February 2022

Clockwise from top left, Sun Keting, Thomas Metcalf, Claire Victoria Roberts and Ben Nobuto The four composers chosen for the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain (NYCGB) The 2022 Young Composers Program is Sun Keting, Thomas Metcalf,…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When children start crying, adults start playing Ukrainian folk songs or making up fairy tales to dispel fear. Food and water are sometimes scarce. Everyone hopes for peace. These are the vagaries of life in…

Debbie Rawson/SuppliedJenny Wollerman is a professional vocalist in the lineage of Western classical music, and voice teacher and lecturer in classical voice at the New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University of Wellington.Aotearoa…

This year, millions of children around the world will take music examinations, as part of some of the most popular examination boards internationally. However, the vast majority will play the music of white European and…

The Alliance for Women Film Composers (AWFC) has released a statement condemning the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' decision not to broadcast the Best Original Score category live at this year's Academy Awards. . The…

The beauty of the Mehndiraat function is that it goes beyond the concept of religion Mehndi (henna) is an auspicious element in many marriages. In Kashmir, this function is a party that lasts all night, celebrated both by…

The beauty of the Mehndiraat function is that it goes beyond the concept of religion Mehndi (henna) is an auspicious item in many weddings. In Kashmir, this function is an all-night festival celebrated by both Pandits and…

A concert dedicated to female Baroque composers is a rare treat, and this weekend Camerata del Sol will present two such concerts with music from Italy, Germany, France and Belgium. Although they…

FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) – The Shoals Symphony Orchestra will perform music composed entirely by women at its concert this Sunday. The band is a regional professional orchestra based in the Shoals. They host several events in the…

SCreams of excitement filled the cafeteria as second and third graders from Bell Elementary School at Tyler…

The Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena presents The Marc Berger Duo on Sunday February 2 from 7 p.m. With his recent album, Ride, Marc Berger brings a well-choreographed mix of deep country folk songs with touches of bluegrass, roots,…

(Photo courtesy of Extensity) Entitled "WOMEN NOW", the month-long Spotlight Festival is funded by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), the American Composers Forum (ACF), and the Organization of the Sphinx. Much of the festival…

by Cindy Watts 02/24/2022 Prolific hit songwriter Tom Douglas has added the filmmaker to his credit with his latest project, "Love, Tom." The film, which debuts on Paramount+ today (February…

In 2014, songwriter Tom Douglas was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, thanks to an enviable catalog of compositions that includes co-writing Collin Raye's "Little Rock," "The House That Built Me" by Miranda Lambert,…

“It is a pleasure to once again be part of the Dallas Songwriters Association Song Contest – one of the longest running international songwriting competitions for amateur songwriters,” said Stephane Schmidt, vice president of Casio's…

Songwriters' advocacy group The 100 Percenters is planning a peaceful protest in Los Angeles on Monday in support of better royalty rates for music creators from Spotify and other streaming platforms.The songwriter's band explains why…

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Citing “years of paltry royalty rates,” a group of songwriters announced plans for a protest against Spotify stand in Los Angeles this week.In a statement released to media outlets, the 100 per cent—a group of songwriters founded by…

KENDALLVILLE — "Hits & Grins," an award-winning trio of singer-songwriters from Nashville, Tennessee,…

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) - A Franklin-based music producer says it's high time a certain songwriter got the credit he deserves. Dennis Scott leads efforts to induct Fred Rogers into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. "A lot of people don't know…

Following growing controversy over Spotify's partnership with podcaster Joe Rogan, Grammy-winning songwriter Tiffany Red and advocacy group 100 Percenters are planning a peaceful protest against the music streaming service on 28…

NEW YORK, February 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrating the music creators behind the best movies, TV shows and video games of the past year, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) today announced the nominees…

Janice Honeyman, one of South Africa's foremost female directors and theater makers, has taken on the role of mentor to help the winners of the inaugural 'Cabaret and Beyond Festival' in their quest to find their unique voices as artists…

