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The Motown Alumni Association was created to allow Motown Record Company's alum to communicate and come together and help with education and scholastic needs. Originally a non-profit organization the MAA has been in existence for nearly 20 years. Its current motivation circles around children and their endeavors to achieve greatness in their future.TRANSCRIPT
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BILLY JAMES WILSON
CEO MOTOWN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Billy Wilsonrsquos music endeavors are centered in the entertainment and media industries with emphasis on Rhythm amp Blues and Motown music Wilson is the
chief executive officer of the Motown Alumni Association whose primary purpose is for scholarly and educational
endeavors
The Motown Alumni Association has over 30000 dedicated members with over 25 branches around the world and roughly 10000000 email associate consumers and 3500 Motown alumni (artist employees and associates The organization has international branches include England Germany Japan and Scotland just to name a few Wilsonrsquos involvement into the music
industry includes advising on the development of artistsrsquo creativity talent industry policies Internet marketing entertainment brand marketing entertainment corporate marketing record company restructuring talent contract consulting distributorship marketing publishing touring live
event and production management
In recent months (2011) Wilson and the Motown Alumni Association filed an amicus brief in a federal court case with FBT publishing (Eminemrsquos publishing company) to act as the requester for the courts to reverse previous lower court rulings on
CD vs MP3 licensing The courts overturned the ruling and the
case was won
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The MAA also gave a $10000000 3 year equity grant to Stillman College in Tuscaloosa Alabama to foster a recording company in the college with major record distribution obtained for the students of Stillman College and prepare a library made for the studies of the economic importance of Motown Record
Company
Wilson is also involved with the 3D Center Of Global Excellencerdquo stationed at Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan The center does research on the ldquoLifeVision 3Drdquo imaging process In a few short wordshellip being able to watch 3D TV without glasses
Wilson is the assistant director of the research team
Wilsonrsquos clients and or affiliations include FBT Publishing (Joel MartinEminem) National Association of Recording Arts and Science (The Grammys) the First Ladyrsquos Summit [Laura Bush] Grammys Film Preservation [sponsored by National Association of Recording Arts and Science] Rhythm amp Blues Foundation Vocal Group Hall Of Fame (Sharon PA) Library of Congress (Wash DC) LBJ Presidential Library (Auston Tx) Pullman Group LLC record companies [2nd Generation Entertainment Bongolo Universal]-[Hit Entertainment Group Ryco Warner]-Newtroit Records (Sony Red) Motorcity Hits Records Hitsville Venture LLC [True Life Entertainment Group Navarre] Motorcity International Film Festival Mary Wilson Enterprises BampB Productions (Los Angeles CA) and various multi-national
and independent music companies from around the world
Affiliated artists include Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Dancing In The Street) The Four Tops (lsquoReach Out Irsquoll Be Therersquo) George Clinton (One Nation Under The Groove) Mary Wilson of the Supremes Johnny Bristol (Motown producersinger
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ndash (lsquoHang On In There Babyrsquo) The Miracles (Tracks Of My Tears) The Contours (lsquoDo You Love Mersquo) The Dramatics (lsquoWhatcha See Is Whatcha Getrsquo) Otis Williams of the Temptations Laura Lee (lsquoWomanrsquos Love Rightsrsquo) Carl Carlton (lsquoShersquos A Bad Mamma Jammarsquo) Freda Payne-(lsquoBand Of Goldrsquo) The Originals (lsquoBaby Irsquom For Realrsquo) Brenda Holloway Scherrie Payne (former member of the Supremes) The Velvelettes (lsquoNeedle In The Haystackrsquo)
Carolyn Crawford (lsquoLetrsquos Start The Dancersquo) Spyder Turner () Kim Weston (lsquoIt Takes Tworsquo) Michael Powell ndash (Producer Anita Backer Aretha Franklin R Kelley etc hellip ) Marvelettes (lsquoPlease Mr Postmanrsquo) George Clinton and the Funk Brothers -(Joe Hunter
Richard ldquoPistolrdquo Allen Johnny Griffith)
Billy also was personally hired by Herbert J Strather (Detroit Real Estate Developer [owner of Strather amp Associate]) to work as the resident Motown Consultant for Hit Entertainment Group and
Hitsville Booking Agency a division of Hitsville Venture LLC
Hitsville Venture is an online Casino and multi-million dollar Entertainment conglomerate that brand and markets the likeness and images of the stars mentioned in the previous paragraph with access to virtually every former Motown artist in the city of Detroit Wilson works on a variety of Internet wireless and new media projects representing major and independent artistrsquos emerging concerns in structuring publicity for themselves through the internet system assisting RampB artistsrsquo financial welfare and
Trademark advisory referrals Wilson speaks frequently on entertainment field from
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ldquoentertainment 101rdquo to addressing the issues of obtaining major exposure in the business professional touring entertainment marketing the history of Motown and related issues he has given presentations and seminars at the University of Michigan Michigan State University Stillman College Howard University Eastern Michigan University the ldquoGrammys In The Schoolrdquo program [sponsored by National Association of Recording Arts
and Science] as well as numerous industry-sponsored events and seminars
Published literature the Motown Alumni Association or
Wilson are mentioned in
Martha Reeves Life Of A Motown Diva Motown The Golden Years The Original Marvelettes Motownrsquos Original Girl Group My Sister Tommie The Real Tammie Terrell Story
Media Mentions
E Entertainment online Associated Press Chatbusters Magazine EUR Electronic Urban Radio [Lee Bailey] Oakland Press Radio London (wwwradiolondoncouk) Hellenic radio [Greece] Tavis Smiley (NPR) DIY Reporter News In The Basement Magazine SoulStar Magazine (England)
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PRWEB (PRWEBcom)
Affiliations
Member of the National Association of Recorded Arts and Science (Grammys)
Advisory board of the Walkerrsquos African-American Museum (Nevada)
Former NAACP member
Distinctions
Lifetime Member of the National Registry of Whorsquos Whoreg Member of the Lexington book of Whorsquos Who Former VP of Optimist Club Ypsilanti Township Former director of the North American Modeling and Talent
Agency (Sponsors of the Ms North American Beauty
Pageant) Former President of Cunningham Corporation
(entertainment corp) Former President of SEED Inc (community based
entertainment corp) Former band director of the Junior Walker Allstar Band Stand in Bass Player for Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
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Former musician for Marv Johnson (Tamla Motown artist)
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Here Mary Wilson is with the incomparable
Martha Reeves They are sharing many
wonderful memories of their Motown days at
the after party for the unveiling of the
Commemorative Stamp for the Girl Groups of
the 50rsquos and 60rsquos In the background is (me)
Billy Wilson of the Motown Alumni Association
and Rosalind Ashford Holmes of The Vandellas
Legendary Motown Artist return to Detroit to receive Lifetime
Achievement Awards and to celebrate the 34th anniversary of a vital
community organization
Detroit MI (PRWEB) August 6 2003 -- Legendary Motown acts and area radio personalities will join
Detroitrsquos Inner City Sub-Center in celebrating its 34th anniversary August 8-10 2003 at 8411 E Forrest
in Detroit Michigan
The following artists and radio personalities have confirmed their attendance at the Lifetime
Achievement Award ceremony on August 9 2003 from 400 pm to 800 pm as award recipients Freda
Payne (Band of Gold) Sherrie Payne (The Supremes) Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Heatwave
Dancinrsquo in the Streets) The Miracles (Oooh Baby Baby) The Contours (Do You Love Me) The All-Stars
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(formerly Junior Walker and the All-Stars) Johnny Bristol (famous Motown Producer and Singer Hang On
in There Baby) Rosetta Hines (WGPR) Jay Butler (WQBH) Raymond Henderson(WQBH) and Fred Goree
(WQBH) There will be a VIP reception at 400 pm to allow guests and the media to mingle with the
artists as well as take photographs with them and get autographs signed The award ceremony will
begin at 500 pm
There will also be a rare performance by former Motown recording group The Vikings (formerly Eric and
the Vikings) whose recording Vibrations (Have Made Us Fall In Love) topped the million seller RampB
charts for Soulhawk RecordsAtlantic in the early 70s Other performers at the festival include the
group Serieux The Chosen 5 and the Buckle Up Kids
The three day Cultural Arts Festival is being held in partnership with the Motown Alumni Association
and will also feature performances games fashion shows food and vendors
As a part of their continuing commitment to education and entertainment the Inner City Sub-Center will
launch a historic Entertainment Hip-Hop Clinic to educate entertainers about business behind the scenes
of the entertainment industry The Motown Alumni Association will also be involved with the clinic
Organized by Detroit attorney Gregory J Reed the pilot program will include three sessions on ndash August
23 2003 September 13 2003 and September 27 2003
The Motown Alumni Association is a social fraternitysorority of former and present Motown
employees alumni musicians producers arrangers and personnel Formed in 1995 the Motown
Alumni Association has more than 10000 members worldwide with chapters in Detroit Chicago Los
Angeles Las Vegas Maryland Delaware (Washington DC) Virginia Texas (Houston Dallas Austin and
San Antonio) Philadelphia Virginia Italy New York Japan South Africa and England
The Inner City Sub-Center is a non-profit tax exempt community based organization that provides
youth adult senior and emergency services by providing after school cultural and tutorial activities food
clothing and referral services for low-income families
Tickets for the VIP reception and Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony are $50 General admission
for the three day event is $5 per day To purchase tickets call the Inner City Sub Center at (313) 921-
0200
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Marvin Gaye To Be Considered For 2006 Commemorative US Postage
Stamp
Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a US postage stamp when the
Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC Los Angeles CA
(PRWEB) January 23 2004--Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a
commemorative U S postage stamp for the year 2006 when the 15-member Citizens Stamp Advisory
Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC
The deceased singer is being sponsored for the unique and special honor by the Motown Alumni
Association (MAA) Los Angeles chapter
We began the efforts to get a stamp for Marvin Gaye last June says Ron Brewington chapter
Executive Director Those efforts included a worldwide petition and letter writing campaign which
garnered thousands of signatures of support
The MAA chapter had hopes of getting a stamp for Gaye in April 2004 which would have been his 65th
birthday
But the US Postal Service and the Postmaster General on the recommendation of the Citizens Stamp
Advisory Committee selects stamp recipients far in advance of the issue date in order to provide time for
planning design production and distribution says Brewington They had already made their
selections for 2004 and 2005
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This prompted the MAA chapter to extend their campaign soliciting support from politicians in Los
Angeles Washington DC and Detroit Michigan
The Los Angeles City Council on the recommendation of Councilman Bernard Parks gave a unanimous
passage of a resolution which was also endorsed by LA Mayor James Hahn says Brewington A
resolution introduced by Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke before the LA
County Board of Supervisors was also unanimously passed
Support for the legendary singer also came from Calif State Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas and
Calif State Senator Kevin Murray in whose respective districts Gaye lived before his death in 1984
The campaign also received unprecedented support from several hundred celebrities in a concurrent
endorsement campaign Stars For Marvin spearheaded by actor Cylk Cozart and conducted by
Brewington
A partial list of celebrity supporters include
James Brown (singer) Smokey Robinson (singer) Burt Bacharach (songwriterproducer) Quincy Jones
(producer) Muhammad Ali (boxer)Lou Rawls (singer)Paul McCartney (singerproducer) Wayne
Newton (singer)Dick Clark (producer)Nancy Wilson (singer)Pat Boone (singer) Della Reese (singer)Ben
Vereen (singerdancer)Harvey Fuqua (singer)Nancy Sinatra (singer) Issac Hayes (singer)Otis Williams
(singerfounder The Temptations)Usher (singer) Dionne Warwick (singer)IndiaArie (singer)Snoop
Dogg (rapper)R Kelly (singer) Alabama (singing group)Linda Hopkins (singer)Hall amp Oates (singing
group)Glen Campbell (singer) The Legendary Ink Spots (singing group)Alicia Keys (singer)Tyrese
(singeractor) Nelly (hip-hop artist)Missy Elliot (hip-hop artist)Ronald Isley (singer)Wayne Brady (talk
show host) Danny Glover (actor)Don King (fight promoter)Butch Lewis (promoter)Tobey Maguire
(actor)
Brian McKnight (singer)Ike Turner (singer)Bobby Womack (singer)Duke Fakir (original member The
Four Tops) Marilyn McCoo (original member The Fifth Dimension)Billy Davis Jr (original member
The Fifth Dimension) Robert Guilluame (actor)Blair Underwood (actor)MC Lyte (hip-hop
artist)Morgan Freeman (actor) Michael McDonald (singer)Darryl McDaniels (original member Run-
DMC)Woody Harrelson (actor) Dean Cain (actor)Sugar Shane Mosley (boxer)Philip Bailey
(singer)Martin Luther King III (SCLC) Don Cheadle (actor)Barbara Mandrell (singer)Patti La Belle
(singer)Gladys Knight (singer) Debbie Allen (actress)Nickolas Ashford (singer)Valerie Simpson
(singer)Mary Wilson (original member The Supremes) Shyne (hip-hop artist)Pauly Shore (actor)Leon
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Ware (singer)Robert Evans(producer)Richard Perry (producer) Tyson Beckford (supermodel)Teena
Marie (singer)Carl Franklin (director)Eddie George (NFL player) Jermaine Dupri (producerartist)Brock
Peters (actor)Maurice Greene (athlete)The Heritage Network
Damon Elliot (producer) Hidden Beach RecordingsTony Rich (singer)La Faye Baker (stuntwoman)Esai
Morales (actor) The Black Eyed PeasRussell Gunn (trumpter)John Sly Wilson (singer)May May Ali
(actress)Bill Bellamy (actor) Freddie Gorman (singer)Bobby Taylor (singer)Sheila Frazier
(actress)Mable John (singer)James Reynolds (actor)Brenda Russell (singer) Beverly Todd (actress)Dick
Smothers (comedian)Tom Smothers (comedian)Brian Holland (Motown producer)Jean Terrell (singer)
Claudette Robinson (singer)Beenie Man (singer)Eddie Holland (Motown producer)Hal Williams (actor)
Brenda Holloway (singer)Scherrie Payne (singer)Freda Payne (singer)David E Talbert (playwright)
Cindy Birdsong (singer)Bill Overton (actor)Lesley Mess (singer)Jo-Marie Payton (actress) Anthony B
(singer)Tisha Campbell (actress)Ray Parker Jr (singer)Lamont Dozier (songwritersinger) Dennis
Edwards (singer The Temptations)Ali Ollie Woodson (singer The Temptations)Bubba Knight
(original member Gladys Knight amp The Pips) Walter Orange (singer)Norm Nixon (ex-NBA)Allan
DrLicks Slutsky (musician)Uriel Jones (musician) Jack Ashford (musician)Joe Messina (musician)Eddie
Willis (musician)Bob Babbitt (musician)Joe Hunter (musician) Baby Cham (singer)Garth Trinidad
(singer)J-Boogie (singer)Judy Pace (actress)Jay Warner (author) Boom Shaka (singer)Buju Banton
(singer)Ce Cile (singer)David Gad (singer)DJ Fraze 1 (singer) DJ JFX (singer)DJ Red Lox (singer)DJ
Special (singer)Half Pint (singer)Iron Armor (singer)Lady Saw (singer) Issac Haile Selassie (singer)Red
Rat (singer)Ky-Mani Marley (singer)Scientist (singer)Lee Scratch Perry (singer) Sean Paul
(singer)Spragga Benz (singer)Tok (singer)The Wailing Souls (singer)Mikey Dread (singer) Mad
Professor (singer)Tippa Irie (singer)That Darn Kat (singer)DJ Addverse (hip-hop)DJ Jam (hip-hop artist)
DJ Mark Luv (hip-hop)Doctor Dre amp Ed LoverFrank amp DankFreddie Foxxx (hip-hop)Josh One (hip-hop)
Jay Dee AKA Dilla (hip-hop)Lil Maxso (hip-hop)Pete Rock (hip-hop)Poet Named LifePhife Dawg amp
Jarobi Rise and ShineSpinderella (hip-hop)uest Love (The Roots)Motiv8DJ AliciaDJ Jason HenryDJ
Moses DJ Rasta RootSy Richardson(actor)Wren T Brown (actor)Paula Kelly (actresssinger)Ted Lange
(actor) Marla Gibbs (actress)Todd Bridges (actor)Hattie Winston (actress)Glenn Turman (actor)Sheryl
Lee Ralph (actress) Ashley TaMar Davis (actress)Dick Anthony Williams (actor)Anna Maria Hordsford
(actress)William L Johnson (actor) Phil Morris (actor)Jordan BrandDorian Gregory (actor)Chester
Whitmore (dancerchoreographer)Robert Hooks (actor) Michael Eric Dyson (author)Mel Carter
(singer)Louis Price (singer)Virginia Capers (actress)Stogie Kenyetta (actor) Johnny Bristol (singer)Dule
Hill (actor)Henry Simmons (actor)The Whispers (singing group)Musiq (singer) The Dells (singing
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group)BeBe Winans (singer)Take 6 (singing group)Carl Anderson (singer)Cedric The Entertainer
(actor) HB Barnum (band director)
Gaye has received numerous honors for his musical achievements
including inclusion into the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Recording Academy two Grammy Awards
a star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and inclusion
on Hollywoods RockWalk
Spyder D and Spydo Music Inc Sign an Ambitious Distribution
Deal for Newtroit Records
Spydo Musics Duane Spyder Hughes inks distribution deal for ambitious label project
(PRWEB) March 21 2006 -- Pioneering New York rap producerartist Spyder D signs distribution deal
with TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Records
Everyone knows about rap musics introduction to the world via the Fatback Bands King Tim III and the
phenom of the Sugar Hill Gangs Rappers Delight
Very few know that one of New York Citys pioneer rap artists Spyder D Duane Hughes of Queens NY
City was going to school in Ypsilanti Michigan on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in 1978
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when he met Billy Motley (now known as Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association)
a bass player and Rueben Jones a drummer of a young group of musicians who formed Frosted
Neither of them knew that their collaboration together would combine the raw talent that would
produce one of the top 12 singles of its era the electro funk smash Big Apple RappinRapple
which even today is one of the most bootlegged vinyl offerings in the history of recorded music still
fetching upwards of $300 on eBay
No one knew that at the time the group collaboration was the launching of the Motor City into the Hip-
Hop world
Today there is the brilliant lyricist known as Eminem and his proteacutegeacutersquos D-12 hailing from Motown And
theres the Hip-Hop influenced rock sound of Kid Rock
Its a safe bet to say that that all started with a collaboration of a New York City street ball player
frustrated that his basketball career was rapidly ending with knee problems and according to Billy a
group of young musicians who had grew up heavily influenced by the sounds of Motown in its heyday
Spyder reflected on the moment by saying It is one of the times in ones life where youre at a
crossroad and you get very creative because your back is up against the wall We went into the studio
with no rehearsal and no real game plan other than to vibe with each other and see what we come up
with I was home sick so I wrote about New York I hummed out the base line to Billy who took the
basics of it and funked it the way Motowners know how to do it I spliced in a sound effects recording of
a Delancey street vendor on the intro and bam Big Apple Rappin with the Motown flair was born
Spyder not quite twenty years old yet with Detroit born and raised Tito Lewis and his Moms financial
backing launched Newtroit Records first and only single
We got a lot of notoriety from that single right off the bat recalls Spyder A young Tom Silverman (who
became Tommy Boy Records founder) published a strong review in his Dance Music Magazine and
Afrika Bambaata came to my crib on Jamaica Avenue in search of a new record deal with Newtroit as
he was unhappy with his deal with Winley Records To this day my mother and Bam always ask about
each other says Spyder who now owns an ABA basketball franchise in Charlotte and his Spydo Music
Incorporated music production and wireless company Now thats Hip-Hop history for you
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Under this new umbrella of TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Spyder will release his farewell to Hip-
Hop a CD simply titled Legendary Scheduled guest appearances include legendary peers such as Doug
E Fresh CampC Music Factorys Freedom Williams Chuck D Mikey D Large Professor Grand Daddy IU
Sweety G Roxanne Shante and Sparky D to name a few Spyder says we will also launch careers of the
new generation with a compilation album called Spyder D presents Krunk Funk and Soul that will
feature several unsigned hype type of artists in the Hip-HopRampB genre We also have a powerful
contemporary gospel group in Keith Holland amp Friends in Christ and Charlottes own Young GODZ
and Gary Grahams North Clik Records posse who put the capital K in Krunk
we will also launch careers of the new generation with a compilation album called
Spyder has requested the services of good friend and longtime record promotion guru Al Pizarro of VIP
Record Pool and Heavy Rotation of New York to be his VP of Operations Als experience in record
promotion is well documented over the years and I trust his judgment completely He has handled NY
area promotions for all the major labels for their artists in the New York area for years We are blessed
that he would consider helping us in our quest to be one of the top major independents
Production will be handled by himself the artists and a bevy of up and coming beat makers including
former Sparky D DJ Grand Creator K-Wiz and the legendary Infinity Machine DJ DJ Divine and the
incomparable Larry Smith who produced all of the early Run-DMC and Whodini hits
We will get together with musicians and artists in Detroit to bring Newtroit back full circle says
Spyder Mike Pierre and Billy Wilson will oversee the marketing and promotion for the projects That
will be perfect as I continue to seek out more talent
Through 19 Communications and my wireless division we will evolutionize how artists are introduced
to radio and potential fans Radio and music listeners will be able to use Push and Pull technology to
communicate with their favorite artist or radio station Tour schedules release dates and contests will
be sent to fans wireless devices They will control how much content and when to receive that content
Virtual Promotion Campaigns will be sent and received in real time Text text to voice messaging with
simultaneous landline and e-mail alerts will take these vertical industries by storm Spydo Music and
Newtroit Records through TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal will offer 19 Levels of communications
through branded pre-paid phones debit cards and sponsored messaging The first release date for this
distribution deal has not been announced yet
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The Original Recording of ldquoBig Apple Rappinrdquo
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Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
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recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
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The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
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Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
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The MAA also gave a $10000000 3 year equity grant to Stillman College in Tuscaloosa Alabama to foster a recording company in the college with major record distribution obtained for the students of Stillman College and prepare a library made for the studies of the economic importance of Motown Record
Company
Wilson is also involved with the 3D Center Of Global Excellencerdquo stationed at Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan The center does research on the ldquoLifeVision 3Drdquo imaging process In a few short wordshellip being able to watch 3D TV without glasses
Wilson is the assistant director of the research team
Wilsonrsquos clients and or affiliations include FBT Publishing (Joel MartinEminem) National Association of Recording Arts and Science (The Grammys) the First Ladyrsquos Summit [Laura Bush] Grammys Film Preservation [sponsored by National Association of Recording Arts and Science] Rhythm amp Blues Foundation Vocal Group Hall Of Fame (Sharon PA) Library of Congress (Wash DC) LBJ Presidential Library (Auston Tx) Pullman Group LLC record companies [2nd Generation Entertainment Bongolo Universal]-[Hit Entertainment Group Ryco Warner]-Newtroit Records (Sony Red) Motorcity Hits Records Hitsville Venture LLC [True Life Entertainment Group Navarre] Motorcity International Film Festival Mary Wilson Enterprises BampB Productions (Los Angeles CA) and various multi-national
and independent music companies from around the world
Affiliated artists include Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Dancing In The Street) The Four Tops (lsquoReach Out Irsquoll Be Therersquo) George Clinton (One Nation Under The Groove) Mary Wilson of the Supremes Johnny Bristol (Motown producersinger
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ndash (lsquoHang On In There Babyrsquo) The Miracles (Tracks Of My Tears) The Contours (lsquoDo You Love Mersquo) The Dramatics (lsquoWhatcha See Is Whatcha Getrsquo) Otis Williams of the Temptations Laura Lee (lsquoWomanrsquos Love Rightsrsquo) Carl Carlton (lsquoShersquos A Bad Mamma Jammarsquo) Freda Payne-(lsquoBand Of Goldrsquo) The Originals (lsquoBaby Irsquom For Realrsquo) Brenda Holloway Scherrie Payne (former member of the Supremes) The Velvelettes (lsquoNeedle In The Haystackrsquo)
Carolyn Crawford (lsquoLetrsquos Start The Dancersquo) Spyder Turner () Kim Weston (lsquoIt Takes Tworsquo) Michael Powell ndash (Producer Anita Backer Aretha Franklin R Kelley etc hellip ) Marvelettes (lsquoPlease Mr Postmanrsquo) George Clinton and the Funk Brothers -(Joe Hunter
Richard ldquoPistolrdquo Allen Johnny Griffith)
Billy also was personally hired by Herbert J Strather (Detroit Real Estate Developer [owner of Strather amp Associate]) to work as the resident Motown Consultant for Hit Entertainment Group and
Hitsville Booking Agency a division of Hitsville Venture LLC
Hitsville Venture is an online Casino and multi-million dollar Entertainment conglomerate that brand and markets the likeness and images of the stars mentioned in the previous paragraph with access to virtually every former Motown artist in the city of Detroit Wilson works on a variety of Internet wireless and new media projects representing major and independent artistrsquos emerging concerns in structuring publicity for themselves through the internet system assisting RampB artistsrsquo financial welfare and
Trademark advisory referrals Wilson speaks frequently on entertainment field from
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ldquoentertainment 101rdquo to addressing the issues of obtaining major exposure in the business professional touring entertainment marketing the history of Motown and related issues he has given presentations and seminars at the University of Michigan Michigan State University Stillman College Howard University Eastern Michigan University the ldquoGrammys In The Schoolrdquo program [sponsored by National Association of Recording Arts
and Science] as well as numerous industry-sponsored events and seminars
Published literature the Motown Alumni Association or
Wilson are mentioned in
Martha Reeves Life Of A Motown Diva Motown The Golden Years The Original Marvelettes Motownrsquos Original Girl Group My Sister Tommie The Real Tammie Terrell Story
Media Mentions
E Entertainment online Associated Press Chatbusters Magazine EUR Electronic Urban Radio [Lee Bailey] Oakland Press Radio London (wwwradiolondoncouk) Hellenic radio [Greece] Tavis Smiley (NPR) DIY Reporter News In The Basement Magazine SoulStar Magazine (England)
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PRWEB (PRWEBcom)
Affiliations
Member of the National Association of Recorded Arts and Science (Grammys)
Advisory board of the Walkerrsquos African-American Museum (Nevada)
Former NAACP member
Distinctions
Lifetime Member of the National Registry of Whorsquos Whoreg Member of the Lexington book of Whorsquos Who Former VP of Optimist Club Ypsilanti Township Former director of the North American Modeling and Talent
Agency (Sponsors of the Ms North American Beauty
Pageant) Former President of Cunningham Corporation
(entertainment corp) Former President of SEED Inc (community based
entertainment corp) Former band director of the Junior Walker Allstar Band Stand in Bass Player for Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
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Former musician for Marv Johnson (Tamla Motown artist)
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Here Mary Wilson is with the incomparable
Martha Reeves They are sharing many
wonderful memories of their Motown days at
the after party for the unveiling of the
Commemorative Stamp for the Girl Groups of
the 50rsquos and 60rsquos In the background is (me)
Billy Wilson of the Motown Alumni Association
and Rosalind Ashford Holmes of The Vandellas
Legendary Motown Artist return to Detroit to receive Lifetime
Achievement Awards and to celebrate the 34th anniversary of a vital
community organization
Detroit MI (PRWEB) August 6 2003 -- Legendary Motown acts and area radio personalities will join
Detroitrsquos Inner City Sub-Center in celebrating its 34th anniversary August 8-10 2003 at 8411 E Forrest
in Detroit Michigan
The following artists and radio personalities have confirmed their attendance at the Lifetime
