http://www.musicians.com/blog/ en 2008-10-10T11:09:19+01:00 hourly 6 2008-10-10T11:09:19+01:00 http://www.musicians.com/blog/new-zealand-music-awards-winners 2008-10-10T11:09:19+01:00 en Editor Features The who’s who of the New Zealand music industry headed off to the New Zealand Music Awards ceremony on October 8 to see who would be recognized for their contribution to the local music industry. In the end two bands received more awards than most, a clear indicator of their popularity, style and contribution to the industry. http://www.musicians.com/blog/simply-red-to-embark-on-world-tour 2008-10-09T10:23:25+01:00 en Editor Features They’ve been around for ages and yet have never really lost their global popularity. Their timeless sound has instant appeal to people and over the years a lot of memories have been created to the sound of their music. Few people today have not heard of the music phenomenon known as Simply Red, and the group hardly needs any introduction. http://www.musicians.com/blog/coldplay-comes-out-tops-at-q-awards 2008-10-08T12:19:12+01:00 en Editor Features Every year the Q Awards pay tribute to the World’s best musicians. UK music magazine Q runs the annual award ceremony and it has been held regularly since 1990. Today the Q Awards are one of the biggest and best publicized music award ceremonies in Britain. The 2008 Q Awards were no different, with Coldplay going home the biggest winners after receiving two Q Awards. http://www.musicians.com/blog/musicians-fight-back-against-record-labels 2008-10-07T12:36:34+01:00 en Editor Features With record labels continuing to dictate more and more of what musicians can and can’t do with their careers, a number of top pop and rock acts have joined the crusade to regain control over their music. Radiohead, Kate Nash and Robbie Williams are just some of the top British acts to have joined the new Featured Artists’ Coalition. http://www.musicians.com/blog/bt-digital-music-awards 2008-10-06T12:46:20+01:00 en Editor Features The ceremony is over and the stars have headed home with their various accolades. There was more than one surprise during the course of the evening at the BT Digital Music Awards, as well as a number of performances by great bands and artists. In the end, it seems that Kyle Minogue and Coldplay have received the most attention. http://www.musicians.com/blog/the-queenscliff-music-festival 2008-10-03T12:00:55+01:00 en Editor Features Every year the town of Queenscliff in Victoria, Australia, comes alive as thousands of people flock to this small point on the Bellarine Peninsula to make the most of the annual Queenscliff Music Festival. This year will certainly be no different, with hundreds of artists already booked to perform at the festival. http://www.musicians.com/blog/basement-jaxx-tour-uk 2008-10-02T12:06:14+01:00 en Editor Features UK house duo Basement Jaxx have been pretty quiet since their last tour two years ago. They released just one single, “Hey U”, in 2007 and fans haven’t heard much from them since. Now it seems the pair are set to take their home country by storm once more as they announce plans to tour the UK in conjunction with the release of a new studio album early next year. http://www.musicians.com/blog/polaris-music-prize-winner-crowned 2008-10-01T10:21:59+01:00 en Editor Features Every year the Polaris Music Prize is given to the artists who released the best Canadian albums between June and May. Unlike with other music awards, the winner is not selected according to sales figures and general popularity. Instead these things are completely ignored and judges try to make their decision based solely on the creativity and diversity that they find in the nominated albums. http://www.musicians.com/blog/2008-cmj-music-marathon-and-film-festival 2008-09-30T11:51:53+01:00 en Editor Features If you’re looking for the biggest and best music festival taking place in the New York City area next month, look no further than the 2008 CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival. The event combines film with tons of music and other cultural experiences in a wonderful blend of dynamic energy and inspiring new trends. http://www.musicians.com/blog/mtv-europe-music-award-nominations 2008-09-29T14:33:42+01:00 en Editor Features It’s that time of the year again when MTV Europe gets ready to reward the most popular faces in the music industry and already there is a clamour of excitement in the air as this year’s nominees were announced. It seems that so far Britney Spears, Duffy and Coldplay have the most nominations.