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Vince Gill

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Vince Gill Tackles The Tough Conversations On His New Album 'Okie' & Recalls First GRAMMY Win

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The Recording Academy sat down with the 21-time GRAMMY winner to talk about driving real conversations with his latest batch of songs Behind the Scenes at the GRAMMY Museum
Nate Hertweck
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Sep 24, 2019 - 4:25 pm

Country singer/songwriter and guitar-slinging legend Vince Gill has done it all, and yet his new album Okie sitll manages to cover vast amount of uncharted territory. After over 40 years in music and 21 GRAMMYs, perhaps it isn't surprising the Oklahoma native feels and sounds more comfortable in his own skin tha n ever. And with Okie, Gill not only reclaims an old slur with its title, but redraws the boundaries of taboo in its songs. 

Behind The Scenes: Vince Gill On 'Okie'

"You shouldn't be afraid of conversations about anything. Whether it's race, or it's religion. There's a song about teen pregnancy. There's a song about sexual abuse... There's a ficticious song about a guy killing his dad to protect his family," Gill told the Recording Academy Behind the Scenes at the GRAMMY Museum. "I mean, yeah [these topics are] not the norm. But in a sense they really are the norm of what's really going on with people when they struggle."

Gill hopes tackling these tough subject matters head-on will inspire listeners to do just that: listen. 

"If you can have a decent conversation without judgement, without people drawing lines in the sand," he said, "It's amazing to me how devisive we've gotten with each other, so hopefully these kinds of songs can maybe make someone who doesn't agree with that listen with a different heart."

Gill also reflected on his very first of a 21 GRAMMY wins, which came back in 1990 for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male for his song "When I Call Your Name."

Hear more about the spirit of Okie, how Gill identified Ken Burns' new series "Country Music" as a great connector between some of his new material and Jimmie Rodgers and more in the video above.

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Peggy Lee

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GRAMMY Museum To Celebrate Peggy Lee's 100th Birthday With Panel Featuring Billie Eilish, k.d. lang & More Plus An Online Exhibit

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The May 26 celebration will honor Lee with a discussion, a birthday toast and the Museum's first exhibit curated for an online experience
Nate Hertweck
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May 20, 2020 - 5:17 pm

Today the GRAMMY Museum announced Peggy Lee 100th Birthday Celebration, a special event including a panel discussion, birthday toast and virtual exhibit in honor of Peggy Lee's life, music and legacy. The Museum will commemorate the occasion on May 26, which would have been Lee's100th birthday.

The panel discussion and birthday toast will feature Holly Foster Wells, Lee's granddaughter and president of Peggy Lee Associates, LLC; Dr. Tish Oney, author of Peggy Lee: A Century Of Song, GRAMMY winners Billie Eilish and k.d. lang, Eric Burton of the GRAMMY-nominated Black Pumas, and moderator Scott Goldman, plus other panelists who were inspired by Lee.

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The virtual exhibit will display Lee's career milestones and accomplishments from the 1930s through the early 2000s with a variety of never-before-seen rare artifacts. The Museum has been releasing virtual archival exhibits since its closure in light of COVID-19, but this marks the Museum's first exhibit opening digitally and later slated to open in the physical Museum at L.A. Live in spring 2021.

As one of the 20th century's most important musical influences in the world of jazz and popular music, Lee helped redefine what it meant to be a female singer over her seven-decade career. She was involved in every aspect of her performances, from costume to lighting design to directing her career on her own terms. Tony Bennett coined her "the female Frank Sinatra," which she considered one of the highest compliments, and she has been cited as an inspiration by artists such as Adele, Madonna, Diana Krall and more.

Don't miss the Peggy Lee 100th Birthday Celebration panel discussion and virtual exhibit, available Tuesday, May 26, at the Museum's Digital Museum: www.grammymuseum.org

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Lollapalooza Stockholm 2020 Lineup Announced: Kendrick Lamar, Kacey Musgraves, Pearl Jam & More

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The full lineup is here for the June 26-28 festival in Sweden - find out who will perform
Nate Hertweck
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Dec 5, 2019 - 5:42 pm

Lollapalooza Stockholm 2020 has announced it's linuep, and it's stacked! Led by Kendrick Lamar, Kacey Musgraves, Camila Cabello, Pearl Jam, Elle Goulding, Post Malone, The Killers and more, the three day festival in Sweden will no doubt attract an international audience.