Achievement Award ceremony on August 9 2003 from 400 pm to 800 pm as award recipients Freda
Payne (Band of Gold) Sherrie Payne (The Supremes) Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Heatwave
Dancinrsquo in the Streets) The Miracles (Oooh Baby Baby) The Contours (Do You Love Me) The All-Stars
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(formerly Junior Walker and the All-Stars) Johnny Bristol (famous Motown Producer and Singer Hang On
in There Baby) Rosetta Hines (WGPR) Jay Butler (WQBH) Raymond Henderson(WQBH) and Fred Goree
(WQBH) There will be a VIP reception at 400 pm to allow guests and the media to mingle with the
artists as well as take photographs with them and get autographs signed The award ceremony will
begin at 500 pm
There will also be a rare performance by former Motown recording group The Vikings (formerly Eric and
the Vikings) whose recording Vibrations (Have Made Us Fall In Love) topped the million seller RampB
charts for Soulhawk RecordsAtlantic in the early 70s Other performers at the festival include the
group Serieux The Chosen 5 and the Buckle Up Kids
The three day Cultural Arts Festival is being held in partnership with the Motown Alumni Association
and will also feature performances games fashion shows food and vendors
As a part of their continuing commitment to education and entertainment the Inner City Sub-Center will
launch a historic Entertainment Hip-Hop Clinic to educate entertainers about business behind the scenes
of the entertainment industry The Motown Alumni Association will also be involved with the clinic
Organized by Detroit attorney Gregory J Reed the pilot program will include three sessions on ndash August
23 2003 September 13 2003 and September 27 2003
The Motown Alumni Association is a social fraternitysorority of former and present Motown
employees alumni musicians producers arrangers and personnel Formed in 1995 the Motown
Alumni Association has more than 10000 members worldwide with chapters in Detroit Chicago Los
Angeles Las Vegas Maryland Delaware (Washington DC) Virginia Texas (Houston Dallas Austin and
San Antonio) Philadelphia Virginia Italy New York Japan South Africa and England
The Inner City Sub-Center is a non-profit tax exempt community based organization that provides
youth adult senior and emergency services by providing after school cultural and tutorial activities food
clothing and referral services for low-income families
Tickets for the VIP reception and Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony are $50 General admission
for the three day event is $5 per day To purchase tickets call the Inner City Sub Center at (313) 921-
0200
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Marvin Gaye To Be Considered For 2006 Commemorative US Postage
Stamp
Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a US postage stamp when the
Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC Los Angeles CA
(PRWEB) January 23 2004--Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a
commemorative U S postage stamp for the year 2006 when the 15-member Citizens Stamp Advisory
Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC
The deceased singer is being sponsored for the unique and special honor by the Motown Alumni
Association (MAA) Los Angeles chapter
We began the efforts to get a stamp for Marvin Gaye last June says Ron Brewington chapter
Executive Director Those efforts included a worldwide petition and letter writing campaign which
garnered thousands of signatures of support
The MAA chapter had hopes of getting a stamp for Gaye in April 2004 which would have been his 65th
birthday
But the US Postal Service and the Postmaster General on the recommendation of the Citizens Stamp
Advisory Committee selects stamp recipients far in advance of the issue date in order to provide time for
planning design production and distribution says Brewington They had already made their
selections for 2004 and 2005
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This prompted the MAA chapter to extend their campaign soliciting support from politicians in Los
Angeles Washington DC and Detroit Michigan
The Los Angeles City Council on the recommendation of Councilman Bernard Parks gave a unanimous
passage of a resolution which was also endorsed by LA Mayor James Hahn says Brewington A
resolution introduced by Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke before the LA
County Board of Supervisors was also unanimously passed
Support for the legendary singer also came from Calif State Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas and
Calif State Senator Kevin Murray in whose respective districts Gaye lived before his death in 1984
The campaign also received unprecedented support from several hundred celebrities in a concurrent
endorsement campaign Stars For Marvin spearheaded by actor Cylk Cozart and conducted by
Brewington
A partial list of celebrity supporters include
James Brown (singer) Smokey Robinson (singer) Burt Bacharach (songwriterproducer) Quincy Jones
(producer) Muhammad Ali (boxer)Lou Rawls (singer)Paul McCartney (singerproducer) Wayne
Newton (singer)Dick Clark (producer)Nancy Wilson (singer)Pat Boone (singer) Della Reese (singer)Ben
Vereen (singerdancer)Harvey Fuqua (singer)Nancy Sinatra (singer) Issac Hayes (singer)Otis Williams
(singerfounder The Temptations)Usher (singer) Dionne Warwick (singer)IndiaArie (singer)Snoop
Dogg (rapper)R Kelly (singer) Alabama (singing group)Linda Hopkins (singer)Hall amp Oates (singing
group)Glen Campbell (singer) The Legendary Ink Spots (singing group)Alicia Keys (singer)Tyrese
(singeractor) Nelly (hip-hop artist)Missy Elliot (hip-hop artist)Ronald Isley (singer)Wayne Brady (talk
show host) Danny Glover (actor)Don King (fight promoter)Butch Lewis (promoter)Tobey Maguire
(actor)
Brian McKnight (singer)Ike Turner (singer)Bobby Womack (singer)Duke Fakir (original member The
Four Tops) Marilyn McCoo (original member The Fifth Dimension)Billy Davis Jr (original member
The Fifth Dimension) Robert Guilluame (actor)Blair Underwood (actor)MC Lyte (hip-hop
artist)Morgan Freeman (actor) Michael McDonald (singer)Darryl McDaniels (original member Run-
DMC)Woody Harrelson (actor) Dean Cain (actor)Sugar Shane Mosley (boxer)Philip Bailey
(singer)Martin Luther King III (SCLC) Don Cheadle (actor)Barbara Mandrell (singer)Patti La Belle
(singer)Gladys Knight (singer) Debbie Allen (actress)Nickolas Ashford (singer)Valerie Simpson
(singer)Mary Wilson (original member The Supremes) Shyne (hip-hop artist)Pauly Shore (actor)Leon
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Ware (singer)Robert Evans(producer)Richard Perry (producer) Tyson Beckford (supermodel)Teena
Marie (singer)Carl Franklin (director)Eddie George (NFL player) Jermaine Dupri (producerartist)Brock
Peters (actor)Maurice Greene (athlete)The Heritage Network
Damon Elliot (producer) Hidden Beach RecordingsTony Rich (singer)La Faye Baker (stuntwoman)Esai
Morales (actor) The Black Eyed PeasRussell Gunn (trumpter)John Sly Wilson (singer)May May Ali
(actress)Bill Bellamy (actor) Freddie Gorman (singer)Bobby Taylor (singer)Sheila Frazier
(actress)Mable John (singer)James Reynolds (actor)Brenda Russell (singer) Beverly Todd (actress)Dick
Smothers (comedian)Tom Smothers (comedian)Brian Holland (Motown producer)Jean Terrell (singer)
Claudette Robinson (singer)Beenie Man (singer)Eddie Holland (Motown producer)Hal Williams (actor)
Brenda Holloway (singer)Scherrie Payne (singer)Freda Payne (singer)David E Talbert (playwright)
Cindy Birdsong (singer)Bill Overton (actor)Lesley Mess (singer)Jo-Marie Payton (actress) Anthony B
(singer)Tisha Campbell (actress)Ray Parker Jr (singer)Lamont Dozier (songwritersinger) Dennis
Edwards (singer The Temptations)Ali Ollie Woodson (singer The Temptations)Bubba Knight
(original member Gladys Knight amp The Pips) Walter Orange (singer)Norm Nixon (ex-NBA)Allan
DrLicks Slutsky (musician)Uriel Jones (musician) Jack Ashford (musician)Joe Messina (musician)Eddie
Willis (musician)Bob Babbitt (musician)Joe Hunter (musician) Baby Cham (singer)Garth Trinidad
(singer)J-Boogie (singer)Judy Pace (actress)Jay Warner (author) Boom Shaka (singer)Buju Banton
(singer)Ce Cile (singer)David Gad (singer)DJ Fraze 1 (singer) DJ JFX (singer)DJ Red Lox (singer)DJ
Special (singer)Half Pint (singer)Iron Armor (singer)Lady Saw (singer) Issac Haile Selassie (singer)Red
Rat (singer)Ky-Mani Marley (singer)Scientist (singer)Lee Scratch Perry (singer) Sean Paul
(singer)Spragga Benz (singer)Tok (singer)The Wailing Souls (singer)Mikey Dread (singer) Mad
Professor (singer)Tippa Irie (singer)That Darn Kat (singer)DJ Addverse (hip-hop)DJ Jam (hip-hop artist)
DJ Mark Luv (hip-hop)Doctor Dre amp Ed LoverFrank amp DankFreddie Foxxx (hip-hop)Josh One (hip-hop)
Jay Dee AKA Dilla (hip-hop)Lil Maxso (hip-hop)Pete Rock (hip-hop)Poet Named LifePhife Dawg amp
Jarobi Rise and ShineSpinderella (hip-hop)uest Love (The Roots)Motiv8DJ AliciaDJ Jason HenryDJ
Moses DJ Rasta RootSy Richardson(actor)Wren T Brown (actor)Paula Kelly (actresssinger)Ted Lange
(actor) Marla Gibbs (actress)Todd Bridges (actor)Hattie Winston (actress)Glenn Turman (actor)Sheryl
Lee Ralph (actress) Ashley TaMar Davis (actress)Dick Anthony Williams (actor)Anna Maria Hordsford
(actress)William L Johnson (actor) Phil Morris (actor)Jordan BrandDorian Gregory (actor)Chester
Whitmore (dancerchoreographer)Robert Hooks (actor) Michael Eric Dyson (author)Mel Carter
(singer)Louis Price (singer)Virginia Capers (actress)Stogie Kenyetta (actor) Johnny Bristol (singer)Dule
Hill (actor)Henry Simmons (actor)The Whispers (singing group)Musiq (singer) The Dells (singing
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group)BeBe Winans (singer)Take 6 (singing group)Carl Anderson (singer)Cedric The Entertainer
(actor) HB Barnum (band director)
Gaye has received numerous honors for his musical achievements
including inclusion into the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Recording Academy two Grammy Awards
a star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and inclusion
on Hollywoods RockWalk
Spyder D and Spydo Music Inc Sign an Ambitious Distribution
Deal for Newtroit Records
Spydo Musics Duane Spyder Hughes inks distribution deal for ambitious label project
(PRWEB) March 21 2006 -- Pioneering New York rap producerartist Spyder D signs distribution deal
with TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Records
Everyone knows about rap musics introduction to the world via the Fatback Bands King Tim III and the
phenom of the Sugar Hill Gangs Rappers Delight
Very few know that one of New York Citys pioneer rap artists Spyder D Duane Hughes of Queens NY
City was going to school in Ypsilanti Michigan on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in 1978
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when he met Billy Motley (now known as Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association)
a bass player and Rueben Jones a drummer of a young group of musicians who formed Frosted
Neither of them knew that their collaboration together would combine the raw talent that would
produce one of the top 12 singles of its era the electro funk smash Big Apple RappinRapple
which even today is one of the most bootlegged vinyl offerings in the history of recorded music still
fetching upwards of $300 on eBay
No one knew that at the time the group collaboration was the launching of the Motor City into the Hip-
Hop world
Today there is the brilliant lyricist known as Eminem and his proteacutegeacutersquos D-12 hailing from Motown And
theres the Hip-Hop influenced rock sound of Kid Rock
Its a safe bet to say that that all started with a collaboration of a New York City street ball player
frustrated that his basketball career was rapidly ending with knee problems and according to Billy a
group of young musicians who had grew up heavily influenced by the sounds of Motown in its heyday
Spyder reflected on the moment by saying It is one of the times in ones life where youre at a
crossroad and you get very creative because your back is up against the wall We went into the studio
with no rehearsal and no real game plan other than to vibe with each other and see what we come up
with I was home sick so I wrote about New York I hummed out the base line to Billy who took the
basics of it and funked it the way Motowners know how to do it I spliced in a sound effects recording of
a Delancey street vendor on the intro and bam Big Apple Rappin with the Motown flair was born
Spyder not quite twenty years old yet with Detroit born and raised Tito Lewis and his Moms financial
backing launched Newtroit Records first and only single
We got a lot of notoriety from that single right off the bat recalls Spyder A young Tom Silverman (who
became Tommy Boy Records founder) published a strong review in his Dance Music Magazine and
Afrika Bambaata came to my crib on Jamaica Avenue in search of a new record deal with Newtroit as
he was unhappy with his deal with Winley Records To this day my mother and Bam always ask about
each other says Spyder who now owns an ABA basketball franchise in Charlotte and his Spydo Music
Incorporated music production and wireless company Now thats Hip-Hop history for you
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Under this new umbrella of TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Spyder will release his farewell to Hip-
Hop a CD simply titled Legendary Scheduled guest appearances include legendary peers such as Doug
E Fresh CampC Music Factorys Freedom Williams Chuck D Mikey D Large Professor Grand Daddy IU
Sweety G Roxanne Shante and Sparky D to name a few Spyder says we will also launch careers of the
new generation with a compilation album called Spyder D presents Krunk Funk and Soul that will
feature several unsigned hype type of artists in the Hip-HopRampB genre We also have a powerful
contemporary gospel group in Keith Holland amp Friends in Christ and Charlottes own Young GODZ
and Gary Grahams North Clik Records posse who put the capital K in Krunk
we will also launch careers of the new generation with a compilation album called
Spyder has requested the services of good friend and longtime record promotion guru Al Pizarro of VIP
Record Pool and Heavy Rotation of New York to be his VP of Operations Als experience in record
promotion is well documented over the years and I trust his judgment completely He has handled NY
area promotions for all the major labels for their artists in the New York area for years We are blessed
that he would consider helping us in our quest to be one of the top major independents
Production will be handled by himself the artists and a bevy of up and coming beat makers including
former Sparky D DJ Grand Creator K-Wiz and the legendary Infinity Machine DJ DJ Divine and the
incomparable Larry Smith who produced all of the early Run-DMC and Whodini hits
We will get together with musicians and artists in Detroit to bring Newtroit back full circle says
Spyder Mike Pierre and Billy Wilson will oversee the marketing and promotion for the projects That
will be perfect as I continue to seek out more talent
Through 19 Communications and my wireless division we will evolutionize how artists are introduced
to radio and potential fans Radio and music listeners will be able to use Push and Pull technology to
communicate with their favorite artist or radio station Tour schedules release dates and contests will
be sent to fans wireless devices They will control how much content and when to receive that content
Virtual Promotion Campaigns will be sent and received in real time Text text to voice messaging with
simultaneous landline and e-mail alerts will take these vertical industries by storm Spydo Music and
Newtroit Records through TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal will offer 19 Levels of communications
through branded pre-paid phones debit cards and sponsored messaging The first release date for this
distribution deal has not been announced yet
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The Original Recording of ldquoBig Apple Rappinrdquo
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Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
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The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
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Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
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newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
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newsletter1411655979
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ndash (lsquoHang On In There Babyrsquo) The Miracles (Tracks Of My Tears) The Contours (lsquoDo You Love Mersquo) The Dramatics (lsquoWhatcha See Is Whatcha Getrsquo) Otis Williams of the Temptations Laura Lee (lsquoWomanrsquos Love Rightsrsquo) Carl Carlton (lsquoShersquos A Bad Mamma Jammarsquo) Freda Payne-(lsquoBand Of Goldrsquo) The Originals (lsquoBaby Irsquom For Realrsquo) Brenda Holloway Scherrie Payne (former member of the Supremes) The Velvelettes (lsquoNeedle In The Haystackrsquo)
Carolyn Crawford (lsquoLetrsquos Start The Dancersquo) Spyder Turner () Kim Weston (lsquoIt Takes Tworsquo) Michael Powell ndash (Producer Anita Backer Aretha Franklin R Kelley etc hellip ) Marvelettes (lsquoPlease Mr Postmanrsquo) George Clinton and the Funk Brothers -(Joe Hunter
Richard ldquoPistolrdquo Allen Johnny Griffith)
Billy also was personally hired by Herbert J Strather (Detroit Real Estate Developer [owner of Strather amp Associate]) to work as the resident Motown Consultant for Hit Entertainment Group and
Hitsville Booking Agency a division of Hitsville Venture LLC
Hitsville Venture is an online Casino and multi-million dollar Entertainment conglomerate that brand and markets the likeness and images of the stars mentioned in the previous paragraph with access to virtually every former Motown artist in the city of Detroit Wilson works on a variety of Internet wireless and new media projects representing major and independent artistrsquos emerging concerns in structuring publicity for themselves through the internet system assisting RampB artistsrsquo financial welfare and
Trademark advisory referrals Wilson speaks frequently on entertainment field from
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ldquoentertainment 101rdquo to addressing the issues of obtaining major exposure in the business professional touring entertainment marketing the history of Motown and related issues he has given presentations and seminars at the University of Michigan Michigan State University Stillman College Howard University Eastern Michigan University the ldquoGrammys In The Schoolrdquo program [sponsored by National Association of Recording Arts
and Science] as well as numerous industry-sponsored events and seminars
Published literature the Motown Alumni Association or
Wilson are mentioned in
Martha Reeves Life Of A Motown Diva Motown The Golden Years The Original Marvelettes Motownrsquos Original Girl Group My Sister Tommie The Real Tammie Terrell Story
Media Mentions
E Entertainment online Associated Press Chatbusters Magazine EUR Electronic Urban Radio [Lee Bailey] Oakland Press Radio London (wwwradiolondoncouk) Hellenic radio [Greece] Tavis Smiley (NPR) DIY Reporter News In The Basement Magazine SoulStar Magazine (England)
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PRWEB (PRWEBcom)
Affiliations
Member of the National Association of Recorded Arts and Science (Grammys)
Advisory board of the Walkerrsquos African-American Museum (Nevada)
Former NAACP member
Distinctions
Lifetime Member of the National Registry of Whorsquos Whoreg Member of the Lexington book of Whorsquos Who Former VP of Optimist Club Ypsilanti Township Former director of the North American Modeling and Talent
Agency (Sponsors of the Ms North American Beauty
Pageant) Former President of Cunningham Corporation
(entertainment corp) Former President of SEED Inc (community based
entertainment corp) Former band director of the Junior Walker Allstar Band Stand in Bass Player for Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
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Former musician for Marv Johnson (Tamla Motown artist)
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Here Mary Wilson is with the incomparable
Martha Reeves They are sharing many
wonderful memories of their Motown days at
the after party for the unveiling of the
Commemorative Stamp for the Girl Groups of
the 50rsquos and 60rsquos In the background is (me)
Billy Wilson of the Motown Alumni Association
and Rosalind Ashford Holmes of The Vandellas
Legendary Motown Artist return to Detroit to receive Lifetime
Achievement Awards and to celebrate the 34th anniversary of a vital
community organization
Detroit MI (PRWEB) August 6 2003 -- Legendary Motown acts and area radio personalities will join
Detroitrsquos Inner City Sub-Center in celebrating its 34th anniversary August 8-10 2003 at 8411 E Forrest
in Detroit Michigan
The following artists and radio personalities have confirmed their attendance at the Lifetime
Achievement Award ceremony on August 9 2003 from 400 pm to 800 pm as award recipients Freda
Payne (Band of Gold) Sherrie Payne (The Supremes) Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Heatwave
Dancinrsquo in the Streets) The Miracles (Oooh Baby Baby) The Contours (Do You Love Me) The All-Stars
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(formerly Junior Walker and the All-Stars) Johnny Bristol (famous Motown Producer and Singer Hang On
in There Baby) Rosetta Hines (WGPR) Jay Butler (WQBH) Raymond Henderson(WQBH) and Fred Goree
(WQBH) There will be a VIP reception at 400 pm to allow guests and the media to mingle with the
artists as well as take photographs with them and get autographs signed The award ceremony will
begin at 500 pm
There will also be a rare performance by former Motown recording group The Vikings (formerly Eric and
the Vikings) whose recording Vibrations (Have Made Us Fall In Love) topped the million seller RampB
charts for Soulhawk RecordsAtlantic in the early 70s Other performers at the festival include the
group Serieux The Chosen 5 and the Buckle Up Kids
The three day Cultural Arts Festival is being held in partnership with the Motown Alumni Association
and will also feature performances games fashion shows food and vendors
As a part of their continuing commitment to education and entertainment the Inner City Sub-Center will
launch a historic Entertainment Hip-Hop Clinic to educate entertainers about business behind the scenes
of the entertainment industry The Motown Alumni Association will also be involved with the clinic
Organized by Detroit attorney Gregory J Reed the pilot program will include three sessions on ndash August
23 2003 September 13 2003 and September 27 2003
The Motown Alumni Association is a social fraternitysorority of former and present Motown
employees alumni musicians producers arrangers and personnel Formed in 1995 the Motown
Alumni Association has more than 10000 members worldwide with chapters in Detroit Chicago Los
Angeles Las Vegas Maryland Delaware (Washington DC) Virginia Texas (Houston Dallas Austin and
San Antonio) Philadelphia Virginia Italy New York Japan South Africa and England
The Inner City Sub-Center is a non-profit tax exempt community based organization that provides
youth adult senior and emergency services by providing after school cultural and tutorial activities food
clothing and referral services for low-income families
Tickets for the VIP reception and Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony are $50 General admission
for the three day event is $5 per day To purchase tickets call the Inner City Sub Center at (313) 921-
0200
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Marvin Gaye To Be Considered For 2006 Commemorative US Postage
Stamp
Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a US postage stamp when the
Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC Los Angeles CA
(PRWEB) January 23 2004--Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a
commemorative U S postage stamp for the year 2006 when the 15-member Citizens Stamp Advisory
Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC
The deceased singer is being sponsored for the unique and special honor by the Motown Alumni
Association (MAA) Los Angeles chapter
We began the efforts to get a stamp for Marvin Gaye last June says Ron Brewington chapter
Executive Director Those efforts included a worldwide petition and letter writing campaign which
garnered thousands of signatures of support
The MAA chapter had hopes of getting a stamp for Gaye in April 2004 which would have been his 65th
birthday
But the US Postal Service and the Postmaster General on the recommendation of the Citizens Stamp
Advisory Committee selects stamp recipients far in advance of the issue date in order to provide time for
planning design production and distribution says Brewington They had already made their
selections for 2004 and 2005
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This prompted the MAA chapter to extend their campaign soliciting support from politicians in Los
Angeles Washington DC and Detroit Michigan
The Los Angeles City Council on the recommendation of Councilman Bernard Parks gave a unanimous
passage of a resolution which was also endorsed by LA Mayor James Hahn says Brewington A
resolution introduced by Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke before the LA
County Board of Supervisors was also unanimously passed
Support for the legendary singer also came from Calif State Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas and
Calif State Senator Kevin Murray in whose respective districts Gaye lived before his death in 1984
The campaign also received unprecedented support from several hundred celebrities in a concurrent
endorsement campaign Stars For Marvin spearheaded by actor Cylk Cozart and conducted by
Brewington
A partial list of celebrity supporters include
James Brown (singer) Smokey Robinson (singer) Burt Bacharach (songwriterproducer) Quincy Jones
(producer) Muhammad Ali (boxer)Lou Rawls (singer)Paul McCartney (singerproducer) Wayne
Newton (singer)Dick Clark (producer)Nancy Wilson (singer)Pat Boone (singer) Della Reese (singer)Ben
Vereen (singerdancer)Harvey Fuqua (singer)Nancy Sinatra (singer) Issac Hayes (singer)Otis Williams
(singerfounder The Temptations)Usher (singer) Dionne Warwick (singer)IndiaArie (singer)Snoop
Dogg (rapper)R Kelly (singer) Alabama (singing group)Linda Hopkins (singer)Hall amp Oates (singing
group)Glen Campbell (singer) The Legendary Ink Spots (singing group)Alicia Keys (singer)Tyrese
(singeractor) Nelly (hip-hop artist)Missy Elliot (hip-hop artist)Ronald Isley (singer)Wayne Brady (talk
show host) Danny Glover (actor)Don King (fight promoter)Butch Lewis (promoter)Tobey Maguire
(actor)
Brian McKnight (singer)Ike Turner (singer)Bobby Womack (singer)Duke Fakir (original member The
Four Tops) Marilyn McCoo (original member The Fifth Dimension)Billy Davis Jr (original member
The Fifth Dimension) Robert Guilluame (actor)Blair Underwood (actor)MC Lyte (hip-hop
artist)Morgan Freeman (actor) Michael McDonald (singer)Darryl McDaniels (original member Run-
DMC)Woody Harrelson (actor) Dean Cain (actor)Sugar Shane Mosley (boxer)Philip Bailey
(singer)Martin Luther King III (SCLC) Don Cheadle (actor)Barbara Mandrell (singer)Patti La Belle
(singer)Gladys Knight (singer) Debbie Allen (actress)Nickolas Ashford (singer)Valerie Simpson
(singer)Mary Wilson (original member The Supremes) Shyne (hip-hop artist)Pauly Shore (actor)Leon
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Ware (singer)Robert Evans(producer)Richard Perry (producer) Tyson Beckford (supermodel)Teena
Marie (singer)Carl Franklin (director)Eddie George (NFL player) Jermaine Dupri (producerartist)Brock
Peters (actor)Maurice Greene (athlete)The Heritage Network
Damon Elliot (producer) Hidden Beach RecordingsTony Rich (singer)La Faye Baker (stuntwoman)Esai
Morales (actor) The Black Eyed PeasRussell Gunn (trumpter)John Sly Wilson (singer)May May Ali
(actress)Bill Bellamy (actor) Freddie Gorman (singer)Bobby Taylor (singer)Sheila Frazier
(actress)Mable John (singer)James Reynolds (actor)Brenda Russell (singer) Beverly Todd (actress)Dick
Smothers (comedian)Tom Smothers (comedian)Brian Holland (Motown producer)Jean Terrell (singer)
Claudette Robinson (singer)Beenie Man (singer)Eddie Holland (Motown producer)Hal Williams (actor)
Brenda Holloway (singer)Scherrie Payne (singer)Freda Payne (singer)David E Talbert (playwright)
Cindy Birdsong (singer)Bill Overton (actor)Lesley Mess (singer)Jo-Marie Payton (actress) Anthony B
(singer)Tisha Campbell (actress)Ray Parker Jr (singer)Lamont Dozier (songwritersinger) Dennis
Edwards (singer The Temptations)Ali Ollie Woodson (singer The Temptations)Bubba Knight
(original member Gladys Knight amp The Pips) Walter Orange (singer)Norm Nixon (ex-NBA)Allan
DrLicks Slutsky (musician)Uriel Jones (musician) Jack Ashford (musician)Joe Messina (musician)Eddie
Willis (musician)Bob Babbitt (musician)Joe Hunter (musician) Baby Cham (singer)Garth Trinidad
(singer)J-Boogie (singer)Judy Pace (actress)Jay Warner (author) Boom Shaka (singer)Buju Banton
(singer)Ce Cile (singer)David Gad (singer)DJ Fraze 1 (singer) DJ JFX (singer)DJ Red Lox (singer)DJ
Special (singer)Half Pint (singer)Iron Armor (singer)Lady Saw (singer) Issac Haile Selassie (singer)Red
Rat (singer)Ky-Mani Marley (singer)Scientist (singer)Lee Scratch Perry (singer) Sean Paul
(singer)Spragga Benz (singer)Tok (singer)The Wailing Souls (singer)Mikey Dread (singer) Mad
Professor (singer)Tippa Irie (singer)That Darn Kat (singer)DJ Addverse (hip-hop)DJ Jam (hip-hop artist)
DJ Mark Luv (hip-hop)Doctor Dre amp Ed LoverFrank amp DankFreddie Foxxx (hip-hop)Josh One (hip-hop)
Jay Dee AKA Dilla (hip-hop)Lil Maxso (hip-hop)Pete Rock (hip-hop)Poet Named LifePhife Dawg amp
Jarobi Rise and ShineSpinderella (hip-hop)uest Love (The Roots)Motiv8DJ AliciaDJ Jason HenryDJ
Moses DJ Rasta RootSy Richardson(actor)Wren T Brown (actor)Paula Kelly (actresssinger)Ted Lange
(actor) Marla Gibbs (actress)Todd Bridges (actor)Hattie Winston (actress)Glenn Turman (actor)Sheryl
Lee Ralph (actress) Ashley TaMar Davis (actress)Dick Anthony Williams (actor)Anna Maria Hordsford
(actress)William L Johnson (actor) Phil Morris (actor)Jordan BrandDorian Gregory (actor)Chester
Whitmore (dancerchoreographer)Robert Hooks (actor) Michael Eric Dyson (author)Mel Carter
(singer)Louis Price (singer)Virginia Capers (actress)Stogie Kenyetta (actor) Johnny Bristol (singer)Dule
Hill (actor)Henry Simmons (actor)The Whispers (singing group)Musiq (singer) The Dells (singing
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group)BeBe Winans (singer)Take 6 (singing group)Carl Anderson (singer)Cedric The Entertainer
(actor) HB Barnum (band director)
Gaye has received numerous honors for his musical achievements
