January 2012
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Music News Roundup - January 20, 2012
Fleet Foxes Drummer Leaves the Band
Fleet Foxes drummer and vocal harmonist J. Tillman has announced his decision to leave the band in a Tumblr post yesterday. In related news, members Christian Wargo and Casey Wescott have started their own side project, Poor Moon. Their debut album is set for release on March 27. Read the full article from Billboard here:
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Music News Roundup - January 13, 2012
The Flaming Lips Prepare for Collaboration Compilation Album
Psychedelic rock band The Flaming Lips have been in the studio piecing together something special for release at this year’s Record Store Day. Lead singer Wayne Coyne has confirmed that it will be a recording full of collaborations including recordings with Nick Cave, Yoko Ono, and most recently announced, Bon Iver’s...
November 2011
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October 2011
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Radio Airplay 101: Radio vs. iTunes Sales
Does radio airplay increase iTunes sales or do iTunes sales increases radio airplay? An intriguing question that is tackled in this article titled “Radio Compared To YouTube and MySpace”. Check out the full story here!
“Now let’s take a look at something which does not lie: Sales numbers. Today we’ll use Itunes numbers, because every artist reading this can get their...
September 2011
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Music News Roundup - September 27, 2011
Trial of Conrad Murray, former doctor of Michael Jackson, goes underway today
Opening statements and testimonies from witnesses in the case against Dr. Conrad Murray are set to begin today in Los Angeles. Murray is currently being tried for involuntary manslaughter in the case of Michael Jackson’s death. The highly publicized case has been on going for quite some time. For the full story...
Music News Roundup - September 23, 2011
Facebook introduces Facebook Music. But what exactly is it?
There have been numerous recent changes to the newly revamped Facebook site. One of the major changes includes Facebook’s new “Facebook Music”. Unlike programs like Spotify and Rhapsody, Facebook Music is not a service. Instead, subscribers of already existing music programs will be able to access music through...
Well Look At That...It's Our 100th Post!
Yes, it’s true….JMA has been in the Tumblr game for quite some time now. It’s been a great couple of months and the fun has just begun. We’ve got an eventful year coming up filled with exciting opportunities and experiences, and we’re pumped to share it all with you! So plan on receiving more updates on the latest music news, photos of events that we attend, bands...
Music News Roundup - September 22, 2011
Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera hold onto the top spot on the Hot 100 with “Moves Like Jagger”
For an impressive third week at the summit of the Hot 100, Maroon 5’s recent hit “Moves Like Jagger” feat. Christina Aguilera currently holds onto the top spot. Having been briefly knocked down to the number 2 slot by Adele’s “Someone Like You”, the band...
Music News Roundup - September 21, 2011
R.E.M calls it quits after 3 decades together
After 31 years together, the band members of R.E.M have decided to go their separate ways. As stated in the band’s official statement, “”As lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band”. The band’s legacy lives through their 15 previously released albums. For the complete story and...
August 2011
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Last week at JMA...
Staff at Jeff McClusky & Associates is still winding down after the most incredible week at Lollapalooza and the success of the sold out Nelarusky concert all rolled into one. The staff helped produced and executed the sold out Cold War Kids – Nelarusky Benfit for Special Olympics concert on August 3 to open Lollapalooza week. The staff also worked at various functions at Lollapalooza and...
Nelarusky Recap! →
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Music News Roundup - August 11, 2011
Adele’s 21 Scores 12th Week at No. 1, Most in Over a Decade
Adele’s unstoppable album notches a 12th week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, the most since Santana’s “Supernatural” also racked a dozen weeks in 2000. Since its release 24 weeks ago, the album hasn’t dropped out of the top three—the longest stay at the top since Witney Houston’s “The...
Music News Roundup - Wednesday, August 10
Michael Jackon’s mother invites several artists to perform at tribute concert for her son - Kanye West and Cee-Lo Green are among the confirmed performers thus far. Hit the link below to see the full details, including which other artists are pending as well as who has respectfully declined.
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Lollapalooza 2011
This year, I was fortunate enough to attend Chicago’s 3-day music festival in Grant Park, Lollapalooza. Headliners included Coldplay, Muse, Eminem, My Morning Jacket, Deadmau5, and Foo Fighters.
My Lollapalooza experience began on the Bud Light stage with Young the Giant. Their set was an excellent way to start my weekend; I was already a big fan of their debut album and their live set was...
