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The Red Bull Music Academy

The RBMA (The Red Bull Music Academy) started as a DJ event, and has now grown to bring together music of all genres and facets worldwide. Torstein Schmidt and Christopher Romberg are the founders of Red Bull Music Academy, an international Event for musicians that takes place once a year. RBMA is an excellent opportunity for DJs, singers, musicians, arrangers, and new producers to learn more about music from the top industry experts.

Every year, …

Lady Gaga Stopped Taking Drugs When She Was 20

DJ lady starlight, one of Lady Gaga’s best friends, revealed that the star had left drugs and partying behind at the age of 20, when they both met.Although Gaga projects an image that screams wild craziness, the star is so focused on her career that she has little or no time for romance and boyfriends, said Starlight when she was interviewed by the British Daily Mirror.The DJ mentioned that Gaga and she were always into …

Jonathan Ansell to Star in Whistle Down the Wind

Jonathan, who was the star of X Factor three years ago, has been recently cast in Bill Ken Wright’s production of Tim Rice’s and Andrew Lloyd Weber’s production of Whistle Down the Wind. The production will open on January 20, 2010.Ansell, who has just released his second album called “forever”, has been on a nationwide tour. The star has gained the hearts of many with his passion and voice for his classical sound. His first …

Mike Read’s Entire Record Collection to be Auctioned

Mike Read 62, who is a radio veteran and who has won a number of “Broadcaster of the year awards”, is forced to sell his entire record collection. Read was declared bankrupt for the second time this year by Colchester Court in Essex due to unpaid taxes.Read who was a popular radio DJ in the 1980’s on Radio One is said to have attracted over 17 million listeners. The radio DJ started his career in …

MTV Europe Awards to celebrate fall of Berlin wall

This year’s 16th Annual MTV European Music Awards was once again held in Berlin to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. The event commenced with a short performance by the legendary band U2, who played at the Brandenburg Gate. The tickets for the show were sold free online. The short concert saw 10,000 very excited, fans hear the band play songs such as “Sunday, Bloody Sunday” “Magnificent” and “One”.

The …

Domestic violence could happen to anyone, says Rihanna

Pop princess Rihanna recently spoke to Diane Swayer on “Good Morning America”, in a candid interview about the night of the Grammy Awards in February and the events that followed. The singer talked about the event and details of the beating by then boyfriend Chris Brown and cautioned that despite what many believe, domestic violence can happen to anyone.

Following this interview, Glamour Magazine interviewed the singer. In the interview, Rihanna said the already disturbing …

Lady Gaga named Billboard’s ‘Rising Star’

Lady Gaga was honoured as Billboards ‘Rising Star’ at the trade publication’s annual Women in Music event last week. She was honoured along with Beyonce on Friday, who was named ‘Woman of the Year’.The already famous Lady Gaga’s debut CD ‘The Fame’ sold over one million copies since its release last year. She has had two No.1 singles with ‘Just Dance’ and ‘Poker Face’. November 2009 will see Lady Gaga kicking off a joint tour …

Warner, YouTube near deal for music videos

Warner Music Group and YouTube are in the midst of finalizing an agreement which would allow music videos from top artists such as Madonna and Green Day to be featured on the popular website once again.

Described as imminent by one source, the deal would also settle a dispute over licensing rights caused by Warner Music to pull music videos by its artists from Google Inc’s YouTube in December 2008. The deal, first reported by …

Downloading Music Online – Getting The Best Deal

In the afternoon of last August 14, iLike, a popular music recommendation web site launched its own mp3 download store. With prices ranging from $0.89 to $1.29, iLike becomes one of the least expensive sites for the purchase of mp3 songs or entire albums. Before the huge breakout the web site would only offer a 30 second sample of songs, or you could also listen to the entire songs from links the site would offer …

Spotify Coming To The US

Previously available in Sweden, Norway, Finland, France, Spain, and the United Kingdom, Spotify will soon arrive in the United States. By simply creating an account on this online music service and downloading their streaming music player, you can share music files legally and free with the other members! With music instantly streaming into your computer, you will no longer have to wait for long downloads again.

Spotify offers advanced search features, allowing you listen to …