2010 was supposed to be a lot of people's "year". At the beginning of every year, artists scream n shout from the rooftops about what they are going to be,do and drop etc. However for the majority of artists, that is the most promoting they do all year. They do some shows (open mic's) drop few project's (mixtapes) and by June they're re constructing the plan to "blow up" that year. That's the indie's.
The majors have not been all that either! There has been many albums that dropped this year that people were NOT aware of. To start at the end of this year, Nelly. He went on a twitter rant about his sales and how the label only shipped out 250,000 and how the label and the artist should be a partnership. Well I wonder, are the signed artists not allowed to have a promo team of their own? Can they not have a street team that goes out and make sure the fans know that there is an album coming? Albums are set to release on specific and strategic dates. There is enough time to gather up a few loyal fans in every state and give them an assignment. "Spread The Word!" They have fan sites. Some of the signed artists have several fansites. Why not go to the fansites and start the movement with the already waiting fans? The only time we hear from a lot of the major artist is when they're disappointed in sales or their contract etc. Spend more time interacting wioth the people who actually buy your records and maybe sales will be consistant. That and good music, can't forget about the music.
So if you're an indie artist, your best bet is to get real good at promoting your music becuase the majors will not be breaking their necks for you if you signed.
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
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Grammy nominee list
Record Of The Year:
"Nothin' On You," B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
"Love The Way You Lie," Eminem Featuring Rihanna
"F*** You," Cee Lo Green
"Empire State Of Mind," Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
Album Of The Year:
The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
Recovery, Eminem
Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream, Katy Perry
For Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, the nominees are "Airplanes, Part II" by B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams; "Imagine" by Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare; "If It Wasn't For Bad" by Elton John & Leon Russell; "Telephone" by Lady Gaga & Beyoncé; and "California Gurls" by Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg.
Nominees for Best Dance Recording are "Rocket" by Goldfrapp; "In For The Kill" by La Roux; "Dance In The Dark" by Lady Gaga; "Only Girl (In The World)" by Rihanna; and "Dancing On My Own" by Robyn.
For Best Rock Song, the nominees are "Angry World" by Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young); "Little Lion Man" by Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons); "Radioactive" by Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon); "Resistance" by Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse); and "Tighten Up" by Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys).
The nominees for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals are "Take My Time" by Chris Brown & Tank; "Love" by Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller; "You've Got A Friend" by Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin; "Shine" by John Legend & The Roots; and "Soldier Of Love" by Sade.
Nominations in the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration are "Nothin' On You" by B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars; "Deuces" by Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall; "Love The Way You Lie" by Eminem & Rihanna; "Empire State Of Mind" by Jay-Z & Alicia Keys; and "Wake Up! Everybody" by John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common.
The Best Country Song nominees are "The Breath You Take" by Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait); "Free" by Zac Brown, songwriter (Zac Brown Band); "The House That Built Me" by Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert); "I'd Love To Be Your Last" by Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson); "If I Die Young" by Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry); "Need You Now" by Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum).
Nominees for Best Americana Album are The List by Rosanne Cash; Tin Can Trust by Los Lobos; Country Music by Willie Nelson; Band Of Joy by Robert Plant; and You Are Not Alone by Mavis Staples.
This year's Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical nominees are Rob Cavallo, Danger Mouse, Dr. Luke, RedOne, and the Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine).
This year's GRAMMY Awards process registered the highest number of submissions ever with nearly 20,000 entries. However, due to low entries in Category 60 — Best Regional Mexican Album — submissions in this category were sorted into other categories for consideration. As a result, the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards will feature 108 out of 109 categories.
GRAMMY ballots for the final round of voting will be mailed on Dec. 15 to the voting members of The Recording Academy. They are due back to the accounting firm of Deloitte by Jan. 12, 2011, when they will be tabulated and the results kept secret until the GRAMMY telecast.
The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by John Cossette Productions and AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich and John Cossette are executive producers, and Louis J. Horvitz is director.
The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on "GRAMMY Sunday," Feb. 13, 2011, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). For updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook.
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Trillogy Announces The Three Day Theory!
This trio (Jay Will, OxPro and Kira) reigning from New Jersey performed shows at some of the largest and most prestigious venues NYC has to offer, such as Santos Party House, B.B. Kings, S.O.Bs, Don Hills and Time Square Arts Center just to name a few. The trio has already made big waves in the hip-hop scene, with Underground Music Awards accolades for Best Hip Hop Group in 2008 and Song Of The Year in 2009, as well as being chosen for MTV’s Needle In The Haystack Artist of the Week and Microsoft Windows Hip Hop Artist of the Month. Trillogy’s records have also been played on MTV’s hit reality series “Taking The Stage”.
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PhillyCAM presents "Unsolved Philadelphia"
Life Media is proud to announce that "Unsolved Philadelphia" hosted by Paul E. Smith will make its world premiere this Saturday, December 4th at 7:00 PM on PhillyCAM. Please check us out on Comcast channel 66 & 966 and Verizon Fios channel 29 & 30. This show was created to make a difference and nothing less........The Life
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