including inclusion into the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Recording Academy two Grammy Awards
a star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and inclusion
on Hollywoods RockWalk
Spyder D and Spydo Music Inc Sign an Ambitious Distribution
Deal for Newtroit Records
Spydo Musics Duane Spyder Hughes inks distribution deal for ambitious label project
(PRWEB) March 21 2006 -- Pioneering New York rap producerartist Spyder D signs distribution deal
with TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Records
Everyone knows about rap musics introduction to the world via the Fatback Bands King Tim III and the
phenom of the Sugar Hill Gangs Rappers Delight
Very few know that one of New York Citys pioneer rap artists Spyder D Duane Hughes of Queens NY
City was going to school in Ypsilanti Michigan on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in 1978
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when he met Billy Motley (now known as Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association)
a bass player and Rueben Jones a drummer of a young group of musicians who formed Frosted
Neither of them knew that their collaboration together would combine the raw talent that would
produce one of the top 12 singles of its era the electro funk smash Big Apple RappinRapple
which even today is one of the most bootlegged vinyl offerings in the history of recorded music still
fetching upwards of $300 on eBay
No one knew that at the time the group collaboration was the launching of the Motor City into the Hip-
Hop world
Today there is the brilliant lyricist known as Eminem and his proteacutegeacutersquos D-12 hailing from Motown And
theres the Hip-Hop influenced rock sound of Kid Rock
Its a safe bet to say that that all started with a collaboration of a New York City street ball player
frustrated that his basketball career was rapidly ending with knee problems and according to Billy a
group of young musicians who had grew up heavily influenced by the sounds of Motown in its heyday
Spyder reflected on the moment by saying It is one of the times in ones life where youre at a
crossroad and you get very creative because your back is up against the wall We went into the studio
with no rehearsal and no real game plan other than to vibe with each other and see what we come up
with I was home sick so I wrote about New York I hummed out the base line to Billy who took the
basics of it and funked it the way Motowners know how to do it I spliced in a sound effects recording of
a Delancey street vendor on the intro and bam Big Apple Rappin with the Motown flair was born
Spyder not quite twenty years old yet with Detroit born and raised Tito Lewis and his Moms financial
backing launched Newtroit Records first and only single
We got a lot of notoriety from that single right off the bat recalls Spyder A young Tom Silverman (who
became Tommy Boy Records founder) published a strong review in his Dance Music Magazine and
Afrika Bambaata came to my crib on Jamaica Avenue in search of a new record deal with Newtroit as
he was unhappy with his deal with Winley Records To this day my mother and Bam always ask about
each other says Spyder who now owns an ABA basketball franchise in Charlotte and his Spydo Music
Incorporated music production and wireless company Now thats Hip-Hop history for you
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Under this new umbrella of TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Spyder will release his farewell to Hip-
Hop a CD simply titled Legendary Scheduled guest appearances include legendary peers such as Doug
E Fresh CampC Music Factorys Freedom Williams Chuck D Mikey D Large Professor Grand Daddy IU
Sweety G Roxanne Shante and Sparky D to name a few Spyder says we will also launch careers of the
new generation with a compilation album called Spyder D presents Krunk Funk and Soul that will
feature several unsigned hype type of artists in the Hip-HopRampB genre We also have a powerful
contemporary gospel group in Keith Holland amp Friends in Christ and Charlottes own Young GODZ
and Gary Grahams North Clik Records posse who put the capital K in Krunk
we will also launch careers of the new generation with a compilation album called
Spyder has requested the services of good friend and longtime record promotion guru Al Pizarro of VIP
Record Pool and Heavy Rotation of New York to be his VP of Operations Als experience in record
promotion is well documented over the years and I trust his judgment completely He has handled NY
area promotions for all the major labels for their artists in the New York area for years We are blessed
that he would consider helping us in our quest to be one of the top major independents
Production will be handled by himself the artists and a bevy of up and coming beat makers including
former Sparky D DJ Grand Creator K-Wiz and the legendary Infinity Machine DJ DJ Divine and the
incomparable Larry Smith who produced all of the early Run-DMC and Whodini hits
We will get together with musicians and artists in Detroit to bring Newtroit back full circle says
Spyder Mike Pierre and Billy Wilson will oversee the marketing and promotion for the projects That
will be perfect as I continue to seek out more talent
Through 19 Communications and my wireless division we will evolutionize how artists are introduced
to radio and potential fans Radio and music listeners will be able to use Push and Pull technology to
communicate with their favorite artist or radio station Tour schedules release dates and contests will
be sent to fans wireless devices They will control how much content and when to receive that content
Virtual Promotion Campaigns will be sent and received in real time Text text to voice messaging with
simultaneous landline and e-mail alerts will take these vertical industries by storm Spydo Music and
Newtroit Records through TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal will offer 19 Levels of communications
through branded pre-paid phones debit cards and sponsored messaging The first release date for this
distribution deal has not been announced yet
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The Original Recording of ldquoBig Apple Rappinrdquo
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Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
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The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
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Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
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newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
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ldquoentertainment 101rdquo to addressing the issues of obtaining major exposure in the business professional touring entertainment marketing the history of Motown and related issues he has given presentations and seminars at the University of Michigan Michigan State University Stillman College Howard University Eastern Michigan University the ldquoGrammys In The Schoolrdquo program [sponsored by National Association of Recording Arts
and Science] as well as numerous industry-sponsored events and seminars
Published literature the Motown Alumni Association or
Wilson are mentioned in
Martha Reeves Life Of A Motown Diva Motown The Golden Years The Original Marvelettes Motownrsquos Original Girl Group My Sister Tommie The Real Tammie Terrell Story
Media Mentions
E Entertainment online Associated Press Chatbusters Magazine EUR Electronic Urban Radio [Lee Bailey] Oakland Press Radio London (wwwradiolondoncouk) Hellenic radio [Greece] Tavis Smiley (NPR) DIY Reporter News In The Basement Magazine SoulStar Magazine (England)
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PRWEB (PRWEBcom)
Affiliations
Member of the National Association of Recorded Arts and Science (Grammys)
Advisory board of the Walkerrsquos African-American Museum (Nevada)
Former NAACP member
Distinctions
Lifetime Member of the National Registry of Whorsquos Whoreg Member of the Lexington book of Whorsquos Who Former VP of Optimist Club Ypsilanti Township Former director of the North American Modeling and Talent
Agency (Sponsors of the Ms North American Beauty
Pageant) Former President of Cunningham Corporation
(entertainment corp) Former President of SEED Inc (community based
entertainment corp) Former band director of the Junior Walker Allstar Band Stand in Bass Player for Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
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Former musician for Marv Johnson (Tamla Motown artist)
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Here Mary Wilson is with the incomparable
Martha Reeves They are sharing many
wonderful memories of their Motown days at
the after party for the unveiling of the
Commemorative Stamp for the Girl Groups of
the 50rsquos and 60rsquos In the background is (me)
Billy Wilson of the Motown Alumni Association
and Rosalind Ashford Holmes of The Vandellas
Legendary Motown Artist return to Detroit to receive Lifetime
Achievement Awards and to celebrate the 34th anniversary of a vital
community organization
Detroit MI (PRWEB) August 6 2003 -- Legendary Motown acts and area radio personalities will join
Detroitrsquos Inner City Sub-Center in celebrating its 34th anniversary August 8-10 2003 at 8411 E Forrest
in Detroit Michigan
The following artists and radio personalities have confirmed their attendance at the Lifetime
Achievement Award ceremony on August 9 2003 from 400 pm to 800 pm as award recipients Freda
Payne (Band of Gold) Sherrie Payne (The Supremes) Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Heatwave
Dancinrsquo in the Streets) The Miracles (Oooh Baby Baby) The Contours (Do You Love Me) The All-Stars
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(formerly Junior Walker and the All-Stars) Johnny Bristol (famous Motown Producer and Singer Hang On
in There Baby) Rosetta Hines (WGPR) Jay Butler (WQBH) Raymond Henderson(WQBH) and Fred Goree
(WQBH) There will be a VIP reception at 400 pm to allow guests and the media to mingle with the
artists as well as take photographs with them and get autographs signed The award ceremony will
begin at 500 pm
There will also be a rare performance by former Motown recording group The Vikings (formerly Eric and
the Vikings) whose recording Vibrations (Have Made Us Fall In Love) topped the million seller RampB
charts for Soulhawk RecordsAtlantic in the early 70s Other performers at the festival include the
group Serieux The Chosen 5 and the Buckle Up Kids
The three day Cultural Arts Festival is being held in partnership with the Motown Alumni Association
and will also feature performances games fashion shows food and vendors
As a part of their continuing commitment to education and entertainment the Inner City Sub-Center will
launch a historic Entertainment Hip-Hop Clinic to educate entertainers about business behind the scenes
of the entertainment industry The Motown Alumni Association will also be involved with the clinic
Organized by Detroit attorney Gregory J Reed the pilot program will include three sessions on ndash August
23 2003 September 13 2003 and September 27 2003
The Motown Alumni Association is a social fraternitysorority of former and present Motown
employees alumni musicians producers arrangers and personnel Formed in 1995 the Motown
Alumni Association has more than 10000 members worldwide with chapters in Detroit Chicago Los
Angeles Las Vegas Maryland Delaware (Washington DC) Virginia Texas (Houston Dallas Austin and
San Antonio) Philadelphia Virginia Italy New York Japan South Africa and England
The Inner City Sub-Center is a non-profit tax exempt community based organization that provides
youth adult senior and emergency services by providing after school cultural and tutorial activities food
clothing and referral services for low-income families
Tickets for the VIP reception and Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony are $50 General admission
for the three day event is $5 per day To purchase tickets call the Inner City Sub Center at (313) 921-
0200
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Marvin Gaye To Be Considered For 2006 Commemorative US Postage
Stamp
Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a US postage stamp when the
Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC Los Angeles CA
(PRWEB) January 23 2004--Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a
commemorative U S postage stamp for the year 2006 when the 15-member Citizens Stamp Advisory
Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC
The deceased singer is being sponsored for the unique and special honor by the Motown Alumni
Association (MAA) Los Angeles chapter
We began the efforts to get a stamp for Marvin Gaye last June says Ron Brewington chapter
Executive Director Those efforts included a worldwide petition and letter writing campaign which
garnered thousands of signatures of support
The MAA chapter had hopes of getting a stamp for Gaye in April 2004 which would have been his 65th
birthday
But the US Postal Service and the Postmaster General on the recommendation of the Citizens Stamp
Advisory Committee selects stamp recipients far in advance of the issue date in order to provide time for
planning design production and distribution says Brewington They had already made their
selections for 2004 and 2005
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This prompted the MAA chapter to extend their campaign soliciting support from politicians in Los
Angeles Washington DC and Detroit Michigan
The Los Angeles City Council on the recommendation of Councilman Bernard Parks gave a unanimous
passage of a resolution which was also endorsed by LA Mayor James Hahn says Brewington A
resolution introduced by Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke before the LA
County Board of Supervisors was also unanimously passed
Support for the legendary singer also came from Calif State Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas and
Calif State Senator Kevin Murray in whose respective districts Gaye lived before his death in 1984
The campaign also received unprecedented support from several hundred celebrities in a concurrent
endorsement campaign Stars For Marvin spearheaded by actor Cylk Cozart and conducted by
Brewington
A partial list of celebrity supporters include
James Brown (singer) Smokey Robinson (singer) Burt Bacharach (songwriterproducer) Quincy Jones
(producer) Muhammad Ali (boxer)Lou Rawls (singer)Paul McCartney (singerproducer) Wayne
Newton (singer)Dick Clark (producer)Nancy Wilson (singer)Pat Boone (singer) Della Reese (singer)Ben
Vereen (singerdancer)Harvey Fuqua (singer)Nancy Sinatra (singer) Issac Hayes (singer)Otis Williams
(singerfounder The Temptations)Usher (singer) Dionne Warwick (singer)IndiaArie (singer)Snoop
Dogg (rapper)R Kelly (singer) Alabama (singing group)Linda Hopkins (singer)Hall amp Oates (singing
group)Glen Campbell (singer) The Legendary Ink Spots (singing group)Alicia Keys (singer)Tyrese
(singeractor) Nelly (hip-hop artist)Missy Elliot (hip-hop artist)Ronald Isley (singer)Wayne Brady (talk
show host) Danny Glover (actor)Don King (fight promoter)Butch Lewis (promoter)Tobey Maguire
(actor)
Brian McKnight (singer)Ike Turner (singer)Bobby Womack (singer)Duke Fakir (original member The
Four Tops) Marilyn McCoo (original member The Fifth Dimension)Billy Davis Jr (original member
The Fifth Dimension) Robert Guilluame (actor)Blair Underwood (actor)MC Lyte (hip-hop
artist)Morgan Freeman (actor) Michael McDonald (singer)Darryl McDaniels (original member Run-
DMC)Woody Harrelson (actor) Dean Cain (actor)Sugar Shane Mosley (boxer)Philip Bailey
(singer)Martin Luther King III (SCLC) Don Cheadle (actor)Barbara Mandrell (singer)Patti La Belle
(singer)Gladys Knight (singer) Debbie Allen (actress)Nickolas Ashford (singer)Valerie Simpson
(singer)Mary Wilson (original member The Supremes) Shyne (hip-hop artist)Pauly Shore (actor)Leon
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Ware (singer)Robert Evans(producer)Richard Perry (producer) Tyson Beckford (supermodel)Teena
Marie (singer)Carl Franklin (director)Eddie George (NFL player) Jermaine Dupri (producerartist)Brock
Peters (actor)Maurice Greene (athlete)The Heritage Network
Damon Elliot (producer) Hidden Beach RecordingsTony Rich (singer)La Faye Baker (stuntwoman)Esai
Morales (actor) The Black Eyed PeasRussell Gunn (trumpter)John Sly Wilson (singer)May May Ali
(actress)Bill Bellamy (actor) Freddie Gorman (singer)Bobby Taylor (singer)Sheila Frazier
(actress)Mable John (singer)James Reynolds (actor)Brenda Russell (singer) Beverly Todd (actress)Dick
Smothers (comedian)Tom Smothers (comedian)Brian Holland (Motown producer)Jean Terrell (singer)
Claudette Robinson (singer)Beenie Man (singer)Eddie Holland (Motown producer)Hal Williams (actor)
Brenda Holloway (singer)Scherrie Payne (singer)Freda Payne (singer)David E Talbert (playwright)
Cindy Birdsong (singer)Bill Overton (actor)Lesley Mess (singer)Jo-Marie Payton (actress) Anthony B
(singer)Tisha Campbell (actress)Ray Parker Jr (singer)Lamont Dozier (songwritersinger) Dennis
Edwards (singer The Temptations)Ali Ollie Woodson (singer The Temptations)Bubba Knight
(original member Gladys Knight amp The Pips) Walter Orange (singer)Norm Nixon (ex-NBA)Allan
DrLicks Slutsky (musician)Uriel Jones (musician) Jack Ashford (musician)Joe Messina (musician)Eddie
Willis (musician)Bob Babbitt (musician)Joe Hunter (musician) Baby Cham (singer)Garth Trinidad
(singer)J-Boogie (singer)Judy Pace (actress)Jay Warner (author) Boom Shaka (singer)Buju Banton
(singer)Ce Cile (singer)David Gad (singer)DJ Fraze 1 (singer) DJ JFX (singer)DJ Red Lox (singer)DJ
Special (singer)Half Pint (singer)Iron Armor (singer)Lady Saw (singer) Issac Haile Selassie (singer)Red
Rat (singer)Ky-Mani Marley (singer)Scientist (singer)Lee Scratch Perry (singer) Sean Paul
(singer)Spragga Benz (singer)Tok (singer)The Wailing Souls (singer)Mikey Dread (singer) Mad
Professor (singer)Tippa Irie (singer)That Darn Kat (singer)DJ Addverse (hip-hop)DJ Jam (hip-hop artist)
DJ Mark Luv (hip-hop)Doctor Dre amp Ed LoverFrank amp DankFreddie Foxxx (hip-hop)Josh One (hip-hop)
Jay Dee AKA Dilla (hip-hop)Lil Maxso (hip-hop)Pete Rock (hip-hop)Poet Named LifePhife Dawg amp
Jarobi Rise and ShineSpinderella (hip-hop)uest Love (The Roots)Motiv8DJ AliciaDJ Jason HenryDJ
Moses DJ Rasta RootSy Richardson(actor)Wren T Brown (actor)Paula Kelly (actresssinger)Ted Lange
(actor) Marla Gibbs (actress)Todd Bridges (actor)Hattie Winston (actress)Glenn Turman (actor)Sheryl
Lee Ralph (actress) Ashley TaMar Davis (actress)Dick Anthony Williams (actor)Anna Maria Hordsford
(actress)William L Johnson (actor) Phil Morris (actor)Jordan BrandDorian Gregory (actor)Chester
Whitmore (dancerchoreographer)Robert Hooks (actor) Michael Eric Dyson (author)Mel Carter
(singer)Louis Price (singer)Virginia Capers (actress)Stogie Kenyetta (actor) Johnny Bristol (singer)Dule
Hill (actor)Henry Simmons (actor)The Whispers (singing group)Musiq (singer) The Dells (singing
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group)BeBe Winans (singer)Take 6 (singing group)Carl Anderson (singer)Cedric The Entertainer
(actor) HB Barnum (band director)
Gaye has received numerous honors for his musical achievements
including inclusion into the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Recording Academy two Grammy Awards
a star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and inclusion
on Hollywoods RockWalk
Spyder D and Spydo Music Inc Sign an Ambitious Distribution
Deal for Newtroit Records
Spydo Musics Duane Spyder Hughes inks distribution deal for ambitious label project
(PRWEB) March 21 2006 -- Pioneering New York rap producerartist Spyder D signs distribution deal
with TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Records
Everyone knows about rap musics introduction to the world via the Fatback Bands King Tim III and the
phenom of the Sugar Hill Gangs Rappers Delight
Very few know that one of New York Citys pioneer rap artists Spyder D Duane Hughes of Queens NY
City was going to school in Ypsilanti Michigan on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in 1978
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when he met Billy Motley (now known as Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association)
a bass player and Rueben Jones a drummer of a young group of musicians who formed Frosted
Neither of them knew that their collaboration together would combine the raw talent that would
produce one of the top 12 singles of its era the electro funk smash Big Apple RappinRapple
which even today is one of the most bootlegged vinyl offerings in the history of recorded music still
fetching upwards of $300 on eBay
No one knew that at the time the group collaboration was the launching of the Motor City into the Hip-
Hop world
Today there is the brilliant lyricist known as Eminem and his proteacutegeacutersquos D-12 hailing from Motown And
theres the Hip-Hop influenced rock sound of Kid Rock
Its a safe bet to say that that all started with a collaboration of a New York City street ball player
frustrated that his basketball career was rapidly ending with knee problems and according to Billy a
group of young musicians who had grew up heavily influenced by the sounds of Motown in its heyday
Spyder reflected on the moment by saying It is one of the times in ones life where youre at a
crossroad and you get very creative because your back is up against the wall We went into the studio
with no rehearsal and no real game plan other than to vibe with each other and see what we come up
with I was home sick so I wrote about New York I hummed out the base line to Billy who took the
basics of it and funked it the way Motowners know how to do it I spliced in a sound effects recording of
a Delancey street vendor on the intro and bam Big Apple Rappin with the Motown flair was born
Spyder not quite twenty years old yet with Detroit born and raised Tito Lewis and his Moms financial
backing launched Newtroit Records first and only single
We got a lot of notoriety from that single right off the bat recalls Spyder A young Tom Silverman (who
became Tommy Boy Records founder) published a strong review in his Dance Music Magazine and
Afrika Bambaata came to my crib on Jamaica Avenue in search of a new record deal with Newtroit as
he was unhappy with his deal with Winley Records To this day my mother and Bam always ask about
each other says Spyder who now owns an ABA basketball franchise in Charlotte and his Spydo Music
Incorporated music production and wireless company Now thats Hip-Hop history for you
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Under this new umbrella of TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Spyder will release his farewell to Hip-
Hop a CD simply titled Legendary Scheduled guest appearances include legendary peers such as Doug
E Fresh CampC Music Factorys Freedom Williams Chuck D Mikey D Large Professor Grand Daddy IU
Sweety G Roxanne Shante and Sparky D to name a few Spyder says we will also launch careers of the
new generation with a compilation album called Spyder D presents Krunk Funk and Soul that will
feature several unsigned hype type of artists in the Hip-HopRampB genre We also have a powerful
contemporary gospel group in Keith Holland amp Friends in Christ and Charlottes own Young GODZ
and Gary Grahams North Clik Records posse who put the capital K in Krunk
we will also launch careers of the new generation with a compilation album called
Spyder has requested the services of good friend and longtime record promotion guru Al Pizarro of VIP
Record Pool and Heavy Rotation of New York to be his VP of Operations Als experience in record
promotion is well documented over the years and I trust his judgment completely He has handled NY
area promotions for all the major labels for their artists in the New York area for years We are blessed
that he would consider helping us in our quest to be one of the top major independents
Production will be handled by himself the artists and a bevy of up and coming beat makers including
former Sparky D DJ Grand Creator K-Wiz and the legendary Infinity Machine DJ DJ Divine and the
incomparable Larry Smith who produced all of the early Run-DMC and Whodini hits
We will get together with musicians and artists in Detroit to bring Newtroit back full circle says
Spyder Mike Pierre and Billy Wilson will oversee the marketing and promotion for the projects That
will be perfect as I continue to seek out more talent
Through 19 Communications and my wireless division we will evolutionize how artists are introduced
to radio and potential fans Radio and music listeners will be able to use Push and Pull technology to
communicate with their favorite artist or radio station Tour schedules release dates and contests will
be sent to fans wireless devices They will control how much content and when to receive that content
Virtual Promotion Campaigns will be sent and received in real time Text text to voice messaging with
simultaneous landline and e-mail alerts will take these vertical industries by storm Spydo Music and
Newtroit Records through TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal will offer 19 Levels of communications
through branded pre-paid phones debit cards and sponsored messaging The first release date for this
distribution deal has not been announced yet
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The Original Recording of ldquoBig Apple Rappinrdquo
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Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
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The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
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Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
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newsletter1411245027
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PRWEB (PRWEBcom)
Affiliations
Member of the National Association of Recorded Arts and Science (Grammys)
Advisory board of the Walkerrsquos African-American Museum (Nevada)
Former NAACP member
Distinctions
Lifetime Member of the National Registry of Whorsquos Whoreg Member of the Lexington book of Whorsquos Who Former VP of Optimist Club Ypsilanti Township Former director of the North American Modeling and Talent
Agency (Sponsors of the Ms North American Beauty
Pageant) Former President of Cunningham Corporation
(entertainment corp) Former President of SEED Inc (community based
entertainment corp) Former band director of the Junior Walker Allstar Band Stand in Bass Player for Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
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Former musician for Marv Johnson (Tamla Motown artist)
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Here Mary Wilson is with the incomparable
Martha Reeves They are sharing many
wonderful memories of their Motown days at
the after party for the unveiling of the
Commemorative Stamp for the Girl Groups of
the 50rsquos and 60rsquos In the background is (me)
Billy Wilson of the Motown Alumni Association
and Rosalind Ashford Holmes of The Vandellas
Legendary Motown Artist return to Detroit to receive Lifetime
Achievement Awards and to celebrate the 34th anniversary of a vital
community organization
Detroit MI (PRWEB) August 6 2003 -- Legendary Motown acts and area radio personalities will join
Detroitrsquos Inner City Sub-Center in celebrating its 34th anniversary August 8-10 2003 at 8411 E Forrest
in Detroit Michigan
The following artists and radio personalities have confirmed their attendance at the Lifetime
Achievement Award ceremony on August 9 2003 from 400 pm to 800 pm as award recipients Freda
Payne (Band of Gold) Sherrie Payne (The Supremes) Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Heatwave
Dancinrsquo in the Streets) The Miracles (Oooh Baby Baby) The Contours (Do You Love Me) The All-Stars
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(formerly Junior Walker and the All-Stars) Johnny Bristol (famous Motown Producer and Singer Hang On
in There Baby) Rosetta Hines (WGPR) Jay Butler (WQBH) Raymond Henderson(WQBH) and Fred Goree
(WQBH) There will be a VIP reception at 400 pm to allow guests and the media to mingle with the
artists as well as take photographs with them and get autographs signed The award ceremony will
begin at 500 pm
There will also be a rare performance by former Motown recording group The Vikings (formerly Eric and
the Vikings) whose recording Vibrations (Have Made Us Fall In Love) topped the million seller RampB
charts for Soulhawk RecordsAtlantic in the early 70s Other performers at the festival include the
group Serieux The Chosen 5 and the Buckle Up Kids
The three day Cultural Arts Festival is being held in partnership with the Motown Alumni Association
and will also feature performances games fashion shows food and vendors
As a part of their continuing commitment to education and entertainment the Inner City Sub-Center will
launch a historic Entertainment Hip-Hop Clinic to educate entertainers about business behind the scenes
of the entertainment industry The Motown Alumni Association will also be involved with the clinic
Organized by Detroit attorney Gregory J Reed the pilot program will include three sessions on ndash August
23 2003 September 13 2003 and September 27 2003
The Motown Alumni Association is a social fraternitysorority of former and present Motown
employees alumni musicians producers arrangers and personnel Formed in 1995 the Motown
Alumni Association has more than 10000 members worldwide with chapters in Detroit Chicago Los
Angeles Las Vegas Maryland Delaware (Washington DC) Virginia Texas (Houston Dallas Austin and
San Antonio) Philadelphia Virginia Italy New York Japan South Africa and England
The Inner City Sub-Center is a non-profit tax exempt community based organization that provides
youth adult senior and emergency services by providing after school cultural and tutorial activities food
clothing and referral services for low-income families
Tickets for the VIP reception and Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony are $50 General admission
for the three day event is $5 per day To purchase tickets call the Inner City Sub Center at (313) 921-
0200
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Marvin Gaye To Be Considered For 2006 Commemorative US Postage
Stamp
Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a US postage stamp when the
Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC Los Angeles CA
(PRWEB) January 23 2004--Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a
commemorative U S postage stamp for the year 2006 when the 15-member Citizens Stamp Advisory
Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC
The deceased singer is being sponsored for the unique and special honor by the Motown Alumni
