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What do you get when a devastating flood hits Nashville? You get a city standing together more than any other to help their neighbor’s recover & rebuild. The music industry has played a big part in this by raising millions of dollars through various concerts both on a national scale & locally. Artists have also contributed music to help in raising money for various charities in Nashville. One artist in particular, Mike Farris, is releasing a EP later this fall to raise money for the Music Cares Flood Relief Fund. All 6 songs on this EP were recorded in one day at the Downtown Presbyterian Church with some of the best musicians in

It is no surprise that technology has launched the distribution of music into an entirely new sphere of creativity. Since the rise of peer-to-peer file sharing software in the 90s (Napster), the invention of iTunes and its associated hardware devices (iPods and iPhones), and the creation of music streaming websites (Pandora, Last.fm), the potential of new media in the music industry is following a path that will ultimately lead to more opportunities to market and sell music. Although a lot of major record labels and Performance Rights Societies are butting heads with these new outlets, it can’t be denied that, whether it’s resisted or embraced, the advent of digital music is spearheading a new business model for the music industry.

We are on the verge of taking yet another

Hugh Laurie will be releasing a New Orleans blues album produced by Joe Henry. Many viewers of House M.D. may recall him playing piano and guitar, and occasionally singing.