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344 Feature Films In contention For 2019 Best Picture Oscar® - Dec 17, 2019 - 6:39:12 PM
Three hundred forty-four feature films are eligible for the 2019 Academy
Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced
today.
To be eligible for 92nd Academy Awards consideration,
feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los
Angeles County by December 31, and begin a minimum run of seven
consecutive days.
Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion
picture must have a running time...
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Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation® announces the Julio Iglesias Scholarship - Dec 16, 2019 - 11:45:01 AM
The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation® announced today that it is
accepting applications for the Julio Iglesias Scholarship from music
students admitted to Berklee College of Music who are interested in
Latin music. The four-year Prodigy Scholarship, which holds a maximum
value of $200,000 USD, was created five years ago in an effort to
support music education and Latin music genres, and will be awarded to a
student who is exceptionally gifted and needs financial assistance to
complete a bachelor's degree in music starting in the Fall 2020
semester...
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The Recording Academy moves forward with diversity & inclusion efforts - Dec 12, 2019 - 10:30:44 AM
The Recording Academy®, the leading society of music professionals and
the organization behind the GRAMMY Awards®, will implement
recommendations set forth by the Recording Academy Diversity &
Inclusion Task Force, including restructuring its Board of Trustees to
ensure that music creators from the broadest range of ages, backgrounds,
genders, genres, crafts and regions are fully represented within the
organization's leadership...
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The Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation® now accepting applications - Dec 5, 2019 - 11:00:54 AM
The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation® announced today that applications
are now open for the Gifted Tuition Scholarships and the Tuition
Assistance Scholarships. Talented music students between the ages of
17–24 years old with financial constraints, admitted to the university
of their choice and interested in Latin music are eligible to apply.
The
Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation will distribute a maximum of $700,000
USD in an effort to foster and support the next generation of talented
musicians who will continue the legacy of Latin music and its
significant contribution to the world's culture...
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Recording Academy: Ask Musicians For Music Act (AM-FM - Nov 21, 2019 - 5:35:03 PM
"The AM-FM Act will give artists control over what is rightfully
theirs, their music. The legislation is about consent for use of
content, a basic concept that the NAB is seeking for its own television
members. We thank Senator Blackburn and Representative Nadler for their
leadership on this issue, and ask members of Congress...
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Alicia Keys To Host 62nd GRAMMY Awards - Nov 14, 2019 - 3:25:19 PM
Fifteen-time GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, and
global superstar Alicia Keys will return as host of the 62nd Annual
GRAMMY Awards® and took to YouTube and socials this morning to announce
the news in a video. The announcement comes just days before GRAMMY
nominees are set to be revealed on Wednesday, Nov. 20...
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159 Documentary Features submitted for 2019 Oscar® Race - Nov 12, 2019 - 1:04:50 PM
One hundred fifty-nine features have been submitted for consideration in
the Documentary Feature category for the 92nd Academy Awards®.
Several
of the films have not yet had their required Los Angeles and New York
qualifying releases. Submitted features must fulfill the theatrical
release requirements and comply with all of the category’s other
qualifying rules in order to advance in the voting process...
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Academy Museum announces seven new trustees - Nov 6, 2019 - 1:45:11 PM
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures today announced the addition of
seven new trustees, including Laura Dern, David Dolby, Sidonie Seydoux
Dumas, Mark Johnson, Miky Lee, Katherine Oliver, and David Rubin. The
governing body of the Academy Museum, the Board of Trustees oversees the
organization’s strategic vision, maintains its financial health, and
ensures the institution fulfills its mission to create the best possible
motion picture museum for film lovers across the world...
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The Latin Recording Academy® and Univision Announce Official Sponsors for the 20th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® - Nov 5, 2019 - 12:05:42 PM
The Latin Recording Academy® and Univision Communications Inc. announced
today the official sponsors for the 20th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards®.
The event will connect leading international brands through innovative
programs and campaigns with Latin music fans across multiple platforms,
as well as through several on-site experiential activations. The 20th
Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live on Univision from the
MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Nov. 14 from 8 –11 p.m. ET/PT...
