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My Next Read: “Jesus Christ Superstar: Behind The Scenes of The Worldwide Musical Phenomenon” by Ellis Nassour

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Apr 25, 2024

My Next Read: “Jesus Christ Superstar: Behind The Scenes of The Worldwide Musical Phenomenon” by Ellis Nassour

Fifty years after his first book on Jesus Christ Superstar, Ellis Nassour returns to the world of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber to complete the fascinating story of how the recording of Jesus’ last six days on earth pushed boundaries in the world of rock – and eventually become a worldwide phenomenon, not only on record but also stage and screen.

Nassour goes behind the scenes to show the evolution of two young English writers and their success with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat to a controversial 45rpm record that just wouldn’t fly out of music bins, but which became their equally controversial rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. He explores not only the frustrations and pitfalls, but also the breakthrough to a mega-selling album, concert tours, much-hyped and controversial Broadway and Los Angeles stagings, and a blockbuster film (celebrating its 50^th anniversary). With never-before-seen B&W and color photos, new interviews, and costumes and scenic sketches, Superstar presents a detailed account of the rock opera from 1969–1973 to today – where it continues to be beloved around the world.

Ellis Nassour is an international arts journalist and playwright, a veteran of the New York Times and New York Daily News and former director of artist relations at MCA Universal Pictures/MCA Music. He worked closely with Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber from the earliest stages of the rock opera and later was an assistant to casting director Michael Shurtleff on the official concert tours, and Broadway and Los Angeles productions. He is the author of the bestselling biography Honky Tonk Angel – The Intimate Story of Patsy Cline — the first on the legendary singer (in print 40 years and counting); and Rock Opera: The Creation of Jesus Christ Superstar, from Record Album to Broadway Show and Motion Picture.

Photo Gallery: Black Crowes with Wine Lips at Toronto’s Massey Hall

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Apr 25, 2024

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Photo Gallery: Black Crowes with Wine Lips at Toronto’s Massey Hall

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Creed Announces 2024 Summer Of ‘99 Tour

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Apr 24, 2024

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CREED, the multi-platinum, GRAMMY and American Music Award-winning rock band, is thrilled to announce their eagerly awaited 2024 Summer of ‘99 Tour.

Produced by Live Nation, the 40-city tour kicks off on July 17 at the Resch Center in Green Bay, WI making stops across North America in Toronto, Nashville, Dallas, and Holmdel among others. Special guests 3 Doors Down will be direct support on a majority of the North American tour with Daughtry, Switchfoot, Tonic, and Big Wreck joining the band on select dates. Finger Eleven will open all dates on the tour.

CREED formed in Tallahassee, Florida, in 1994. The more than one billion streams between “Higher,” “My Sacrifice,” “One Last Breath,” “With Arms Wide Open,” and “My Own Prison” on Spotify alone is a testament to the band’s enduring power. Nearly 30 years after CREED’s formation, the ubiquitous anthems composed by singer Scott Stapp and guitarist Mark Tremonti, performed for millions of fans around the world together with drummer Scott Phillips and bassist Brian Marshall, are part of modern rock and alternative’s DNA. With more than 53 million albums sold worldwide, CREED stands alongside iconic bands like Van Halen, Guns N’ Roses, and Metallica as one of an elite few hard rock outfits to earn RIAA Diamond-certified status, for more than 11 million sales of Human Clay in the United States. After an eleven-year hiatus, Creed officially announced a reunion in July 2023 and announced that they would be headlining two different Summer of ’99 cruise festivals in April 2024 which resulted in immediate sell-outs. The band recently launched a new webstore that will cater to fans old and new including new merch designs as well as the opportunity to purchase entry into Mark Tremonti’s guitar clinic. The store can be found at www.creed.com.

TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with presales from Tuesday, October 31, with the general onsale starting Friday, November 3 at 10am local time on www.creed.com.

Fans can also purchase VIP Packages, which may include premium tickets, stand on stage to watch the first 3 songs, Meet & Greet + photo op with members of CREED, access to the pre-show soundcheck, exclusive merch & more. For more information, visit www.creed.com.

