Killing Itself To Live: How the Record Industry Conceived It’s Own Demise

Killing Itself To Live: How the Record Industry Conceived It’s Own Demise

WORLD WIDE WEB (Hypebot) – Throwaway culture, while, perhaps, not limited to commercialized music, appears to stem from highly and quickly popularized songs that are file-shared and listened to for a short period of time. And are, then, later deleted or ‘disposed of’ from [...]

Rochester Jazz Fest Crowds Increase Again

Rochester Jazz Fest Crowds Increase Again

ROCHESTER, NY (AP) – Another year, another attendance record for the Rochester International Jazz Festival.
The eighth annual event ended its 9-day run over the weekend and organizers say about 133,000 people attended. That’s up from 125,000 last year.
It’s the seventh straight year attendance has increased. Fans continued to turn out [...]

Ed McMahon Dies

‘Tonight’ Sidekick Ed McMahon Dies In LA At 86
Posted: Tue., Jun. 23, 2009 07:18:19 AM MST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ed McMahon, the loyal “Tonight Show” sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding “H-e-e-e-e-e-ere’s Johnny!” for 30 years, died early Tuesday. He was 86.
McMahon died shortly after midnight at Ronald Reagan UCLA [...]

Concert Stage Collapse in Russia

Stage Collapse Puts Kibosh On Siberian Metal

NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — Russian news agency Interfax is reporting that a stage collapse forced the cancellation of the June 20th stop of the Scorpions tour in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk.
The collapse reportedly occurred mere hours before the start of the sold-out festival that was set to [...]

Lil Wayne/ Young Jeezy Tour Dates Announced

Lil Wayne/ Young Jeezy Tour Dates Announced
Soulja Boy Tell’em, Drake will also be on America’s Most Wanted Music Festival.
It’s not a tour, it’s a “music festival”!
As we reported earlier this month, Lil Wayne is going back on the road this summer, and he’ll be joined by Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy Tell’em and Drake. The outing [...]

Mass Concerts Partners With Funtime In Buffalo At Town Ballroom

Mass Concerts Partners With Funtime In Buffalo At Town Ballroom

BUFFALO, NY (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — John Peter’s Mass Concerts continues to expand in the northeast, after partnering with 2009 Artie Kwitchoff and Donny Kutzbach’s Funtime Presents to purchase the 1,000 capacity Town Ballroom in downtown Buffalo.
Originally named for the mid-20th century hot spot, The Town Casino, [...]

Another Incredible Year For Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival

Another Incredible Year For Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival

MANCHESTER, TN (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) –Superfly Presents and A.C. Entertainment are proud to announce that the 2009 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has completed another fantastic weekend that was just shy of a sellout. With Bonnaroo as the traditional rite of passage to the rest of their summer, [...]

Six Flags Concert Series

Six Flags Hits High Note With Their Summer Concert Series

NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — Six Flags, Inc., announced June 16th the expansion of their popular summer concert events with more shows than ever before featuring some of the music industry’s most popular acts. This season, Six Flags parks will collectively host 120 shows incorporating a [...]

Fleet Foxes Thank Piracy For Success, Pledge To Stay Indie

Fleet Foxes Thank Piracy For Success, Pledge To Stay Indie
SEATTLE (Hypebot) – One of the breakout indie bands of 2008 was Sub Pop’s Fleet Foxes, and the band openly credits online piracy for providing both inspiration and a promotional boost for its 200K+ selling debut album.
As much music as musicians can hear, that will [...]

CMT Award Winners And List Of Winners Taylor Swift

CMT Award Winners And List Of Winners
NASHVILLE, TN (AP) — Taylor Swift opened Tuesday’s Country Music Television awards with a skit about living out her dreams. The 19-year-old country and pop sensation went a long way toward doing just that by winning video of the year and female video of the year for “Love Story” [...]