Attention young composers! The Darien Public Schools Music Department will be sponsoring the 22nd Annual Young Composers Concert at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 in the Darien High School Auditorium. The deadline for submission is March…

A duo who have created music for Ford Motor Co., Chrysler and Dodge are suing an American figure skating couple who performed a remake of "House of the Rising Sun" during their short program at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.It's the same song…

KEARNEY - Two troubadours travel to Kearney for a day of music and writing at the Kearney Public Library.Award-winning songwriters Kerry Grombacher and Aspen Black perform nationwide for arts councils, house concerts, festivals, museums and…

Kanye West says songwriters have been "hurt" by streaming services. The 44-year-old rap star - who decided to release his new album 'Donda 2' exclusively on the Stem player - has claimed he is now music's 'main innovator' after stepping…

Kanye West has hit out at streaming services, saying the platforms have "really hurt" songwriters. READ MORE: Divorce, Drake's dissertations and problematic features: 10 talking points from Kanye West's 'DONDA' The comments come after…

The description“One of the things I wanted to do in this recording is to salute the unsung heroes of musical composition by African Americans,” he explains. "And this recording is dedicated to composers I've had the pleasure of working…

When is a classical music composition not really classical? That's the conundrum that's now at the heart of a heated row over which songs are shortlisted for the Grammys, the annual awards that will be handed out in weeks to recognize…

Tonight, Poland has chosen its representative for Eurovision 2022 and Ochman has been selected to represent the country with "River". However, the songwriters of one of the songs in the finale were unhappy with how the singer performed…

Historically, black composers have too often been excluded from the classical music narrative. But orchestras across the country recognize that has to change. The Canton Symphony Orchestra is among those who have worked to make classical…

Locals, visitors and music industry leaders gathered for a celebration and songwriting contest for the people of East Tennessee during the qualifying round of Tennessee Songwriters Week in Oak Ridge.“A multitude of songwriters have put on…

For Black History Month this year, Rémy Martin is partnering with XXL to celebrate 10 important moments in hip-hop history. Over the years, Rémy Martin has created a synonymous relationship between cognac and musical culture by…

Nashville Christian Songwriters (NCS), a renowned Christian music coaching and resource company dedicated to empowering Christian songwriters around the world, is riding the momentum of a stellar 2021 into the New Year. NCS Founder and…

Spotify recently bought the naming rights to FC Barcelona's super stadium for around 225 million euros, while songwriters and artists are still getting pennies in royalties, writes Chris Castle.A guest post by chris castle of Monitoring…

The PRAZAK Quartet presents a program of music by Czech composers at the Royal Pump Rooms in Leamington on Friday 25 February. Ending with Dvořák's last quartet Opus 106, the concert begins with the Meditation of his son-in-law Josef…

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February 16, 2022, 5:11 p.m. | Updated: February 16, 2022, 9:53 PM Beethoven. Photo: Instagram/Getty These artistic…

SINGAPORE — Soprano Rachel Lim grew up singing only songs by male composers. "It's hard to imagine becoming something when nobody looks like you already doing it," says the Singaporean actress and music teacher. So when the 27-year-old got…

The Indian music industry lost two of its pearls this month, Lata Mangeshkar and Bappi Lahiri. Lata Ji died on Feb. 6 from health-related complications, while Bappi Lahiri died earlier Wednesday at the age of 69. Both musicians gave the…

Incidents of archaic lawsuits aren't new, but more often than not the big developers or publishers will settle out of court. We saw it recently when Capcom was accused of plagiarize the work of a photographer for Resident Evil 4 and the…

MUSCLE SHOALS - When Susann Hamlin, president and CEO of the Colbert County Tourism and Convention Bureau,…

On Wednesday March 30, 2022 at 6:30 p.m., the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society will present Composers On pointa digital event celebrating the Armenian-American composer and documentary filmmaker Marie Kouyoumdjian. After a discussion…

