President Barack Obama has asked GRAMMY- and Latin GRAMMY-winning artist and 2011 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Shakira to join his Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.
According to a new study conducted by eMusic and Insight Research Group, 92 percent of music fans prefer ownership over streaming, citing unlimited playback and security of collections as top reasons, while 83 percent say they use streaming to discover new music before making a purchase.
Gustavo Dudamel, internationally celebrated conductor and music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, recently joined his mentor, 2009 Latin Recording Academy Trustees Award recipient José Antonio Abreu, in Toronto to spread the word and support Venezuela's extraordinary progress in music education.