Music News Roundup - August 8th, 2011
Spotify now has over 1 million users.
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/digital-and-mobile/business-matters-spotify-already-has-at-1005306762.story
Adam Lavine sues Activision
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/legal-and-management/the-voice-s-adam-levine-sues-activision-1005306952.story
Sorry for the poor effort on this one, Lolla has officially kicked all of our behinds.
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Music News Roundup - August 2, 2011
Apple Unveils iCloud
Yesterday, Apple launched a Beta version of iCloud to developers. The company also revealed the service’s pricing plan—which grants users up to 5 GB of music storage for free, 15 GB for $20 per year, 25 GB for $40, and 55 GB for $100. Music purchased from iTunes will not count against users’ available storage. The site will allow users to...
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Music News Roundup - August 1, 2011
30 Years of Music Television
Thirty years ago today, MTV launched, and it didn’t take long for it to become one of the biggest forces in pop culture. Although the network has abandoned its focus of airing music videos in favor of other types of programming—most notably, reality—it has recently been harkening back to the past with plans to air new episodes of Bevis and Butthead...
July 2011
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Music News Roundup - July 28, 2011
T-Pain Sues Auto-Tune Creator
In anticipation of the release of his new voice manipulation product, “The T-Pain Effect”, T-Pain is doing everything he can to distance himself from Auto-Tune, the vocal effect he is largely credited with popularizing. As such, T-Pain is now suing Antares Technologies, the company that developed Auto-Tune, because it continues to use his likeness to...
Music News Roundup - Wednesday, July 27
Universal Music Group will be launching a Spotify playlist service for it’s U.S fans - the playlist, which will be called Digster, is set to launch later today. Check out the details through the link below and stay tuned!
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Feist is gearing up to release her four studio LP, Metals - Check out the details, and the first of the teaser videos through the link below.
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Review: Empires @ VerveLife
Today we had the opportunity to see local Chicago band Empires play a four-song acoustic set at the VerveLife offices down in the loop. I was vaguely familiar with Empires; they’re reasonably well known in the local scene, and they had recently placed third in Rolling Stone’s Choose The Cover Contest, which got them some national exposure.
If one were to go to an Empires show, they...
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The Decemberists @ the Aragon
Anyone from the Pacific Northwest may be quite partial to the oddities that contrive such statements as “Keep Portland Weird”. Weird as a general term for different, the city of Portland enjoys perpetuating a cultural solitude that has been drawing young adults for the past few decades. At a normal concert, where the pump of a bass drum queues a curtain drop to reveal heavily armored rock armies...
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Music News Roundup - Tuesday July 26
Hayley Reinhart Signs to Interscope Records - Following the lead of fellow “Idol” contestant, Pia Toscano, Hayley Reinhart has signed a deal with Interscope records to release her debut album. She is currently on the American Idol Live Tour.
Read the whole article here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/idol-worship/american-idols-haley-reinhart-signed-214920
Britney Spears Announces...
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Music News Roundup - July 25, 2011
Amy Winehouse to Release Posthumous Album?
Following Amy Winehouse’s untimely death, there have been discussions regarding the release of music she recorded for a follow-up to sophomore smash “Back to Black”. Winehouse reportedly recorded enough material to fill three albums, but delayed releasing anything until it was absolutely perfect. Experts speculate the new set, if...
Bon Iver @ The Chicago Theater 07/24
Last night, I had the privilege of being amongst the sold out crowd of 3,600 Bon Iver fans at the Chicago Theater. However, before Justin Vernon took the stage, his opening band, The Rosebuds, performed. The band hailed from Raleigh, North Carolina, and had previous experience playing with Bon Iver, GAYNGS, and DeYarmond Edison, all bands that Justin Vernon has been involved with. The folk duo...
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Music News Roundup - July 21, 2011
“American Idol” Creator Sues Fox
“American Idol” creator, Simon Fuller, filed a lawsuit yesterday against FOX over “X Factor”. Fuller sued the U.K. “Factor” in 2004, claiming that its success depended, in part, on his creative efforts with “Idol”, which he believed the U.K. talent show drew heavy influence from. Fuller now expects...
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Music News Roundup - July 19 2011
Rebecca Black Released New Music on Monday Monday
Fans of the 14-year-old-turned internet sensation finally got a taste of new music yesterday as Black released a follow-up single to the ‘successful’ “Friday”, titled “My Moment”. It is the first offering from her upcoming five track LP which is due to be released in August. If you haven’t heard it yet,...
