KONGOS AND THE STRUMBELLAS TO CO-HEADLINE
“PANDORA PRESENTS” CONCERT AT
MUSIC BIZ 2016 IN NASHVILLE
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WHO:
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Platinum-selling alternative band Kongos and JUNO Award-winning alternative country band The Strumbellas
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| WHAT: |
A night of live music as part of Music Biz 2016, presented by Pandora
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| WHERE: |
The Cannery Ballroom | Nashville, TN
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| WHEN: |
Monday, May 16 | 8:30 PM
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| WHY: |
Pandora has partnered with Music Biz 2016, which returns to Nashville from May 16 – 18th and is the one of the music industry’s premiere events of the year. As of this week The Strumbellas have the most popular alternative station on Pandora. The band’s infectious breakthrough single “Spirits” is currently #1 at Alternative Radio and has been streamed over 30 million times. Billboard declared, “The Strumbellas are having a moment… and judging by the sound of their new album Hope, many more such moments could be coming.”
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ABOUT KONGOS
KONGOS is a South African-born American Alternative Rock band consisting of four brothers: Johnny, Jesse, Daniel, and Dylan Kongos – sons of recording artist John Kongos. Their 2014 album, Lunatic, spawned the Platinum single “Come with Me Now,” which also reached #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs Charts. The band released their latest single, “Take It from Me,” on April 15, and are set to release their new album, Egomaniac, on June 10.
ABOUT THE STRUMBELLAS
Hailing from Lindsay, Ontario, The Strumbellas have been blazing a path of success through their native Canada since 2009. Their critically acclaimed 2014 album, We Still Move on Dance Floors, won that year’s JUNO Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year by a Group, one of a long stream of accolades that also includes the SiriusXM Indies Award for Folk Group of the Year, the Ottawa Folk Festival’s Supernova Rising Star Award, the Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Album of the Year, and CBC Music’s Rising Star Award. Their new album, Hope, was released on April 22, featuring the single “Spirits.”
ABOUT PANDORA
Pandora is the world’s most powerful music discovery platform – a place where artists find their fans and listeners find music they love. We are driven by a single purpose: unleashing the infinite power of music by connecting artists and fans, whether through earbuds, car speakers, live on stage or anywhere fans want to experience it. Our team of highly trained musicologists analyze hundreds of attributes for each recording which powers our proprietary Music Genome Project®, delivering billions of hours of personalized music tailored to the tastes of each music listener, full of discovery, making artist/fan connections at unprecedented scale. Founded by musicians, Pandora empowers artists with valuable data and tools to help grow their careers and connect with their fans.
About the Music Business Association
The Music Business Association (Music Biz) is a membership organization that advances and promotes music commerce – a community committed to the full spectrum of monetization models in the industry. It provides common ground by offering thought leadership, resources and unparalleled networking opportunities, all geared to the specific needs of its membership. Music Biz brings a unique perspective and valuable insight into the trends and changes that innovation brings. Today, we put our collective experience to work across all delivery models: physical, digital, mobile, and more. Music Biz and its members are committed to building the future of music commerce – together.
