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(CelebrityAccess) W Hotels have announced the brand is launching a festival series in the fall called “Wake Up Call,” with acts like Phantogram, Charli XCX, Martin Solveig, Gorgon City, Sam Feldt and Angus & Julia Stone already signed on. The festival is expected to make stops at W properties in Hollywood, Barcelona, and Bali in 2018 and, next year, Dubai, hotel execs told TravelPulse. The Wake UP Call concept was launched at the W Scottsdale in 2016. The Hollywood performance will likely be capped at 800 to 1,000 whereas the Bali version will be around 3,000 to 5,000 capacity, W’s Pablo Henderson told TravelPulse. The festival will take place on the hotel grounds and will feature WET deck parties, DJ master classes and live performances, including poolside performances, according to the magazine. “We saw a unique opportunity to flip the music festival experience on its head a little bit, to control the environment and provide an experience that only we could provide because of...

NASHVILLE (CelebrityAccess) The band Shenandoah took a break from its 30th Anniversary Tour when its tour bus caught fire on the interstate in Forest city, Ark., early Saturday. The fire was believed to be caused by a faulty turbo. The city’s firefighters were able to smother the flames and stop the fire from spreading, but the band was unable to board the bus because of the smoke but were traveling back home and are said to all be back in their domiciles. “It’s one of the things you always know is possible. You certainly never want it to happen, but it does, and it did. The biggest concern is the safety of the guys we run the highways with,” frontman Marty Raybon said. “The bus is just a piece of machinery that gets you from one point to the other. We’re so truly grateful no one was injured, and The Lord was watching over us. I don’t want us to ever keep the road that hot again. I do say that with a hardy chuckle!” Not all is bad for the ACM award winners. Their single “That’s Whe...

FEDERAL WAY, ,Wash. (CelebrityAccess) The City of Federal Way City Council in Washington has approved Spectra as the new facility manager for its Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center in a multiyear partnership starting Aug. 1. The 705-seat, 46,000-square-foot multipurpose venue opened last August and has been managed by the city. Spectra will now provide venue management, food services & hospitality and partnerships. It will also manage the process for naming rights, introduce culinary concepts and increase engagement with the surrounding Puget Sound community, according to an announcement. Spectra regional VP Tim Savona will oversee the transition, including booking events and day-to-day operations. “We are excited to enter into this partnership with Spectra,” Federal Way Major Jim Ferrell said in a statement. “We sought them out based on their sterling reputation in the management and operations capabilities of facilities similar in size and function as the Performing...

LONDON (CelebrityAccess) AEG has announced in what it calls a “groundbreaking” the rollout of AXS Marketplace, an alternative to StubHub. AEG’s UK properties The O2 and SSE Arena Wembley are the first to partner with the service, what AEG calls a “capped price” resale platform, launched because of a “noticeable shift in the industry.” AXS Marketplace – a component of AEG’s proprietary ticketing system, AXS – will limit resale prices to 10 percent above face value, similar to Eventim’s FanSALE, according to IQ magazine. Built in controls will allow artists and promoters to enforce any restrictions on the resale tickets to shows. The paperless tickets will include a dynamically changing barcode, delivered to mobile devices via Flash Seats, to avoid counterfeit attempts. “StubHub and AEG have taken the mutual decision to end their partnership after five years, as AEG moves exclusively to AXS. In this time, we have enjoyed a successful partnership with AEG in the UK,” AEG said in a st...

LONDON, UK (CelebrityAccess) – Music Week has today (June 26) revealed that Sony/ATV Music Publishing has signed deals to represent the recording catalogs of Bob Marley and Leonard Cohen through its neighboring rights division. The UK-based operation, which already includes both The Weeknd and Pharrell Williams, will also welcome artists Jamie Scott, Big Shaq, Kojo Funds, Elderbrook and producer Bob Ezrin to its roster. Of the recent acquisitions, Sony/ATV UK MD and president, worldwide creative, Guy Moot said: “We continue to develop the roster by exclusively signing quality and key artists so we can keep on providing a hands-on and bespoke approach. We’ve also expanded the infrastructure and personnel of the division as part of our goal of delivering the highest-quality service to hitmakers past and present.” The post Sony/ATV Signs Bob Marley And Leonard Cohen Catalogs appeared first on CelebrityAccess . from CelebrityAccess https://ift.tt/2MZpMSA via IFTTT

Fundraising events represent a fantastic way to raise awareness and funds for your cause, attract new donors, build stronger relationships with donors. Unfortunately, there’s an ugly side when it comes to organizing a fundraising event . A poorly planned fundraiser can cost a nonprofit money, or it can barely manage to cover the organization’s costs. To avoid this from happening, we’ve gathered in this post one of the biggest mistakes nonprofits make when organizing events. Start the Planning Too Late This is an easy mistake to make because most of the time event planners underestimate the challenges that come when organizing a fundraising event. Moreover, everyone involved is going to be affected. Even though two months may be a long time, it isn’t when it comes to fundraising event planning. In this case, you’ll need to start six months in advance or even a year in some cases, depending on the event’s size. Set a Low Budget Trying to cut costs when it’s not nece...

LONDON, UK (CelebrityAccess) – Music Week has today (June 26) revealed that Sony Music UK has announced the launch of a brand new label, Since ’93. The move follows a recent announcement from WMG earlier this month that it would be launching Elektra Music Group as its own frontline label set to operate out of the company’s New York offices. Since ’93 will be affiliated with the major’s RCA label group in London and run by co-Presidents Glyn Aikins and Riki Bleau. Aikins, who previously worked in A&R for Relentless Records, Virgin and Virgin EMI, has signed acts including So Solid Crew, Lethal Bizzle, Roll Deep, Naughty Boy and Emeli Sandé while Bleau, who started his career at Channel U, manages Naughty Boy and publishes Sandé and Sam Smith through Avant Garde Music. The pair will report to David Dollimore, president, RCA Records and Ministry Of Sound. With a particular emphasis on nurturing grassroots talent to international success, it appears the Since ’93 team has hit the...