Association (MAA) Los Angeles chapter
We began the efforts to get a stamp for Marvin Gaye last June says Ron Brewington chapter
Executive Director Those efforts included a worldwide petition and letter writing campaign which
garnered thousands of signatures of support
The MAA chapter had hopes of getting a stamp for Gaye in April 2004 which would have been his 65th
birthday
But the US Postal Service and the Postmaster General on the recommendation of the Citizens Stamp
Advisory Committee selects stamp recipients far in advance of the issue date in order to provide time for
planning design production and distribution says Brewington They had already made their
selections for 2004 and 2005
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This prompted the MAA chapter to extend their campaign soliciting support from politicians in Los
Angeles Washington DC and Detroit Michigan
The Los Angeles City Council on the recommendation of Councilman Bernard Parks gave a unanimous
passage of a resolution which was also endorsed by LA Mayor James Hahn says Brewington A
resolution introduced by Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke before the LA
County Board of Supervisors was also unanimously passed
Support for the legendary singer also came from Calif State Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas and
Calif State Senator Kevin Murray in whose respective districts Gaye lived before his death in 1984
The campaign also received unprecedented support from several hundred celebrities in a concurrent
endorsement campaign Stars For Marvin spearheaded by actor Cylk Cozart and conducted by
Brewington
A partial list of celebrity supporters include
James Brown (singer) Smokey Robinson (singer) Burt Bacharach (songwriterproducer) Quincy Jones
(producer) Muhammad Ali (boxer)Lou Rawls (singer)Paul McCartney (singerproducer) Wayne
Newton (singer)Dick Clark (producer)Nancy Wilson (singer)Pat Boone (singer) Della Reese (singer)Ben
Vereen (singerdancer)Harvey Fuqua (singer)Nancy Sinatra (singer) Issac Hayes (singer)Otis Williams
(singerfounder The Temptations)Usher (singer) Dionne Warwick (singer)IndiaArie (singer)Snoop
Dogg (rapper)R Kelly (singer) Alabama (singing group)Linda Hopkins (singer)Hall amp Oates (singing
group)Glen Campbell (singer) The Legendary Ink Spots (singing group)Alicia Keys (singer)Tyrese
(singeractor) Nelly (hip-hop artist)Missy Elliot (hip-hop artist)Ronald Isley (singer)Wayne Brady (talk
show host) Danny Glover (actor)Don King (fight promoter)Butch Lewis (promoter)Tobey Maguire
(actor)
Brian McKnight (singer)Ike Turner (singer)Bobby Womack (singer)Duke Fakir (original member The
Four Tops) Marilyn McCoo (original member The Fifth Dimension)Billy Davis Jr (original member
The Fifth Dimension) Robert Guilluame (actor)Blair Underwood (actor)MC Lyte (hip-hop
artist)Morgan Freeman (actor) Michael McDonald (singer)Darryl McDaniels (original member Run-
DMC)Woody Harrelson (actor) Dean Cain (actor)Sugar Shane Mosley (boxer)Philip Bailey
(singer)Martin Luther King III (SCLC) Don Cheadle (actor)Barbara Mandrell (singer)Patti La Belle
(singer)Gladys Knight (singer) Debbie Allen (actress)Nickolas Ashford (singer)Valerie Simpson
(singer)Mary Wilson (original member The Supremes) Shyne (hip-hop artist)Pauly Shore (actor)Leon
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Ware (singer)Robert Evans(producer)Richard Perry (producer) Tyson Beckford (supermodel)Teena
Marie (singer)Carl Franklin (director)Eddie George (NFL player) Jermaine Dupri (producerartist)Brock
Peters (actor)Maurice Greene (athlete)The Heritage Network
Damon Elliot (producer) Hidden Beach RecordingsTony Rich (singer)La Faye Baker (stuntwoman)Esai
Morales (actor) The Black Eyed PeasRussell Gunn (trumpter)John Sly Wilson (singer)May May Ali
(actress)Bill Bellamy (actor) Freddie Gorman (singer)Bobby Taylor (singer)Sheila Frazier
(actress)Mable John (singer)James Reynolds (actor)Brenda Russell (singer) Beverly Todd (actress)Dick
Smothers (comedian)Tom Smothers (comedian)Brian Holland (Motown producer)Jean Terrell (singer)
Claudette Robinson (singer)Beenie Man (singer)Eddie Holland (Motown producer)Hal Williams (actor)
Brenda Holloway (singer)Scherrie Payne (singer)Freda Payne (singer)David E Talbert (playwright)
Cindy Birdsong (singer)Bill Overton (actor)Lesley Mess (singer)Jo-Marie Payton (actress) Anthony B
(singer)Tisha Campbell (actress)Ray Parker Jr (singer)Lamont Dozier (songwritersinger) Dennis
Edwards (singer The Temptations)Ali Ollie Woodson (singer The Temptations)Bubba Knight
(original member Gladys Knight amp The Pips) Walter Orange (singer)Norm Nixon (ex-NBA)Allan
DrLicks Slutsky (musician)Uriel Jones (musician) Jack Ashford (musician)Joe Messina (musician)Eddie
Willis (musician)Bob Babbitt (musician)Joe Hunter (musician) Baby Cham (singer)Garth Trinidad
(singer)J-Boogie (singer)Judy Pace (actress)Jay Warner (author) Boom Shaka (singer)Buju Banton
(singer)Ce Cile (singer)David Gad (singer)DJ Fraze 1 (singer) DJ JFX (singer)DJ Red Lox (singer)DJ
Special (singer)Half Pint (singer)Iron Armor (singer)Lady Saw (singer) Issac Haile Selassie (singer)Red
Rat (singer)Ky-Mani Marley (singer)Scientist (singer)Lee Scratch Perry (singer) Sean Paul
(singer)Spragga Benz (singer)Tok (singer)The Wailing Souls (singer)Mikey Dread (singer) Mad
Professor (singer)Tippa Irie (singer)That Darn Kat (singer)DJ Addverse (hip-hop)DJ Jam (hip-hop artist)
DJ Mark Luv (hip-hop)Doctor Dre amp Ed LoverFrank amp DankFreddie Foxxx (hip-hop)Josh One (hip-hop)
Jay Dee AKA Dilla (hip-hop)Lil Maxso (hip-hop)Pete Rock (hip-hop)Poet Named LifePhife Dawg amp
Jarobi Rise and ShineSpinderella (hip-hop)uest Love (The Roots)Motiv8DJ AliciaDJ Jason HenryDJ
Moses DJ Rasta RootSy Richardson(actor)Wren T Brown (actor)Paula Kelly (actresssinger)Ted Lange
(actor) Marla Gibbs (actress)Todd Bridges (actor)Hattie Winston (actress)Glenn Turman (actor)Sheryl
Lee Ralph (actress) Ashley TaMar Davis (actress)Dick Anthony Williams (actor)Anna Maria Hordsford
(actress)William L Johnson (actor) Phil Morris (actor)Jordan BrandDorian Gregory (actor)Chester
Whitmore (dancerchoreographer)Robert Hooks (actor) Michael Eric Dyson (author)Mel Carter
(singer)Louis Price (singer)Virginia Capers (actress)Stogie Kenyetta (actor) Johnny Bristol (singer)Dule
Hill (actor)Henry Simmons (actor)The Whispers (singing group)Musiq (singer) The Dells (singing
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group)BeBe Winans (singer)Take 6 (singing group)Carl Anderson (singer)Cedric The Entertainer
(actor) HB Barnum (band director)
Gaye has received numerous honors for his musical achievements
including inclusion into the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Recording Academy two Grammy Awards
a star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and inclusion
on Hollywoods RockWalk
Spyder D and Spydo Music Inc Sign an Ambitious Distribution
Deal for Newtroit Records
Spydo Musics Duane Spyder Hughes inks distribution deal for ambitious label project
(PRWEB) March 21 2006 -- Pioneering New York rap producerartist Spyder D signs distribution deal
with TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Records
Everyone knows about rap musics introduction to the world via the Fatback Bands King Tim III and the
phenom of the Sugar Hill Gangs Rappers Delight
Very few know that one of New York Citys pioneer rap artists Spyder D Duane Hughes of Queens NY
City was going to school in Ypsilanti Michigan on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in 1978
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when he met Billy Motley (now known as Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association)
a bass player and Rueben Jones a drummer of a young group of musicians who formed Frosted
Neither of them knew that their collaboration together would combine the raw talent that would
produce one of the top 12 singles of its era the electro funk smash Big Apple RappinRapple
which even today is one of the most bootlegged vinyl offerings in the history of recorded music still
fetching upwards of $300 on eBay
No one knew that at the time the group collaboration was the launching of the Motor City into the Hip-
Hop world
Today there is the brilliant lyricist known as Eminem and his proteacutegeacutersquos D-12 hailing from Motown And
theres the Hip-Hop influenced rock sound of Kid Rock
Its a safe bet to say that that all started with a collaboration of a New York City street ball player
frustrated that his basketball career was rapidly ending with knee problems and according to Billy a
group of young musicians who had grew up heavily influenced by the sounds of Motown in its heyday
Spyder reflected on the moment by saying It is one of the times in ones life where youre at a
crossroad and you get very creative because your back is up against the wall We went into the studio
with no rehearsal and no real game plan other than to vibe with each other and see what we come up
with I was home sick so I wrote about New York I hummed out the base line to Billy who took the
basics of it and funked it the way Motowners know how to do it I spliced in a sound effects recording of
a Delancey street vendor on the intro and bam Big Apple Rappin with the Motown flair was born
Spyder not quite twenty years old yet with Detroit born and raised Tito Lewis and his Moms financial
backing launched Newtroit Records first and only single
We got a lot of notoriety from that single right off the bat recalls Spyder A young Tom Silverman (who
became Tommy Boy Records founder) published a strong review in his Dance Music Magazine and
Afrika Bambaata came to my crib on Jamaica Avenue in search of a new record deal with Newtroit as
he was unhappy with his deal with Winley Records To this day my mother and Bam always ask about
each other says Spyder who now owns an ABA basketball franchise in Charlotte and his Spydo Music
Incorporated music production and wireless company Now thats Hip-Hop history for you
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Under this new umbrella of TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Spyder will release his farewell to Hip-
Hop a CD simply titled Legendary Scheduled guest appearances include legendary peers such as Doug
E Fresh CampC Music Factorys Freedom Williams Chuck D Mikey D Large Professor Grand Daddy IU
Sweety G Roxanne Shante and Sparky D to name a few Spyder says we will also launch careers of the
new generation with a compilation album called Spyder D presents Krunk Funk and Soul that will
feature several unsigned hype type of artists in the Hip-HopRampB genre We also have a powerful
contemporary gospel group in Keith Holland amp Friends in Christ and Charlottes own Young GODZ
and Gary Grahams North Clik Records posse who put the capital K in Krunk
we will also launch careers of the new generation with a compilation album called
Spyder has requested the services of good friend and longtime record promotion guru Al Pizarro of VIP
Record Pool and Heavy Rotation of New York to be his VP of Operations Als experience in record
promotion is well documented over the years and I trust his judgment completely He has handled NY
area promotions for all the major labels for their artists in the New York area for years We are blessed
that he would consider helping us in our quest to be one of the top major independents
Production will be handled by himself the artists and a bevy of up and coming beat makers including
former Sparky D DJ Grand Creator K-Wiz and the legendary Infinity Machine DJ DJ Divine and the
incomparable Larry Smith who produced all of the early Run-DMC and Whodini hits
We will get together with musicians and artists in Detroit to bring Newtroit back full circle says
Spyder Mike Pierre and Billy Wilson will oversee the marketing and promotion for the projects That
will be perfect as I continue to seek out more talent
Through 19 Communications and my wireless division we will evolutionize how artists are introduced
to radio and potential fans Radio and music listeners will be able to use Push and Pull technology to
communicate with their favorite artist or radio station Tour schedules release dates and contests will
be sent to fans wireless devices They will control how much content and when to receive that content
Virtual Promotion Campaigns will be sent and received in real time Text text to voice messaging with
simultaneous landline and e-mail alerts will take these vertical industries by storm Spydo Music and
Newtroit Records through TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal will offer 19 Levels of communications
through branded pre-paid phones debit cards and sponsored messaging The first release date for this
distribution deal has not been announced yet
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The Original Recording of ldquoBig Apple Rappinrdquo
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Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
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The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
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Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
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Former musician for Marv Johnson (Tamla Motown artist)
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Here Mary Wilson is with the incomparable
Martha Reeves They are sharing many
wonderful memories of their Motown days at
the after party for the unveiling of the
Commemorative Stamp for the Girl Groups of
the 50rsquos and 60rsquos In the background is (me)
Billy Wilson of the Motown Alumni Association
and Rosalind Ashford Holmes of The Vandellas
Legendary Motown Artist return to Detroit to receive Lifetime
Achievement Awards and to celebrate the 34th anniversary of a vital
community organization
Detroit MI (PRWEB) August 6 2003 -- Legendary Motown acts and area radio personalities will join
Detroitrsquos Inner City Sub-Center in celebrating its 34th anniversary August 8-10 2003 at 8411 E Forrest
in Detroit Michigan
The following artists and radio personalities have confirmed their attendance at the Lifetime
Achievement Award ceremony on August 9 2003 from 400 pm to 800 pm as award recipients Freda
Payne (Band of Gold) Sherrie Payne (The Supremes) Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Heatwave
Dancinrsquo in the Streets) The Miracles (Oooh Baby Baby) The Contours (Do You Love Me) The All-Stars
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(formerly Junior Walker and the All-Stars) Johnny Bristol (famous Motown Producer and Singer Hang On
in There Baby) Rosetta Hines (WGPR) Jay Butler (WQBH) Raymond Henderson(WQBH) and Fred Goree
(WQBH) There will be a VIP reception at 400 pm to allow guests and the media to mingle with the
artists as well as take photographs with them and get autographs signed The award ceremony will
begin at 500 pm
There will also be a rare performance by former Motown recording group The Vikings (formerly Eric and
the Vikings) whose recording Vibrations (Have Made Us Fall In Love) topped the million seller RampB
charts for Soulhawk RecordsAtlantic in the early 70s Other performers at the festival include the
group Serieux The Chosen 5 and the Buckle Up Kids
The three day Cultural Arts Festival is being held in partnership with the Motown Alumni Association
and will also feature performances games fashion shows food and vendors
As a part of their continuing commitment to education and entertainment the Inner City Sub-Center will
launch a historic Entertainment Hip-Hop Clinic to educate entertainers about business behind the scenes
of the entertainment industry The Motown Alumni Association will also be involved with the clinic
Organized by Detroit attorney Gregory J Reed the pilot program will include three sessions on ndash August
23 2003 September 13 2003 and September 27 2003
The Motown Alumni Association is a social fraternitysorority of former and present Motown
employees alumni musicians producers arrangers and personnel Formed in 1995 the Motown
Alumni Association has more than 10000 members worldwide with chapters in Detroit Chicago Los
Angeles Las Vegas Maryland Delaware (Washington DC) Virginia Texas (Houston Dallas Austin and
San Antonio) Philadelphia Virginia Italy New York Japan South Africa and England
The Inner City Sub-Center is a non-profit tax exempt community based organization that provides
youth adult senior and emergency services by providing after school cultural and tutorial activities food
clothing and referral services for low-income families
Tickets for the VIP reception and Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony are $50 General admission
for the three day event is $5 per day To purchase tickets call the Inner City Sub Center at (313) 921-
0200
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Marvin Gaye To Be Considered For 2006 Commemorative US Postage
Stamp
Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a US postage stamp when the
Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC Los Angeles CA
(PRWEB) January 23 2004--Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a
commemorative U S postage stamp for the year 2006 when the 15-member Citizens Stamp Advisory
Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC
The deceased singer is being sponsored for the unique and special honor by the Motown Alumni
Association (MAA) Los Angeles chapter
We began the efforts to get a stamp for Marvin Gaye last June says Ron Brewington chapter
Executive Director Those efforts included a worldwide petition and letter writing campaign which
garnered thousands of signatures of support
The MAA chapter had hopes of getting a stamp for Gaye in April 2004 which would have been his 65th
birthday
But the US Postal Service and the Postmaster General on the recommendation of the Citizens Stamp
Advisory Committee selects stamp recipients far in advance of the issue date in order to provide time for
planning design production and distribution says Brewington They had already made their
selections for 2004 and 2005
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This prompted the MAA chapter to extend their campaign soliciting support from politicians in Los
Angeles Washington DC and Detroit Michigan
The Los Angeles City Council on the recommendation of Councilman Bernard Parks gave a unanimous
passage of a resolution which was also endorsed by LA Mayor James Hahn says Brewington A
resolution introduced by Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke before the LA
County Board of Supervisors was also unanimously passed
Support for the legendary singer also came from Calif State Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas and
Calif State Senator Kevin Murray in whose respective districts Gaye lived before his death in 1984
The campaign also received unprecedented support from several hundred celebrities in a concurrent
endorsement campaign Stars For Marvin spearheaded by actor Cylk Cozart and conducted by
Brewington
A partial list of celebrity supporters include
James Brown (singer) Smokey Robinson (singer) Burt Bacharach (songwriterproducer) Quincy Jones
(producer) Muhammad Ali (boxer)Lou Rawls (singer)Paul McCartney (singerproducer) Wayne
Newton (singer)Dick Clark (producer)Nancy Wilson (singer)Pat Boone (singer) Della Reese (singer)Ben
Vereen (singerdancer)Harvey Fuqua (singer)Nancy Sinatra (singer) Issac Hayes (singer)Otis Williams
(singerfounder The Temptations)Usher (singer) Dionne Warwick (singer)IndiaArie (singer)Snoop
Dogg (rapper)R Kelly (singer) Alabama (singing group)Linda Hopkins (singer)Hall amp Oates (singing
group)Glen Campbell (singer) The Legendary Ink Spots (singing group)Alicia Keys (singer)Tyrese
(singeractor) Nelly (hip-hop artist)Missy Elliot (hip-hop artist)Ronald Isley (singer)Wayne Brady (talk
show host) Danny Glover (actor)Don King (fight promoter)Butch Lewis (promoter)Tobey Maguire
(actor)
Brian McKnight (singer)Ike Turner (singer)Bobby Womack (singer)Duke Fakir (original member The
Four Tops) Marilyn McCoo (original member The Fifth Dimension)Billy Davis Jr (original member
The Fifth Dimension) Robert Guilluame (actor)Blair Underwood (actor)MC Lyte (hip-hop
artist)Morgan Freeman (actor) Michael McDonald (singer)Darryl McDaniels (original member Run-
DMC)Woody Harrelson (actor) Dean Cain (actor)Sugar Shane Mosley (boxer)Philip Bailey
(singer)Martin Luther King III (SCLC) Don Cheadle (actor)Barbara Mandrell (singer)Patti La Belle
(singer)Gladys Knight (singer) Debbie Allen (actress)Nickolas Ashford (singer)Valerie Simpson
(singer)Mary Wilson (original member The Supremes) Shyne (hip-hop artist)Pauly Shore (actor)Leon
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Ware (singer)Robert Evans(producer)Richard Perry (producer) Tyson Beckford (supermodel)Teena
Marie (singer)Carl Franklin (director)Eddie George (NFL player) Jermaine Dupri (producerartist)Brock
Peters (actor)Maurice Greene (athlete)The Heritage Network
Damon Elliot (producer) Hidden Beach RecordingsTony Rich (singer)La Faye Baker (stuntwoman)Esai
Morales (actor) The Black Eyed PeasRussell Gunn (trumpter)John Sly Wilson (singer)May May Ali
(actress)Bill Bellamy (actor) Freddie Gorman (singer)Bobby Taylor (singer)Sheila Frazier
(actress)Mable John (singer)James Reynolds (actor)Brenda Russell (singer) Beverly Todd (actress)Dick
Smothers (comedian)Tom Smothers (comedian)Brian Holland (Motown producer)Jean Terrell (singer)
Claudette Robinson (singer)Beenie Man (singer)Eddie Holland (Motown producer)Hal Williams (actor)
Brenda Holloway (singer)Scherrie Payne (singer)Freda Payne (singer)David E Talbert (playwright)
Cindy Birdsong (singer)Bill Overton (actor)Lesley Mess (singer)Jo-Marie Payton (actress) Anthony B
(singer)Tisha Campbell (actress)Ray Parker Jr (singer)Lamont Dozier (songwritersinger) Dennis
Edwards (singer The Temptations)Ali Ollie Woodson (singer The Temptations)Bubba Knight
(original member Gladys Knight amp The Pips) Walter Orange (singer)Norm Nixon (ex-NBA)Allan
DrLicks Slutsky (musician)Uriel Jones (musician) Jack Ashford (musician)Joe Messina (musician)Eddie
Willis (musician)Bob Babbitt (musician)Joe Hunter (musician) Baby Cham (singer)Garth Trinidad
(singer)J-Boogie (singer)Judy Pace (actress)Jay Warner (author) Boom Shaka (singer)Buju Banton
(singer)Ce Cile (singer)David Gad (singer)DJ Fraze 1 (singer) DJ JFX (singer)DJ Red Lox (singer)DJ
Special (singer)Half Pint (singer)Iron Armor (singer)Lady Saw (singer) Issac Haile Selassie (singer)Red
Rat (singer)Ky-Mani Marley (singer)Scientist (singer)Lee Scratch Perry (singer) Sean Paul
(singer)Spragga Benz (singer)Tok (singer)The Wailing Souls (singer)Mikey Dread (singer) Mad
Professor (singer)Tippa Irie (singer)That Darn Kat (singer)DJ Addverse (hip-hop)DJ Jam (hip-hop artist)
DJ Mark Luv (hip-hop)Doctor Dre amp Ed LoverFrank amp DankFreddie Foxxx (hip-hop)Josh One (hip-hop)
Jay Dee AKA Dilla (hip-hop)Lil Maxso (hip-hop)Pete Rock (hip-hop)Poet Named LifePhife Dawg amp
Jarobi Rise and ShineSpinderella (hip-hop)uest Love (The Roots)Motiv8DJ AliciaDJ Jason HenryDJ
Moses DJ Rasta RootSy Richardson(actor)Wren T Brown (actor)Paula Kelly (actresssinger)Ted Lange
(actor) Marla Gibbs (actress)Todd Bridges (actor)Hattie Winston (actress)Glenn Turman (actor)Sheryl
Lee Ralph (actress) Ashley TaMar Davis (actress)Dick Anthony Williams (actor)Anna Maria Hordsford
(actress)William L Johnson (actor) Phil Morris (actor)Jordan BrandDorian Gregory (actor)Chester
Whitmore (dancerchoreographer)Robert Hooks (actor) Michael Eric Dyson (author)Mel Carter
(singer)Louis Price (singer)Virginia Capers (actress)Stogie Kenyetta (actor) Johnny Bristol (singer)Dule
Hill (actor)Henry Simmons (actor)The Whispers (singing group)Musiq (singer) The Dells (singing
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group)BeBe Winans (singer)Take 6 (singing group)Carl Anderson (singer)Cedric The Entertainer
(actor) HB Barnum (band director)
Gaye has received numerous honors for his musical achievements
including inclusion into the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Recording Academy two Grammy Awards
a star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and inclusion
on Hollywoods RockWalk
Spyder D and Spydo Music Inc Sign an Ambitious Distribution
Deal for Newtroit Records
Spydo Musics Duane Spyder Hughes inks distribution deal for ambitious label project
(PRWEB) March 21 2006 -- Pioneering New York rap producerartist Spyder D signs distribution deal
with TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Records
Everyone knows about rap musics introduction to the world via the Fatback Bands King Tim III and the
phenom of the Sugar Hill Gangs Rappers Delight
Very few know that one of New York Citys pioneer rap artists Spyder D Duane Hughes of Queens NY
City was going to school in Ypsilanti Michigan on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in 1978
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when he met Billy Motley (now known as Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association)
a bass player and Rueben Jones a drummer of a young group of musicians who formed Frosted
Neither of them knew that their collaboration together would combine the raw talent that would
produce one of the top 12 singles of its era the electro funk smash Big Apple RappinRapple
which even today is one of the most bootlegged vinyl offerings in the history of recorded music still
fetching upwards of $300 on eBay
No one knew that at the time the group collaboration was the launching of the Motor City into the Hip-
Hop world
Today there is the brilliant lyricist known as Eminem and his proteacutegeacutersquos D-12 hailing from Motown And
theres the Hip-Hop influenced rock sound of Kid Rock
Its a safe bet to say that that all started with a collaboration of a New York City street ball player
frustrated that his basketball career was rapidly ending with knee problems and according to Billy a
group of young musicians who had grew up heavily influenced by the sounds of Motown in its heyday
Spyder reflected on the moment by saying It is one of the times in ones life where youre at a
crossroad and you get very creative because your back is up against the wall We went into the studio
with no rehearsal and no real game plan other than to vibe with each other and see what we come up
with I was home sick so I wrote about New York I hummed out the base line to Billy who took the
basics of it and funked it the way Motowners know how to do it I spliced in a sound effects recording of
a Delancey street vendor on the intro and bam Big Apple Rappin with the Motown flair was born
Spyder not quite twenty years old yet with Detroit born and raised Tito Lewis and his Moms financial
backing launched Newtroit Records first and only single
We got a lot of notoriety from that single right off the bat recalls Spyder A young Tom Silverman (who
became Tommy Boy Records founder) published a strong review in his Dance Music Magazine and
Afrika Bambaata came to my crib on Jamaica Avenue in search of a new record deal with Newtroit as
he was unhappy with his deal with Winley Records To this day my mother and Bam always ask about
each other says Spyder who now owns an ABA basketball franchise in Charlotte and his Spydo Music
Incorporated music production and wireless company Now thats Hip-Hop history for you
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Under this new umbrella of TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Spyder will release his farewell to Hip-
Hop a CD simply titled Legendary Scheduled guest appearances include legendary peers such as Doug
E Fresh CampC Music Factorys Freedom Williams Chuck D Mikey D Large Professor Grand Daddy IU
Sweety G Roxanne Shante and Sparky D to name a few Spyder says we will also launch careers of the
new generation with a compilation album called Spyder D presents Krunk Funk and Soul that will
feature several unsigned hype type of artists in the Hip-HopRampB genre We also have a powerful
contemporary gospel group in Keith Holland amp Friends in Christ and Charlottes own Young GODZ
and Gary Grahams North Clik Records posse who put the capital K in Krunk
we will also launch careers of the new generation with a compilation album called
Spyder has requested the services of good friend and longtime record promotion guru Al Pizarro of VIP
Record Pool and Heavy Rotation of New York to be his VP of Operations Als experience in record
promotion is well documented over the years and I trust his judgment completely He has handled NY
area promotions for all the major labels for their artists in the New York area for years We are blessed
that he would consider helping us in our quest to be one of the top major independents
Production will be handled by himself the artists and a bevy of up and coming beat makers including
former Sparky D DJ Grand Creator K-Wiz and the legendary Infinity Machine DJ DJ Divine and the
incomparable Larry Smith who produced all of the early Run-DMC and Whodini hits
We will get together with musicians and artists in Detroit to bring Newtroit back full circle says
Spyder Mike Pierre and Billy Wilson will oversee the marketing and promotion for the projects That
will be perfect as I continue to seek out more talent
Through 19 Communications and my wireless division we will evolutionize how artists are introduced
to radio and potential fans Radio and music listeners will be able to use Push and Pull technology to
communicate with their favorite artist or radio station Tour schedules release dates and contests will
be sent to fans wireless devices They will control how much content and when to receive that content
Virtual Promotion Campaigns will be sent and received in real time Text text to voice messaging with
simultaneous landline and e-mail alerts will take these vertical industries by storm Spydo Music and
Newtroit Records through TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal will offer 19 Levels of communications
through branded pre-paid phones debit cards and sponsored messaging The first release date for this
distribution deal has not been announced yet
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The Original Recording of ldquoBig Apple Rappinrdquo
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Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
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The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
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Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
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Here Mary Wilson is with the incomparable
Martha Reeves They are sharing many
wonderful memories of their Motown days at
the after party for the unveiling of the
Commemorative Stamp for the Girl Groups of
the 50rsquos and 60rsquos In the background is (me)
Billy Wilson of the Motown Alumni Association
and Rosalind Ashford Holmes of The Vandellas
Legendary Motown Artist return to Detroit to receive Lifetime
