Downtown Music Unveils ‘Summer School’ Virtual Internship

Los Cenzontles Cultural Arts Academy in the Bay Area and the Mariachi Heritage Foundation in Chicago are preserving and keeping traditional Mexican sounds alive through music programs and young musicians.The importance of cultural preservation, specifically sounds that aren't considered mainstream or don't get much radio airplay, is what motivated Eugene Rodriguez (founder of Los Cenzontles) and Cesar Maldonado (Mariachi Heritage Foundation) to launch their music programs."It was a way of

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Sony Music Latin has partnered with Tiger Turn Productions for the feature music documentary Fandango at the Wall.

Sony Music Group has created a new position in its highest ranks, naming Towalame Austin as its first executive vp philanthropy and social impact.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorRoswell, New Mexico co-showrunner Carina Adly MacKenzie is exiting as co-showrunner of the CW’s Roswell, New Mexico ahead of the third season “due to fundamental differences”, MacKenzie said Friday in a statement posted on social media.In her statement which reads in part, MacKenzie said, “I have made the difficult decision to resign from my role on Roswell, New Mexico.

Summer Walker, Snoh Aalegra and more. Check it out below.Summer Walker, Life on Earth EPAfter a dazzling performance at the BET Awards last month, Walker looks to keep her momentum intact with her latest collection of music.

TK Maxx is bursting with online bargains in a massive summer clearance event. There are savings of up to 88 per cent on some items including a pair of UNAROSE Dark Blue Denim Jeans, down from £12.99 to just £4.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorDisney began the phased reopening of its famed Anaheim park today with the shopping district fronting the Disneyland Resort. Downtown Disney businesses opened at 10 a.m.

Snow tha Product's latest freestyle "On My Sh--" that she released yesterday (July 7) is the product of her latest experiment.She teased the video on her Instagram on Monday (July 6), writing, "process of making a song from scratch n shooting this myself in my livingroom (5,000 comments n ill drop this and the vlog about it)." More than 6,000 comments flooded the post about the untitled project at the time, prompting the Mexican American rapper to drop it.Sitting on a cube chair and occasionally

Steve Aoki has collaborated with a slew of Latin artists -- most notably Daddy Yankee, Maluma and Maná -- but he wants greater involvement in the Latin market that goes beyond his star-studded collabs. After launching his own record label, Dim Mak, 24 years ago, on Wedne

Downtown Disney, the outdoor shopping center in Anaheim, will still reopen next week even though the state has renewed some restrictions on businesses amid a rise in novel coronavirus cases. Disney unveiled its plans to reopen the entire Southern California resort in phases in June.

With COVID-19 continuing to spread throughout the U.S., in-person internships won’t be happening on a wide scale his summer, robbing students and post-grads of valuable on-the-job training and networking opportunities. To fill the gap, companies in various industries are now offering virtual continuing education programs for the next generation of business leaders.

Israeli looping artist Netta reminded fans, "We all need clubs right now, don't we?" during her electrifying Billboard Live At-Home performance Tuesday (June 30) that raised money for the Downtown Women's Center.

to Mexico.”“Trump says Fourth of July celebrates American independence, ‘but most people don’t know that.'”“Lindsey Graham debuts one-man show ‘Lindsay with a Y.'”“Airport Sbarro reopens with the same two calzones from April.”“Trump shoots men on 5th Avenue, aides claim he was just joking.”“All musicians on Earth demand Trump stop playing their music at his rallies,” though Maher accidentally pronounced it like it rhymed with “allies,” before correcting himself.“Protesters demand Village People

DEALSWye Oak’s Jenn Wasner has signed her Flock Of Dimes solo project to Sub Pop. Available right at this very moment is new EP ‘Like So Much Desire’.APPOINTMENTSFormer MD of Warner Chappell UK, Mike Smith, has been named Global President of Downtown Music Publishing. He replaces, well, no one.

Britney Spears shared a series of beach-bound photos on social media yesterday. The pop star masked up alongside her boyfriend, Sam Asghari, for a date complete with selfies, lounging in the sun, and social distancing.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterDowntown Music Holdings CEO Justin Kalifowitz announced today the appointment of Mike Smith to the newly created position of global president of Downtown Music Publishing. Effective September 1, 2020, Smith will assume day-to-day operations for Downtown’s eponymous music publishing division.