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Fort Myers, Florida’s Island Hopper named one of 10Best music fests

Better than Bonnaroo? Cooler than the Monterey Jazz Fest?Island Hopper Songwriter Fest is all that and more, according to the just-announced 2024 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.The Southwest Florida festival — celebrating its 10th anniversary this September — was ranked the fourth-best music fest in the USA Today awards. That's higher than Rhode Island's Newport Jazz Festival (No. 10), Tennessee's Bonnaroo (No. 7) and California's Monterey Jazz Festival (No. […]

todayMarch 30, 2024 2

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Mick Jagger Gets Wild Dancing to Song Named After Him at Bar

The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger showed off his wild dance moves dancing to the song "Moves Like Jagger" at a bar earlier this week.The rock legend shared a video of himself dancing to the song in a bar where a live band was playing the track, which was originally released in 2010 by the pop group Maroon 5. According to Jagger's caption, the group that was performing was called Splash, […]

todayMarch 28, 2024 1

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SBU News: Scholarship named for alumna who hosts SBU graduate music students in her home

By Christine McGrath/ Stony Brook News When Drs. Rachel Bergeson and Brian Margolis became friends with new neighbors Katherine and Bob Bayer, they had no idea they would participate in a tradition spanning 40 years. Rachel and Brian began attending frequent in-house recitals in the Bayers’ home in St. James, where Stony Brook Department of Music graduate students put their talents on display. The Bayers’ special showcase of Stony Brook […]

todayDecember 7, 2023 2

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Taylor Swift Dominates 2023, Named Spotify’s Top Artist With 26.1 Billion Streams: A Look At The Year’s Top Artists And Music Trends – Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT)

With a record-breaking tour, a box-office hit, and a romance uniting music and sports fans, Taylor Swift has had a 2023 to remember.The singer was awarded another honor Wednesday thanks to her loyal fans.What Happened: Audio streamer Spotify Technology SPOT released its top 10 lists to share which artists, songs, albums and podcasts are listened to most by users.In 2023, Swift led the way among the service’s 574 million global […]

todayNovember 30, 2023 4

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Louis Langrée Named Music Director Laureate of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

The title is initially effective until the conclusion of the 2027/28 season, and will see Langrée return to Cincinnati for select concerts each year   Conductor Louis Langrée has been given the title of Music Director Laureate by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO), following the 2021 announcement that the 2023/24 season would be his last as the CSO's Music Director. Langrée, who took the helm at the CSO in 2013, […]

todayNovember 14, 2023

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Estonia’s Maria Seletskaja named English National Ballet music director | News

The English National Ballet hires Maria Seletskaja as music director. ENB says she will lead the music department and collaborate with Aaron S. Watkin to oversee the creative direction and music at English National Ballet and English National Ballet Philharmonic. An Estonian conductor and former ballet dancer, Seletskaya was born in 1984 in Narva-Jõesu and studied at the Tallinn Ballet School and the Estonian Academy of Music and Theater. Maria […]

todayNovember 8, 2023

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Pleasant Valley music educator Meg Byrne named semifinalist for Grammy Award

A local music educator is a semifinalist for an award from the Grammys. Meg Byrne, Director of Vocal Music for the Pleasant Valley Community School District, has been named a semifinalist for the 2024 Grammy Music Educator Award. The award is presented by the Grammy Museum and The Recording Academy and recognizes active U.S. music teachers from kindergarten through college at both public and private institutions. It highlights educators who […]

todayOctober 15, 2023 2

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Tolleson teacher named 2024 Arizona Teacher of the Year

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - A Valley teacher has been recognized for his decades of music education and love for the arts and entertainment. On Saturday, the Arizona Educational Foundation named Efrain Casillas, the Coordinator of Music Programs for the Tolleson Elementary School District, as the 2024 Arizona Teacher of the Year.Casillas has been a public school music teacher for 22 years and currently teaches general and instrumental music at Porfirio […]

todayOctober 15, 2023 9

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Jack Harlow Named Songwriter Of The Year For Third Consecutive Year At 2023 SESAC Music Awards @ Top40-Charts.com

New York, NY (Top40 Charts) SESAC celebrated songwriters and music publishers behind the most-performed songs of 2022 across a variety of genres at The Highlight Room in Hollywood last night, September 19, marking the second year the awards took place in Los Angeles.The event was attended by several top music industry executives, artists, songwriters, and publishers including Bryan-Michael Cox, Dixson, Papiyerr, Dontae Winslow, and Kenyon Dixon, among others.Jack Harlow was […]

todaySeptember 21, 2023 4

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