Achievement Awards and to celebrate the 34th anniversary of a vital
community organization
Detroit MI (PRWEB) August 6 2003 -- Legendary Motown acts and area radio personalities will join
Detroitrsquos Inner City Sub-Center in celebrating its 34th anniversary August 8-10 2003 at 8411 E Forrest
in Detroit Michigan
The following artists and radio personalities have confirmed their attendance at the Lifetime
Achievement Award ceremony on August 9 2003 from 400 pm to 800 pm as award recipients Freda
Payne (Band of Gold) Sherrie Payne (The Supremes) Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Heatwave
Dancinrsquo in the Streets) The Miracles (Oooh Baby Baby) The Contours (Do You Love Me) The All-Stars
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(formerly Junior Walker and the All-Stars) Johnny Bristol (famous Motown Producer and Singer Hang On
in There Baby) Rosetta Hines (WGPR) Jay Butler (WQBH) Raymond Henderson(WQBH) and Fred Goree
(WQBH) There will be a VIP reception at 400 pm to allow guests and the media to mingle with the
artists as well as take photographs with them and get autographs signed The award ceremony will
begin at 500 pm
There will also be a rare performance by former Motown recording group The Vikings (formerly Eric and
the Vikings) whose recording Vibrations (Have Made Us Fall In Love) topped the million seller RampB
charts for Soulhawk RecordsAtlantic in the early 70s Other performers at the festival include the
group Serieux The Chosen 5 and the Buckle Up Kids
The three day Cultural Arts Festival is being held in partnership with the Motown Alumni Association
and will also feature performances games fashion shows food and vendors
As a part of their continuing commitment to education and entertainment the Inner City Sub-Center will
launch a historic Entertainment Hip-Hop Clinic to educate entertainers about business behind the scenes
of the entertainment industry The Motown Alumni Association will also be involved with the clinic
Organized by Detroit attorney Gregory J Reed the pilot program will include three sessions on ndash August
23 2003 September 13 2003 and September 27 2003
The Motown Alumni Association is a social fraternitysorority of former and present Motown
employees alumni musicians producers arrangers and personnel Formed in 1995 the Motown
Alumni Association has more than 10000 members worldwide with chapters in Detroit Chicago Los
Angeles Las Vegas Maryland Delaware (Washington DC) Virginia Texas (Houston Dallas Austin and
San Antonio) Philadelphia Virginia Italy New York Japan South Africa and England
The Inner City Sub-Center is a non-profit tax exempt community based organization that provides
youth adult senior and emergency services by providing after school cultural and tutorial activities food
clothing and referral services for low-income families
Tickets for the VIP reception and Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony are $50 General admission
for the three day event is $5 per day To purchase tickets call the Inner City Sub Center at (313) 921-
0200
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Marvin Gaye To Be Considered For 2006 Commemorative US Postage
Stamp
Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a US postage stamp when the
Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC Los Angeles CA
(PRWEB) January 23 2004--Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a
commemorative U S postage stamp for the year 2006 when the 15-member Citizens Stamp Advisory
Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC
The deceased singer is being sponsored for the unique and special honor by the Motown Alumni
Association (MAA) Los Angeles chapter
We began the efforts to get a stamp for Marvin Gaye last June says Ron Brewington chapter
Executive Director Those efforts included a worldwide petition and letter writing campaign which
garnered thousands of signatures of support
The MAA chapter had hopes of getting a stamp for Gaye in April 2004 which would have been his 65th
birthday
But the US Postal Service and the Postmaster General on the recommendation of the Citizens Stamp
Advisory Committee selects stamp recipients far in advance of the issue date in order to provide time for
planning design production and distribution says Brewington They had already made their
selections for 2004 and 2005
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This prompted the MAA chapter to extend their campaign soliciting support from politicians in Los
Angeles Washington DC and Detroit Michigan
The Los Angeles City Council on the recommendation of Councilman Bernard Parks gave a unanimous
passage of a resolution which was also endorsed by LA Mayor James Hahn says Brewington A
resolution introduced by Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke before the LA
County Board of Supervisors was also unanimously passed
Support for the legendary singer also came from Calif State Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas and
Calif State Senator Kevin Murray in whose respective districts Gaye lived before his death in 1984
The campaign also received unprecedented support from several hundred celebrities in a concurrent
endorsement campaign Stars For Marvin spearheaded by actor Cylk Cozart and conducted by
Brewington
A partial list of celebrity supporters include
James Brown (singer) Smokey Robinson (singer) Burt Bacharach (songwriterproducer) Quincy Jones
(producer) Muhammad Ali (boxer)Lou Rawls (singer)Paul McCartney (singerproducer) Wayne
Newton (singer)Dick Clark (producer)Nancy Wilson (singer)Pat Boone (singer) Della Reese (singer)Ben
Vereen (singerdancer)Harvey Fuqua (singer)Nancy Sinatra (singer) Issac Hayes (singer)Otis Williams
(singerfounder The Temptations)Usher (singer) Dionne Warwick (singer)IndiaArie (singer)Snoop
Dogg (rapper)R Kelly (singer) Alabama (singing group)Linda Hopkins (singer)Hall amp Oates (singing
group)Glen Campbell (singer) The Legendary Ink Spots (singing group)Alicia Keys (singer)Tyrese
(singeractor) Nelly (hip-hop artist)Missy Elliot (hip-hop artist)Ronald Isley (singer)Wayne Brady (talk
show host) Danny Glover (actor)Don King (fight promoter)Butch Lewis (promoter)Tobey Maguire
(actor)
Brian McKnight (singer)Ike Turner (singer)Bobby Womack (singer)Duke Fakir (original member The
Four Tops) Marilyn McCoo (original member The Fifth Dimension)Billy Davis Jr (original member
The Fifth Dimension) Robert Guilluame (actor)Blair Underwood (actor)MC Lyte (hip-hop
artist)Morgan Freeman (actor) Michael McDonald (singer)Darryl McDaniels (original member Run-
DMC)Woody Harrelson (actor) Dean Cain (actor)Sugar Shane Mosley (boxer)Philip Bailey
(singer)Martin Luther King III (SCLC) Don Cheadle (actor)Barbara Mandrell (singer)Patti La Belle
(singer)Gladys Knight (singer) Debbie Allen (actress)Nickolas Ashford (singer)Valerie Simpson
(singer)Mary Wilson (original member The Supremes) Shyne (hip-hop artist)Pauly Shore (actor)Leon
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Ware (singer)Robert Evans(producer)Richard Perry (producer) Tyson Beckford (supermodel)Teena
Marie (singer)Carl Franklin (director)Eddie George (NFL player) Jermaine Dupri (producerartist)Brock
Peters (actor)Maurice Greene (athlete)The Heritage Network
Damon Elliot (producer) Hidden Beach RecordingsTony Rich (singer)La Faye Baker (stuntwoman)Esai
Morales (actor) The Black Eyed PeasRussell Gunn (trumpter)John Sly Wilson (singer)May May Ali
(actress)Bill Bellamy (actor) Freddie Gorman (singer)Bobby Taylor (singer)Sheila Frazier
(actress)Mable John (singer)James Reynolds (actor)Brenda Russell (singer) Beverly Todd (actress)Dick
Smothers (comedian)Tom Smothers (comedian)Brian Holland (Motown producer)Jean Terrell (singer)
Claudette Robinson (singer)Beenie Man (singer)Eddie Holland (Motown producer)Hal Williams (actor)
Brenda Holloway (singer)Scherrie Payne (singer)Freda Payne (singer)David E Talbert (playwright)
Cindy Birdsong (singer)Bill Overton (actor)Lesley Mess (singer)Jo-Marie Payton (actress) Anthony B
(singer)Tisha Campbell (actress)Ray Parker Jr (singer)Lamont Dozier (songwritersinger) Dennis
Edwards (singer The Temptations)Ali Ollie Woodson (singer The Temptations)Bubba Knight
(original member Gladys Knight amp The Pips) Walter Orange (singer)Norm Nixon (ex-NBA)Allan
DrLicks Slutsky (musician)Uriel Jones (musician) Jack Ashford (musician)Joe Messina (musician)Eddie
Willis (musician)Bob Babbitt (musician)Joe Hunter (musician) Baby Cham (singer)Garth Trinidad
(singer)J-Boogie (singer)Judy Pace (actress)Jay Warner (author) Boom Shaka (singer)Buju Banton
(singer)Ce Cile (singer)David Gad (singer)DJ Fraze 1 (singer) DJ JFX (singer)DJ Red Lox (singer)DJ
Special (singer)Half Pint (singer)Iron Armor (singer)Lady Saw (singer) Issac Haile Selassie (singer)Red
Rat (singer)Ky-Mani Marley (singer)Scientist (singer)Lee Scratch Perry (singer) Sean Paul
(singer)Spragga Benz (singer)Tok (singer)The Wailing Souls (singer)Mikey Dread (singer) Mad
Professor (singer)Tippa Irie (singer)That Darn Kat (singer)DJ Addverse (hip-hop)DJ Jam (hip-hop artist)
DJ Mark Luv (hip-hop)Doctor Dre amp Ed LoverFrank amp DankFreddie Foxxx (hip-hop)Josh One (hip-hop)
Jay Dee AKA Dilla (hip-hop)Lil Maxso (hip-hop)Pete Rock (hip-hop)Poet Named LifePhife Dawg amp
Jarobi Rise and ShineSpinderella (hip-hop)uest Love (The Roots)Motiv8DJ AliciaDJ Jason HenryDJ
Moses DJ Rasta RootSy Richardson(actor)Wren T Brown (actor)Paula Kelly (actresssinger)Ted Lange
(actor) Marla Gibbs (actress)Todd Bridges (actor)Hattie Winston (actress)Glenn Turman (actor)Sheryl
Lee Ralph (actress) Ashley TaMar Davis (actress)Dick Anthony Williams (actor)Anna Maria Hordsford
(actress)William L Johnson (actor) Phil Morris (actor)Jordan BrandDorian Gregory (actor)Chester
Whitmore (dancerchoreographer)Robert Hooks (actor) Michael Eric Dyson (author)Mel Carter
(singer)Louis Price (singer)Virginia Capers (actress)Stogie Kenyetta (actor) Johnny Bristol (singer)Dule
Hill (actor)Henry Simmons (actor)The Whispers (singing group)Musiq (singer) The Dells (singing
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group)BeBe Winans (singer)Take 6 (singing group)Carl Anderson (singer)Cedric The Entertainer
(actor) HB Barnum (band director)
Gaye has received numerous honors for his musical achievements
including inclusion into the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Recording Academy two Grammy Awards
a star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and inclusion
on Hollywoods RockWalk
Spyder D and Spydo Music Inc Sign an Ambitious Distribution
Deal for Newtroit Records
Spydo Musics Duane Spyder Hughes inks distribution deal for ambitious label project
(PRWEB) March 21 2006 -- Pioneering New York rap producerartist Spyder D signs distribution deal
with TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Records
Everyone knows about rap musics introduction to the world via the Fatback Bands King Tim III and the
phenom of the Sugar Hill Gangs Rappers Delight
Very few know that one of New York Citys pioneer rap artists Spyder D Duane Hughes of Queens NY
City was going to school in Ypsilanti Michigan on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in 1978
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when he met Billy Motley (now known as Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association)
a bass player and Rueben Jones a drummer of a young group of musicians who formed Frosted
Neither of them knew that their collaboration together would combine the raw talent that would
produce one of the top 12 singles of its era the electro funk smash Big Apple RappinRapple
which even today is one of the most bootlegged vinyl offerings in the history of recorded music still
fetching upwards of $300 on eBay
No one knew that at the time the group collaboration was the launching of the Motor City into the Hip-
Hop world
Today there is the brilliant lyricist known as Eminem and his proteacutegeacutersquos D-12 hailing from Motown And
theres the Hip-Hop influenced rock sound of Kid Rock
Its a safe bet to say that that all started with a collaboration of a New York City street ball player
frustrated that his basketball career was rapidly ending with knee problems and according to Billy a
group of young musicians who had grew up heavily influenced by the sounds of Motown in its heyday
Spyder reflected on the moment by saying It is one of the times in ones life where youre at a
crossroad and you get very creative because your back is up against the wall We went into the studio
with no rehearsal and no real game plan other than to vibe with each other and see what we come up
with I was home sick so I wrote about New York I hummed out the base line to Billy who took the
basics of it and funked it the way Motowners know how to do it I spliced in a sound effects recording of
a Delancey street vendor on the intro and bam Big Apple Rappin with the Motown flair was born
Spyder not quite twenty years old yet with Detroit born and raised Tito Lewis and his Moms financial
backing launched Newtroit Records first and only single
We got a lot of notoriety from that single right off the bat recalls Spyder A young Tom Silverman (who
became Tommy Boy Records founder) published a strong review in his Dance Music Magazine and
Afrika Bambaata came to my crib on Jamaica Avenue in search of a new record deal with Newtroit as
he was unhappy with his deal with Winley Records To this day my mother and Bam always ask about
each other says Spyder who now owns an ABA basketball franchise in Charlotte and his Spydo Music
Incorporated music production and wireless company Now thats Hip-Hop history for you
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Under this new umbrella of TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Spyder will release his farewell to Hip-
Hop a CD simply titled Legendary Scheduled guest appearances include legendary peers such as Doug
E Fresh CampC Music Factorys Freedom Williams Chuck D Mikey D Large Professor Grand Daddy IU
Sweety G Roxanne Shante and Sparky D to name a few Spyder says we will also launch careers of the
new generation with a compilation album called Spyder D presents Krunk Funk and Soul that will
feature several unsigned hype type of artists in the Hip-HopRampB genre We also have a powerful
contemporary gospel group in Keith Holland amp Friends in Christ and Charlottes own Young GODZ
and Gary Grahams North Clik Records posse who put the capital K in Krunk
we will also launch careers of the new generation with a compilation album called
Spyder has requested the services of good friend and longtime record promotion guru Al Pizarro of VIP
Record Pool and Heavy Rotation of New York to be his VP of Operations Als experience in record
promotion is well documented over the years and I trust his judgment completely He has handled NY
area promotions for all the major labels for their artists in the New York area for years We are blessed
that he would consider helping us in our quest to be one of the top major independents
Production will be handled by himself the artists and a bevy of up and coming beat makers including
former Sparky D DJ Grand Creator K-Wiz and the legendary Infinity Machine DJ DJ Divine and the
incomparable Larry Smith who produced all of the early Run-DMC and Whodini hits
We will get together with musicians and artists in Detroit to bring Newtroit back full circle says
Spyder Mike Pierre and Billy Wilson will oversee the marketing and promotion for the projects That
will be perfect as I continue to seek out more talent
Through 19 Communications and my wireless division we will evolutionize how artists are introduced
to radio and potential fans Radio and music listeners will be able to use Push and Pull technology to
communicate with their favorite artist or radio station Tour schedules release dates and contests will
be sent to fans wireless devices They will control how much content and when to receive that content
Virtual Promotion Campaigns will be sent and received in real time Text text to voice messaging with
simultaneous landline and e-mail alerts will take these vertical industries by storm Spydo Music and
Newtroit Records through TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal will offer 19 Levels of communications
through branded pre-paid phones debit cards and sponsored messaging The first release date for this
distribution deal has not been announced yet
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The Original Recording of ldquoBig Apple Rappinrdquo
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Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
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The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
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Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
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newsletter1411245027
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newsletter1411655979
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Here Mary Wilson is with the incomparable
Martha Reeves They are sharing many
wonderful memories of their Motown days at
the after party for the unveiling of the
Commemorative Stamp for the Girl Groups of
the 50rsquos and 60rsquos In the background is (me)
Billy Wilson of the Motown Alumni Association
and Rosalind Ashford Holmes of The Vandellas
Legendary Motown Artist return to Detroit to receive Lifetime
Achievement Awards and to celebrate the 34th anniversary of a vital
community organization
Detroit MI (PRWEB) August 6 2003 -- Legendary Motown acts and area radio personalities will join
Detroitrsquos Inner City Sub-Center in celebrating its 34th anniversary August 8-10 2003 at 8411 E Forrest
in Detroit Michigan
The following artists and radio personalities have confirmed their attendance at the Lifetime
Achievement Award ceremony on August 9 2003 from 400 pm to 800 pm as award recipients Freda
Payne (Band of Gold) Sherrie Payne (The Supremes) Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Heatwave
Dancinrsquo in the Streets) The Miracles (Oooh Baby Baby) The Contours (Do You Love Me) The All-Stars
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(formerly Junior Walker and the All-Stars) Johnny Bristol (famous Motown Producer and Singer Hang On
in There Baby) Rosetta Hines (WGPR) Jay Butler (WQBH) Raymond Henderson(WQBH) and Fred Goree
(WQBH) There will be a VIP reception at 400 pm to allow guests and the media to mingle with the
artists as well as take photographs with them and get autographs signed The award ceremony will
begin at 500 pm
There will also be a rare performance by former Motown recording group The Vikings (formerly Eric and
the Vikings) whose recording Vibrations (Have Made Us Fall In Love) topped the million seller RampB
charts for Soulhawk RecordsAtlantic in the early 70s Other performers at the festival include the
group Serieux The Chosen 5 and the Buckle Up Kids
The three day Cultural Arts Festival is being held in partnership with the Motown Alumni Association
and will also feature performances games fashion shows food and vendors
As a part of their continuing commitment to education and entertainment the Inner City Sub-Center will
launch a historic Entertainment Hip-Hop Clinic to educate entertainers about business behind the scenes
of the entertainment industry The Motown Alumni Association will also be involved with the clinic
Organized by Detroit attorney Gregory J Reed the pilot program will include three sessions on ndash August
23 2003 September 13 2003 and September 27 2003
The Motown Alumni Association is a social fraternitysorority of former and present Motown
employees alumni musicians producers arrangers and personnel Formed in 1995 the Motown
Alumni Association has more than 10000 members worldwide with chapters in Detroit Chicago Los
Angeles Las Vegas Maryland Delaware (Washington DC) Virginia Texas (Houston Dallas Austin and
San Antonio) Philadelphia Virginia Italy New York Japan South Africa and England
The Inner City Sub-Center is a non-profit tax exempt community based organization that provides
youth adult senior and emergency services by providing after school cultural and tutorial activities food
clothing and referral services for low-income families
Tickets for the VIP reception and Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony are $50 General admission
for the three day event is $5 per day To purchase tickets call the Inner City Sub Center at (313) 921-
0200
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Marvin Gaye To Be Considered For 2006 Commemorative US Postage
Stamp
Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a US postage stamp when the
Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC Los Angeles CA
(PRWEB) January 23 2004--Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a
commemorative U S postage stamp for the year 2006 when the 15-member Citizens Stamp Advisory
Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC
The deceased singer is being sponsored for the unique and special honor by the Motown Alumni
Association (MAA) Los Angeles chapter
We began the efforts to get a stamp for Marvin Gaye last June says Ron Brewington chapter
Executive Director Those efforts included a worldwide petition and letter writing campaign which
garnered thousands of signatures of support
The MAA chapter had hopes of getting a stamp for Gaye in April 2004 which would have been his 65th
birthday
But the US Postal Service and the Postmaster General on the recommendation of the Citizens Stamp
Advisory Committee selects stamp recipients far in advance of the issue date in order to provide time for
planning design production and distribution says Brewington They had already made their
selections for 2004 and 2005
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This prompted the MAA chapter to extend their campaign soliciting support from politicians in Los
Angeles Washington DC and Detroit Michigan
The Los Angeles City Council on the recommendation of Councilman Bernard Parks gave a unanimous
passage of a resolution which was also endorsed by LA Mayor James Hahn says Brewington A
resolution introduced by Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke before the LA
County Board of Supervisors was also unanimously passed
Support for the legendary singer also came from Calif State Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas and
Calif State Senator Kevin Murray in whose respective districts Gaye lived before his death in 1984
The campaign also received unprecedented support from several hundred celebrities in a concurrent
endorsement campaign Stars For Marvin spearheaded by actor Cylk Cozart and conducted by
Brewington
A partial list of celebrity supporters include
James Brown (singer) Smokey Robinson (singer) Burt Bacharach (songwriterproducer) Quincy Jones
(producer) Muhammad Ali (boxer)Lou Rawls (singer)Paul McCartney (singerproducer) Wayne
Newton (singer)Dick Clark (producer)Nancy Wilson (singer)Pat Boone (singer) Della Reese (singer)Ben
Vereen (singerdancer)Harvey Fuqua (singer)Nancy Sinatra (singer) Issac Hayes (singer)Otis Williams
(singerfounder The Temptations)Usher (singer) Dionne Warwick (singer)IndiaArie (singer)Snoop
Dogg (rapper)R Kelly (singer) Alabama (singing group)Linda Hopkins (singer)Hall amp Oates (singing
group)Glen Campbell (singer) The Legendary Ink Spots (singing group)Alicia Keys (singer)Tyrese
(singeractor) Nelly (hip-hop artist)Missy Elliot (hip-hop artist)Ronald Isley (singer)Wayne Brady (talk
show host) Danny Glover (actor)Don King (fight promoter)Butch Lewis (promoter)Tobey Maguire
(actor)
Brian McKnight (singer)Ike Turner (singer)Bobby Womack (singer)Duke Fakir (original member The
Four Tops) Marilyn McCoo (original member The Fifth Dimension)Billy Davis Jr (original member
The Fifth Dimension) Robert Guilluame (actor)Blair Underwood (actor)MC Lyte (hip-hop
artist)Morgan Freeman (actor) Michael McDonald (singer)Darryl McDaniels (original member Run-
DMC)Woody Harrelson (actor) Dean Cain (actor)Sugar Shane Mosley (boxer)Philip Bailey
(singer)Martin Luther King III (SCLC) Don Cheadle (actor)Barbara Mandrell (singer)Patti La Belle
(singer)Gladys Knight (singer) Debbie Allen (actress)Nickolas Ashford (singer)Valerie Simpson
(singer)Mary Wilson (original member The Supremes) Shyne (hip-hop artist)Pauly Shore (actor)Leon
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Ware (singer)Robert Evans(producer)Richard Perry (producer) Tyson Beckford (supermodel)Teena
Marie (singer)Carl Franklin (director)Eddie George (NFL player) Jermaine Dupri (producerartist)Brock
Peters (actor)Maurice Greene (athlete)The Heritage Network
Damon Elliot (producer) Hidden Beach RecordingsTony Rich (singer)La Faye Baker (stuntwoman)Esai
Morales (actor) The Black Eyed PeasRussell Gunn (trumpter)John Sly Wilson (singer)May May Ali
(actress)Bill Bellamy (actor) Freddie Gorman (singer)Bobby Taylor (singer)Sheila Frazier
(actress)Mable John (singer)James Reynolds (actor)Brenda Russell (singer) Beverly Todd (actress)Dick
Smothers (comedian)Tom Smothers (comedian)Brian Holland (Motown producer)Jean Terrell (singer)
Claudette Robinson (singer)Beenie Man (singer)Eddie Holland (Motown producer)Hal Williams (actor)
Brenda Holloway (singer)Scherrie Payne (singer)Freda Payne (singer)David E Talbert (playwright)
Cindy Birdsong (singer)Bill Overton (actor)Lesley Mess (singer)Jo-Marie Payton (actress) Anthony B
(singer)Tisha Campbell (actress)Ray Parker Jr (singer)Lamont Dozier (songwritersinger) Dennis
Edwards (singer The Temptations)Ali Ollie Woodson (singer The Temptations)Bubba Knight
(original member Gladys Knight amp The Pips) Walter Orange (singer)Norm Nixon (ex-NBA)Allan
DrLicks Slutsky (musician)Uriel Jones (musician) Jack Ashford (musician)Joe Messina (musician)Eddie
Willis (musician)Bob Babbitt (musician)Joe Hunter (musician) Baby Cham (singer)Garth Trinidad
(singer)J-Boogie (singer)Judy Pace (actress)Jay Warner (author) Boom Shaka (singer)Buju Banton
(singer)Ce Cile (singer)David Gad (singer)DJ Fraze 1 (singer) DJ JFX (singer)DJ Red Lox (singer)DJ
Special (singer)Half Pint (singer)Iron Armor (singer)Lady Saw (singer) Issac Haile Selassie (singer)Red
Rat (singer)Ky-Mani Marley (singer)Scientist (singer)Lee Scratch Perry (singer) Sean Paul
(singer)Spragga Benz (singer)Tok (singer)The Wailing Souls (singer)Mikey Dread (singer) Mad
Professor (singer)Tippa Irie (singer)That Darn Kat (singer)DJ Addverse (hip-hop)DJ Jam (hip-hop artist)
DJ Mark Luv (hip-hop)Doctor Dre amp Ed LoverFrank amp DankFreddie Foxxx (hip-hop)Josh One (hip-hop)
Jay Dee AKA Dilla (hip-hop)Lil Maxso (hip-hop)Pete Rock (hip-hop)Poet Named LifePhife Dawg amp
Jarobi Rise and ShineSpinderella (hip-hop)uest Love (The Roots)Motiv8DJ AliciaDJ Jason HenryDJ
Moses DJ Rasta RootSy Richardson(actor)Wren T Brown (actor)Paula Kelly (actresssinger)Ted Lange
(actor) Marla Gibbs (actress)Todd Bridges (actor)Hattie Winston (actress)Glenn Turman (actor)Sheryl
Lee Ralph (actress) Ashley TaMar Davis (actress)Dick Anthony Williams (actor)Anna Maria Hordsford
(actress)William L Johnson (actor) Phil Morris (actor)Jordan BrandDorian Gregory (actor)Chester
Whitmore (dancerchoreographer)Robert Hooks (actor) Michael Eric Dyson (author)Mel Carter
(singer)Louis Price (singer)Virginia Capers (actress)Stogie Kenyetta (actor) Johnny Bristol (singer)Dule
Hill (actor)Henry Simmons (actor)The Whispers (singing group)Musiq (singer) The Dells (singing
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group)BeBe Winans (singer)Take 6 (singing group)Carl Anderson (singer)Cedric The Entertainer
(actor) HB Barnum (band director)
Gaye has received numerous honors for his musical achievements
including inclusion into the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Recording Academy two Grammy Awards
a star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and inclusion
on Hollywoods RockWalk
Spyder D and Spydo Music Inc Sign an Ambitious Distribution
Deal for Newtroit Records
Spydo Musics Duane Spyder Hughes inks distribution deal for ambitious label project
(PRWEB) March 21 2006 -- Pioneering New York rap producerartist Spyder D signs distribution deal
with TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Records
Everyone knows about rap musics introduction to the world via the Fatback Bands King Tim III and the
phenom of the Sugar Hill Gangs Rappers Delight
Very few know that one of New York Citys pioneer rap artists Spyder D Duane Hughes of Queens NY
City was going to school in Ypsilanti Michigan on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in 1978
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when he met Billy Motley (now known as Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association)
a bass player and Rueben Jones a drummer of a young group of musicians who formed Frosted
Neither of them knew that their collaboration together would combine the raw talent that would
produce one of the top 12 singles of its era the electro funk smash Big Apple RappinRapple
which even today is one of the most bootlegged vinyl offerings in the history of recorded music still
fetching upwards of $300 on eBay
No one knew that at the time the group collaboration was the launching of the Motor City into the Hip-
Hop world
Today there is the brilliant lyricist known as Eminem and his proteacutegeacutersquos D-12 hailing from Motown And
theres the Hip-Hop influenced rock sound of Kid Rock
Its a safe bet to say that that all started with a collaboration of a New York City street ball player
frustrated that his basketball career was rapidly ending with knee problems and according to Billy a
group of young musicians who had grew up heavily influenced by the sounds of Motown in its heyday
Spyder reflected on the moment by saying It is one of the times in ones life where youre at a
crossroad and you get very creative because your back is up against the wall We went into the studio
with no rehearsal and no real game plan other than to vibe with each other and see what we come up
with I was home sick so I wrote about New York I hummed out the base line to Billy who took the
basics of it and funked it the way Motowners know how to do it I spliced in a sound effects recording of
a Delancey street vendor on the intro and bam Big Apple Rappin with the Motown flair was born
Spyder not quite twenty years old yet with Detroit born and raised Tito Lewis and his Moms financial
backing launched Newtroit Records first and only single
We got a lot of notoriety from that single right off the bat recalls Spyder A young Tom Silverman (who
became Tommy Boy Records founder) published a strong review in his Dance Music Magazine and
Afrika Bambaata came to my crib on Jamaica Avenue in search of a new record deal with Newtroit as
he was unhappy with his deal with Winley Records To this day my mother and Bam always ask about
each other says Spyder who now owns an ABA basketball franchise in Charlotte and his Spydo Music
Incorporated music production and wireless company Now thats Hip-Hop history for you
