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PRIMAVERAPRO:Music Week has signed up to become a media partner for the the San Miguel Primavera Sound festival’s business-focused sister event. It takes place between May 30 and June 1 in Barcelona.
pro.primaverasound.com COLDPLAY: The British band will play live at the London 2012 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium on September 9. GLOBAL: Global Radio’s profits are set to rise ‘significantly’, according to group chief executive Stephen Miron.
R&B TASTEMAKERS AND DIGITAL EXECUTIVES DESCEND ON ALBERT DOCK
Music majesty hits Merseyside for Liverpool Sound City 2012
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R. KELLY: Singer, songwriter and producer R. Kelly, will release his 11th studio album, Write Me Back, on June 25. It will be released via RCA/Sony. BOX TV: The broadcaster has announced a celebrity news and music TV channel tied in with the Heat magazine brand. Box TV MD Gidon Katz called Heat an “iconic and hugely popular brand “. MICHAEL JACKSON: Epic/Legacy Recordings, in collaboration with the Estate of Michael Jackson, are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the singer’s Bad album and tour on September 17 with the release of a box set package, Bad 25. ACTION ON HEARING: In a survey of 1,000 people in the UK, 83% said they’d suffered from temporary tinnitus - but 20% only be ‘a bit worried’ if they got it permanently. ADELE: Fresh from her Ivors’ triumph, Adele topped the 2012 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday, taking home 12 awards including Top Artist and Top Billboard 200 Album. PPL: John Alty has been confirmed as the guest keynote speaker at PPL’s annual general meeting, taking place on Wednesday, June 13, at Kings Place, London. AEG: The live operator has been granted preferred bidder status in the race to snap up HMV Live, according to reports.
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he Queen visited Merseyside’s Albert Dock last week, but she wasn’t
alone: UK music’s finest also trundled north to join a slew of international delegates at Liverpool Sound City 2012 where a mix of panels, presentations and networking opportunities sat alongside gigs scattered across the region. Friday’s keynote session saw
hip-hop author, filmmaker, journalist, critic and social commentator Nelson George in conversation with producer Arthur Baker. Initially focusing on musical
communities, the conversation opened up with Nelson suggesting that today’s R&B scene is lacking the “catalytic agents” it once had. He said: “We once had
Russell Simmons at Def Jam or a person who becomes a promoter, a producer, an A&R guy and a person who’s going to shout from
Emery agreed, suggesting:
“People rushed to create Google + pages for their artists but we’ve completely shied away from it because it doesn’t bring any benefit. Yes, there are X amount of people using Google + although I think that X is probably pretty small. “Also Google + pages have a
high Google ranking,” he added. “Is that really what you want showing up for your artist? “At the moment we’re
the top of his lungs, ‘What I have is credible, pay attention to it.’ “It’s been harder to find that
person who’s going to lead the way to the future of this music, who’s going to be that person who’s taste that we trust.” Baker suggested: “That’s why
we’ve become infected by the dance club,” with George in agreement: “Exactly, there’s no- one setting an agenda right now.” Elsewhere, the LSC Digital
Marketing Panel brought Motive Unknown founder Darren Hemmings and Beggars’ David Emery together. The pair
(pictured above, inset) warned against jumping on the social media bandwagon. “There [is] quite a nasty
culture in the music industry of desperately running to whatever’s new,” said Hemmings. “It spreads like a very nasty malaise where you feel like you should be on all this stuff, when really all it does is create a million presences for you to manage.”
SOUND CITY’S PICHILINGI: ‘AN INSPIRATIONAL EVENT’
SOUND CITY CEO David Pichilingi took time out of a hectic schedule to talk to Music Week about this year’s offering in Liverpool, his personal highlights and what we can expect next year. “It’s been fantastic. Every year it’s grown,” he said. “When you’re
doing something in The North You’ve always got that challenge of getting people up here. “This year we introduced things
like the UK Student Music Awards and Sound City Expo as well. We’ve increased our capacity and the feedback on the conference has
been hugely positive. “In terms of highlights, Willis
Earl Beal for me was absolutely phenomenal for me,” Pichilingi added. “In terms of the conference, for me it was without a doubt Nelson George and Arthur Baker.”
deleting a lot of our artists’ Myspace pages because it’s not a platform that makes sense anymore,” he added as another example.
Emery and Hemmings were
similarly cautious about Facebook ads. “My biggest problem with Facebook ads is they simply aren’t disruptive enough,” said Hemmings. Mobile Roadie COO Andrew
Mains focused on a different kind of artist-to-fan interaction during the Sound City Tech Keynote, discussing the future of music apps with music business journalist Eamonn Forde. “Artists are no longer talking to
fans through just broadcast, retail channels, advertising and the like,” he said. “At this point they’re obligated
to have some kind of strategy where they’re addressing the fan directly as well as giving the fan a voice. They need a very powerful mobile tool to get that done.”
Orange Amps back Rock The House event
Orange Amplification has become an official supporter of Rock the House, the Parliamentary live music competition which supports the UK live music industry and promotes the importance of intellectual property rights. The competition sees MPs
nominate the best live musicians and music venue from their constituencies. Now in its second year it has become the single most participated-in
Parliamentary competition with 165 MPs submitting nominations – including the Prime Minister David Cameron and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport, Jeremy Hunt. The finalists will be
announced on May 23, with the live finals competition being held on May 30 at The Bedford in Balham, London. Winners will be invited to play a live set on the terrace of the House of
Commons in the evening, which will see a full backline of Orange amps. Rock The House founder
Mike Weatherley MP said: “We’re delighted to have Orange on board, particularly with their strong British heritage dating back to the Sixties with their products being used by international music legends.” Cliff Cooper, CEO of
Orange Amplification said: “We
are very proud to be working with Mike in supporting the Rock The House competition which is both raising the awareness of the live music industry and also providing a superb platform to showcase the best of upcoming British talent.” Orange Amplification has
just been awarded the Queens award for Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2012 for the third time in six years.
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