TO SUBMIT FOR AN UPCOMING iStandard Producer Showcase simply upload 2 tracks and the required information at: http://www.istandardproducers.com/index.php?t=show_submit
(We are now booking for 9/17 & 10/15 in NYC, 9/3-9/4 in Philly, 9/19 in Atlanta, & TBD November in Chicago)

FULL DETAILS:

Besides the judge panel, our crowd is filled with various label reps., attorneys, managers, artists, and more. The iStandard Producer Showcase is THE PLACE where people come to look for new producers and network; you never know who will be out. ANY up-and-comer or established person in the music business needs to be in the building this Wednesday night!

July’s NYC winner JEMEX will be setting the night off right, plus the 4 winning combinations from the Philly Style Mash-Up event will be playing their newly formed collaborations!!!

For industry guest list, contact J Hatch at jhatch@istandardproducers.com

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This list is just based of last year, not all time (fyi)
1. 50 Cent - $150 million
2. Jay-Z - $82 million
3. P Diddy - $35 million
4. Kanye West - $30 million
5. Timbaland - $22 million
6. Pharrell Williams - $20 million
7. Swizz Beatz - $17 million
8. Snoop Dogg - $16 million
9. Dr. Dre - $15 million
10. Ludacris - $14 million
11. T.I. - $13 million
12. Lil Wayne - $13 million
13. Eminem - $12 million
14. Common - $12 million
15. Akon - $12 million
16. Jermaine Dupri - $11 million
17. Lil Jon - $11 million
18. OutKast - $10 million
19. Chamillionaire - $10 million
20. The Game - $10 million

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It makes me wonder when I start to hear that major labels are sueing the bands signed to their label what is going to happen next?  Virgin Capitol is sueing 30 Seconds to Mars for not fulfilling their album obligation to the record label. (full details here)

Normally I’d find this hilarious because I am the guy that takes joy in one of the bands I hate getting it in the ear but this isn’t affecting me the same way.  All I can think of is that this is a BAD SIGN.  I can’t remember anything like this in recent time (I’m sure labels have sued bands, managers, etc) and it makes me think this is one of the last resorts of Virgin Capitol.

I’d say by 2010 Virgin Capitol folds and there’s one less major.  Working for an indie label it won’t really affect me, shit, we may even benefit and get a couple of their acts but for the business, this is awful.

At least Richard Branson has his island.

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Is some serious trouble brewing at Warner Music Group? President Lyor Cohen has reportedly cashed in nearly a QUARTER of his shares this week, a heavy indication that all is not well for this major label.

The fruits of his labors netted him a whipping 6.8 million-but sent the alarms flying to investors everywhere causing the stock to drop 9.3% on Wednesday.

Get all the details here

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Hello out there.  As those loyal readers out there may have noticed, as of this weekend we’re sporting a new look! We’ve been working tirelessly to perfect our re-design; taking into account comments and suggestions from fans and friends alike to make Vicarious all that we thought it could be and more.

Please pardon us during this process as for a week or 2 every once in a while you may find a link not active or a tag that leads you nowhere.  We’ll be sure to let you know when we’re 100% up and running so that you can spend some time purusing our new sections and joining our mailing list.

But for now please do keep checking in daily, hourly-whatever it is you do as we will still be updating content and bringing you what you have come to expect from Vicarious.

Thanks for the continued support

The Team at Vicariousmusic.com

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A new study conducted by Johns Hopkins University finds hard evidence that the iPod is leading the way to a generational hearing loss epidemic.

Currently there are an estimated 55 million Americans suffering from hearing loss, and of that an estimated 29 million have damage so great they have difficulty understanding conversational speech.

The study firmly suggests that this shocking number and dramatic increase is a direct result of “the personal listening device”.

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Is Cuil the next Google?

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It’s official, the Sirus/XM Satellite Radio merger has been completed per the Associated Press.

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hot on the heels of a MEGA hit album with Lil Wayne, Universal continues its rein at the top of the majors by snagging themselves some serious ROCK ROYALTY.

None other than the ROLLING STONES are the latest act to take action against the major EMI label group drama and leave their long time partners for greener pastures.

The deal is not only for any future recording the boys may put out (as Mick Jagger just celebrated his 65th birthday, we’re not sure how many-or how good that would be…) but also their ENTIRE BACK CATALOGUE.

Universal refuses to disclose how they got so lucky, but the Stones had this to say:

“Universal are forward-thinking, creative and hands-on music people. We really look forward to working with them.”

And that’s all she wrote! Which label under the Universal umbrella do you think will be the lucky winner-Interscope? Def Jam? Republic (who has put out albums from The Who, Prince & John Mellencamp)?

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So the talk of the town…apple and it’s Chief Executive “Air” Jobs had their big dog & pony show yesterday.   Not sure how impressed I am by the Macbook Air, I have a Mac and I love it but I get why stock dropped yesterday.  $1,800 for a machine that doesn’t have a built-in optical drive for reading CDs (way to support the iTunes store) and DVDs… “Air” Jobs doesn’t seem to think people will miss it and he may be right, after all you can download movies and music over the Internet and access the optical drives on other PCs and Macs to install new software.  I guess I was just hoping for more as it seems so was the world…

Just 1 question Steve Jobs, where was Michael Jordan and did you get his approval to use “Air”…

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