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Yearly Archives: 2016

Elle King Heats Up Atlanta at The Variety

In an area referred to as Little Five Points in Atlanta, Georgia in the music venue Variety Playhouse, Elle King brought her music to life with a gutsy, powerful and “not the faint of heart” performance.

Cyndi Lauper Turns North Carolina Show into Benefit for LGBT Community

"Sadly, once again, the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people have been trampled on with the recent passage of HB2 in...

Timbaland Keynote and Melissa Etheridge Performance Highlight Newly Released Full Schedule for 2016 ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO

Genre-Spanning Lineup Includes Golden Globe-Winning Actress Rachel Bloom, Andra Day, Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley, fun.’s Nate Ruess, Rob Thomas and More

Emmylou Harris among growing list of country musicians against Tennessee legislation targeting transgender Students

Miley Cyrus, Emmylou Harris, Chely Wright, Ty Herndon, Country Music Television

Charlie Leavy is Hooked on Guitar and Addicted to Gigging

After gigging over 250 times and writing over 100 songs, it is hard to believe that Charlie Leavy is just 19.  In her songs she manages to cleverly combine the styles of acoustic pop, folk, country, funk and blues.

Backbeat Books Releases The Complete Singer-Songwriter Guide

The Complete Singer-Songwriter Centennial Edition

Miranda Lambert Gives a Shout Out to Women in Country Music at the ACM Awards 2016

She did it again.  Up against artists Kelsea Ballerini, Jana Kramer, Kacey Musgraves, and one of Country’s most famous artists, Carrie Underwood, Miranda took home (for the seventh year in a row) the coveted award for best Female Vocalist of the Year at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards. 

Black Tiger Sex Machine

Black Tiger Sex Machine have undertaken a post-apocalyptic musical journey, amassing a collection of works that lay the basis for their one-of-a-kind sacred experience.

Dean Markley Expands Arizona Location

Dean Markley USA announced today an expansion of their operation in the state of Arizona.  Effective April 1, all of the company’s operations will now be centrally located and utilizing new state of the art facilities.

Michael Kelly Guitars Releases New Generation Hybrid

Michael Kelly Guitars announced today the release of the new Hybrid 55 guitar. The Hybrid 55 is an electric guitar that has an unexpected acoustic guitar sound built in allowing players who need both electric and acoustic tones on the same gig a simpler alternative while also opening up creative sonic options by easily blending the two tones together. With the flick of a switch the player can go from screaming electric guitar tones to a warm acoustic guitar sound or any desired blend of the two. 

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