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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 374

music industry

Taylor Swift accepts the award for album of the year for "Midnights" during the 66th annual Grammy Awards on February 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
February 5, 2024, 10:48 am
Taylor Swift wins 4th Album of the Year at Grammys, setting new record
At awards night, singer Annie Lennox calls for ‘ceasefire, peace in the world’; Miley Cyrus nabs Record of the Year, Victoria Monét Best New Artist, Billie Eilish Song of the Year
By Maria Sherman
John Zorn performs in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center, New York City, July 30, 2016. (Ebet Roberts/Redferns via Getty Images via JTA)
January 17, 2024, 1:25 am
John Zorn’s avant-garde Jewish music finally hits Spotify, sparking debate among fans
The pioneering musician has long held out against streaming services that pay artists a pittance, leaving listeners to judge whether his recent decision is for the best
By Miri Villerius
Seymour Stein accepts his award during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, in New York, March 14, 2005. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson/File)
April 3, 2023, 11:31 pm
Seymour Stein, Jewish record mogul who signed Madonna, Talking Heads, dies at 80
Music executive co-founded Sire Records, also inked deals with The Ramones and The Pretenders, said he felt pressured to stay in closet due to Judaism
By Agencies
Mo Levy at the Roulette Records office, sirca 1969. (Wikimedia commons/ CC BY-SA 4.0/ Richard Carlin)
November 29, 2022, 1:38 am
Jewish organized crime made jazz noteworthy – but left Black musicians flat
In his new book ‘Dangerous Rhythms,’ author TJ English exposes a dark underside of the music industry, showing how mob-adjacent Jews fought segregation while exploiting the talent
By Rich Tenorio
Israeli pop composer and singer Svika Pick, on September 21, 2004. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
August 15, 2022, 2:16 pm
‘Israel’s king of pop’ Svika Pick laid to rest in private ceremony
Iconic singer died Sunday at 72; funeral held in Ramat Hasharon attended by friends and family; songwriter Yoav Ginai and actor Nicky Goldstein deliver eulogies
By ToI Staff
Peter Shapiro, right, brings out a birthday cake to Phil Lesh, who turned 79 on the evening of his 79th performance at the Capitol Theatre. (Jay Blakesberg/ Courtesy)
August 3, 2022, 2:53 am
Renowned concert promoter Peter Shapiro’s new memoir is jam-packed with wisdom
Out now, ‘The Music Never Stops’ doesn’t just offer candid stories of a jam band guru’s wild music industry career, but also a kind and insightful take on business philosophy
By Jordan Hoffman
Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Autumn Rowe. (Courtesy/ ICON PR)
May 20, 2022, 1:31 pm
How Shabbat dinner helped launch Grammy-winning, Black-Jewish songwriter Autumn Rowe
After collaborating with Diana Ross and Jon Batiste, the artist dishes about pulling herself up by the bootstraps and how she’s paying it forward with The Songwriter Fund
By Jordan Hoffman
Shuli Rand (far left), Micha Shitrit, Inbar Nacht next to Chili Tropper (center), Kobi Oz, Miri Mesika and Shai Tsabari (far right) gather to discuss potential music industry legislation (Courtesy Nacht Family Foundation)
March 31, 2022, 12:00 pm
Israeli recording artists seek government funding
Music industry professionals join in legislative push, seeking the same support Israeli cinema gets
By Jessica Steinberg
Walter Yetnikoff in New York on January 17, 1978. (AP/Carlos Rene Perez)
August 11, 2021, 5:40 am
Walter Yetnikoff, schmoozy brawler who headed CBS Records, dies at 87
Jewish lawyer turned media kingpin found success with megastars such as Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen, but earned reputation for volatile, churlish attitude
By Hillel Italie
Shlomo Lipetz is vice president of programming at City Winery. (Ehud Lazin/ via JTA)
July 28, 2021, 4:30 am
This Team Israel Olympic pitcher has a day job booking talent like John Mulaney
Shlomo Lipetz is living the dream twice over with one foot in professional sports and one in showbusiness – and celebrities from both fields in his fan club
By Gabe Friedman
A poster of a woman in headphones dancing is displayed on a wall at Dubai's Jumeirah Beach Residence on November 16, 2020. (Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
November 18, 2020, 11:25 am
From the Nile to the Euphrates: Global streaming giants woo Arab music industry
Spotify and others hope to blow dust off Mideast business and capture large populations of region’s hyper-connected youth
By Aziz El Massassi
A noose image posted, and later removed, by Netta Barzilai to protest Israeli government coronavirus restrictions on the entertainment industry. (Screen capture: Instagram)
July 8, 2020, 5:50 pm
Netta Barzilai removes noose imagery posted to protest virus rules
Eurovision winner says ‘a lot of people were triggered and offended’ by graphic adopted by culture industry to decry government restrictions
By Marcy Oster
Shulem Lemmer is a pop star in his community -- and still a cantor, too. (Meredith Truax/ via JTA)
April 30, 2020, 4:17 am
Shulem Lemmer on being the 1st artist raised Hasidic to sign a major record deal
Still working as a cantor, the Brooklyn-born musician has dropped his most recent album and completed a stadium tour that’s breaking him out into mainstream stardom
By Curt Schleier
The Jewish Canadian rapper Drake accepts the Best Rap Song award for 'God's Plan' onstage during the 61st Annual Grammy Awards on February 10, 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy/AFP)
February 11, 2019, 11:08 am
Rap sees landmark Grammy wins after years of snubs
Drake wins Best Rap Song as black hip-hop artists dominate nominations across the board for second consecutive year
By Maggy DONALDSON
My Father's Place, in Roslyn, New York. (Steve Rosenfeld)
August 14, 2018, 9:57 pm
How a Jewish kid from the burbs helped launch Springsteen and make music history
Three decades on, ‘Eppy’ Epstein reopens his iconic Long Island venue My Father’s Place, where some of the world’s most famous bands got their start
By Steven Davidson
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