Young Becomes First Korean Female to Win iHeartRadio Award
ERIK VOAKE
US born, Korean raised pop artist Tiffany Young was announced as the first Korean female to win an award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. Young took home the award for Best Solo Breakout. Young is currently in the midst of promotion for her first U.S. EP, Lips On Lips. For more, visit tiffanyyoung.com.
FMSMF Hosts Film and TV Scoring Panel at SXSW A highlight of this year’s panels at SXSW in Austin was CUE THE MUSIC! Film and TV Scoring, which played to a packed house on March 12. The panel was programmed by the Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund (fmsmf.org). Go to facebook.com/filmmusicresiduals to watch the entire session. Pictured (l-r): Kim Roberts Hedgpeth, Executive Director, FMSMF; Dennis Dreith, Chairman, Transparence Entertainment; Graham Reynolds, composer; Brian Reyes, ASCAP; and Maura Duval Griffin, Audio Machine.
Platt Pop-Up Surprise Grammy, Tony and Emmy Award-winning artist Ben Platt surprised fans with a performance of tracks off his highly anticipated debut album, Sing to Me Instead. The performance took place in the midst of a pop-up immersive gallery installation in Los Angeles made to resemble the sets of his recently released music videos for “Bad Habit” and “Ease My Mind.”
23rd Annual Power of Love Gala JIM AUGUSTO
Brain health organization Keep Memory Alive’s annual Power of Love gala was held on March 16 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and brought top artists and TV personalities, including Shania Twain, Snoop Dogg, Anthony Anderson and Miguel, together to honor music legend Lionel Richie and raise funds and awareness for the Cleveland Clinic Nevada’s Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.
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