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Americans eat more meals out - the food is better - the service is not.

The Recording Academy’s twelve Chapters will each host a program of events called “The Recording Academy Honors,” acknowledging those whose achievements have significantly enriched both the greater music community and their specific home communities. The event launched with the Pacific Northwest Chapter on Sept. 24 honoring the Kingsmen, Katie Becker, …

In the better-late-than-never category, so thunderstruck was I by my experience at the Future of Music Coalition’s ’05 Policy Summit last week in Washington, DC that I am just now getting caught up. In particular I had the great good fortune of moderating the session on “How to Podcast and …

This is big time stuff: the Future of Music Policy Summit, now in its fifth year, brings top-notch experts together with musicians, attorneys, advocates and policymakers to explore emerging music/technology issues through panels, guest speakers and robust debate, September 11-13 at George Washington University in Washington, DC. Over the course …

After more than three decades and a lot of seriously toxic water over the bridge, the great, ageless roots-rocker John Fogerty — singer, songwriter, lead guitarist and producer of Creedence Clearwater Revival — has returned to Fantasy Records. Yes, you read that correctly, and hell is still pretty toasty as …

The Recording Academy, through its MusicCares Foundation, which provides a “safety net of critical services for music people in crisis,” is committing an initial donation of $1 million for “music people affected by Hurricane Katrina,” the MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund. Assistance includes basic living expenses such as shelter, food, utilities, …

The familar scene: the Stones gearing up to hit the road again, this time for their “A Bigger Bang Tour,” an 18-month sojourn across the planet which launches in Boston on Sunday and has already sold out 98% of available tickets. The press collectively marvels at a) how remarkably OLD …

Publishers are sounding more like spoiled children when someone picks up a toy they weren’t playing with than people who care about books.

A survey of more than 600 computer-savvy music fans by the British music research firm The Leading Question shows that those who regularly download or share copyrighted music without permission also spend an average of £5.52 a month on legal downloads, while those who don’t illegally fileshare spent just £1.27 …

As a result of investigations by New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, Sony BMG Music Entertainment agreed Monday to pay $10 million and stop bribing radio stations to feature its artists. Spitzer called payola — illegal payoffs for airplay designed to manipulate record charts, generate consumer interest in records …