Digital Video Content Market Size Is Set To Grow By USD $464.62 Billion From 2023-2027

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Apr 24, 2024

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Digital Video Content Market Size Is Set To Grow By USD $464.62 Billion From 2023-2027

The global digital video content market size is estimated to grow by USD 464.62 bn from 2023 to 2027, according to Technavio. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 14.84% during the forecast period. North America held the largest share of the global market in 2022, and the market in the region is estimated to witness an incremental growth of 43%.

Numerous companies are capitalizing on this growing trend by implementing strategic measures such as alliances, partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions. Among the notable players in the cheese based snacks market are:

Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., AT and T Inc., Chicken Soup for the Soul LLC, Comcast Corp., Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Meta Platforms Inc., Netflix Inc., One Day Video Ltd., Roku Inc., Snap Inc., Sony Group Corp., Stir Fry Content Kitchen, The Walt Disney Co., Twitter Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd., Walmart Inc., Youku Tudou Inc.

The Digital Video Content Market encompasses a vast array of media formats, including TV shows, movies, music videos, advertisements, and educational content. These digital offerings are accessible via smartphones, tablets, laptops, and smart TVs, catering to the younger population’s preferences for Text, Audio, Video, Graphics, Photographs, and AI-driven IT solutions. Cloud computing enables the delivery of on-demand services like Pay TV, Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms, and Subscription-based models. Advertisers leverage these digital platforms to reach consumers through E-newsletters, Blog posts, and personalized mobile ads. The fusion of IT, Music, and various multimedia formats continues to revolutionize the way we consume and engage with content.

The Digital Video Content Market is experiencing significant growth due to the increasing demand for Over-The-Top (OTT) services. Sectors such as the Hotel industry, Media and Entertainment, Automotive, Healthcare and Pharmaceutical, and Education are leveraging personalization marketing through OTT platforms. Technological advancements, including Voice search and the expansion of 4G, facilitate access to digital video content on personal computers, mobiles, smartphones, tablets, laptops, and smart TVs. Strategic partnerships and acquisitions among vendors, including BBC and Discovery Communications, enable the provision of subscription-based services featuring TV shows, movies, music videos, advertisements, and educational content. The younger population’s preference for digital media and the shift from Pay TV to OTT services further fuel market expansion. However, challenges such as internet proliferation and piracy of content persist.

Challenges and Opportunities

The digital video content market experiences significant growth, driven by social media platforms, live streaming videos, and various forms of multimedia content such as Text, Audio, Video, Graphics, and Photographs. AI and IT innovations, including Cloud computing, facilitate content creation and distribution. E-newsletters, Blog posts, and B2B communication are essential tools for promotion. Online traffic is a key performance indicator, with the hotel industry, personalization marketing, voice search, and On-premise and Cloud solutions leveraging video content. Sectors like Automotive, Healthcare and pharmaceutical, Media and entertainment, Pay TV, Over-The-Top (OTT), and Advertising invest heavily in video content. Subscription models and personal computers, mobiles, educational content, and Music cater to diverse audiences. However, the market faces challenges due to internet proliferation and piracy of content, particularly through illegal torrents and services like BitTorrent, which undermine Subscription-based business models.

The digital video content market experiences robust growth, fueled by OTT service providers offering TV shows, movies, music videos, advertisements, and more on digital platforms. Smartphones, tablets, laptops, and smart TVs are popular devices for accessing this content, particularly among the younger population. Pay-TV providers expand their offerings through cross-platform partnerships, enabling subscriptions to SVOD and AVOD services like Netflix and Prime Video. Digital media consumption continues to surge with the expansion of 4G and the rise of cable TV alternatives. Entertainment purposes and promotional uses of digital video services are prevalent on social media platforms, live streaming videos, and text, audio, video, graphics, and photograph-rich content. AI, IT, Cloud computing, e-newsletters, blog posts, B2B communication, and online traffic further fuel the market’s growth. Industries like the hotel industry, automotive, healthcare and pharmaceutical, media and entertainment, and education also leverage digital video services for personalization marketing, voice search, on-premise, and cloud solutions.