Family members of Lightnin Hopkins, Bertha Kelly (left) and Jessica Woodson with Billy Gibbons at the Texas…

Songtrust added 23,216 new songwriters to its roster in 2021. This is a 59% increase from 2020. 437,429 new songs were uploaded to the platform last year.Songtrust is a global digital rights management platform that allows songwriters and…

Anais Mitchell. Photo by Jay Sansone Anaïs Mitchell + Bonny Cavalier Léger7 p.m. Thursday. Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, $29 to $84. porttix.comAnaïs Mitchell is still proud of writing the hit Broadway show "Hadestown,"…

Music Row 411, a music education provider, has announced an update to its online membership platform. The platform caters to the community of songwriters, singers, and independent artists who want to increase their chances of success in…

JACKSON, Tenn. – The contestants continued their quest for the semi-finals during TN Songwriters Week. Twenty songwriters competed at the Tennessee Legends Music Museum at Carnegie for a chance to qualify for the…

Locals, visitors and music industry leaders gathered for a spirited celebration and songwriting contest for East Tennessee songwriters in the Tennessee Qualifying Round Songwriters Week in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on Wednesday, February 9,…

Music composer-singer Vikaas Vishwakarma recently sat down for a cup of candid conversation with ETimes. During the same period, he spilled tea on a number of topics, starting with how he fell in love with music and chose it as a…

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — The Emerging Black Composers Project is a 10-year program from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music that shines a light on early-career black American composers. “Being a composer is a difficult task, whatever the…

In many ways, the upcoming free concert at St. Athanasius Episcopal Church is a celebration of…

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents Bridge to Everywhere, considered one of Southland's most compelling new chamber music ensembles, on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 7:30 p.m., at the Bram Goldsmith Theatre. The…

Lin-Manuel Miranda is finishing a week that he will probably always remember as one of the highlights of his career. On Sunday, February 6, he learned that the Encanto the soundtrack, for which he wrote all the songs, remained at the top…

Marty O'Donnell and Mike Salvatori, the composers of the original Halo trilogy, say Microsoft owes them unpaid royalties for the use of their music, and they are suing for it. Their joint studio, O'Donnell Salvatori Inc., will mediate…

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The maxim "everything is bigger in Texas" most certainly applies when it comes to having an inordinate per capita concentration of brilliant songwriters. It is therefore almost surprising to note that it took until 2005 for a Texas…

The Manchester Symphony Orchestra presents an Orchestral Masterworks concert of music from the 19th century…

News Artists News Business Labels & Publishers Legal notices By Chris Cooke | Posted on Thursday February 10th, 2022 The songwriters who accused Chris Brown and Drake of ripping off one of their…

"I really know, most excellent Lady, that my first fruits, however imperfect, cannot produce the effect I desire, which would, in addition to furnish proof of my devotion to Your Excellency, also show the world the futile error of men who…

Nevada County songwriters Mariee Sioux Sobonya and Aaron Ross bring solos to the renovated Nevada Theater.Mariee Sioux Sobonya was born on the Humboldt Coast in Arcata, California. When she was two years old, her family moved to the!-->…

The following MBW Op/ed comes from David Israelite, President and CEO of the National Music Publishers' Association. The NMPA is the trade association representing America's music publishers and their songwriting partners.Neil Young…

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“It's natural that everyone wants a bigger slice of the pie. But this cannot come at the expense of continued industry growth via streaming.So said Spotify in 2019trying to convince American songwriters that his legal challenge to their…

Singer Lata Mangeshkar left for her heavenly home on February 6, 2022. She left behind a legacy that can hardly be matched by any other singer of any generation. The many songs she has sung over the years!-->…

Venues have been announced for the 30th annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival to be held in Nashville from March 29 to April 2. Venues hosting many tours throughout the week around town include 3rd & Lindsley, Analog at Hutton…

Date hourDate(s) - February 12, 20227:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. SiteSt. Mark's Church Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 8AY The Harrogate Philharmonic Orchestra is delighted to present…

