Press releases from the United Kingdom music industry
He is best known as a stargazer but as he prepares to tread the boards in the musical Hairspray, Russell Grant reveals his first love was always the stage.
Theatre-trained Russell, 68, who undergoes a dramatic transformation to play Edna Turnblad, said that acting is “where my heart is, it’s my passion”.
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Man sentenced for over £500,000 of karaoke copyright offences
This press release is from City of London Police
Steve Mather, 63, of Beaufort Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, has been sentenced to eight months suspended at Manchester Crown Court. He pleaded guilty to copyright offences for illegally creating and distributing karaoke tracks online without permission. Digitop have estimated their loss to be £485,000, while Sunfly Karaoke Ltd’s loss is projected to be £29,593.50
In 2015, the City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) received a referral from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) when one of their members, Digitop Ltd, became aware of online accounts called KaraokeRG and Karaokekid. These accounts were making torrented karaoke tracks available to the public without permission from the rights holders, Digitop and Sunfly Karaoke Ltd.
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Dame Colette Bowe has had a music scholarship award named after her to mark her successful tenure as Chair of ABRSM’s governing body
Spotify makes its stock market debut
Press release as received by Jem Girl at the Piano from Hargreaves Lansdow
Spotify launched directly onto the New York Stock Exchange today, with the shares initially changing hands on the public market for $166 a pop, significantly higher than the $132.50 which was the highest price previously paid for the shares in private transactions.
The company has chosen the unusual route of a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange, so we can probably expect a bit of a choppiness in the price throughout the remainder of the US trading session.
Laith Khalaf, Senior Analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown:
‘Spotify is floating on the stock market at a pretty inauspicious time for the tech industry, which has been rocked by the Facebook data scandal and now potentially faces greater regulation as a result. Donald Trump’s tweeted attacks on Amazon don’t help lift sentiment towards the sector either.
Press release as received from Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality for Girl at the Piano
“Good Evening Europe, This is Israel Calling!”
Eurovision 2018 Largest Pre-Show to take place in Tel Aviv, Rabin Square, Tuesday April 10th
The city of Tel Aviv-Yafo is hosting the largest Eurovision promo-event, showcasing 30 artists to a crowd of thousands of participants from Israel and around Europe. The outdoor concert is the largest of its kind ever to take place.
For the third consecutive year, “Israel Calling” will bring together representing artists from dozens of countries around the continent, including local representative Netta Barzilai, who’s song “Toy” has been topping the betting charts as a favorite to win this year’s contest in Lisbon. Thousands of local and international Eurovision fans will gather in Tel Aviv to cheer-on the representatives from approximately 30 different countries who have already confirmed their participation – three quarters of all Eurovision participants.
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