In the dynamic and evolving landscape of digital media, the Video Content Market plays a pivotal role. This market encompasses a plethora of elements, including Technology, Video, Shows, Movies, Music, Advertisements, and Platforms. Technology serves as the backbone, enabling the creation, distribution, and consumption of digital video content. Platforms like YouTube, Vimeo, and Netflix provide a space for content creators to monetize their Movies, Shows, and Advertisements through various monetization methods. The Content itself is diverse, ranging from educational to entertainment, and caters to a global audience. The Digital Video Content Market is a thriving industry, driven by innovation, consumer demand, and technological advancements. It’s a world where Creativity meets Technology, and where Entrepreneurship and Artistry converge.

My Next Read: “Off the Charts: What I Learned From My Almost Fabulous Life In Music ” by Kat Goldman

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Apr 24, 2024

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My Next Read: “Off the Charts: What I Learned From My Almost Fabulous Life In Music ” by Kat Goldman

So you want to make it as a singer-songwriter? Kat Goldman has been there, almost to the very top, and now she’s back with sage advice and hilarious behind-the-scenes stories from a lifetime of toil in the dive bars and legendary venues of the contemporary music scene. Learn what it’s like to meet your first fan, date a rock star (never again!), perform in a grocery store, and rebuild your career after getting hit by a car in a bagel shop. Feel the sting of rejection and rampant sexism, and the thrill of writing a hit song and performing with your idols… Off the Charts is a whimsical, uproarious tour through a fickle business that never seems to repay what performers put into it, and one woman’s highly intimate account of how she made the best of almost making it.

Smithsonian Folkways Announces New Historical Album featuring Bessie Jones, John Davis & The Georgia Sea Island Singers with Mississippi Fred McDowell

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Apr 24, 2024

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Smithsonian Folkways Announces New Historical Album featuring Bessie Jones, John Davis & The Georgia Sea Island Singers with Mississippi Fred McDowell

A live recording of a concert can preserve one powerful moment indelibly in time. Coming June 14, 2024, Smithsonian Folkways will release The Complete Friends of Old-Time Music Concert by Bessie Jones, John Davis & The Georgia Sea Island Singers with Mississippi Fred McDowell and Ed Young, presenting a riveting, historic look at the intersection of Black folk traditions and civil rights activism. Taken from a concert in April 1965, this recording showcases the haunting songs of the Georgia Sea Islands Singers, led by Jones and Davis–Black folk songs and spirituals that have influenced everyone from Jerry Garcia to Afrofuturist Folkways artist Jake Blount. These songs of the Gullah Geechee people of Georgia even today retain deep connections to Africa, and were encoded with powerful messages of resistance to slavery and oppression. The concert also featured the country blues of legendary singer and guitarist Mississippi Fred McDowell and Mississippi cane fife player Ed Young. It was a star-studded concert, and the excitement of these seminal musicians joining together on songs and inspiring each other is palpable. But the powerful subtext of this concert was clear even then.

“We’re on the road to world peace, and freedom, and integration,” says famed folklorist Alan Lomax brightly in his introduction to the concert. Behind him on the stage, some of the greatest Black folk singers of their time say nothing. Their thoughts on Lomax’s overly optimistic prediction come through in the songs they presented that evening. Songs that prayed to a Biblical God for justice, songs that spoke of the pure barbarity and horror of slavery, the death and murder of so many brought from Africa over the centuries, songs that spoke of the thousands and thousands of marchers in America at that very time during the Civil Rights movement. “If I can’t march, I can sing,” said Mable Hillery of the Georgia Sea Island Singers, herself a noted Civil Rights activist and frequent marcher who had stayed back from protests to testify before this crowd of mostly young, white people in New York City. By bringing out an unheard tradition of Black American music and showcasing the music in such a direct, engaging way, all the performers on stage this one evening in 1965 hoped to leave a lasting mark on the audience. They reveled in playing together, and they found common ground across very different Black communities in the United States. But as Siegel pointed out, they had very clear motives for their music. “Bessie Jones and John Davis were very aware of their mission to help people understand this music,” says Peter Siegel, who recorded the original concert. “Where it came from and how it could inform the future.”

