Showing posts with label INDUSTRY UPDATES. Show all posts
Showing posts with label INDUSTRY UPDATES. Show all posts

Monday, July 11, 2011

VOTE CATALYST "SHUT UP & LISTEN" BEST UNDERGROUND MIXTAPE/STREET ALBUM

VOTE NOW: CATALYST "SHUT UP & LISTEN"
FOR (BEST UNDERGROUND MIXTAPE/STREET ALBUM)
VOTE EACH DAY UNTIL 8/11/11 -

MAKE SURE TO CLICK THE CIRCLE ABOVE
THE NAME FOR PROPER CREDIT

VOTE FOR CATALYST "SHUT UP & LISTEN" BEST UNDERGROUND MIXTAPE/STREET ALBUM

CONGRATULATION TO ALL OF THE NOMINEES FOR THE
2011 UNDERGROUND MUSIC AWARDS


On July 11th, 2011, the public will be able to vote for the winners
of each category via online voting on Underground Music Awards.com.

THE VOTING STARTS AT 8PM EASTERN TIME...
The voting process ends on August 11th 2011. The nominee who
receives the most online votes will win for the
category he/she is competing in.



(THE 9th ANNUAL UNDERGROUND MUSIC AWARDS
CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE SUNDAY,
AUGUST 21ST, 2011
AT THE WORLD FAMOUS BB KINGS IN NYC)
TICKETS GO ON SALE ON JULY 12TH, 2011

Friday, March 18, 2011

L.A. REID'S RUN AT DEF JAM COMES TO AN END

Rumors of Antonio “L.A.” Reid leaving his position as chairman
of Island Def Jam have circulated for some time now, but
it has finally been confirmed.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Thursday, October 7, 2010

NAS PRIVATE EMAIL LEAKS ONLINE RIPPING DEFJAM EXECS FOR BLOCKING "LOST TAPES 2" RELEASE

From: Nas
To: LA Reid, Steve Bartels, Steve Gawley,
Michael Seltzer, Joseph Borrino, Chris Hicks

Subject: PUT MY MUSIC OUT! 

Friday, June 11, 2010

INTERVIEWS & MORE FROM THE EMUSIC BLAST.COM (PHILLY CONFERENCE) 5/15/10


CATALYST AND R&B SINGER SONGLIST WERE ALSO
FEATURED IN THE ABOVE VIDEO (CLICK HERE)
FOR PHOTOS AND INFO ABOUT THE EVENT.

"BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES" DOCUMENTARY ON WHY THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS SELF DESTRUCTING

DEFINITELY ONE OF THE BEST MUSIC INDUSTRY
FILMS I'VE EVER WATCHED (MAKES YOU THINK?)

THOM YORKE OF ROCK GROUP 'RADIO HEAD' SAYS MUSIC INDUSTRY WILL COLLAPSE IN A FEW MONTHS



Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke is warning, the music
industry is on the brink of collapse, insisting young musicians
should resist signing record deals because the major labels
will "completely fold" within months.

JAY-Z VOICES HIS FRUSTRATION WITH DEF JAM & HIS TIME AS PRESIDENT

JAY DISCUSSES WHY HE CUT SHORT HIS TENURE AS
PRESIDENT OF DEF JAM RECORDS. 

Thursday, June 10, 2010

RAPPER JA RULE FACING FOUR YEARS IN JAIL FOR GUN CHARGE

Ja Rule must appear in court in August, where he will stand
trial for a firearm violation in New York.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

RAP ARTIST "DA BRAT" PLANS A COME BACK AS HER 3 YEAR JAIL SENTENCE COMES TO AN END

Female rap star Da Brat is currently winding down a jail
sentence for striking another woman in the face with a bottle
during an altercation in an Atlanta-area club in November of
2007. The rapper was sentenced to three years in prison in
2008, for hitting an aspiring model/Atlanta Falcons cheerleader
named Shayla Stevens with a bottle of rum, causing
lacerations and nerve damage.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

DUDE WTF? - (FROM 50 CENT TO SKINNY CENT EDITION)

So it's Beginning to Look Like Rick Ross Actually Won His
Battle with Former Bully Curtis "Interscope" Jackson.
Based on New Photos of the G-Unit General He hasn't been
taking Officer Ricky's New Star Status Very Well.