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Dream job: David Schulhof

September 2 2010, posted by Michael Kane, NY Post

Evergreen Copyrights Co-CEO David Schulhof was recently featured in the NY Post. Click the headline below to read the article.

Dream job: David Schulhof

Evergreen Client, Allen Shamblin, Nominated for 3 CMA Awards!

August 31 2010

Evergreen is pleased to announce that Allen Shamblin's song, "House That Built Me,"
is nominated for the Country Music Association's Awards in the following
categories:

"Single of the Year"

"Song of the Year"

"Video of the Year"

The CMA Awards will be broadcast on ABC on November 10th at 8:00pm.

Click HERE to view the full list of nominees.

Bajah + Dry Eye Crew To Play Chicago's World Music Festival

August 30 2010, posted by ExploreChicago.org

African superstars Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew have been packing stadiums in their native Sierra Leone since 2000, but took the global stage with the release of their first international album in 2009. The crew, comprised of Bajah, A-Klazz, and Dovy Dovy in the U.S. as well as the Jungle Leaders (Funky Fred, Dell, and Sly) back in Sierra Leone, are known not only for their unique sound, which blends hip-hop, dancehall, and reggae, but also their activism in giving the people of Sierra Leone a voice. The socially conscious group gets their name from the expression “dry eye,” meaning “bold,” an attribute the band exudes in both their musical sound and political activism.

World Music Festival Chicago, running September 21-30, is a city-wide, multi-venue, week-long festival showcasing both traditional and contemporary music from diverse cultures across the world. Presented at area museums, parks, cultural centers, plazas, theaters, clubs, and other venues, events include a combination of free and low-cost ticketed concerts. A full schedule is available at WorldMusicFestivalChicago.org.

Tupac Shakur Listed as One of VH1's Greatest Musicians

August 27 2010, posted by Steven J. Horowitz, The Boom Box

Jay-Z, Biggie Make VH1's Greatest Musicians List

In 1998, when VH1 launched its first Greatest Musicians of All Time list, there wasn't a single hip-hop musician that made the cut. The music network just released an updated version of the list -- determined by a poll of music experts and well-known musicians -- with Jay-Z, Public Enemy, Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, Run-D.M.C., Eminem, N.W.A., Beastie Boys and Outkast all making the Top 100.

Though the list will be unveiled via a 4-night TV special premiering on Monday, September 6 at 10PM, it's already making its rounds on the Internet. The Beatles were ranked as the top Greatest Musicians of All Time, while Bob Dylan came in at No. 2. Michael Jackson pulled behind Dylan, followed by Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Elvis Presley, James Brown and Stevie Wonder.

While R&B artists like Marvin Gaye and Aretha Franklin made the Top 30, Jay-Z is the first hip-hop act to chart on the list, wedged at number 47 between the Ramones and Rage Against the Machine. Public Enemy dropped at 54, while Notorious B.I.G. landed at 63, Tupac Shakur placed at 69 and Run-D.M.C. ranked at 76.

Beyonce and Justin Timberlake were voted to 52 and 66, respectively, while Eminem sits at 79 in front of the Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul, Mary J. Blige. N.W.A showed up at 86, and Beastie Boys and Outkast nabbed 89 and 95. Alicia Keys rounded out the list at 100.

2Pac: The Musical-Tonight in LA!

August 25 2010, posted by Siran Babayan, LA Weekly

Wed., August 25, 8:00pm
Only the good rappers are dead. Biggie? Dead. Tupac? Dead. Vanilla Ice? Still alive. We'll have to agree with Chris Rock, who once said that "If you wanna get away with murder, all you gotta do is shoot someone in the head and put a demo tape in their pocket." If you're a conspiracy theorist, however, and believe that Shakur is lurking somewhere out there with Elvis, Amelia Earhart and Jimmy Hoffa, you'll be glad to see the rapper resurface in 2Pac: The Musical! Featuring such Tupac hits as "California Love," "Me Against the World," "Changes" and "Brenda's Got a Baby," the parody, written by Kevin DeBacker and Evan Greenspoon, revolves around four characters (DeBacker, Greenspoon, Corey Johnson and Laura Zeis) set in an Indiana mall food court. And nothing tugs at Middle America's heartstrings like a song about teenage pregnancy.

Click HERE for theater and ticket information.

Joey Ramone Named One of Gibson.com’s Top 50 Frontmen

August 24 2010, posted by Gibson.com

Gibson.com’s Top 50 Frontmen (and Frontwomen) of All Time

One of rock and roll’s smartest scribes once wrote, “It’s the singer not the song that makes the music move along.” How true. The frontman or frontwoman is the figurehead for the band, connecting the noise on stage with the crowds below. Whether it’s the result of vocal greatness, a cool look, insane dancing ability or just out-and-out charisma, the best frontmen enhance the music with their performances (while sometimes turning their bandmates into the “out of focus guys,” to quote Almost Famous). When you watch a great frontman, you simply can’t turn away.

Maggie Gyllenhaal to Star in Bill Monroe Biopic

August 18 2010, posted by Krystal Clark, ScreenCrave

Maggie Gyllenhaal Talks Hysteria and Bill Monroe Biopic

Maggie Gyllenhaal will be hitting theaters this weekend in the family friendly sequel Nanny McPhee Returns as a overworked single mother who needs help with her wild children. According to the actress, her next couple of projects won’t be suitable for young audiences because one will have to do with the invention of the vibrator (yep) and the other is a wild rock n roll romance. During the promotional junket for McPhee Gyllenhaal opened up about her roles in Hysteria and the developing Bill Monroe biopic...

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[Maggie] and her husband Peter Sarsgaard are both attached to a biopic based on music legend Bill Monroe and his tumultuous life.

Maggie Gyllenhaal: Bill Monroe, who invented Blue Grass music had a kind of Sid and Nancy style affair with this woman Bessie Lee Mauldin throughout his life and T-Bone Burnett’s going to do the music and Callie Khouri who wrote Thelma & Louise wrote the script so we’re going to do that together.

That sounds like Oscar magic waiting to happen! Talented lead actors, Burnett (the go to guy for anything country, bluesy, or vintage rock n’roll) and Khouri. That’s a match made in cinematic heaven.

Evergreen to Administer Warren Zevon's Catalog

August 17 2010, posted by Ed Christman, Billboard

-- Evergreen Copyrights has signed a worldwide administration deal for the Warren Zevon catalog. The catalog consists of about 100 songs, and the top earning ones include "Werewolves of London,” “Lawyers Guns and Money,” and Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner."-Billboard

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Warren Zevon, a popular American rock musician, is best known for his satirical and political approach to songwriting.  Zevon has released many critically acclaimed works such as his self-titled album produced by Jackson Browne, Excitable Boy, and Sentimental Invasion, a collaborative work with rock icons R.E.M.  His most recent studio album, entitled The Wind, was awarded a GRAMMY for Best Contemporary Folk Album. The song catalog includes approximately 100 titles written and performed by Zevon including, “Werewolves of London,” “Lawyers Guns and Money,” "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner”, and many other notable titles. Kid Rock sampled “Werewolves of London” in his smash hit single “All Summer Long."

Click HERE to sample some of Warren Zevon's hits!