Applications For SiriusXM Soundwaves MusiCounts Community Fund Now Open

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Apr 24, 2024

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Applications For SiriusXM Soundwaves MusiCounts Community Fund Now Open

SiriusXM Canada, in partnership with MusiCounts, has opened applications for the inaugural SiriusXM Soundwaves: A MusiCounts Community Fund. This innovative grant program is dedicated to providing not-for-profit community level organizations across Canada with up to $20,000 in instruments, equipment, and resources necessary to foster accessibility and enhance music education. Eligible organizations can apply today for grants to sustain existing music programs or initiate new ones at musicounts.ca/soundwaves.

This initiative is built on the premise that every community deserves the chance to cultivate talent and a passion for music. Community music programs aim to make music education accessible to all youth, especially in underrepresented communities where such opportunities are most needed. SiriusXM Soundwaves will help support these programs, bridge gaps, create opportunities, and make music accessible to more youth.

“Music is a universal language that should be accessible to everyone and through the SiriusXM Soundwaves MusiCounts Community Fund, we are making that a reality for more communities across Canada,” said Rob Keen, Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing & CCD at SiriusXM Canada. “By removing financial barriers and providing essential resources, we are thrilled to help open doors for young talent to explore, learn, and grow through music.”

To celebrate and encourage diversity within music education, the program is designed to be inclusive and flexible. The funds can be allocated to various approaches to music education and used to purchase a wide array of musical instruments and necessary equipment.

“SiriusXM Canada’s support is critical to achieving MusiCounts’ mission to ensure that all children and youth across Canada have access to music education,” said Kristy Fletcher, President of MusiCounts. “The impact of this fund will be felt for generations, as it helps to lay down the foundational support for burgeoning music programs and reinforces the infrastructure of existing ones.”

SiriusXM Canada’s commitment to the Canadian music ecosystem extends beyond the SiriusXM Soundwaves MusiCounts Community Fund. Through its Canadian Content Development (CCD) contributions, SiriusXM spotlights Canadian talent, artists, and musicians, promoting their work on a national scale. The company’s contributions through CCD represent a substantial investment in the future of Canadian music and underline its ongoing commitment to nurturing homegrown talent from every corner of the country.

Applications for the SiriusXM Soundwaves MusiCounts Community Fund are now open until May 30, 2024. For more information or to apply, please visit musicounts.ca/soundwaves.

Craft Latino Commemorates 60 Years Of Fania Records With A Global Year-Long Celebration

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Eric Alper

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Apr 23, 2024

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Craft Latino Commemorates 60 Years Of Fania Records With A Global Year-Long Celebration

2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the legendary New York label Fania Records, one of the most significant Latin labels in the world, musically and culturally. In the ’60s, Fania was a pioneer in creating and spreading the sound of salsa music from New York City to the globe. In addition to salsa, Fania is the definitive home for genres such as Latin big band, Afro-Cuban jazz, boogaloo and Latin soul. Its roster of artists includes countless music legends, such as Johnny Pacheco, Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Ray Barretto, Cheo Feliciano and Rubén Blades, among many others. In 1968, the creation of the international supergroup known as the Fania All-Stars, a vital force in Latin music, established the label’s signature musical style, which became known as the “Fania Sound.” Today, Fania’s legacy is just as meaningful to Latin music as Stax and Motown to soul or Prestige and Blue Note to jazz. It remains a cultural beacon, illuminating a powerful American immigrant story that is as timely today as when the label launched. To celebrate Fania’s legacy on this special milestone, Craft Latino will release over a dozen remastered 180-gram vinyl reissues, over two dozen remastered digital albums, many of which will debut in hi-res digital, a singles box set and a variety of content throughout the year, including curated playlists, artist spotlights and live events across New York, Los Angeles, Miami and London.

