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GRAMMY Museum Will Release New Digital Series Featuring Soul Asylum, Brandy Clark, Echosmith & More

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The series, moderated by Scott Goldman, will kick off with GRAMMY-nominated veteran rock band Soul Asylum on April 18 and singer/songwriter Caitlyn Smith on April 20
Jennifer Velez
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Apr 16, 2020 - 1:19 pm

Until its doors reopen, the GRAMMY Museum will launch a new digital series on its website that features artists chatting from their homes via Zoom.

The series, moderated by Scott Goldman, will kick off with GRAMMY-nominated veteran rock band Soul Asylum on April 18 and singer/songwriter Caitlyn Smith on April 20. Other artists who will participate include Brandy Clark, Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon, Ingrid Andress, Echosmith, Kip Moore, Jim Lauderdale, Shinedown and Webb Wilder. The museum said more artists will be announced at a later time. 

The GRAMMY museum hosts public programs at its Clive Davis Theater in Los Angeles throughout the year but is currently closed due to COVID-19. Since its closure, the museum has released archival footage on its website featuring artists like Tanya Tucker, Los Tigres del Norte, Common and Courtney Barnett. 

In addition, GRAMMY Museum staff have shared daily public playlists for museum-goers and music fans to listen to while quarantined. 

Go to the GRAMMY Museum's website for more information on scheduling releases and to watch all-new programming. 

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Renée Fleming Webinar Series To Explore Impact Of Music And Arts On Human Health And The Brain

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Music and Mind Live with Renée Fleming will feature scientists and practitioners in the "intersection music, neuroscience, and healthcare"
Jennifer Velez
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May 19, 2020 - 2:12 pm

GRAMMY-winning soprano Renée Fleming will launch a webinar series exploring the impact of music and arts on human health and the brain.

Music and Mind Live with Renée Fleming will feature scientists and practitioners in the "intersection music, neuroscience, and healthcare" including child development, pain and anxiety and management in conversation with the singer, according to a statement. The first webinar will happen Tuesday, May 19 at 5 p.m. EST/ 2 p.m. PST with Dr. Vivek Murthy. 

Murthy will discuss music, loneliness and isolation as well as his book, Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World. The series will also include a Q&A portion.

Fleming, an arts and health advocate, said now is the time to talk about how art impacts health. 

"Research is revealing amazing things about the way arts influence human health and the brain,” Fleming said in a statement. “With our working lives halted, the covid-19 pandemic has also fostered an explosion of creativity and good will. What better time to examine our need as human beings to create and experience the arts, and the basis of this in science?"

Fleming's role as the Artistic Advisor to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in partnership with the National Institutes of Health and the National Endowment for the Arts inspired her to create the series..

The webinars can be watched live on Facebook. Those who cannot tune into the livestream can catch a replay on the Kennedy Center's website. The live episodes can also be watched on the Kennedy Center's Facebook and YouTube. 

See the full schedule of the series below:

May 19 – “Music, Loneliness, and Isolation”
Vivek H. Murthy, MD (former US Surgeon General, author)
 
May 26 – "Community of Voices, Sound and Music Perception, and a Resource for the Future"- 
Julene Johnson, PhD and Charles Limb, MD (University of California San Francisco); Sunil Iyengar (National Endowment for the Arts)
 
June 2 – “At Home with Children: Musical Tool Kit”
Miriam Lense, PhD, (Vanderbilt University Music Cognition Lab); Sara Beck, PhD (Randolph College)
 
June 9 – "Integrative Approach to COVID-19 and the Mind" 
Deepak Chopra, MD (The Chopra Foundation)
 
June 16 – "Using Music for Health and Wellbeing during COVID-19"
Wendy Magee, PhD (Temple University); Tom Sweitzer, MMT, MT-BC (A Place to Be)

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GRAMMY Museum Releasing Archival Never-Before-Seen Content Featuring Bush, The Zombies And More In May

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Check out what the GRAMMY Museum has in store this month
Jennifer Velez
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Apr 30, 2020 - 3:58 pm

The GRAMMY Museum may be closed, but the music programming continues through its digital program series. In May, museum fans can expect content with their favorite artists, including some never-before-seen content featuring Bush, Trey Anastasio, Claudia Brant with Cheche Alara and Moogie Canazio, Jordan Davis and the Zombies. 