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Concert Review- The Mars Volta + Soundgarden
Coming from the northern suburbs, the UIC Pavillion was quite the trek. With the weekend Metra running so conveniently sparse during the departure times, many car-less travelers are forced to take the El. Myself included, I spent a total of about an hour and a half each way, and switched between three trains, to show my dedication to both Soundgarden and The Mars Volta.
The Mars Volta set was a...
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Music News Roundup - July 18, 2011
Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony Divorce; Will Continue with Latin-Music Television Project
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s divorce has been all over the news this past weekend, leading many to question what would become of the pair’s new television project, “Q’Viva: The Chosen”. This morning, it was announced that the series, in which Lopez and Anthony will visit many...
Album Review - tUnE-yArDs - W H O K I L L
In anticipation for the Pitchfork Music Festival this afternoon in Union Park, I’ve been playing tUnE-yArDs’ sophomore album, W H O K I L L. tUnE-yArDs, the project of New England-born Merrill Garbus, shows a more listenable facet on this album than on their first, BiRd-BrAiNs, which was released only on recycled cassette tape and heavily experimental. With this album, Garbus cuts her experimental...
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Music News Roundup - July 14
Spotify Launches in the U.S.
Spotify, an online music service provider that has found huge success in Europe, launched earlier this morning in the U.S. After recently securing contracts with all of the major record labels ASCAP, Spotify boasts a catalogue of over 15 million songs, which registered users will have unlimited access to, allowing them to create playlists, share with their friends,...
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Concert Review: Delicate Steve @ Millennium
The grass was mildly damp, most likely from the storm that ravaged the trees near my house, took out my power for days in the middle of summer, and made me late for work. The sun didn’t seem to mind that afternoon, still calm and generously heating my chest as I lay on the grass face up. Despite my clothes being a little wet after sitting in the field, the weather was a pleasant surprise,...
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Music News Roundup-July 12,2011
Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Coldplay, Black Eyed Peas, Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood and more will headline the iHeartRadio festival, set for September 23-24 in Las Vegas. The two-day festival will also feature performances by Kenny Chesney, Steven Tyler, David Guetta, Rascal Flatts, Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Clarkson, and John Mayer, to name a few. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the event will stream live...
Concert Review: Dave Matthew's Band Caravan
Having never been to a Dave Matthews Band concert, let alone a mainstream music festival setting, I was extremely excited to attend the Caravan. Traveling there via public transportation was very congested, amounting to nearly two hours of travel time from Lincoln Park; however, once I had entered the atmosphere and mood was great. The location was poorly planned, in a sense that it was hard to...
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Music News Roundup - July 11, 2011
Adele Breaking Records
Adele’s sophomore album, “21”, is unstoppable. It has spent its first 19 weeks in the top three of the Billboard 200, a feat which hasn’t been accomplished since the Backstreet Boys’ “Millennium” did so 1999, and it will likely extend this reign to 20 weeks when the charts are refreshed on Thursday. “21” is also set to reach 1 million digital sales this week, one week after...
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Album Review - Beyonce's "4"
Beyonce’s fourth solo album, aptly titled “4”, has been highly-anticipated by fans, who have waited over two and a half years for new music from one of the strongest singers in the business. That’s not to say that Bey was slacking off in the intervening period. She’s been busy on tour promoting “Sasha Fierce” and recording music for the new album—72...
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Music News Roundup - Friday July 8, 2011
OneSheet: A New Online Exposure Tool for Artists
Earlier today, OneSheet launched, providing a clean, simple way for artists to establish an online presence. The site invites musicians to create pages with a large picture of them, a stream of their music, and links to various other sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, YouTube, and Tumblr. Developers say that the site will eventually feature...
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Concert Review: U2 @ Soldier Field
When I joined the mass of 65,000 people walking toward Soldier Field last Tuesday night, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. I knew that as far as stadium shows go, U2’s was considered the best. I also knew from one look at the crowd that these people came to sing their hearts out to the songs they knew by heart from U2’s over 20 year career. This concert, having been...
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Music News Roundup - Thursday July 7, 2011
RIAA Reaches Deal with ISP’s in Fight Against Music Piracy The RIAA announces that they are working with Internet Service Providers to monitor illegal downloading of music. The ISP’s will send out emails to offenders, warning them of possible punishments, which could include temporarily throttling bandwith or redirecting the user to a blocked page until they reach the ISP directly. This...