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The United States Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) is currently conducting a process to determine the mechanical royalty rate music streaming services will pay songwriters for the five years between 2023 and 2027.This procedure, for the…

Lata Mangeshkar departed for her heavenly home on Sunday morning February 6, 2022. She has won and ruled the hearts of people of all generations for decades. She started her singing career in 1942 in Marathi!-->…

As the legendary Lata Mangeshkar passed away today, we step back in time with excerpts from a 2013 interview with the late legend, when she spread her wings and ventured into entrepreneurship by launching her own music company. Legendary…

Although musical tastes vary from person to person, there are a few songs that are pretty much universally hated - like anything from James Blunt, some might say, or THAT song that launched Crazy Frog into our lives against our will.But…

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EXTENSITY Concert Series has announced WOMEN NOW, a month-long flagship festival dedicated to the work and achievements of living female composers. To coincide with Women's Month, WOMEN NOW will take place March 5-26, 2022.The dynamic…

The High Hopes Developmental Center will host its 12th Annual Strings & Stories Fundraiser featuring…

NEW YORK, 04 Feb. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reservoir Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSVR) (“Reservoir” or the “Company”), an award-winning independent music company, today announced the acquisition of catalog producer Buddy Cannon, member of…

NEW YORK, 04 Feb. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reservoir Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSVR) (“Reservoir” or the…

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February 4, 2022, 10:09 Bach Spotify. Image: Spotify If streaming had existed during the lifetime of these classical…

Created to celebrate the works of well-known music composers like ARR and Ilaiyaraaja, these memes describe how their music can transport listeners. From Chennai floods to Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, movie releases to…

Clara Olivares, member of the artistic team of the Academy of Young Women Composers (Image courtesy: Orchester de chambre de Paris) As the creator of the Paris Play-Direct Academythe Paris Chamber Orchestra (OCP) recently introduced…

Oak Ridge invites fellow songwriters and spectators to join them as they host a qualifying round of the Department of Tourism's fourth annual Tennessee Songwriters Competition.The contest will take place at Oakey's Sports Grill, 119 S.…

A Christmas dance meeting debuted on Lifetime this holiday season, and ComingSoon sat down with its two songwriters, Meiro Stamm and Antonio Naranjo.Meiro Stamm has marked numerous film, television, stage and digital productions. His…

It was something of a miracle when Florence Price shook the classical world by becoming the first black…

Japanese folk songs have evolved similarly to those sung in English, although there are significant cultural differences in tone and…

FAMILIAR SOUNDS - Baby A. Gil - The Filipino StarFebruary 4, 2022 | 00:00 Today is the time of the singer-songwriter. Although not previously unheard of, the usual practice then was to seek song materials from composers suitable for…

Why wait? Although the Olympics opening ceremonies won't take place until tomorrow, NBC is getting a head…

Some users identified the boy as Chotu Khan Manganiyar and also shared other videos of him singing. (Credits: Twitter)A video released by IAS officer Dev Chaudhary shows the young boy dressed in traditional Rajasthani attire with a turban…

The Brevard College Music Program presents a concert of works by local…

The Contemporary Music Center (CMC) will present a series of music and film events this week celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of James Joyce Ulysses. The event, titled 'Ulysses Journey 2022', will take place from today…

Growing up in Romania with a Romanian mother and a Nigerian father, I was always familiar with Romanian music, but knew very little about African classical music. Encouraged by my musical partner at the time, Julian Lloyd…

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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The songwriters had a chance to show off their creativity through tunes on Tuesday night. Sixteen songwriters took the Model City Tap House stage for a qualifying round of performances as part of…

Mega music fans have something to sing about. Hulu has announced plans to move forward with an all-new musical romantic comedy series titled, Right here. And, to sweeten the pot, the creative names attached to the new series are highly…

The faculty and students of the Mrs. HD Dear Sr. and Alice E. Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts at Northwestern State University will present a Lift Every Voice recital on Monday, February 7 at 7:30!-->!-->…