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The Latin Recording Academy® announces the second roster of performers for the 20th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® - Nov 5, 2019 - 10:20:00 AM
The Latin Recording Academy® today announced additional performers for
the 20th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards®, which includes current nominees
Aitana, Anitta, Pedro Capó, Julio Reyes Copello, Darell, Dimelo Flow,
Fonseca, Luis Fonsi, Greeicy, Intocable, Nella, Reik, Rosalía, and
Alejandro Sanz...
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Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation® and Ford Fund Kick-Off Program to foster the next generation of women in music - Oct 29, 2019 - 7:30:47 PM
The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation® continues its five-year
collaboration with Ford Motor Company Fund — the philanthropic arm of
Ford —with a pilot program to promote women in music by helping forge
the next generation of music makers and paving their road to success.
The Emerging Latina Music Recognition Program is aimed at young women in
their senior year of high school who have demonstrated musical talent
and a desire to pursue a higher education in music.
Two-time
Latin GRAMMY winner and GRAMMY nominee, Kany García, currently nominated
in the categories of Song Of The Year, Best Singer-Songwriter Album...
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The Latin Recording Academy® announces the First Roster of Performers for the 20th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® - Oct 29, 2019 - 8:45:26 AM
The Latin Recording Academy® has announced the first roster of
performers for the 20th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards®, which includes
current nominees Paula Arenas, Bad Bunny, Alessia Cara, Alex Fernández,
Vicente Fernández, Draco Rosa, Ximena Sariñana, Sech, and Sebastián
Yatra, in addition to Latin GRAMMY® winners Alejandro Fernández, Natalia
Jiménez, and Olga Tañón. The 2019 Latin Recording Academy Person of
the Year™...
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Ricky Martin, Roselyn Sánchez, and Paz Vega to Host The 20th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® - Oct 24, 2019 - 1:00:05 PM
The Latin Recording Academy® today announced that three-time Latin
GRAMMY® winner, 2006 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year™, and
two-time GRAMMY® winner Ricky Martin will host the 20th Annual Latin
GRAMMY Awards® alongside internationally renowned actresses Roselyn
Sánchez and Paz Vega. The 20th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will be
broadcast live on Univision from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas
on Nov. 14 from 8-11 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. Central)...
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GRAMMY Museum Announces Heather Moore As 2019 Jane Ortner Education Award Recipient - Oct 17, 2019 - 9:00:22 AM
The GRAMMY Museum® is pleased to announce Heather Moore of Arcadia High
School in Arcadia, California, as the recipient of the 2019 Jane Ortner
Education Award. The award honors K-12 academic teachers who use music
in the classroom as a powerful educational tool. Moore will receive an
honorarium and will be recognized later this year at a special GRAMMY
Museum event in Los Angeles...
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Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures appoints Bill Kramer as Director - Oct 3, 2019 - 3:15:17 PM
Bill Kramer has been named director of the Academy Museum of Motion
Pictures, the museum’s Board of Trustees announced today. Kramer, who
served as managing director of development and external relations of the
Academy Museum from 2012 to 2016, will take the reins as the
institution’s new leader on January 1, 2020, guiding its artistic and
cultural vision and overseeing the final phase of the museum’s
completion.
“The board unanimously welcomes Bill Kramer as the
Academy Museum’s new director,” said Ron Meyer, Chair of the Academy
Museum Board of Trustees and Vice Chairman of NBCUniversal...
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Aymée Nuviola participates in the Latin Grammy® Master Series at The University of Central Florida - Sep 21, 2019 - 2:15:24 PM
The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation®, in collaboration with the
University of Central Florida Rosen College of Hospitality Management
and thanks to the generosity of Top Stop Music, presented a Latin
GRAMMY® Master Series educational program today.
During the
event Latin GRAMMY® winner and GRAMMY® nominee Aymée Nuviola shared with
students her career experiences and her diverse skill set, which allows
her to perform in different genres, from salsa, bachata...
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The Latin Recording Academy® announced Lifetime Achievement Award and Trustees Award Honorees - Aug 22, 2019 - 9:15:32 AM
The Latin Recording Academy® announced today that Eva Ayllón, Joan Baez,
José Cid, Lupita D’Alessio, Hugo Fattoruso, Pimpinela, Omara Portuondo,
and José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma," will receive this year's Lifetime
Achievement Award. Additionally, Mario Kaminsky will receive the
Trustees Award. The honorees will be celebrated during a private
luncheon ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas on Nov. 13, 2019...
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