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Under this new umbrella of TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Spyder will release his farewell to Hip-
Hop a CD simply titled Legendary Scheduled guest appearances include legendary peers such as Doug
E Fresh CampC Music Factorys Freedom Williams Chuck D Mikey D Large Professor Grand Daddy IU
Sweety G Roxanne Shante and Sparky D to name a few Spyder says we will also launch careers of the
new generation with a compilation album called Spyder D presents Krunk Funk and Soul that will
feature several unsigned hype type of artists in the Hip-HopRampB genre We also have a powerful
contemporary gospel group in Keith Holland amp Friends in Christ and Charlottes own Young GODZ
and Gary Grahams North Clik Records posse who put the capital K in Krunk
we will also launch careers of the new generation with a compilation album called
Spyder has requested the services of good friend and longtime record promotion guru Al Pizarro of VIP
Record Pool and Heavy Rotation of New York to be his VP of Operations Als experience in record
promotion is well documented over the years and I trust his judgment completely He has handled NY
area promotions for all the major labels for their artists in the New York area for years We are blessed
that he would consider helping us in our quest to be one of the top major independents
Production will be handled by himself the artists and a bevy of up and coming beat makers including
former Sparky D DJ Grand Creator K-Wiz and the legendary Infinity Machine DJ DJ Divine and the
incomparable Larry Smith who produced all of the early Run-DMC and Whodini hits
We will get together with musicians and artists in Detroit to bring Newtroit back full circle says
Spyder Mike Pierre and Billy Wilson will oversee the marketing and promotion for the projects That
will be perfect as I continue to seek out more talent
Through 19 Communications and my wireless division we will evolutionize how artists are introduced
to radio and potential fans Radio and music listeners will be able to use Push and Pull technology to
communicate with their favorite artist or radio station Tour schedules release dates and contests will
be sent to fans wireless devices They will control how much content and when to receive that content
Virtual Promotion Campaigns will be sent and received in real time Text text to voice messaging with
simultaneous landline and e-mail alerts will take these vertical industries by storm Spydo Music and
Newtroit Records through TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal will offer 19 Levels of communications
through branded pre-paid phones debit cards and sponsored messaging The first release date for this
distribution deal has not been announced yet
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The Original Recording of ldquoBig Apple Rappinrdquo
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Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
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The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
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Here Mary Wilson is with the incomparable
Martha Reeves They are sharing many
wonderful memories of their Motown days at
the after party for the unveiling of the
Commemorative Stamp for the Girl Groups of
the 50rsquos and 60rsquos In the background is (me)
Billy Wilson of the Motown Alumni Association
and Rosalind Ashford Holmes of The Vandellas
Legendary Motown Artist return to Detroit to receive Lifetime
Achievement Awards and to celebrate the 34th anniversary of a vital
community organization
Detroit MI (PRWEB) August 6 2003 -- Legendary Motown acts and area radio personalities will join
Detroitrsquos Inner City Sub-Center in celebrating its 34th anniversary August 8-10 2003 at 8411 E Forrest
in Detroit Michigan
The following artists and radio personalities have confirmed their attendance at the Lifetime
Achievement Award ceremony on August 9 2003 from 400 pm to 800 pm as award recipients Freda
Payne (Band of Gold) Sherrie Payne (The Supremes) Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Heatwave
Dancinrsquo in the Streets) The Miracles (Oooh Baby Baby) The Contours (Do You Love Me) The All-Stars
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(formerly Junior Walker and the All-Stars) Johnny Bristol (famous Motown Producer and Singer Hang On
in There Baby) Rosetta Hines (WGPR) Jay Butler (WQBH) Raymond Henderson(WQBH) and Fred Goree
(WQBH) There will be a VIP reception at 400 pm to allow guests and the media to mingle with the
artists as well as take photographs with them and get autographs signed The award ceremony will
begin at 500 pm
There will also be a rare performance by former Motown recording group The Vikings (formerly Eric and
the Vikings) whose recording Vibrations (Have Made Us Fall In Love) topped the million seller RampB
charts for Soulhawk RecordsAtlantic in the early 70s Other performers at the festival include the
group Serieux The Chosen 5 and the Buckle Up Kids
The three day Cultural Arts Festival is being held in partnership with the Motown Alumni Association
and will also feature performances games fashion shows food and vendors
As a part of their continuing commitment to education and entertainment the Inner City Sub-Center will
launch a historic Entertainment Hip-Hop Clinic to educate entertainers about business behind the scenes
of the entertainment industry The Motown Alumni Association will also be involved with the clinic
Organized by Detroit attorney Gregory J Reed the pilot program will include three sessions on ndash August
23 2003 September 13 2003 and September 27 2003
The Motown Alumni Association is a social fraternitysorority of former and present Motown
employees alumni musicians producers arrangers and personnel Formed in 1995 the Motown
Alumni Association has more than 10000 members worldwide with chapters in Detroit Chicago Los
Angeles Las Vegas Maryland Delaware (Washington DC) Virginia Texas (Houston Dallas Austin and
San Antonio) Philadelphia Virginia Italy New York Japan South Africa and England
The Inner City Sub-Center is a non-profit tax exempt community based organization that provides
youth adult senior and emergency services by providing after school cultural and tutorial activities food
clothing and referral services for low-income families
Tickets for the VIP reception and Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony are $50 General admission
for the three day event is $5 per day To purchase tickets call the Inner City Sub Center at (313) 921-
0200
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Marvin Gaye To Be Considered For 2006 Commemorative US Postage
Stamp
Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a US postage stamp when the
Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC Los Angeles CA
(PRWEB) January 23 2004--Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a
commemorative U S postage stamp for the year 2006 when the 15-member Citizens Stamp Advisory
Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC
The deceased singer is being sponsored for the unique and special honor by the Motown Alumni
Association (MAA) Los Angeles chapter
We began the efforts to get a stamp for Marvin Gaye last June says Ron Brewington chapter
Executive Director Those efforts included a worldwide petition and letter writing campaign which
garnered thousands of signatures of support
The MAA chapter had hopes of getting a stamp for Gaye in April 2004 which would have been his 65th
birthday
But the US Postal Service and the Postmaster General on the recommendation of the Citizens Stamp
Advisory Committee selects stamp recipients far in advance of the issue date in order to provide time for
planning design production and distribution says Brewington They had already made their
selections for 2004 and 2005
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This prompted the MAA chapter to extend their campaign soliciting support from politicians in Los
Angeles Washington DC and Detroit Michigan
The Los Angeles City Council on the recommendation of Councilman Bernard Parks gave a unanimous
passage of a resolution which was also endorsed by LA Mayor James Hahn says Brewington A
resolution introduced by Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke before the LA
County Board of Supervisors was also unanimously passed
Support for the legendary singer also came from Calif State Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas and
Calif State Senator Kevin Murray in whose respective districts Gaye lived before his death in 1984
The campaign also received unprecedented support from several hundred celebrities in a concurrent
endorsement campaign Stars For Marvin spearheaded by actor Cylk Cozart and conducted by
Brewington
A partial list of celebrity supporters include
James Brown (singer) Smokey Robinson (singer) Burt Bacharach (songwriterproducer) Quincy Jones
(producer) Muhammad Ali (boxer)Lou Rawls (singer)Paul McCartney (singerproducer) Wayne
Newton (singer)Dick Clark (producer)Nancy Wilson (singer)Pat Boone (singer) Della Reese (singer)Ben
Vereen (singerdancer)Harvey Fuqua (singer)Nancy Sinatra (singer) Issac Hayes (singer)Otis Williams
(singerfounder The Temptations)Usher (singer) Dionne Warwick (singer)IndiaArie (singer)Snoop
Dogg (rapper)R Kelly (singer) Alabama (singing group)Linda Hopkins (singer)Hall amp Oates (singing
group)Glen Campbell (singer) The Legendary Ink Spots (singing group)Alicia Keys (singer)Tyrese
(singeractor) Nelly (hip-hop artist)Missy Elliot (hip-hop artist)Ronald Isley (singer)Wayne Brady (talk
show host) Danny Glover (actor)Don King (fight promoter)Butch Lewis (promoter)Tobey Maguire
(actor)
Brian McKnight (singer)Ike Turner (singer)Bobby Womack (singer)Duke Fakir (original member The
Four Tops) Marilyn McCoo (original member The Fifth Dimension)Billy Davis Jr (original member
The Fifth Dimension) Robert Guilluame (actor)Blair Underwood (actor)MC Lyte (hip-hop
artist)Morgan Freeman (actor) Michael McDonald (singer)Darryl McDaniels (original member Run-
DMC)Woody Harrelson (actor) Dean Cain (actor)Sugar Shane Mosley (boxer)Philip Bailey
(singer)Martin Luther King III (SCLC) Don Cheadle (actor)Barbara Mandrell (singer)Patti La Belle
(singer)Gladys Knight (singer) Debbie Allen (actress)Nickolas Ashford (singer)Valerie Simpson
(singer)Mary Wilson (original member The Supremes) Shyne (hip-hop artist)Pauly Shore (actor)Leon
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Ware (singer)Robert Evans(producer)Richard Perry (producer) Tyson Beckford (supermodel)Teena
Marie (singer)Carl Franklin (director)Eddie George (NFL player) Jermaine Dupri (producerartist)Brock
Peters (actor)Maurice Greene (athlete)The Heritage Network
Damon Elliot (producer) Hidden Beach RecordingsTony Rich (singer)La Faye Baker (stuntwoman)Esai
Morales (actor) The Black Eyed PeasRussell Gunn (trumpter)John Sly Wilson (singer)May May Ali
(actress)Bill Bellamy (actor) Freddie Gorman (singer)Bobby Taylor (singer)Sheila Frazier
(actress)Mable John (singer)James Reynolds (actor)Brenda Russell (singer) Beverly Todd (actress)Dick
Smothers (comedian)Tom Smothers (comedian)Brian Holland (Motown producer)Jean Terrell (singer)
Claudette Robinson (singer)Beenie Man (singer)Eddie Holland (Motown producer)Hal Williams (actor)
Brenda Holloway (singer)Scherrie Payne (singer)Freda Payne (singer)David E Talbert (playwright)
Cindy Birdsong (singer)Bill Overton (actor)Lesley Mess (singer)Jo-Marie Payton (actress) Anthony B
(singer)Tisha Campbell (actress)Ray Parker Jr (singer)Lamont Dozier (songwritersinger) Dennis
Edwards (singer The Temptations)Ali Ollie Woodson (singer The Temptations)Bubba Knight
(original member Gladys Knight amp The Pips) Walter Orange (singer)Norm Nixon (ex-NBA)Allan
DrLicks Slutsky (musician)Uriel Jones (musician) Jack Ashford (musician)Joe Messina (musician)Eddie
Willis (musician)Bob Babbitt (musician)Joe Hunter (musician) Baby Cham (singer)Garth Trinidad
(singer)J-Boogie (singer)Judy Pace (actress)Jay Warner (author) Boom Shaka (singer)Buju Banton
(singer)Ce Cile (singer)David Gad (singer)DJ Fraze 1 (singer) DJ JFX (singer)DJ Red Lox (singer)DJ
Special (singer)Half Pint (singer)Iron Armor (singer)Lady Saw (singer) Issac Haile Selassie (singer)Red
Rat (singer)Ky-Mani Marley (singer)Scientist (singer)Lee Scratch Perry (singer) Sean Paul
(singer)Spragga Benz (singer)Tok (singer)The Wailing Souls (singer)Mikey Dread (singer) Mad
Professor (singer)Tippa Irie (singer)That Darn Kat (singer)DJ Addverse (hip-hop)DJ Jam (hip-hop artist)
DJ Mark Luv (hip-hop)Doctor Dre amp Ed LoverFrank amp DankFreddie Foxxx (hip-hop)Josh One (hip-hop)
Jay Dee AKA Dilla (hip-hop)Lil Maxso (hip-hop)Pete Rock (hip-hop)Poet Named LifePhife Dawg amp
Jarobi Rise and ShineSpinderella (hip-hop)uest Love (The Roots)Motiv8DJ AliciaDJ Jason HenryDJ
Moses DJ Rasta RootSy Richardson(actor)Wren T Brown (actor)Paula Kelly (actresssinger)Ted Lange
(actor) Marla Gibbs (actress)Todd Bridges (actor)Hattie Winston (actress)Glenn Turman (actor)Sheryl
Lee Ralph (actress) Ashley TaMar Davis (actress)Dick Anthony Williams (actor)Anna Maria Hordsford
(actress)William L Johnson (actor) Phil Morris (actor)Jordan BrandDorian Gregory (actor)Chester
Whitmore (dancerchoreographer)Robert Hooks (actor) Michael Eric Dyson (author)Mel Carter
(singer)Louis Price (singer)Virginia Capers (actress)Stogie Kenyetta (actor) Johnny Bristol (singer)Dule
Hill (actor)Henry Simmons (actor)The Whispers (singing group)Musiq (singer) The Dells (singing
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group)BeBe Winans (singer)Take 6 (singing group)Carl Anderson (singer)Cedric The Entertainer
(actor) HB Barnum (band director)
Gaye has received numerous honors for his musical achievements
including inclusion into the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Recording Academy two Grammy Awards
a star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and inclusion
on Hollywoods RockWalk
Spyder D and Spydo Music Inc Sign an Ambitious Distribution
Deal for Newtroit Records
Spydo Musics Duane Spyder Hughes inks distribution deal for ambitious label project
(PRWEB) March 21 2006 -- Pioneering New York rap producerartist Spyder D signs distribution deal
with TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Records
Everyone knows about rap musics introduction to the world via the Fatback Bands King Tim III and the
phenom of the Sugar Hill Gangs Rappers Delight
Very few know that one of New York Citys pioneer rap artists Spyder D Duane Hughes of Queens NY
City was going to school in Ypsilanti Michigan on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in 1978
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when he met Billy Motley (now known as Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association)
a bass player and Rueben Jones a drummer of a young group of musicians who formed Frosted
Neither of them knew that their collaboration together would combine the raw talent that would
produce one of the top 12 singles of its era the electro funk smash Big Apple RappinRapple
which even today is one of the most bootlegged vinyl offerings in the history of recorded music still
fetching upwards of $300 on eBay
No one knew that at the time the group collaboration was the launching of the Motor City into the Hip-
Hop world
Today there is the brilliant lyricist known as Eminem and his proteacutegeacutersquos D-12 hailing from Motown And
theres the Hip-Hop influenced rock sound of Kid Rock
Its a safe bet to say that that all started with a collaboration of a New York City street ball player
frustrated that his basketball career was rapidly ending with knee problems and according to Billy a
group of young musicians who had grew up heavily influenced by the sounds of Motown in its heyday
Spyder reflected on the moment by saying It is one of the times in ones life where youre at a
crossroad and you get very creative because your back is up against the wall We went into the studio
with no rehearsal and no real game plan other than to vibe with each other and see what we come up
with I was home sick so I wrote about New York I hummed out the base line to Billy who took the
basics of it and funked it the way Motowners know how to do it I spliced in a sound effects recording of
a Delancey street vendor on the intro and bam Big Apple Rappin with the Motown flair was born
Spyder not quite twenty years old yet with Detroit born and raised Tito Lewis and his Moms financial
backing launched Newtroit Records first and only single
We got a lot of notoriety from that single right off the bat recalls Spyder A young Tom Silverman (who
became Tommy Boy Records founder) published a strong review in his Dance Music Magazine and
Afrika Bambaata came to my crib on Jamaica Avenue in search of a new record deal with Newtroit as
he was unhappy with his deal with Winley Records To this day my mother and Bam always ask about
each other says Spyder who now owns an ABA basketball franchise in Charlotte and his Spydo Music
Incorporated music production and wireless company Now thats Hip-Hop history for you
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Under this new umbrella of TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Spyder will release his farewell to Hip-
Hop a CD simply titled Legendary Scheduled guest appearances include legendary peers such as Doug
E Fresh CampC Music Factorys Freedom Williams Chuck D Mikey D Large Professor Grand Daddy IU
Sweety G Roxanne Shante and Sparky D to name a few Spyder says we will also launch careers of the
new generation with a compilation album called Spyder D presents Krunk Funk and Soul that will
feature several unsigned hype type of artists in the Hip-HopRampB genre We also have a powerful
contemporary gospel group in Keith Holland amp Friends in Christ and Charlottes own Young GODZ
and Gary Grahams North Clik Records posse who put the capital K in Krunk
we will also launch careers of the new generation with a compilation album called
Spyder has requested the services of good friend and longtime record promotion guru Al Pizarro of VIP
Record Pool and Heavy Rotation of New York to be his VP of Operations Als experience in record
promotion is well documented over the years and I trust his judgment completely He has handled NY
area promotions for all the major labels for their artists in the New York area for years We are blessed
that he would consider helping us in our quest to be one of the top major independents
Production will be handled by himself the artists and a bevy of up and coming beat makers including
former Sparky D DJ Grand Creator K-Wiz and the legendary Infinity Machine DJ DJ Divine and the
incomparable Larry Smith who produced all of the early Run-DMC and Whodini hits
We will get together with musicians and artists in Detroit to bring Newtroit back full circle says
Spyder Mike Pierre and Billy Wilson will oversee the marketing and promotion for the projects That
will be perfect as I continue to seek out more talent
Through 19 Communications and my wireless division we will evolutionize how artists are introduced
to radio and potential fans Radio and music listeners will be able to use Push and Pull technology to
communicate with their favorite artist or radio station Tour schedules release dates and contests will
be sent to fans wireless devices They will control how much content and when to receive that content
Virtual Promotion Campaigns will be sent and received in real time Text text to voice messaging with
simultaneous landline and e-mail alerts will take these vertical industries by storm Spydo Music and
Newtroit Records through TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal will offer 19 Levels of communications
through branded pre-paid phones debit cards and sponsored messaging The first release date for this
distribution deal has not been announced yet
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The Original Recording of ldquoBig Apple Rappinrdquo
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Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
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recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
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The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
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Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
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Here Mary Wilson is with the incomparable
Martha Reeves They are sharing many
wonderful memories of their Motown days at
the after party for the unveiling of the
Commemorative Stamp for the Girl Groups of
the 50rsquos and 60rsquos In the background is (me)
Billy Wilson of the Motown Alumni Association
and Rosalind Ashford Holmes of The Vandellas
Legendary Motown Artist return to Detroit to receive Lifetime
Achievement Awards and to celebrate the 34th anniversary of a vital
community organization
Detroit MI (PRWEB) August 6 2003 -- Legendary Motown acts and area radio personalities will join
Detroitrsquos Inner City Sub-Center in celebrating its 34th anniversary August 8-10 2003 at 8411 E Forrest
in Detroit Michigan
The following artists and radio personalities have confirmed their attendance at the Lifetime
Achievement Award ceremony on August 9 2003 from 400 pm to 800 pm as award recipients Freda
Payne (Band of Gold) Sherrie Payne (The Supremes) Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Heatwave
Dancinrsquo in the Streets) The Miracles (Oooh Baby Baby) The Contours (Do You Love Me) The All-Stars
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(formerly Junior Walker and the All-Stars) Johnny Bristol (famous Motown Producer and Singer Hang On
in There Baby) Rosetta Hines (WGPR) Jay Butler (WQBH) Raymond Henderson(WQBH) and Fred Goree
(WQBH) There will be a VIP reception at 400 pm to allow guests and the media to mingle with the
artists as well as take photographs with them and get autographs signed The award ceremony will
begin at 500 pm
There will also be a rare performance by former Motown recording group The Vikings (formerly Eric and
the Vikings) whose recording Vibrations (Have Made Us Fall In Love) topped the million seller RampB
charts for Soulhawk RecordsAtlantic in the early 70s Other performers at the festival include the
group Serieux The Chosen 5 and the Buckle Up Kids
The three day Cultural Arts Festival is being held in partnership with the Motown Alumni Association
and will also feature performances games fashion shows food and vendors
As a part of their continuing commitment to education and entertainment the Inner City Sub-Center will
launch a historic Entertainment Hip-Hop Clinic to educate entertainers about business behind the scenes
of the entertainment industry The Motown Alumni Association will also be involved with the clinic
Organized by Detroit attorney Gregory J Reed the pilot program will include three sessions on ndash August
23 2003 September 13 2003 and September 27 2003
The Motown Alumni Association is a social fraternitysorority of former and present Motown
employees alumni musicians producers arrangers and personnel Formed in 1995 the Motown
Alumni Association has more than 10000 members worldwide with chapters in Detroit Chicago Los
Angeles Las Vegas Maryland Delaware (Washington DC) Virginia Texas (Houston Dallas Austin and
San Antonio) Philadelphia Virginia Italy New York Japan South Africa and England
The Inner City Sub-Center is a non-profit tax exempt community based organization that provides
youth adult senior and emergency services by providing after school cultural and tutorial activities food
clothing and referral services for low-income families
Tickets for the VIP reception and Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony are $50 General admission
for the three day event is $5 per day To purchase tickets call the Inner City Sub Center at (313) 921-
0200
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Marvin Gaye To Be Considered For 2006 Commemorative US Postage
Stamp
Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a US postage stamp when the
Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC Los Angeles CA
(PRWEB) January 23 2004--Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a
commemorative U S postage stamp for the year 2006 when the 15-member Citizens Stamp Advisory
Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC
The deceased singer is being sponsored for the unique and special honor by the Motown Alumni
Association (MAA) Los Angeles chapter
We began the efforts to get a stamp for Marvin Gaye last June says Ron Brewington chapter
Executive Director Those efforts included a worldwide petition and letter writing campaign which
garnered thousands of signatures of support
The MAA chapter had hopes of getting a stamp for Gaye in April 2004 which would have been his 65th
birthday
But the US Postal Service and the Postmaster General on the recommendation of the Citizens Stamp
Advisory Committee selects stamp recipients far in advance of the issue date in order to provide time for
planning design production and distribution says Brewington They had already made their
selections for 2004 and 2005
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This prompted the MAA chapter to extend their campaign soliciting support from politicians in Los
Angeles Washington DC and Detroit Michigan
The Los Angeles City Council on the recommendation of Councilman Bernard Parks gave a unanimous
passage of a resolution which was also endorsed by LA Mayor James Hahn says Brewington A
resolution introduced by Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke before the LA
County Board of Supervisors was also unanimously passed
Support for the legendary singer also came from Calif State Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas and
Calif State Senator Kevin Murray in whose respective districts Gaye lived before his death in 1984
The campaign also received unprecedented support from several hundred celebrities in a concurrent
endorsement campaign Stars For Marvin spearheaded by actor Cylk Cozart and conducted by
Brewington
A partial list of celebrity supporters include
James Brown (singer) Smokey Robinson (singer) Burt Bacharach (songwriterproducer) Quincy Jones
(producer) Muhammad Ali (boxer)Lou Rawls (singer)Paul McCartney (singerproducer) Wayne
Newton (singer)Dick Clark (producer)Nancy Wilson (singer)Pat Boone (singer) Della Reese (singer)Ben
Vereen (singerdancer)Harvey Fuqua (singer)Nancy Sinatra (singer) Issac Hayes (singer)Otis Williams
(singerfounder The Temptations)Usher (singer) Dionne Warwick (singer)IndiaArie (singer)Snoop
Dogg (rapper)R Kelly (singer) Alabama (singing group)Linda Hopkins (singer)Hall amp Oates (singing
group)Glen Campbell (singer) The Legendary Ink Spots (singing group)Alicia Keys (singer)Tyrese
(singeractor) Nelly (hip-hop artist)Missy Elliot (hip-hop artist)Ronald Isley (singer)Wayne Brady (talk
show host) Danny Glover (actor)Don King (fight promoter)Butch Lewis (promoter)Tobey Maguire
(actor)
Brian McKnight (singer)Ike Turner (singer)Bobby Womack (singer)Duke Fakir (original member The
Four Tops) Marilyn McCoo (original member The Fifth Dimension)Billy Davis Jr (original member
The Fifth Dimension) Robert Guilluame (actor)Blair Underwood (actor)MC Lyte (hip-hop
artist)Morgan Freeman (actor) Michael McDonald (singer)Darryl McDaniels (original member Run-
DMC)Woody Harrelson (actor) Dean Cain (actor)Sugar Shane Mosley (boxer)Philip Bailey
(singer)Martin Luther King III (SCLC) Don Cheadle (actor)Barbara Mandrell (singer)Patti La Belle
(singer)Gladys Knight (singer) Debbie Allen (actress)Nickolas Ashford (singer)Valerie Simpson
(singer)Mary Wilson (original member The Supremes) Shyne (hip-hop artist)Pauly Shore (actor)Leon
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Ware (singer)Robert Evans(producer)Richard Perry (producer) Tyson Beckford (supermodel)Teena
Marie (singer)Carl Franklin (director)Eddie George (NFL player) Jermaine Dupri (producerartist)Brock
Peters (actor)Maurice Greene (athlete)The Heritage Network
Damon Elliot (producer) Hidden Beach RecordingsTony Rich (singer)La Faye Baker (stuntwoman)Esai
Morales (actor) The Black Eyed PeasRussell Gunn (trumpter)John Sly Wilson (singer)May May Ali
(actress)Bill Bellamy (actor) Freddie Gorman (singer)Bobby Taylor (singer)Sheila Frazier
(actress)Mable John (singer)James Reynolds (actor)Brenda Russell (singer) Beverly Todd (actress)Dick
Smothers (comedian)Tom Smothers (comedian)Brian Holland (Motown producer)Jean Terrell (singer)
Claudette Robinson (singer)Beenie Man (singer)Eddie Holland (Motown producer)Hal Williams (actor)
Brenda Holloway (singer)Scherrie Payne (singer)Freda Payne (singer)David E Talbert (playwright)
Cindy Birdsong (singer)Bill Overton (actor)Lesley Mess (singer)Jo-Marie Payton (actress) Anthony B
(singer)Tisha Campbell (actress)Ray Parker Jr (singer)Lamont Dozier (songwritersinger) Dennis
Edwards (singer The Temptations)Ali Ollie Woodson (singer The Temptations)Bubba Knight
(original member Gladys Knight amp The Pips) Walter Orange (singer)Norm Nixon (ex-NBA)Allan
DrLicks Slutsky (musician)Uriel Jones (musician) Jack Ashford (musician)Joe Messina (musician)Eddie
Willis (musician)Bob Babbitt (musician)Joe Hunter (musician) Baby Cham (singer)Garth Trinidad
(singer)J-Boogie (singer)Judy Pace (actress)Jay Warner (author) Boom Shaka (singer)Buju Banton
(singer)Ce Cile (singer)David Gad (singer)DJ Fraze 1 (singer) DJ JFX (singer)DJ Red Lox (singer)DJ
Special (singer)Half Pint (singer)Iron Armor (singer)Lady Saw (singer) Issac Haile Selassie (singer)Red
Rat (singer)Ky-Mani Marley (singer)Scientist (singer)Lee Scratch Perry (singer) Sean Paul
(singer)Spragga Benz (singer)Tok (singer)The Wailing Souls (singer)Mikey Dread (singer) Mad
Professor (singer)Tippa Irie (singer)That Darn Kat (singer)DJ Addverse (hip-hop)DJ Jam (hip-hop artist)
DJ Mark Luv (hip-hop)Doctor Dre amp Ed LoverFrank amp DankFreddie Foxxx (hip-hop)Josh One (hip-hop)
Jay Dee AKA Dilla (hip-hop)Lil Maxso (hip-hop)Pete Rock (hip-hop)Poet Named LifePhife Dawg amp
Jarobi Rise and ShineSpinderella (hip-hop)uest Love (The Roots)Motiv8DJ AliciaDJ Jason HenryDJ
Moses DJ Rasta RootSy Richardson(actor)Wren T Brown (actor)Paula Kelly (actresssinger)Ted Lange
(actor) Marla Gibbs (actress)Todd Bridges (actor)Hattie Winston (actress)Glenn Turman (actor)Sheryl
Lee Ralph (actress) Ashley TaMar Davis (actress)Dick Anthony Williams (actor)Anna Maria Hordsford
(actress)William L Johnson (actor) Phil Morris (actor)Jordan BrandDorian Gregory (actor)Chester
Whitmore (dancerchoreographer)Robert Hooks (actor) Michael Eric Dyson (author)Mel Carter
(singer)Louis Price (singer)Virginia Capers (actress)Stogie Kenyetta (actor) Johnny Bristol (singer)Dule
Hill (actor)Henry Simmons (actor)The Whispers (singing group)Musiq (singer) The Dells (singing