Kicking off the year-long celebration and available now is a newly remastered reissue for La Gran Fuga (The Big Break), the 1970 masterpiece from the magnificent salsa duo Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe. The Gold-certified sixth collaboration has been newly remastered, featuring (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and pressed on 180-gram vinyl, with a classic tip-on jacket and, as an added bonus, an 11” x 22” insert featuring Izzy Sanabria’s famous cover art—an FBI wanted poster with the bandleader’s mugshot—which took inspiration from Colón’s “Malo” alter-ego. La Gran Fuga is also finally available in 192/24 hi-res digital audio on all major music platforms—listen here.

Other vinyl reissues coming in 2024 include renowned recordings (available for pre-order now) such as Joe Cuba Sextet’s long-out-of-print debut album on Tico Records, Vagabundeando! Hangin’ Out (60th-anniversary edition), and the Fania All-Stars 50th-anniversary edition of the Latin-Soul-Rock album, which features live recordings from the band’s 1973 concerts at New York’s Yankee Stadium and Puerto Rico’s Roberto Clemente Coliseum with guest artists Jorge “Malo” Santana, Manu Dibango, Billy Cobham, Jan Hammer and more.

September 15th marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, a fitting moment to unveil details about the upcoming Fania singles box set this Fall, Fania 45s: the Latin Sound of New York. This long-awaited set will feature some of the most celebrated singles by some of Fania’s most-loved artists, including Johnny Pacheco, Celia Cruz, Joe Bataan, Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe, Ray Barretto, Ismael Rivera, Pete Rodriguez and Eddie Palmieri. It will include archival images, ephemera and in-depth liner notes in English and Spanish by New York–based music historian, author and producer Aurora Flores.

Founded in 1964 by Dominican bandleader Johnny Pacheco and his attorney Jerry Masucci, Fania Records was a label that started from their mutual passion for Latin music. Together, they created a powerhouse label with a signature sound: the apex of tropical music, combined with the swing of big band jazz and the gritty vibe of American R&B, jazz, funk and soul. The label provided an artistic haven for a young generation of musicians who were inspired to experiment with new musical formats. The label started small, with the first official record release Cañonazo (Fania 321). In 1967, Masucci bought Pacheco’s share of the label, including its subsidiary labels. When Masucci passed in 1997, the label assets remained tied up for years, and in 2005, it was sold to V2 Records and Emusica. In 2018, Fania Records’ assets were sold to Concord, including 1.2K album masters, 15K songs and 7K compositions.

Fania’s rich master catalog also includes the Pete Rodriguez’s boogaloo classic “I Like It Like That” which was sampled by Cardi B in her #1 hit “I Like It.” In 2022, Bad Bunny sampled Ismael Rivera’s “Controversia” in the track “El Apagon” from his album Un Verano Sin Ti. Additionally, three Fania Recordings, Celia & Johnny by Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco, Azucar Pa’ Ti by Eddie Palmieri and Live at Yankee Stadium by the Fania All-Stars, appear in the National Recording Registry, a list of sound recordings that “are culturally, historically or aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States.”

Throughout 2024, Craft Latino will take a deeper look at the label’s history and incredible roster of talent through special video and editorial content and playlists. Giveaways, additional releases, and live summer and fall Fania 60th events will be announced later in the year.

DJ Shadow Announces Second Leg of 2024 Tour Dates

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Eric Alper

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Apr 23, 2024

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DJ Shadow Announces Second Leg of 2024 Tour Dates

On the heels of a highly successful and sold out 30+ date headlining tour this past winter, DJ Shadow has announced a second leg of dates that will bring him across Europe/UK this summer and North America in October to celebrate his latest album Action Adventure. Starting October 3 in Kansas City, the North American Action Adventure Tour stops in cities that the pioneering DJ and producer hasn’t played in years. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday at 10AM local time. See below for the full itinerary and go here for tickets and pre-sale information: http://djshadow.com

Action Adventure – released in October on Mass Appeal / Liquid Amber – features 14 mostly instrumental tracks that represent a continued evolution for DJ Shadow. His eighth studio album, it’s a thrilling new addition to an influential body of work defined by a restless ear, always searching to rescue some forgotten gem from the dustbin of music history or a fresh blast of sound from the cutting edge.

