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<title>thefacts.rw &#45; News Updates &#45; Protais Benjamin Mugenzi</title>
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<title>Record labels, Artists and Record deals: how do they work?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Securing record deals with record labels is a common practice in music and sometimes a dream for artists, especially aspiring ones. Artists are used to recording music and send demo versions to record labels in hopes of securing record deals. At the core of record labels function is “Marketing”, since all the money record labels and their artists make come from creating a powerful public image. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2021 10:37:28 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>Talent vs. Business: what does it take to succeed in music?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Any income generated through music doesn’t come simple. It is not only about payment negotiations or performance fees, but also other deals like one-off deals and freelancing. Whatever your career is in music, the industry pays differently and it is all due to how you approach it. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:37:22 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>Burna Boy, Wizkid win Grammys for Afrobeats&amp;apos; most important endorsement  Beyoncé is now the most&#45;winning female singer in Grammys history</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It was a night to remember at the Grammys, especially for Beyonce, Burna Boy and Nas. Beyonce was breaking the record as the most awarded female artist in the history of the Grammys after making it 4 tonight, reaching the tally of a whooping 28 wins, of which she shares with Alisson Krauss while still active. Burna Boy and Wizkid were adding their names to the list of other Africans to ever win a Grammy and finally, Nas, born Nasir Jones got to win his first ever grammy in his 27 years lasting career. ]]></description>
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<title>March 14, 2021 a possible Grammy record&#45;breaking night for some artists</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ March 14, 2021 marks the 63rd edition of the Grammy s, an annual event organized by the American Recording Academy in recognition of the outstanding achievements in the music industry. The 2021 Grammy awards ceremony will be held in and around the Los Angeles Convention Center in the honor of the best records, lyrical compositions and artistic works that were released between September 1st, 2019- August 31st, 2020. Now that the 63rd Grammy night is almost here, with a few hours to go, we are taking a look at the existing Grammy Records and those that can be broken tonight ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2021 12:35:42 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>Online music streaming and royalties: a mine to dig in deep, a call for Rwandan artists</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The biggest trend artists had to cope with in years is the shift from CD formats, Cassettes and Vinyl to digital downloading and online streaming as means to sell records, which changed the way records are sold and distributed. Dubbed the “age of streaming”, the 21st century has seen the music business shifting from disk distribution to digital distribution, prompting the invention of hundreds of online streaming platforms that we all know today.  ]]></description>
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