The free online programming is a mix of archival programs taped at the GRAMMY Museum's Clive Davis Theater in Los Angeles and its new digital series featuring up close and personal interviews with musicians and artists done via Zoom. See the full schedule below:

DIGITAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS

*a never-before-released Program from the Museum archives

*5/2 - Trey Anastasio
5/4 - Kevin Cronin from REO Speedwagon
5/6 - Webb Wilder
*5/9 - Claudia Brant with Cheche Alara and Moogie Canazio
5/11 - Jim Lauderdale
5/13 - Melanie Martinez
*5/16 - Jordan Davis
5/18 - Dave Stewart with Thomas Lindsey
5/20 - Shinedown
*5/23 - Bush
5/25 - Brandy Clark
5/27 - JP Saxe
*5/30 - The Zombies

And the content doesn't stop there. The museum will also continue its digital exhibit series that gives fans a deeper look into artists' and musicians' careers through slideshows of past exhibitions, including one of its latest dedicated to the late GRAMMY-winning soulful singer Amy Winehouse. See the full list of digital exhibits below:
 
DIGITAL EXHIBIT SERIES
 
5/1 - Beyond Black - The Style Of Amy Winehouse
5/8 - Ravi Shankar: A Life In Music
5/15 - Deep Heart: Roots, Rock & the Music of Carlos Vives
5/22 - Leonard Bernstein at 100
5/29 - Marty Stuart's Way Out West: A Country Music Odyssey

In addition, the GRAMMY Museum will release new content every day: GRAMMY In The Schools Mini-Lessons (Sunday and Tuesday,) Digital Public Program Series (Monday, Wednesday and Saturday) and Digital Exhibit Series (Friday). The museum will continue to release educational content and lesson plans as a part of the GRAMMY In The Schools Knowledge Bank, whose mission is to pay homage to its musical heritage while bringing community together.

On Thursdays, the museum will release programming exclusively for members, including an Album Club, which is an interactive experience similar to a book club, except members listen to music instead of reading books.

If fans are looking for new playlists, the GRAMMY Museum staff is also releasing daily staff-curated playlists. All programming can be found and explored at the GRAMMY Museum's website here. 

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Songathon Prompt Challenge​ Aims To Raise COVID-19 Relief Awareness Through Songwriting

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Voting will take place from May 2–10, and the winners will be announced on Monday, May 11
Jennifer Velez
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Apr 30, 2020 - 10:00 am

Usually, Songathon brings together songwriters for a 24-hour in-person songwriting competition. With coronavirus (COVID-19) having changed lives all around the world, the organization wants writers to use their talents to spread social distancing awareness and aid pandemic relief through an online contest.

This month, the New York City-based organization, whose mission is to empower and provide resources to songwriters, wants writers to pen songs around social distancing in the hopes of spreading awareness about its importance, as COVID-19 spreads through close contact.

"Social distancing has been a way that everyone can contribute to lowering the rate of infection, which we believe is essential to keeping everyone safe," Songathon founders Noah Hyams and Amber Ward told the Recording Academy in a statement.

More than a third of the world is currently under some form of lockdown and even as parts of the United States begin to reopen, social distancing continues to be encouraged. Hyams and Ward want songwriters to be inspired by it in whatever way they wish. "Songwriters can relate to the prompt and there is the opportunity for it to be interpreted in a multitude of ways: from staying away from loved ones to learning to cope with isolation," they continued.  

In addition, they hope to add support for GlobalGiving’s Coronavirus Relief Fund by uniting the songwriting community and using music as a tool.

"We’re incredibly excited about bringing together the global songwriting community for such an urgent cause. Music has the power to heal, bring us together, and spread a message,” Hyams and Ward said in a statement to the media.

Competitors are being asked to write a song and record a video of it. Singer/songwriter RuthAnne, who has written songs for Britney Spears, JoJo and Niall Horan, Los Angeles-based rock duo The Score and indie artist and singer/songwriter VÉRITÉ will judge a portion of the competition, while an online audience will judge another​.

A Judges' Choice Award and an Audience Choice Award (to be chosen by public voting beginning on May 2) will be the sought after titles. Prices include guest judges private mentoring sessions, a free Q&A session with global rights performing organization AllTrack and more. 

The competition ends on Friday, May 1. The public will vote May 2–10, and the winners will be announced Monday, May 11. Competitors must be 18 years of age or older. To see rules, prizes and how to participate, go here

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Facebook Will Allow Artists To Make Revenue From Livestreams

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Creators will be able to charge for livestreams and add donation button to live videos
Jennifer Velez
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Apr 28, 2020 - 2:06 pm

As a direct result of COVID-19, many more artists and creators have taken to Facebook Live to host livestreams as a way to connect to followers, make money or raise funds for charities. Facebook has taken note and now wants to make it easier for creators to take advantage of their platform, including when it comes to making money.

The social-media platform giant announced on April 24 that it would integrate new features across Facebook, Instagram and Portal to help users connect more efficiently. Among its new features, Facebook announced messenger rooms, "virtual dates" on Facebook Dating and the option to charge for access to live performances and other livestream events.

"To support creators and small businesses, we plan to add the ability for Pages to charge for access to events with Live videos on Facebook – anything from online performances to classes to professional conferences," the platform said in a statement. 

Creators will also be allowed to add a donate button "to live video wherever nonprofit fundraisers are available." As livestreaming has become a major way to connect with masses of people, Facebook said it saw a 50 percent increase in Facebook Live viewers from the U.S. from February to March. 

To read about all the new features for users and creators, read Facebook's announcement here. 

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