Tied to the new album release, Shadow was profiled by Stereogum and SPIN, and interviewed by Zane Lowe on his Apple Music show. Additional album coverage includes The Fader, Billboard, NPR’s New Music Friday and more. He also sat down for a Q&A with Zane Lowe at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles, was interviewed on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic, World Cafe and his KEXP live performance session just debuted last week. His first proper tour since 2017 kicked off in January of this year, and included sold out headline performances at Webster Hall in New York City and The Fonda in Los Angeles.

Leading up to the release of Action Adventure, Shadow released music videos for album singles “Ozone Scraper” and “You Played Me” – two songs that show off the synth-heavy sonic worlds that he explores throughout the record. “You Played Me” was the result of serendipity, dropping the needle on an a capella track of a record he’d never listened to, over a beat that recalls a lost early 80s R&B classic. He says of the track, “it’s one of my favorite songs I’ve ever made.” The music video was filmed in a still-operating cassette tape manufacturer in Missouri – National Audio Company – and Shadow has been hiding cassette tapes of the single at indie record stores worldwide.

DJ Shadow has been releasing music for over thre decades. His landmark debut Endtroducing…..was released in 1996, is considered one of the finest albums of that decade, and continues to influence new generations of artists. In thepast few years he’s reached some tremendous new heights. 2016’s The Mountain Will Fall featured “Nobody Speak” with Run The Jewels. That single has long since gone gold, has nearly100 million streams on Spotify, and continues to seep into the public consciousness as a soundtrack to countless spots in film and on TV. He returned in 2019 with Our Pathetic Age -a double LP featuring De La Soul (performing “Rocket Fuel” together on Jimmy Kimmel Live), Nas, Run the Jewels, Pusha T, Inspectah Deck and Ghostface among others.

TOUR DATES:
International
June 20, 2024 Reykjavik, Iceland – Gamla Bíó
June 22, 2024 Istanbul, Turkey – Frankhan
June 23, 2024 Sofia, Bulgaria – Sofia Live Festival
June 26, 2024 Bratislava, Slovakia – Danube Music Day
June 28, 2024 Madrid, Spain – Sala But
June 29, 2024 Barcelona, Spain – Nitsa
July 2, 2024 Marseille, France – Espace Julien
July 4, 2024 Belfast, UK – The Limelight
July 5, 2024 Cork, Ireland – Cyprus Avenue
July 7, 2024 Dublin, Ireland – The Academy
July 9, 2024 Seignosse, France – Tube
July 11, 2024 Edinburgh, UK – La Belle Angele
July 12, 2024 Nottingham, UK – Rock City
July 13, 2024 Gateshead, UK – Glasshouse
July 14, 2024 Liverpool, UK – Invisible Wind Factory
July 16, 2024 Norwich, UK – Waterfront
July 18, 2024 Ghent, Belgium – Gent Jazz Festival
July 19, 2024 Ghent, Belgium – Gent Jazz Festival
July 20, 2024 Bontida, Romania – Electric Castle

North America
Oct 03, 2024 Kansas City, MO – Madrid Theatre
Oct 04, 2024 Saint Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
Oct 05, 2024 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
Oct 07, 2024 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Oct 08, 2024 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
Oct 10, 2024 Ottawa, ON – Bronson Centre Music Theatre
Oct 11, 2024 Montréal, QC – Society for Arts and Technology
Oct 12, 2024 New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
Oct 14, 2024 Richmond, VA – The National
Oct 15, 2024 Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
Oct 16, 2024 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
Oct 20, 2024 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
Oct 22, 2024 Houston, TX House of Blues
Oct 23, 2024 Austin, TX – Mohawk
Oct 24, 2024 Oklahoma City, OK – Tower Theatre
Oct 27, 2024 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
Oct 29, 2024 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
Oct 30, 2024 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
Oct 31, 2024 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues Anaheim