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group)BeBe Winans (singer)Take 6 (singing group)Carl Anderson (singer)Cedric The Entertainer
(actor) HB Barnum (band director)
Gaye has received numerous honors for his musical achievements
including inclusion into the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Recording Academy two Grammy Awards
a star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and inclusion
on Hollywoods RockWalk
Spyder D and Spydo Music Inc Sign an Ambitious Distribution
Deal for Newtroit Records
Spydo Musics Duane Spyder Hughes inks distribution deal for ambitious label project
(PRWEB) March 21 2006 -- Pioneering New York rap producerartist Spyder D signs distribution deal
with TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Records
Everyone knows about rap musics introduction to the world via the Fatback Bands King Tim III and the
phenom of the Sugar Hill Gangs Rappers Delight
Very few know that one of New York Citys pioneer rap artists Spyder D Duane Hughes of Queens NY
City was going to school in Ypsilanti Michigan on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in 1978
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when he met Billy Motley (now known as Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association)
a bass player and Rueben Jones a drummer of a young group of musicians who formed Frosted
Neither of them knew that their collaboration together would combine the raw talent that would
produce one of the top 12 singles of its era the electro funk smash Big Apple RappinRapple
which even today is one of the most bootlegged vinyl offerings in the history of recorded music still
fetching upwards of $300 on eBay
No one knew that at the time the group collaboration was the launching of the Motor City into the Hip-
Hop world
Today there is the brilliant lyricist known as Eminem and his proteacutegeacutersquos D-12 hailing from Motown And
theres the Hip-Hop influenced rock sound of Kid Rock
Its a safe bet to say that that all started with a collaboration of a New York City street ball player
frustrated that his basketball career was rapidly ending with knee problems and according to Billy a
group of young musicians who had grew up heavily influenced by the sounds of Motown in its heyday
Spyder reflected on the moment by saying It is one of the times in ones life where youre at a
crossroad and you get very creative because your back is up against the wall We went into the studio
with no rehearsal and no real game plan other than to vibe with each other and see what we come up
with I was home sick so I wrote about New York I hummed out the base line to Billy who took the
basics of it and funked it the way Motowners know how to do it I spliced in a sound effects recording of
a Delancey street vendor on the intro and bam Big Apple Rappin with the Motown flair was born
Spyder not quite twenty years old yet with Detroit born and raised Tito Lewis and his Moms financial
backing launched Newtroit Records first and only single
We got a lot of notoriety from that single right off the bat recalls Spyder A young Tom Silverman (who
became Tommy Boy Records founder) published a strong review in his Dance Music Magazine and
Afrika Bambaata came to my crib on Jamaica Avenue in search of a new record deal with Newtroit as
he was unhappy with his deal with Winley Records To this day my mother and Bam always ask about
each other says Spyder who now owns an ABA basketball franchise in Charlotte and his Spydo Music
Incorporated music production and wireless company Now thats Hip-Hop history for you
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Under this new umbrella of TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Spyder will release his farewell to Hip-
Hop a CD simply titled Legendary Scheduled guest appearances include legendary peers such as Doug
E Fresh CampC Music Factorys Freedom Williams Chuck D Mikey D Large Professor Grand Daddy IU
Sweety G Roxanne Shante and Sparky D to name a few Spyder says we will also launch careers of the
new generation with a compilation album called Spyder D presents Krunk Funk and Soul that will
feature several unsigned hype type of artists in the Hip-HopRampB genre We also have a powerful
contemporary gospel group in Keith Holland amp Friends in Christ and Charlottes own Young GODZ
and Gary Grahams North Clik Records posse who put the capital K in Krunk
we will also launch careers of the new generation with a compilation album called
Spyder has requested the services of good friend and longtime record promotion guru Al Pizarro of VIP
Record Pool and Heavy Rotation of New York to be his VP of Operations Als experience in record
promotion is well documented over the years and I trust his judgment completely He has handled NY
area promotions for all the major labels for their artists in the New York area for years We are blessed
that he would consider helping us in our quest to be one of the top major independents
Production will be handled by himself the artists and a bevy of up and coming beat makers including
former Sparky D DJ Grand Creator K-Wiz and the legendary Infinity Machine DJ DJ Divine and the
incomparable Larry Smith who produced all of the early Run-DMC and Whodini hits
We will get together with musicians and artists in Detroit to bring Newtroit back full circle says
Spyder Mike Pierre and Billy Wilson will oversee the marketing and promotion for the projects That
will be perfect as I continue to seek out more talent
Through 19 Communications and my wireless division we will evolutionize how artists are introduced
to radio and potential fans Radio and music listeners will be able to use Push and Pull technology to
communicate with their favorite artist or radio station Tour schedules release dates and contests will
be sent to fans wireless devices They will control how much content and when to receive that content
Virtual Promotion Campaigns will be sent and received in real time Text text to voice messaging with
simultaneous landline and e-mail alerts will take these vertical industries by storm Spydo Music and
Newtroit Records through TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal will offer 19 Levels of communications
through branded pre-paid phones debit cards and sponsored messaging The first release date for this
distribution deal has not been announced yet
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The Original Recording of ldquoBig Apple Rappinrdquo
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Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
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The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
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Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
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newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
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httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
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Here Mary Wilson is with the incomparable
Martha Reeves They are sharing many
wonderful memories of their Motown days at
the after party for the unveiling of the
Commemorative Stamp for the Girl Groups of
the 50rsquos and 60rsquos In the background is (me)
Billy Wilson of the Motown Alumni Association
and Rosalind Ashford Holmes of The Vandellas
Legendary Motown Artist return to Detroit to receive Lifetime
Achievement Awards and to celebrate the 34th anniversary of a vital
community organization
Detroit MI (PRWEB) August 6 2003 -- Legendary Motown acts and area radio personalities will join
Detroitrsquos Inner City Sub-Center in celebrating its 34th anniversary August 8-10 2003 at 8411 E Forrest
in Detroit Michigan
The following artists and radio personalities have confirmed their attendance at the Lifetime
Achievement Award ceremony on August 9 2003 from 400 pm to 800 pm as award recipients Freda
Payne (Band of Gold) Sherrie Payne (The Supremes) Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Heatwave
Dancinrsquo in the Streets) The Miracles (Oooh Baby Baby) The Contours (Do You Love Me) The All-Stars
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(formerly Junior Walker and the All-Stars) Johnny Bristol (famous Motown Producer and Singer Hang On
in There Baby) Rosetta Hines (WGPR) Jay Butler (WQBH) Raymond Henderson(WQBH) and Fred Goree
(WQBH) There will be a VIP reception at 400 pm to allow guests and the media to mingle with the
artists as well as take photographs with them and get autographs signed The award ceremony will
begin at 500 pm
There will also be a rare performance by former Motown recording group The Vikings (formerly Eric and
the Vikings) whose recording Vibrations (Have Made Us Fall In Love) topped the million seller RampB
charts for Soulhawk RecordsAtlantic in the early 70s Other performers at the festival include the
group Serieux The Chosen 5 and the Buckle Up Kids
The three day Cultural Arts Festival is being held in partnership with the Motown Alumni Association
and will also feature performances games fashion shows food and vendors
As a part of their continuing commitment to education and entertainment the Inner City Sub-Center will
launch a historic Entertainment Hip-Hop Clinic to educate entertainers about business behind the scenes
of the entertainment industry The Motown Alumni Association will also be involved with the clinic
Organized by Detroit attorney Gregory J Reed the pilot program will include three sessions on ndash August
23 2003 September 13 2003 and September 27 2003
The Motown Alumni Association is a social fraternitysorority of former and present Motown
employees alumni musicians producers arrangers and personnel Formed in 1995 the Motown
Alumni Association has more than 10000 members worldwide with chapters in Detroit Chicago Los
Angeles Las Vegas Maryland Delaware (Washington DC) Virginia Texas (Houston Dallas Austin and
San Antonio) Philadelphia Virginia Italy New York Japan South Africa and England
The Inner City Sub-Center is a non-profit tax exempt community based organization that provides
youth adult senior and emergency services by providing after school cultural and tutorial activities food
clothing and referral services for low-income families
Tickets for the VIP reception and Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony are $50 General admission
for the three day event is $5 per day To purchase tickets call the Inner City Sub Center at (313) 921-
0200
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Marvin Gaye To Be Considered For 2006 Commemorative US Postage
Stamp
Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a US postage stamp when the
Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC Los Angeles CA
(PRWEB) January 23 2004--Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a
commemorative U S postage stamp for the year 2006 when the 15-member Citizens Stamp Advisory
Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC
The deceased singer is being sponsored for the unique and special honor by the Motown Alumni
Association (MAA) Los Angeles chapter
We began the efforts to get a stamp for Marvin Gaye last June says Ron Brewington chapter
Executive Director Those efforts included a worldwide petition and letter writing campaign which
garnered thousands of signatures of support
The MAA chapter had hopes of getting a stamp for Gaye in April 2004 which would have been his 65th
birthday
But the US Postal Service and the Postmaster General on the recommendation of the Citizens Stamp
Advisory Committee selects stamp recipients far in advance of the issue date in order to provide time for
planning design production and distribution says Brewington They had already made their
selections for 2004 and 2005
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This prompted the MAA chapter to extend their campaign soliciting support from politicians in Los
Angeles Washington DC and Detroit Michigan
The Los Angeles City Council on the recommendation of Councilman Bernard Parks gave a unanimous
passage of a resolution which was also endorsed by LA Mayor James Hahn says Brewington A
resolution introduced by Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke before the LA
County Board of Supervisors was also unanimously passed
Support for the legendary singer also came from Calif State Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas and
Calif State Senator Kevin Murray in whose respective districts Gaye lived before his death in 1984
The campaign also received unprecedented support from several hundred celebrities in a concurrent
endorsement campaign Stars For Marvin spearheaded by actor Cylk Cozart and conducted by
Brewington
A partial list of celebrity supporters include
James Brown (singer) Smokey Robinson (singer) Burt Bacharach (songwriterproducer) Quincy Jones
(producer) Muhammad Ali (boxer)Lou Rawls (singer)Paul McCartney (singerproducer) Wayne
Newton (singer)Dick Clark (producer)Nancy Wilson (singer)Pat Boone (singer) Della Reese (singer)Ben
Vereen (singerdancer)Harvey Fuqua (singer)Nancy Sinatra (singer) Issac Hayes (singer)Otis Williams
(singerfounder The Temptations)Usher (singer) Dionne Warwick (singer)IndiaArie (singer)Snoop
Dogg (rapper)R Kelly (singer) Alabama (singing group)Linda Hopkins (singer)Hall amp Oates (singing
group)Glen Campbell (singer) The Legendary Ink Spots (singing group)Alicia Keys (singer)Tyrese
(singeractor) Nelly (hip-hop artist)Missy Elliot (hip-hop artist)Ronald Isley (singer)Wayne Brady (talk
show host) Danny Glover (actor)Don King (fight promoter)Butch Lewis (promoter)Tobey Maguire
(actor)
Brian McKnight (singer)Ike Turner (singer)Bobby Womack (singer)Duke Fakir (original member The
Four Tops) Marilyn McCoo (original member The Fifth Dimension)Billy Davis Jr (original member
The Fifth Dimension) Robert Guilluame (actor)Blair Underwood (actor)MC Lyte (hip-hop
artist)Morgan Freeman (actor) Michael McDonald (singer)Darryl McDaniels (original member Run-
DMC)Woody Harrelson (actor) Dean Cain (actor)Sugar Shane Mosley (boxer)Philip Bailey
(singer)Martin Luther King III (SCLC) Don Cheadle (actor)Barbara Mandrell (singer)Patti La Belle
(singer)Gladys Knight (singer) Debbie Allen (actress)Nickolas Ashford (singer)Valerie Simpson
(singer)Mary Wilson (original member The Supremes) Shyne (hip-hop artist)Pauly Shore (actor)Leon
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Ware (singer)Robert Evans(producer)Richard Perry (producer) Tyson Beckford (supermodel)Teena
Marie (singer)Carl Franklin (director)Eddie George (NFL player) Jermaine Dupri (producerartist)Brock
Peters (actor)Maurice Greene (athlete)The Heritage Network
Damon Elliot (producer) Hidden Beach RecordingsTony Rich (singer)La Faye Baker (stuntwoman)Esai
Morales (actor) The Black Eyed PeasRussell Gunn (trumpter)John Sly Wilson (singer)May May Ali
(actress)Bill Bellamy (actor) Freddie Gorman (singer)Bobby Taylor (singer)Sheila Frazier
(actress)Mable John (singer)James Reynolds (actor)Brenda Russell (singer) Beverly Todd (actress)Dick
Smothers (comedian)Tom Smothers (comedian)Brian Holland (Motown producer)Jean Terrell (singer)
Claudette Robinson (singer)Beenie Man (singer)Eddie Holland (Motown producer)Hal Williams (actor)
Brenda Holloway (singer)Scherrie Payne (singer)Freda Payne (singer)David E Talbert (playwright)
Cindy Birdsong (singer)Bill Overton (actor)Lesley Mess (singer)Jo-Marie Payton (actress) Anthony B
(singer)Tisha Campbell (actress)Ray Parker Jr (singer)Lamont Dozier (songwritersinger) Dennis
Edwards (singer The Temptations)Ali Ollie Woodson (singer The Temptations)Bubba Knight
(original member Gladys Knight amp The Pips) Walter Orange (singer)Norm Nixon (ex-NBA)Allan
DrLicks Slutsky (musician)Uriel Jones (musician) Jack Ashford (musician)Joe Messina (musician)Eddie
Willis (musician)Bob Babbitt (musician)Joe Hunter (musician) Baby Cham (singer)Garth Trinidad
(singer)J-Boogie (singer)Judy Pace (actress)Jay Warner (author) Boom Shaka (singer)Buju Banton
(singer)Ce Cile (singer)David Gad (singer)DJ Fraze 1 (singer) DJ JFX (singer)DJ Red Lox (singer)DJ
Special (singer)Half Pint (singer)Iron Armor (singer)Lady Saw (singer) Issac Haile Selassie (singer)Red
Rat (singer)Ky-Mani Marley (singer)Scientist (singer)Lee Scratch Perry (singer) Sean Paul
(singer)Spragga Benz (singer)Tok (singer)The Wailing Souls (singer)Mikey Dread (singer) Mad
Professor (singer)Tippa Irie (singer)That Darn Kat (singer)DJ Addverse (hip-hop)DJ Jam (hip-hop artist)
DJ Mark Luv (hip-hop)Doctor Dre amp Ed LoverFrank amp DankFreddie Foxxx (hip-hop)Josh One (hip-hop)
Jay Dee AKA Dilla (hip-hop)Lil Maxso (hip-hop)Pete Rock (hip-hop)Poet Named LifePhife Dawg amp
Jarobi Rise and ShineSpinderella (hip-hop)uest Love (The Roots)Motiv8DJ AliciaDJ Jason HenryDJ
Moses DJ Rasta RootSy Richardson(actor)Wren T Brown (actor)Paula Kelly (actresssinger)Ted Lange
(actor) Marla Gibbs (actress)Todd Bridges (actor)Hattie Winston (actress)Glenn Turman (actor)Sheryl
Lee Ralph (actress) Ashley TaMar Davis (actress)Dick Anthony Williams (actor)Anna Maria Hordsford
(actress)William L Johnson (actor) Phil Morris (actor)Jordan BrandDorian Gregory (actor)Chester
Whitmore (dancerchoreographer)Robert Hooks (actor) Michael Eric Dyson (author)Mel Carter
(singer)Louis Price (singer)Virginia Capers (actress)Stogie Kenyetta (actor) Johnny Bristol (singer)Dule
Hill (actor)Henry Simmons (actor)The Whispers (singing group)Musiq (singer) The Dells (singing
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group)BeBe Winans (singer)Take 6 (singing group)Carl Anderson (singer)Cedric The Entertainer
(actor) HB Barnum (band director)
Gaye has received numerous honors for his musical achievements
including inclusion into the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Recording Academy two Grammy Awards
a star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and inclusion
on Hollywoods RockWalk
Spyder D and Spydo Music Inc Sign an Ambitious Distribution
Deal for Newtroit Records
Spydo Musics Duane Spyder Hughes inks distribution deal for ambitious label project
(PRWEB) March 21 2006 -- Pioneering New York rap producerartist Spyder D signs distribution deal
with TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Records
Everyone knows about rap musics introduction to the world via the Fatback Bands King Tim III and the
phenom of the Sugar Hill Gangs Rappers Delight
Very few know that one of New York Citys pioneer rap artists Spyder D Duane Hughes of Queens NY
City was going to school in Ypsilanti Michigan on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in 1978
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when he met Billy Motley (now known as Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association)
a bass player and Rueben Jones a drummer of a young group of musicians who formed Frosted
Neither of them knew that their collaboration together would combine the raw talent that would
produce one of the top 12 singles of its era the electro funk smash Big Apple RappinRapple
which even today is one of the most bootlegged vinyl offerings in the history of recorded music still
fetching upwards of $300 on eBay
No one knew that at the time the group collaboration was the launching of the Motor City into the Hip-
Hop world
Today there is the brilliant lyricist known as Eminem and his proteacutegeacutersquos D-12 hailing from Motown And
theres the Hip-Hop influenced rock sound of Kid Rock
Its a safe bet to say that that all started with a collaboration of a New York City street ball player
frustrated that his basketball career was rapidly ending with knee problems and according to Billy a
group of young musicians who had grew up heavily influenced by the sounds of Motown in its heyday
Spyder reflected on the moment by saying It is one of the times in ones life where youre at a
crossroad and you get very creative because your back is up against the wall We went into the studio
with no rehearsal and no real game plan other than to vibe with each other and see what we come up
with I was home sick so I wrote about New York I hummed out the base line to Billy who took the
basics of it and funked it the way Motowners know how to do it I spliced in a sound effects recording of
a Delancey street vendor on the intro and bam Big Apple Rappin with the Motown flair was born
Spyder not quite twenty years old yet with Detroit born and raised Tito Lewis and his Moms financial
backing launched Newtroit Records first and only single
We got a lot of notoriety from that single right off the bat recalls Spyder A young Tom Silverman (who
became Tommy Boy Records founder) published a strong review in his Dance Music Magazine and
Afrika Bambaata came to my crib on Jamaica Avenue in search of a new record deal with Newtroit as
he was unhappy with his deal with Winley Records To this day my mother and Bam always ask about
each other says Spyder who now owns an ABA basketball franchise in Charlotte and his Spydo Music
Incorporated music production and wireless company Now thats Hip-Hop history for you
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Under this new umbrella of TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Spyder will release his farewell to Hip-
Hop a CD simply titled Legendary Scheduled guest appearances include legendary peers such as Doug
E Fresh CampC Music Factorys Freedom Williams Chuck D Mikey D Large Professor Grand Daddy IU
Sweety G Roxanne Shante and Sparky D to name a few Spyder says we will also launch careers of the
new generation with a compilation album called Spyder D presents Krunk Funk and Soul that will
feature several unsigned hype type of artists in the Hip-HopRampB genre We also have a powerful
contemporary gospel group in Keith Holland amp Friends in Christ and Charlottes own Young GODZ
and Gary Grahams North Clik Records posse who put the capital K in Krunk
we will also launch careers of the new generation with a compilation album called
Spyder has requested the services of good friend and longtime record promotion guru Al Pizarro of VIP
Record Pool and Heavy Rotation of New York to be his VP of Operations Als experience in record
promotion is well documented over the years and I trust his judgment completely He has handled NY
area promotions for all the major labels for their artists in the New York area for years We are blessed
that he would consider helping us in our quest to be one of the top major independents
Production will be handled by himself the artists and a bevy of up and coming beat makers including
former Sparky D DJ Grand Creator K-Wiz and the legendary Infinity Machine DJ DJ Divine and the
incomparable Larry Smith who produced all of the early Run-DMC and Whodini hits
We will get together with musicians and artists in Detroit to bring Newtroit back full circle says
Spyder Mike Pierre and Billy Wilson will oversee the marketing and promotion for the projects That
will be perfect as I continue to seek out more talent
Through 19 Communications and my wireless division we will evolutionize how artists are introduced
to radio and potential fans Radio and music listeners will be able to use Push and Pull technology to
communicate with their favorite artist or radio station Tour schedules release dates and contests will
be sent to fans wireless devices They will control how much content and when to receive that content
Virtual Promotion Campaigns will be sent and received in real time Text text to voice messaging with
simultaneous landline and e-mail alerts will take these vertical industries by storm Spydo Music and
Newtroit Records through TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal will offer 19 Levels of communications
through branded pre-paid phones debit cards and sponsored messaging The first release date for this
distribution deal has not been announced yet
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The Original Recording of ldquoBig Apple Rappinrdquo
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Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
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The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
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Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
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newsletter1411655979
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1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
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(formerly Junior Walker and the All-Stars) Johnny Bristol (famous Motown Producer and Singer Hang On
in There Baby) Rosetta Hines (WGPR) Jay Butler (WQBH) Raymond Henderson(WQBH) and Fred Goree
(WQBH) There will be a VIP reception at 400 pm to allow guests and the media to mingle with the
artists as well as take photographs with them and get autographs signed The award ceremony will
begin at 500 pm
There will also be a rare performance by former Motown recording group The Vikings (formerly Eric and
the Vikings) whose recording Vibrations (Have Made Us Fall In Love) topped the million seller RampB
charts for Soulhawk RecordsAtlantic in the early 70s Other performers at the festival include the
group Serieux The Chosen 5 and the Buckle Up Kids
The three day Cultural Arts Festival is being held in partnership with the Motown Alumni Association
and will also feature performances games fashion shows food and vendors
As a part of their continuing commitment to education and entertainment the Inner City Sub-Center will
launch a historic Entertainment Hip-Hop Clinic to educate entertainers about business behind the scenes
of the entertainment industry The Motown Alumni Association will also be involved with the clinic
Organized by Detroit attorney Gregory J Reed the pilot program will include three sessions on ndash August
23 2003 September 13 2003 and September 27 2003
The Motown Alumni Association is a social fraternitysorority of former and present Motown
employees alumni musicians producers arrangers and personnel Formed in 1995 the Motown
Alumni Association has more than 10000 members worldwide with chapters in Detroit Chicago Los
Angeles Las Vegas Maryland Delaware (Washington DC) Virginia Texas (Houston Dallas Austin and
San Antonio) Philadelphia Virginia Italy New York Japan South Africa and England
The Inner City Sub-Center is a non-profit tax exempt community based organization that provides
youth adult senior and emergency services by providing after school cultural and tutorial activities food
clothing and referral services for low-income families
Tickets for the VIP reception and Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony are $50 General admission
for the three day event is $5 per day To purchase tickets call the Inner City Sub Center at (313) 921-
0200
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Marvin Gaye To Be Considered For 2006 Commemorative US Postage
Stamp
Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a US postage stamp when the
Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC Los Angeles CA
(PRWEB) January 23 2004--Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a
commemorative U S postage stamp for the year 2006 when the 15-member Citizens Stamp Advisory
Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC
The deceased singer is being sponsored for the unique and special honor by the Motown Alumni
Association (MAA) Los Angeles chapter
We began the efforts to get a stamp for Marvin Gaye last June says Ron Brewington chapter
Executive Director Those efforts included a worldwide petition and letter writing campaign which
garnered thousands of signatures of support
The MAA chapter had hopes of getting a stamp for Gaye in April 2004 which would have been his 65th
birthday
But the US Postal Service and the Postmaster General on the recommendation of the Citizens Stamp
Advisory Committee selects stamp recipients far in advance of the issue date in order to provide time for
planning design production and distribution says Brewington They had already made their
selections for 2004 and 2005
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This prompted the MAA chapter to extend their campaign soliciting support from politicians in Los
Angeles Washington DC and Detroit Michigan
The Los Angeles City Council on the recommendation of Councilman Bernard Parks gave a unanimous
passage of a resolution which was also endorsed by LA Mayor James Hahn says Brewington A
resolution introduced by Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke before the LA
County Board of Supervisors was also unanimously passed
Support for the legendary singer also came from Calif State Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas and
Calif State Senator Kevin Murray in whose respective districts Gaye lived before his death in 1984
The campaign also received unprecedented support from several hundred celebrities in a concurrent
endorsement campaign Stars For Marvin spearheaded by actor Cylk Cozart and conducted by
Brewington
A partial list of celebrity supporters include
James Brown (singer) Smokey Robinson (singer) Burt Bacharach (songwriterproducer) Quincy Jones
(producer) Muhammad Ali (boxer)Lou Rawls (singer)Paul McCartney (singerproducer) Wayne
Newton (singer)Dick Clark (producer)Nancy Wilson (singer)Pat Boone (singer) Della Reese (singer)Ben
Vereen (singerdancer)Harvey Fuqua (singer)Nancy Sinatra (singer) Issac Hayes (singer)Otis Williams
(singerfounder The Temptations)Usher (singer) Dionne Warwick (singer)IndiaArie (singer)Snoop
Dogg (rapper)R Kelly (singer) Alabama (singing group)Linda Hopkins (singer)Hall amp Oates (singing
group)Glen Campbell (singer) The Legendary Ink Spots (singing group)Alicia Keys (singer)Tyrese
(singeractor) Nelly (hip-hop artist)Missy Elliot (hip-hop artist)Ronald Isley (singer)Wayne Brady (talk
show host) Danny Glover (actor)Don King (fight promoter)Butch Lewis (promoter)Tobey Maguire
(actor)
Brian McKnight (singer)Ike Turner (singer)Bobby Womack (singer)Duke Fakir (original member The
Four Tops) Marilyn McCoo (original member The Fifth Dimension)Billy Davis Jr (original member
The Fifth Dimension) Robert Guilluame (actor)Blair Underwood (actor)MC Lyte (hip-hop
artist)Morgan Freeman (actor) Michael McDonald (singer)Darryl McDaniels (original member Run-
DMC)Woody Harrelson (actor) Dean Cain (actor)Sugar Shane Mosley (boxer)Philip Bailey
(singer)Martin Luther King III (SCLC) Don Cheadle (actor)Barbara Mandrell (singer)Patti La Belle
(singer)Gladys Knight (singer) Debbie Allen (actress)Nickolas Ashford (singer)Valerie Simpson
(singer)Mary Wilson (original member The Supremes) Shyne (hip-hop artist)Pauly Shore (actor)Leon
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Ware (singer)Robert Evans(producer)Richard Perry (producer) Tyson Beckford (supermodel)Teena
Marie (singer)Carl Franklin (director)Eddie George (NFL player) Jermaine Dupri (producerartist)Brock
Peters (actor)Maurice Greene (athlete)The Heritage Network
