American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

Blowfly Unmasked!

On the Rocks

Skimming the cream of the Miami scene, from underwear to overdone

The Dealer Wins

Five signs that a musician is getting stepped on

Program Notes

Five signs that a musician is getting stepped on

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Five signs that a musician is getting stepped on

Program Notes

Five signs that a musician is getting stepped on

Smells Like Team Spirit

Fist-pumping, crowd-rousing, and annoying as hell, the rock soundtrack to sporting events is becoming a genre of its own

Stars on Parade

What's springtime in Miami without another Billboard music conference?

End of Camelot

Songwriters in the Round leaves a legacy and many memories in Miami

Gore Scores

The return of the eye-popping sounds of Herschell Gordon Lewis

Shake

Raisin' a Ruckus

Isla de la Musica

The biggest surprise at Havana's Cubadisco '98: A burgeoning retinue of Americans hoping to cash in

Unsung Heroes

The biggest surprise at Havana's Cubadisco '98: A burgeoning retinue of Americans hoping to cash in

Bring on the Cubans!

The Castro government is marketing music, and the whole world is buying. Except Miami.

King of Clubs

Club Tropigala's heritage dates back to nineteenth-century Cuba, but when the curtain rises, this could only be Miami

Reverb

Club Tropigala's heritage dates back to nineteenth-century Cuba, but when the curtain rises, this could only be Miami

Welcome Matt

Former Broken Spec Matthew Sabatella finds time for the spotlight

Shine On, Crescent Moon

Love him or hate him, Miami Sound Machine architect and Crescent Moon Records visionary Emilio Estefan is a major force in contemporary Latin music

Missed in Action

Stellar musicians hardly anyone has heard of -- and how come

Laura Pausini

Stellar musicians hardly anyone has heard of -- and how come

Miami Music Festival Previews: Liset Alea, Feneiva, The Monas

Here are a few randomly selected recommendations among the many acts playing the Miami Music Festival. Visit MiamiMusicFestival.org for individual venue details. Many of these funky-named places you've never heard of are subdivisions of real venues, with made-up names just for festival purposes. Oth ... More >>

Laura Meyer

Here are a few randomly selected recommendations among the many acts playing the Miami Music Festival. Visit MiamiMusicFestival.org for individual venue details. Many of these funky-named places you've never heard of are subdivisions of real venues, with made-up names just for festival purposes. Oth ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: "Please DJ" by Yeyo of the DEY, Feat. Notch and Itagui of Locos Por Juana

​You may believe you're only just be getting acquainted with his name, but that's something he promises to change very soon. And in truth, Yeyo's been a lot closer than you may think for some time now, well within earshot, but just on the verge of something bigger. The Puerto Rican born rapper/pro ... More >>

Memorial Day Weekend 2010 Interview With Cali Stylz From Danjahandz's NARS Records

                         STUCK ON MY FULLTIME 5-24-10 from cali stylz on Vimeo.Nobody does Memorial Day Weekend like Dade County. But, where it used to be just South Bea ... More >>

Miami Music Festival Announces Full Lineup and Venue List

Expect Bachaco and sea of dancing bodies at MMF.​No live music scene in Miami? You're wrong and the Miami Music Festival is here to prove it, incontrovertibly, with more than 400 performances across 45 stages from downtown to the Gables, from Groveside to South Beach, from Little Haiti to the Dist ... More >>

Bobby Kent Claims He Invented "Da Da Da Da Da Da Charge!" And Wants to Cash In

​In 1978, Bobby Kent was the musical director for the San Diego Chargers football team when he composed a song he called "Stadium Doo Dads" or "Kent's Composition". According to our new front-runner for best lawsuit of the year: "The operative and most commonly known part of Kent's Compositi ... More >>

Did Bobby Kent, Guy Who Claims to Have Invented "Charge" Stadium Anthem, Steal It From Somebody Else?

​The plot just thickened in the saga of the stadium ditty that goes "Da da da da da da CHARGE!" On Monday, we reported that South Florida musician Bobby Kent was suing for royalties for the anthem, which he copyrighted in 1980 and claimed was being used by stadiums around the country without his ... More >>

Da Da Da Da Da Da, Five Other Ditties We Take for Granted

​On Monday, we met Bobby Kent, former San Diego Chargers musical director, and the man who claims he's responsible for 'da da da da da da... CHARGE!' However on Wednesday, Tony Fox, director of the USC Trojan Marching Band, told us that former USC student Tommy Walker came up with the stadium ditt ... More >>

Bobby Kent sues ASCAP over "Charge!" stadium anthem

​On Monday, we met Bobby Kent, former San Diego Chargers musical director, and the man who claims he's responsible for 'da da da da da da... CHARGE!' However on Wednesday, Tony Fox, director of the USC Trojan Marching Band, told us that former USC student Tommy Walker came up with the stadium ditt ... More >>

Rico Love Sweeps 2011 SESAC Awards and Wins Songwriter of the Year

Courtesy of Made Communications​As Crossfade has chronicled the career of twentysomething, Miami-based songwriter Rico Love, his star has continued to rise. Last year saw major Billboard Hot 100 success for three songs he penned for Usher's "There Goes My Baby," Nelly's "Just a Dream," and Diddy D ... More >>