Naomi Judd Estate Announces Virtual Exhibit Featuring Rare, Never-Before-Seen Artifacts From Her Legendary Career

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Apr 23, 2024

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Naomi Judd Estate Announces Virtual Exhibit Featuring Rare, Never-Before-Seen Artifacts From Her Legendary Career

Today, in collaboration with Definitive Authentic and Mercy Community Healthcare, The Naomi Judd Estate has announced a series of virtual exhibits of rare and never-before-seen artifacts from the life of activist, philanthropist, and American cultural icon Naomi Judd. The first collection, entitled ‘Artist’ will be publicly available on May 1st – the two-year anniversary of The Judds induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, Country music’s highest honor. This is the first installment of five archival collections to be rolled out throughout 2024, with each forthcoming collection highlighting a different area of Naomi’s incredible life and work.

In the words of her daughter Ashley, Naomi Judd was “a legend and an icon that left country music (and the world) better than she found it”. Working in partnership with archival platform Definitive Authentic, The Naomi Judd Estate has curated a virtual exhibit of rare items that spotlight the impact of Naomi’s creative work on country music and American culture at large. Featuring behind-the-scenes photos, awards, a personal stage map with handwritten notes, a shooting script for the “Grandpa” music video, countless well-wishes from country music luminaries, and more, the Naomi Judd ‘Artist’ artifact collection frames the icon as not only a beloved musician, but a figure whose groundbreaking vision went well beyond the recording studio as evidenced by her lifelong support of numerous philanthropic causes. In tribute to that philanthropic spirit, a portion of the proceeds from this exhibit (and the following exhibits) will be donated to The Naomi Judd Mental Health Clinic: A Bridge to Hope – a brand new mental health wing at Mercy Community Healthcare in Franklin, TN. The facility includes a larger mental health area with counseling/psychiatric rooms, a Parent-Child Interactive Therapy Room, group rooms, a waiting room, and prayer area. The new building brings all services under one roof as Mercy is committed to treating the whole person – body + mind + spirit – for true healing in a faith-based environment.

Speaking about the release, Naomi’s husband Larry Strickland stated: “It is such a blessing for me to honor my wife’s life by giving the fans a look into the detailed archives that Naomi kept all of these years. I’d often walk through the barn and wonder why she insisted on keeping all of these objects that at the time seemed to be collecting dust; however, I now see that these were more than just things. These were her memories… our memories. These releases are our family’s gift to you, her public, for being there for all of us for the past 40 years. I hope they bring you a sense of Peace & Hope in regards to her memory and the Legacy that is Naomi Judd.”

Director of Hill Entertainment Group + Naomi Judd Estate Archivist Kodi Chandler also noted: “Naomi kept meticulous records of photographs and artifacts. Through these we are able to explore how she viewed herself. It is our honor to help the family curate these collections for release. This first collection, simply titled “Artist” is how she documented her time as she was best known, as one half of The Judds. The subsequent collections introduce and revisit other facets of Naomi that we can’t wait to share with those who meant the most to her, the fans.”

The release of the Naomi Judd ‘Artist’ collection kicks off a packed 2024 for Judd fans around the world, with several exciting announcements coming in the near future. Notably, there will be the first-ever vinyl release in the US of The Judds final studio album Love Can Build A Bridge (1990), to include lyric sheets and never before seen photos from Naomi’s personal scrapbooks, among other exciting projects.

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Smithsonian Folkways Announces New Historical Album featuring Bessie Jones, John Davis & The Georgia Sea Island Singers with Mississippi Fred McDowell

Applications For SiriusXM Soundwaves MusiCounts Community Fund Now Open

Craft Latino Commemorates 60 Years Of Fania Records With A Global Year-Long Celebration

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Naomi Judd Estate Announces Virtual Exhibit Featuring Rare, Never-Before-Seen Artifacts From Her Legendary Career

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