LINE-UP ANNOUNCED! Tickets via https://t.co/e6FfuerAgr #lollastockholm pic.twitter.com/o9WmSW3yXL

— Lollapalooza Stockholm (@lollapaloozaSE) December 5, 2019

Set to take place June 26-28 in the scenic Gärdet Park in the heart of Stockholm, Sweden, this installment of Lolla will also feature performances by Zara Larsson, Galantis, Of Monsters and Men, Rex Orange County, Zhu, Jack Bugg, Anderson .Paak, Nina Kraviz, Mando Diao and many more.

SEE YOU IN 2020 LOLLA FANS! #lollastockholm pic.twitter.com/CaDdcs3kJV

— Lollapalooza Stockholm (@lollapaloozaSE) July 1, 2019

For festivalgoers traveling to Stockholm, Lollapalooza has helpfully compiled some local experience tips. Tickets are on sale now via the festival's website.

Electric Forest 2020 Lineup: Major Lazer, Diplo, BASSNECTAR, Louis The Child & More

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SoundCloud Unveils New Artist Marketing Tool Called Promote

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Premier-tier users of the digital service can now self-manage their own promotional efforts to boost plays and grow audience
Nate Hertweck
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Nov 12, 2019 - 3:35 pm

SoundCloud artists who have upgrated to Premier, the platform's premium-tier membership, now have a new promotional tool in their tool belt. Today the digital service launced Promote, a self-service feature empowering creators to boost plays and lift their songs to the top of listeners' feeds and mobile pages.

 Now you can promote your own track on SoundCloud. Check it out.  https://t.co/shrWr1R4DX pic.twitter.com/Kl1FCxXeIs

— SoundCloud (@SoundCloud) November 12, 2019

With Promote, Premier users can set their own budget and adjust advanced targeting options to, as SoundCloud's website puts it, "Get your music in front of our global tastemaker community." The promotional tool also allows artists to interact with fans and build real-time connections on the platform.

This new feature comes as part of the existing Premier plan, where artists get free distribution to every major music service with fast, direct payouts as well as, "Earn industry-leading revenue share on SoundCloud and keep 100 percent of your payouts from other services."

In order for artists to qualify for Premier and access the new Promote tool, they must be age 18 or older, be posting original music and have no copyright strikes against them and a minimum of 1,000 monetizable track plays on SoundCloud.

For more information, visit SoundCloud's Premier page.

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Alan Jackson

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Alan Jackson Announces 2020 U.S. Tour

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The "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" singer announces a sprawling 18-date run spanning most of next year
Nate Hertweck
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Nov 7, 2019 - 3:44 pm

GRAMMY-winning country music megastar Alan Jackson might just be kicking up dust in your town in 2020. The Georgia-born, Nashville-based singer announced an 18-show tour that stretches across the U.S. and most of next year.

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Country Music Hall of Famer Plans Concerts Across the Nation
First Shows On Sale Next Week Include Jackson’s First Nashville Concert in Three Years! Read More: https://t.co/rTrEZaC5zJ pic.twitter.com/8Kom8j7DvX

— Alan Jackson (@OfficialJackson) November 7, 2019

The run kicks off Jan. 10 in Cincinatti, Ohio, and wrapping Oct. 3 in Denver, Colo., with notables stop along the way in Atlanta on Valentine's Day, at Stagecoach in Indio, Calif. on Apr. 26, and his first show in Nashville in three years, set for Aug. 7 at Bridgestone Arena.

Tour openers are still yet to be announced, but according to a statement, "Many of the tour stops will showcase some of Jackson’s favorite rising stars who play at AJ’s Good Time Bar, his self-owned honky-tonk on downtown Nashville’s famed 'Lower Broadway.'" 

A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Songwriting Hall of Fame, Jackson's racked up 20 GRAMMY nominations and two wins in his 30-plus-year career. His most recent album is 2015's Angels And Alcohol.

Tickets for some shows are available now with other dates going on-sale soon. Visit Jackson's website for a full list of dates and ticket info.

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