The Pointy End
Why women-only awards are sadly still needed in the music industry
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- Tuesday, 24 June 2014
It's a shame we need a separate Women In Music Awards – but any chance to make noise for the underrepresented is welcome.
International Emmy® Awards Semi-Final Round Of Judging
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- Wednesday, 11 June 2014
The IMZ - for the 9th time in a row - once again was entitled by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to host the Semi-Final Judging for the 2014 International Emmy® Awards.
5,200 musicians and singers to take part in Singapore's largest ever concert
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- Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Our People, Our Music 2014 will bring together participants from 125 performing groups across Singapore to reignite and sustain former players' passion for Chinese music and to develop and showcase promising talents.
Pronounced Dead: The Art of Cultural Assassination
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- Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Beginning with the (fairly incontestable) claim that "music criticism has gotten really weird", Austerlitz argued that a populist deference to pop music, regardless of its artistic merit, has overtaken the critical establishment.
Why a Hungarian orchestra had to borrow seven violin bows from friends
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- Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Any musical instrument containing African elephant ivory may be brought into the country only if it is accompanied by documentation verifying that it was purchased before 2014.
Profiling the Jazz Police
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- Tuesday, 10 June 2014
It usually refers to a belief among musicians that there is a cabal of jazz writers, reporters, and critics who influence, undermine, and control jazz musicians.
"La musique est un tout", profession de foi du grand chef Daniel Barenboim
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- Tuesday, 27 May 2014
La musique est un état d'esprit, remettons-la au centre de la vie, parmi les autres arts, et dans la société civile.
Conchita Wurst: A great ambassador for gender diversity
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- Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Rise Like a Phoenix's triumph at Eurovision showed that the contest can still surprise us. But for the world's drag artists, it also struck a blow for gender tolerance.