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• SEC Football Media Days moved from Nashville to Hoover, Alabama, in 2021; Music City gets 2023 event January 27, 2021 3:17 am The Tennessean Nashville will not host SEC Football Media Days in 2021, the SEC announced Tuesday. Instead, the Music City will have to wait until 2023 to hold the event. The SEC will hold its annual summer kickoff in Hoover, Alabama, in 2021. Commissioner Greg Sankey …
• Heavy hitters join inaugural advisory board for Music City Grand Prix January 27, 2021 1:48 am Nashville Business Journal
• Twenty-five years after her death, Eva Cassidy’s music is as timeless as ever January 27, 2021 12:47 am The Washington Post He’d recognize that voice anywhere. Chris was Eva’s collaborator — her bass player and producer — and, for a while, her boyfriend. He has worked as much as anyone to help keep her music alive. Twenty-five years after Eva’s death, she’s the subject of a …
• A tough year — and tough film themes — bring beauty by way of the music January 26, 2021 4:42 pm Los Angeles Times - California Plenty of adjectives come to mind when describing 2020, but two top thoughts would be “fractured” and “isolated.” It’s only fitting, then, that some of the year’s best film scores — and the stories they accompany — bear those qualities. Whether it’s the …
• Wizkid announced amongst first performers for MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala 2021 January 26, 2021 4:14 pm Y Naija The virtual event is dedicated to the youth of Africa and will showcase the best of African talent, culture, and music to a global audience across 180 countries   The MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala 2021 (MAMA) today announced a performance line-up that …
• David Ntekim-Rex: Police and doctors who killed young engineer should face the music January 26, 2021 2:04 pm Pulse Relatives and eyewitnesses say when Ntekim-Rex was taken to the hospital, he was denied emergency treatment because a police clearance had yet to arrive. A detachment of police officers who arrived at the scene of the robbery were more interested in the …
• Rexxie covers Africa Now on Apple Music January 26, 2021 2:04 pm Pulse He also had a conversation with Nigerian artist, Cuppy on Africa Now Radio on Apple Music. Here is how the conversation went down; Rexxie on the meaning of 'KPK' "‘KPK' is a short form for 'Ko Por Ke.’ It means, ‘Is it not plenty?' …
• Hall Emery breaks ground on Music Row office tower, leases in hand January 26, 2021 1:54 pm Nashville Business Journal
• Lesson of the Day: ‘How Pop Music Fandom Became Sports, Politics, Religion and All-Out War’ January 26, 2021 12:45 pm The New York Times Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021. Featured Article: “How Pop Music Fandom Became Sports, Politics, Religion and All-Out War” by Joe Coscarelli On social media in 2020, “the stan was …
• The 2021 Billboard Music Awards Will Air May 23, 2021 January 26, 2021 11:25 am Top40-Charts.com New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Dick Clark productions and NBC announced today that the "2021 Billboard Music Awards" (BBMAs) will air live on Sunday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on NBC. Additional details regarding production of the show …
• Margo Price Confronts Addiction, Depression & The Demons Of Her Past In New Music Video For "Hey Child" January 26, 2021 11:25 am Top40-Charts.com New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Margo Price releases her official music video for "Hey Child," the climactic centerpiece of her latest album, That's How Rumors Get Started (Loma Vista). With a soaring, scorching slow-burn of an arrangement backed …
• New online music academy aims to boost mental health January 26, 2021 10:21 am Chronicle Live Talented musicians who have worked with worldwide names ranging from Rod Stewart to Boy George are proving they are well in tune with the nation's mood by providing lessons to help stressed-out people in lockdown. As many families struggle to cope with …