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“More than a mere vehicle to inspire composers—young and old, famous or inexperienced—to write and produce new songs, Ryan Cayabyab envisions the Philippine Popular Music Festival (Philpop) songwriting competition as a catalyst for the local music industry’s improvement.”

“When copying is easy, there is almost no intrinsic scarcity, and therefore market value collapses. There’s an endless debate about whether file sharing is “stealing.” It’s an argument I’d like to avoid, since I don’t really care to have a moral position on a software function. Copying in the abstract is vapid and neutral.”

“While traditional narratives tend to present early hip hop solely as the product of marginalized urban youth, cut off from elite social institutions, it’s hard to deny that colleges and universities have played a critical role in the early formation, and continued evolution, of hip hop as well. “

“The politics of copyright place the interests of big business over fans, the public — and artists “

“‘Metallectuals’ Make an Academic Case For Maligned Riffs; The Bon Jovi Debate”

“The summit is set in July or August. “We will identify problems and try to come up with solutions,” Alcasid told Inquirer. “We will create a manifesto that we hope to present to President Aquino. He has three more years in office; We’d like him to know what we need before he leaves.””

“A musical merger could create a new model, or a dozy mammoth”

“University to teach next generation of music professionals through the ups and downs of Manchester’s famous nightclub”

“When viewed from an evolutionary perspective, musical innovation appears odd. It’s obvious why we are motivated to eat, drink and reproduce; the origins of our desire to push musical boundaries, on the other hand, are less clear, especially considering that spending a lifetime crafting songs doesn’t appear to serve any adaptive advantages whatsoever.”

“In celebration of Filipino composer Nicanor Abelardo’s 120th birth year, a group of classically trained musical artists are set to release an album immortalizing fresh renditions from some of his popular and rarely performed works.”

“Gongs and bamboo musical instruments “are a celebration and renewal of our heritage as Asians and have been in existence for thousands of years,” according to composer and National Artist-designate Ramon P. Santos”

“A decade after Apple revolutionized the music world with its iTunes store, the music industry is undergoing another, even more radical, digital transformation as listeners begin to move from CDs and downloads to streaming services like Spotify, Pandora and YouTube. “

“A new project that unites conductor Daniel Barenboim, architect Frank Gehry and Brown University will test whether music really is the universal language—by bringing together students from the Middle East in an ambitious curriculum.”

““It’s a very good development and an exciting one … the idea of acknowledgment of the deep impact hip-hop has in many areas, across cultures,” Pond said.  “I think it’s a very positive development to see hip-hop enter the  academy, even if it’s a decade or even a generation late.””

“Newly released recordings of interviews with some of music’s biggest names — from Steven Tyler to Graham Nash — reveal yet another wrinkle in the decades-long mystery of precisely why the Beatles called it quits. “