldwide, Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos has added another string to his bow, by turning music producer.
EU opens antitrust probe of Universal Music Group's plan to buy BMG Music Publishing Provo Daily Herald
NEW YORK -- EU regulators on Friday opened an antitrust probe of Universal Music Group's plans to buy BMG Music Publishing for about $2.1 billion, saying the deal could damage "the already concentrated music publishing market." Officials in Brussels announced they would issue a final decision on whether to block or allow the deal by April 27.
Dubai Studio City to build the largest sound stage in the region AME Info
Dubai Studio City (DSC), the emerging film, broadcast and music production hub of the region, today announced the first phase of its infrastructure development that will feature the largest sound stage in the region.
New talent at Cairo music festival BBC News
Fifteen thousand young music fans attended the recent SOS Music Festival in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
Singer LaMontagne finds shelter in his music Baltimore Sun
The West Hollywood cafe is an inviting place to pass the time, with sunlight filtering into the room on a recent afternoon. But this is not where Ray LaMontagne wants to be.
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