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Submissions Now Open For 2018 Juno Awards

http://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2017/10/02/submissions-now-open-2018-juno-awards Key submission dates as follows:  October 2, 2017 – Submissions open October 20, 2017; 5 p.m. EST – Deadline for discounted early-bird submissions November 10, 2017; 5 p.m. EST – Deadline for submissions December 1, 2017 – Submissions for … Continue reading

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WINNERS CROWNED DURING CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC’S BIGGEST NIGHT, THE 2017 CCMA AWARDS

DEAN BRODY WINS COVETED APPLE MUSIC FANS’ CHOICE AWARD MEAGHAN PATRICK  TAKES HOME SIRIUSXM RISING STAR AWARD AND $10,000 #CCMAawards September 10, 2017 (Saskatoon, SK) – The 2017 Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA®) Awards Show had Saskatoonians on their feet … Continue reading

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall Of fame Inductees 2018

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/05/entertainment/rock-hall-fame-2018-nominees/index.html The nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018 were announced Thursday. This year’s group includes 19 nominees from all different musical genres. They are: Bon Jovi Kate Bush The Cars Depeche Mode Dire … Continue reading

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Music Helps Stroke Sufferers Communicate

Source Melodies help people find their voice: Stroke, dementia and autism sufferers are better able to communicate after listening to music   Families benefit by feeling less isolated and neglected from their communities Music helps people communicate by allowing them … Continue reading

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Yoko Ono could get songwriting credit for Imagine – 46 years late

Source The process to credit Ono on John Lennon’s 1971 hit has begun, decades after he acknowledged her poetic influence on it Yoko Ono is being lined up for a songwriting credit on her husband John Lennon’s hit ballad Imagine, … Continue reading

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The Marimba Robot That Composes and Plays Its Own Music

Source At the Georgia’s Institute of Technology, Shimon plays some marimba jams. Shimon is also not human, but a robot using deep learning and artificial intelligence to play music of its own creation. Being fed a variety of over 5,000 … Continue reading

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