Damon Elliot (producer) Hidden Beach RecordingsTony Rich (singer)La Faye Baker (stuntwoman)Esai
Morales (actor) The Black Eyed PeasRussell Gunn (trumpter)John Sly Wilson (singer)May May Ali
(actress)Bill Bellamy (actor) Freddie Gorman (singer)Bobby Taylor (singer)Sheila Frazier
(actress)Mable John (singer)James Reynolds (actor)Brenda Russell (singer) Beverly Todd (actress)Dick
Smothers (comedian)Tom Smothers (comedian)Brian Holland (Motown producer)Jean Terrell (singer)
Claudette Robinson (singer)Beenie Man (singer)Eddie Holland (Motown producer)Hal Williams (actor)
Brenda Holloway (singer)Scherrie Payne (singer)Freda Payne (singer)David E Talbert (playwright)
Cindy Birdsong (singer)Bill Overton (actor)Lesley Mess (singer)Jo-Marie Payton (actress) Anthony B
(singer)Tisha Campbell (actress)Ray Parker Jr (singer)Lamont Dozier (songwritersinger) Dennis
Edwards (singer The Temptations)Ali Ollie Woodson (singer The Temptations)Bubba Knight
(original member Gladys Knight amp The Pips) Walter Orange (singer)Norm Nixon (ex-NBA)Allan
DrLicks Slutsky (musician)Uriel Jones (musician) Jack Ashford (musician)Joe Messina (musician)Eddie
Willis (musician)Bob Babbitt (musician)Joe Hunter (musician) Baby Cham (singer)Garth Trinidad
(singer)J-Boogie (singer)Judy Pace (actress)Jay Warner (author) Boom Shaka (singer)Buju Banton
(singer)Ce Cile (singer)David Gad (singer)DJ Fraze 1 (singer) DJ JFX (singer)DJ Red Lox (singer)DJ
Special (singer)Half Pint (singer)Iron Armor (singer)Lady Saw (singer) Issac Haile Selassie (singer)Red
Rat (singer)Ky-Mani Marley (singer)Scientist (singer)Lee Scratch Perry (singer) Sean Paul
(singer)Spragga Benz (singer)Tok (singer)The Wailing Souls (singer)Mikey Dread (singer) Mad
Professor (singer)Tippa Irie (singer)That Darn Kat (singer)DJ Addverse (hip-hop)DJ Jam (hip-hop artist)
DJ Mark Luv (hip-hop)Doctor Dre amp Ed LoverFrank amp DankFreddie Foxxx (hip-hop)Josh One (hip-hop)
Jay Dee AKA Dilla (hip-hop)Lil Maxso (hip-hop)Pete Rock (hip-hop)Poet Named LifePhife Dawg amp
Jarobi Rise and ShineSpinderella (hip-hop)uest Love (The Roots)Motiv8DJ AliciaDJ Jason HenryDJ
Moses DJ Rasta RootSy Richardson(actor)Wren T Brown (actor)Paula Kelly (actresssinger)Ted Lange
(actor) Marla Gibbs (actress)Todd Bridges (actor)Hattie Winston (actress)Glenn Turman (actor)Sheryl
Lee Ralph (actress) Ashley TaMar Davis (actress)Dick Anthony Williams (actor)Anna Maria Hordsford
(actress)William L Johnson (actor) Phil Morris (actor)Jordan BrandDorian Gregory (actor)Chester
Whitmore (dancerchoreographer)Robert Hooks (actor) Michael Eric Dyson (author)Mel Carter
(singer)Louis Price (singer)Virginia Capers (actress)Stogie Kenyetta (actor) Johnny Bristol (singer)Dule
Hill (actor)Henry Simmons (actor)The Whispers (singing group)Musiq (singer) The Dells (singing
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group)BeBe Winans (singer)Take 6 (singing group)Carl Anderson (singer)Cedric The Entertainer
(actor) HB Barnum (band director)
Gaye has received numerous honors for his musical achievements
including inclusion into the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Recording Academy two Grammy Awards
a star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and inclusion
on Hollywoods RockWalk
Spyder D and Spydo Music Inc Sign an Ambitious Distribution
Deal for Newtroit Records
Spydo Musics Duane Spyder Hughes inks distribution deal for ambitious label project
(PRWEB) March 21 2006 -- Pioneering New York rap producerartist Spyder D signs distribution deal
with TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Records
Everyone knows about rap musics introduction to the world via the Fatback Bands King Tim III and the
phenom of the Sugar Hill Gangs Rappers Delight
Very few know that one of New York Citys pioneer rap artists Spyder D Duane Hughes of Queens NY
City was going to school in Ypsilanti Michigan on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in 1978
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when he met Billy Motley (now known as Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association)
a bass player and Rueben Jones a drummer of a young group of musicians who formed Frosted
Neither of them knew that their collaboration together would combine the raw talent that would
produce one of the top 12 singles of its era the electro funk smash Big Apple RappinRapple
which even today is one of the most bootlegged vinyl offerings in the history of recorded music still
fetching upwards of $300 on eBay
No one knew that at the time the group collaboration was the launching of the Motor City into the Hip-
Hop world
Today there is the brilliant lyricist known as Eminem and his proteacutegeacutersquos D-12 hailing from Motown And
theres the Hip-Hop influenced rock sound of Kid Rock
Its a safe bet to say that that all started with a collaboration of a New York City street ball player
frustrated that his basketball career was rapidly ending with knee problems and according to Billy a
group of young musicians who had grew up heavily influenced by the sounds of Motown in its heyday
Spyder reflected on the moment by saying It is one of the times in ones life where youre at a
crossroad and you get very creative because your back is up against the wall We went into the studio
with no rehearsal and no real game plan other than to vibe with each other and see what we come up
with I was home sick so I wrote about New York I hummed out the base line to Billy who took the
basics of it and funked it the way Motowners know how to do it I spliced in a sound effects recording of
a Delancey street vendor on the intro and bam Big Apple Rappin with the Motown flair was born
Spyder not quite twenty years old yet with Detroit born and raised Tito Lewis and his Moms financial
backing launched Newtroit Records first and only single
We got a lot of notoriety from that single right off the bat recalls Spyder A young Tom Silverman (who
became Tommy Boy Records founder) published a strong review in his Dance Music Magazine and
Afrika Bambaata came to my crib on Jamaica Avenue in search of a new record deal with Newtroit as
he was unhappy with his deal with Winley Records To this day my mother and Bam always ask about
each other says Spyder who now owns an ABA basketball franchise in Charlotte and his Spydo Music
Incorporated music production and wireless company Now thats Hip-Hop history for you
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Under this new umbrella of TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Spyder will release his farewell to Hip-
Hop a CD simply titled Legendary Scheduled guest appearances include legendary peers such as Doug
E Fresh CampC Music Factorys Freedom Williams Chuck D Mikey D Large Professor Grand Daddy IU
Sweety G Roxanne Shante and Sparky D to name a few Spyder says we will also launch careers of the
new generation with a compilation album called Spyder D presents Krunk Funk and Soul that will
feature several unsigned hype type of artists in the Hip-HopRampB genre We also have a powerful
contemporary gospel group in Keith Holland amp Friends in Christ and Charlottes own Young GODZ
and Gary Grahams North Clik Records posse who put the capital K in Krunk
we will also launch careers of the new generation with a compilation album called
Spyder has requested the services of good friend and longtime record promotion guru Al Pizarro of VIP
Record Pool and Heavy Rotation of New York to be his VP of Operations Als experience in record
promotion is well documented over the years and I trust his judgment completely He has handled NY
area promotions for all the major labels for their artists in the New York area for years We are blessed
that he would consider helping us in our quest to be one of the top major independents
Production will be handled by himself the artists and a bevy of up and coming beat makers including
former Sparky D DJ Grand Creator K-Wiz and the legendary Infinity Machine DJ DJ Divine and the
incomparable Larry Smith who produced all of the early Run-DMC and Whodini hits
We will get together with musicians and artists in Detroit to bring Newtroit back full circle says
Spyder Mike Pierre and Billy Wilson will oversee the marketing and promotion for the projects That
will be perfect as I continue to seek out more talent
Through 19 Communications and my wireless division we will evolutionize how artists are introduced
to radio and potential fans Radio and music listeners will be able to use Push and Pull technology to
communicate with their favorite artist or radio station Tour schedules release dates and contests will
be sent to fans wireless devices They will control how much content and when to receive that content
Virtual Promotion Campaigns will be sent and received in real time Text text to voice messaging with
simultaneous landline and e-mail alerts will take these vertical industries by storm Spydo Music and
Newtroit Records through TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal will offer 19 Levels of communications
through branded pre-paid phones debit cards and sponsored messaging The first release date for this
distribution deal has not been announced yet
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The Original Recording of ldquoBig Apple Rappinrdquo
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Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
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The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
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Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
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newsletter1411297735
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Marvin Gaye To Be Considered For 2006 Commemorative US Postage
Stamp
Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a US postage stamp when the
Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC Los Angeles CA
(PRWEB) January 23 2004--Legendary Motown singer Marvin Gaye will be considered for a
commemorative U S postage stamp for the year 2006 when the 15-member Citizens Stamp Advisory
Committee meets January 22 and 23 in Washington DC
The deceased singer is being sponsored for the unique and special honor by the Motown Alumni
Association (MAA) Los Angeles chapter
We began the efforts to get a stamp for Marvin Gaye last June says Ron Brewington chapter
Executive Director Those efforts included a worldwide petition and letter writing campaign which
garnered thousands of signatures of support
The MAA chapter had hopes of getting a stamp for Gaye in April 2004 which would have been his 65th
birthday
But the US Postal Service and the Postmaster General on the recommendation of the Citizens Stamp
Advisory Committee selects stamp recipients far in advance of the issue date in order to provide time for
planning design production and distribution says Brewington They had already made their
selections for 2004 and 2005
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This prompted the MAA chapter to extend their campaign soliciting support from politicians in Los
Angeles Washington DC and Detroit Michigan
The Los Angeles City Council on the recommendation of Councilman Bernard Parks gave a unanimous
passage of a resolution which was also endorsed by LA Mayor James Hahn says Brewington A
resolution introduced by Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke before the LA
County Board of Supervisors was also unanimously passed
Support for the legendary singer also came from Calif State Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas and
Calif State Senator Kevin Murray in whose respective districts Gaye lived before his death in 1984
The campaign also received unprecedented support from several hundred celebrities in a concurrent
endorsement campaign Stars For Marvin spearheaded by actor Cylk Cozart and conducted by
Brewington
A partial list of celebrity supporters include
James Brown (singer) Smokey Robinson (singer) Burt Bacharach (songwriterproducer) Quincy Jones
(producer) Muhammad Ali (boxer)Lou Rawls (singer)Paul McCartney (singerproducer) Wayne
Newton (singer)Dick Clark (producer)Nancy Wilson (singer)Pat Boone (singer) Della Reese (singer)Ben
Vereen (singerdancer)Harvey Fuqua (singer)Nancy Sinatra (singer) Issac Hayes (singer)Otis Williams
(singerfounder The Temptations)Usher (singer) Dionne Warwick (singer)IndiaArie (singer)Snoop
Dogg (rapper)R Kelly (singer) Alabama (singing group)Linda Hopkins (singer)Hall amp Oates (singing
group)Glen Campbell (singer) The Legendary Ink Spots (singing group)Alicia Keys (singer)Tyrese
(singeractor) Nelly (hip-hop artist)Missy Elliot (hip-hop artist)Ronald Isley (singer)Wayne Brady (talk
show host) Danny Glover (actor)Don King (fight promoter)Butch Lewis (promoter)Tobey Maguire
(actor)
Brian McKnight (singer)Ike Turner (singer)Bobby Womack (singer)Duke Fakir (original member The
Four Tops) Marilyn McCoo (original member The Fifth Dimension)Billy Davis Jr (original member
The Fifth Dimension) Robert Guilluame (actor)Blair Underwood (actor)MC Lyte (hip-hop
artist)Morgan Freeman (actor) Michael McDonald (singer)Darryl McDaniels (original member Run-
DMC)Woody Harrelson (actor) Dean Cain (actor)Sugar Shane Mosley (boxer)Philip Bailey
(singer)Martin Luther King III (SCLC) Don Cheadle (actor)Barbara Mandrell (singer)Patti La Belle
(singer)Gladys Knight (singer) Debbie Allen (actress)Nickolas Ashford (singer)Valerie Simpson
(singer)Mary Wilson (original member The Supremes) Shyne (hip-hop artist)Pauly Shore (actor)Leon
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Ware (singer)Robert Evans(producer)Richard Perry (producer) Tyson Beckford (supermodel)Teena
Marie (singer)Carl Franklin (director)Eddie George (NFL player) Jermaine Dupri (producerartist)Brock
Peters (actor)Maurice Greene (athlete)The Heritage Network
Damon Elliot (producer) Hidden Beach RecordingsTony Rich (singer)La Faye Baker (stuntwoman)Esai
Morales (actor) The Black Eyed PeasRussell Gunn (trumpter)John Sly Wilson (singer)May May Ali
(actress)Bill Bellamy (actor) Freddie Gorman (singer)Bobby Taylor (singer)Sheila Frazier
(actress)Mable John (singer)James Reynolds (actor)Brenda Russell (singer) Beverly Todd (actress)Dick
Smothers (comedian)Tom Smothers (comedian)Brian Holland (Motown producer)Jean Terrell (singer)
Claudette Robinson (singer)Beenie Man (singer)Eddie Holland (Motown producer)Hal Williams (actor)
Brenda Holloway (singer)Scherrie Payne (singer)Freda Payne (singer)David E Talbert (playwright)
Cindy Birdsong (singer)Bill Overton (actor)Lesley Mess (singer)Jo-Marie Payton (actress) Anthony B
(singer)Tisha Campbell (actress)Ray Parker Jr (singer)Lamont Dozier (songwritersinger) Dennis
Edwards (singer The Temptations)Ali Ollie Woodson (singer The Temptations)Bubba Knight
(original member Gladys Knight amp The Pips) Walter Orange (singer)Norm Nixon (ex-NBA)Allan
DrLicks Slutsky (musician)Uriel Jones (musician) Jack Ashford (musician)Joe Messina (musician)Eddie
Willis (musician)Bob Babbitt (musician)Joe Hunter (musician) Baby Cham (singer)Garth Trinidad
(singer)J-Boogie (singer)Judy Pace (actress)Jay Warner (author) Boom Shaka (singer)Buju Banton
(singer)Ce Cile (singer)David Gad (singer)DJ Fraze 1 (singer) DJ JFX (singer)DJ Red Lox (singer)DJ
Special (singer)Half Pint (singer)Iron Armor (singer)Lady Saw (singer) Issac Haile Selassie (singer)Red
Rat (singer)Ky-Mani Marley (singer)Scientist (singer)Lee Scratch Perry (singer) Sean Paul
(singer)Spragga Benz (singer)Tok (singer)The Wailing Souls (singer)Mikey Dread (singer) Mad
Professor (singer)Tippa Irie (singer)That Darn Kat (singer)DJ Addverse (hip-hop)DJ Jam (hip-hop artist)
DJ Mark Luv (hip-hop)Doctor Dre amp Ed LoverFrank amp DankFreddie Foxxx (hip-hop)Josh One (hip-hop)
Jay Dee AKA Dilla (hip-hop)Lil Maxso (hip-hop)Pete Rock (hip-hop)Poet Named LifePhife Dawg amp
Jarobi Rise and ShineSpinderella (hip-hop)uest Love (The Roots)Motiv8DJ AliciaDJ Jason HenryDJ
Moses DJ Rasta RootSy Richardson(actor)Wren T Brown (actor)Paula Kelly (actresssinger)Ted Lange
(actor) Marla Gibbs (actress)Todd Bridges (actor)Hattie Winston (actress)Glenn Turman (actor)Sheryl
Lee Ralph (actress) Ashley TaMar Davis (actress)Dick Anthony Williams (actor)Anna Maria Hordsford
(actress)William L Johnson (actor) Phil Morris (actor)Jordan BrandDorian Gregory (actor)Chester
Whitmore (dancerchoreographer)Robert Hooks (actor) Michael Eric Dyson (author)Mel Carter
(singer)Louis Price (singer)Virginia Capers (actress)Stogie Kenyetta (actor) Johnny Bristol (singer)Dule
Hill (actor)Henry Simmons (actor)The Whispers (singing group)Musiq (singer) The Dells (singing
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group)BeBe Winans (singer)Take 6 (singing group)Carl Anderson (singer)Cedric The Entertainer
(actor) HB Barnum (band director)
Gaye has received numerous honors for his musical achievements
including inclusion into the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Recording Academy two Grammy Awards
a star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and inclusion
on Hollywoods RockWalk
Spyder D and Spydo Music Inc Sign an Ambitious Distribution
Deal for Newtroit Records
Spydo Musics Duane Spyder Hughes inks distribution deal for ambitious label project
(PRWEB) March 21 2006 -- Pioneering New York rap producerartist Spyder D signs distribution deal
with TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Records
Everyone knows about rap musics introduction to the world via the Fatback Bands King Tim III and the
phenom of the Sugar Hill Gangs Rappers Delight
Very few know that one of New York Citys pioneer rap artists Spyder D Duane Hughes of Queens NY
City was going to school in Ypsilanti Michigan on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in 1978
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when he met Billy Motley (now known as Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association)
a bass player and Rueben Jones a drummer of a young group of musicians who formed Frosted
Neither of them knew that their collaboration together would combine the raw talent that would
produce one of the top 12 singles of its era the electro funk smash Big Apple RappinRapple
which even today is one of the most bootlegged vinyl offerings in the history of recorded music still
fetching upwards of $300 on eBay
No one knew that at the time the group collaboration was the launching of the Motor City into the Hip-
Hop world
Today there is the brilliant lyricist known as Eminem and his proteacutegeacutersquos D-12 hailing from Motown And
theres the Hip-Hop influenced rock sound of Kid Rock
Its a safe bet to say that that all started with a collaboration of a New York City street ball player
frustrated that his basketball career was rapidly ending with knee problems and according to Billy a
group of young musicians who had grew up heavily influenced by the sounds of Motown in its heyday
Spyder reflected on the moment by saying It is one of the times in ones life where youre at a
crossroad and you get very creative because your back is up against the wall We went into the studio
with no rehearsal and no real game plan other than to vibe with each other and see what we come up
with I was home sick so I wrote about New York I hummed out the base line to Billy who took the
basics of it and funked it the way Motowners know how to do it I spliced in a sound effects recording of
a Delancey street vendor on the intro and bam Big Apple Rappin with the Motown flair was born
Spyder not quite twenty years old yet with Detroit born and raised Tito Lewis and his Moms financial
backing launched Newtroit Records first and only single
We got a lot of notoriety from that single right off the bat recalls Spyder A young Tom Silverman (who
became Tommy Boy Records founder) published a strong review in his Dance Music Magazine and
Afrika Bambaata came to my crib on Jamaica Avenue in search of a new record deal with Newtroit as
he was unhappy with his deal with Winley Records To this day my mother and Bam always ask about
each other says Spyder who now owns an ABA basketball franchise in Charlotte and his Spydo Music
Incorporated music production and wireless company Now thats Hip-Hop history for you
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Under this new umbrella of TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Spyder will release his farewell to Hip-
Hop a CD simply titled Legendary Scheduled guest appearances include legendary peers such as Doug
E Fresh CampC Music Factorys Freedom Williams Chuck D Mikey D Large Professor Grand Daddy IU
Sweety G Roxanne Shante and Sparky D to name a few Spyder says we will also launch careers of the
new generation with a compilation album called Spyder D presents Krunk Funk and Soul that will
feature several unsigned hype type of artists in the Hip-HopRampB genre We also have a powerful
contemporary gospel group in Keith Holland amp Friends in Christ and Charlottes own Young GODZ
and Gary Grahams North Clik Records posse who put the capital K in Krunk
we will also launch careers of the new generation with a compilation album called
Spyder has requested the services of good friend and longtime record promotion guru Al Pizarro of VIP
Record Pool and Heavy Rotation of New York to be his VP of Operations Als experience in record
promotion is well documented over the years and I trust his judgment completely He has handled NY
area promotions for all the major labels for their artists in the New York area for years We are blessed
that he would consider helping us in our quest to be one of the top major independents
Production will be handled by himself the artists and a bevy of up and coming beat makers including
former Sparky D DJ Grand Creator K-Wiz and the legendary Infinity Machine DJ DJ Divine and the
incomparable Larry Smith who produced all of the early Run-DMC and Whodini hits
We will get together with musicians and artists in Detroit to bring Newtroit back full circle says
Spyder Mike Pierre and Billy Wilson will oversee the marketing and promotion for the projects That
will be perfect as I continue to seek out more talent
Through 19 Communications and my wireless division we will evolutionize how artists are introduced
to radio and potential fans Radio and music listeners will be able to use Push and Pull technology to
communicate with their favorite artist or radio station Tour schedules release dates and contests will
be sent to fans wireless devices They will control how much content and when to receive that content
Virtual Promotion Campaigns will be sent and received in real time Text text to voice messaging with
simultaneous landline and e-mail alerts will take these vertical industries by storm Spydo Music and
Newtroit Records through TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal will offer 19 Levels of communications
through branded pre-paid phones debit cards and sponsored messaging The first release date for this
distribution deal has not been announced yet
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The Original Recording of ldquoBig Apple Rappinrdquo
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Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
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The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
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Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
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newsletter1411297735
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newsletter1411245027
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This prompted the MAA chapter to extend their campaign soliciting support from politicians in Los
Angeles Washington DC and Detroit Michigan
The Los Angeles City Council on the recommendation of Councilman Bernard Parks gave a unanimous
passage of a resolution which was also endorsed by LA Mayor James Hahn says Brewington A
resolution introduced by Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke before the LA
County Board of Supervisors was also unanimously passed
Support for the legendary singer also came from Calif State Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas and
Calif State Senator Kevin Murray in whose respective districts Gaye lived before his death in 1984
The campaign also received unprecedented support from several hundred celebrities in a concurrent
endorsement campaign Stars For Marvin spearheaded by actor Cylk Cozart and conducted by
Brewington
A partial list of celebrity supporters include
James Brown (singer) Smokey Robinson (singer) Burt Bacharach (songwriterproducer) Quincy Jones
(producer) Muhammad Ali (boxer)Lou Rawls (singer)Paul McCartney (singerproducer) Wayne
Newton (singer)Dick Clark (producer)Nancy Wilson (singer)Pat Boone (singer) Della Reese (singer)Ben
Vereen (singerdancer)Harvey Fuqua (singer)Nancy Sinatra (singer) Issac Hayes (singer)Otis Williams
(singerfounder The Temptations)Usher (singer) Dionne Warwick (singer)IndiaArie (singer)Snoop
Dogg (rapper)R Kelly (singer) Alabama (singing group)Linda Hopkins (singer)Hall amp Oates (singing
group)Glen Campbell (singer) The Legendary Ink Spots (singing group)Alicia Keys (singer)Tyrese
(singeractor) Nelly (hip-hop artist)Missy Elliot (hip-hop artist)Ronald Isley (singer)Wayne Brady (talk
show host) Danny Glover (actor)Don King (fight promoter)Butch Lewis (promoter)Tobey Maguire
(actor)
Brian McKnight (singer)Ike Turner (singer)Bobby Womack (singer)Duke Fakir (original member The
Four Tops) Marilyn McCoo (original member The Fifth Dimension)Billy Davis Jr (original member
The Fifth Dimension) Robert Guilluame (actor)Blair Underwood (actor)MC Lyte (hip-hop
artist)Morgan Freeman (actor) Michael McDonald (singer)Darryl McDaniels (original member Run-
DMC)Woody Harrelson (actor) Dean Cain (actor)Sugar Shane Mosley (boxer)Philip Bailey
(singer)Martin Luther King III (SCLC) Don Cheadle (actor)Barbara Mandrell (singer)Patti La Belle
(singer)Gladys Knight (singer) Debbie Allen (actress)Nickolas Ashford (singer)Valerie Simpson
(singer)Mary Wilson (original member The Supremes) Shyne (hip-hop artist)Pauly Shore (actor)Leon
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Ware (singer)Robert Evans(producer)Richard Perry (producer) Tyson Beckford (supermodel)Teena
Marie (singer)Carl Franklin (director)Eddie George (NFL player) Jermaine Dupri (producerartist)Brock
Peters (actor)Maurice Greene (athlete)The Heritage Network
Damon Elliot (producer) Hidden Beach RecordingsTony Rich (singer)La Faye Baker (stuntwoman)Esai
Morales (actor) The Black Eyed PeasRussell Gunn (trumpter)John Sly Wilson (singer)May May Ali
(actress)Bill Bellamy (actor) Freddie Gorman (singer)Bobby Taylor (singer)Sheila Frazier
(actress)Mable John (singer)James Reynolds (actor)Brenda Russell (singer) Beverly Todd (actress)Dick
Smothers (comedian)Tom Smothers (comedian)Brian Holland (Motown producer)Jean Terrell (singer)
Claudette Robinson (singer)Beenie Man (singer)Eddie Holland (Motown producer)Hal Williams (actor)
Brenda Holloway (singer)Scherrie Payne (singer)Freda Payne (singer)David E Talbert (playwright)
Cindy Birdsong (singer)Bill Overton (actor)Lesley Mess (singer)Jo-Marie Payton (actress) Anthony B
(singer)Tisha Campbell (actress)Ray Parker Jr (singer)Lamont Dozier (songwritersinger) Dennis
Edwards (singer The Temptations)Ali Ollie Woodson (singer The Temptations)Bubba Knight
(original member Gladys Knight amp The Pips) Walter Orange (singer)Norm Nixon (ex-NBA)Allan
DrLicks Slutsky (musician)Uriel Jones (musician) Jack Ashford (musician)Joe Messina (musician)Eddie
Willis (musician)Bob Babbitt (musician)Joe Hunter (musician) Baby Cham (singer)Garth Trinidad
(singer)J-Boogie (singer)Judy Pace (actress)Jay Warner (author) Boom Shaka (singer)Buju Banton
(singer)Ce Cile (singer)David Gad (singer)DJ Fraze 1 (singer) DJ JFX (singer)DJ Red Lox (singer)DJ
Special (singer)Half Pint (singer)Iron Armor (singer)Lady Saw (singer) Issac Haile Selassie (singer)Red
Rat (singer)Ky-Mani Marley (singer)Scientist (singer)Lee Scratch Perry (singer) Sean Paul
(singer)Spragga Benz (singer)Tok (singer)The Wailing Souls (singer)Mikey Dread (singer) Mad
Professor (singer)Tippa Irie (singer)That Darn Kat (singer)DJ Addverse (hip-hop)DJ Jam (hip-hop artist)
DJ Mark Luv (hip-hop)Doctor Dre amp Ed LoverFrank amp DankFreddie Foxxx (hip-hop)Josh One (hip-hop)
Jay Dee AKA Dilla (hip-hop)Lil Maxso (hip-hop)Pete Rock (hip-hop)Poet Named LifePhife Dawg amp
Jarobi Rise and ShineSpinderella (hip-hop)uest Love (The Roots)Motiv8DJ AliciaDJ Jason HenryDJ
Moses DJ Rasta RootSy Richardson(actor)Wren T Brown (actor)Paula Kelly (actresssinger)Ted Lange
(actor) Marla Gibbs (actress)Todd Bridges (actor)Hattie Winston (actress)Glenn Turman (actor)Sheryl
Lee Ralph (actress) Ashley TaMar Davis (actress)Dick Anthony Williams (actor)Anna Maria Hordsford
(actress)William L Johnson (actor) Phil Morris (actor)Jordan BrandDorian Gregory (actor)Chester
Whitmore (dancerchoreographer)Robert Hooks (actor) Michael Eric Dyson (author)Mel Carter
(singer)Louis Price (singer)Virginia Capers (actress)Stogie Kenyetta (actor) Johnny Bristol (singer)Dule
Hill (actor)Henry Simmons (actor)The Whispers (singing group)Musiq (singer) The Dells (singing
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group)BeBe Winans (singer)Take 6 (singing group)Carl Anderson (singer)Cedric The Entertainer
(actor) HB Barnum (band director)
Gaye has received numerous honors for his musical achievements
including inclusion into the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Recording Academy two Grammy Awards
a star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and inclusion
on Hollywoods RockWalk
Spyder D and Spydo Music Inc Sign an Ambitious Distribution
Deal for Newtroit Records
Spydo Musics Duane Spyder Hughes inks distribution deal for ambitious label project
(PRWEB) March 21 2006 -- Pioneering New York rap producerartist Spyder D signs distribution deal
with TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Records
Everyone knows about rap musics introduction to the world via the Fatback Bands King Tim III and the
phenom of the Sugar Hill Gangs Rappers Delight
Very few know that one of New York Citys pioneer rap artists Spyder D Duane Hughes of Queens NY
City was going to school in Ypsilanti Michigan on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in 1978
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when he met Billy Motley (now known as Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association)
a bass player and Rueben Jones a drummer of a young group of musicians who formed Frosted
Neither of them knew that their collaboration together would combine the raw talent that would
produce one of the top 12 singles of its era the electro funk smash Big Apple RappinRapple
which even today is one of the most bootlegged vinyl offerings in the history of recorded music still
fetching upwards of $300 on eBay
No one knew that at the time the group collaboration was the launching of the Motor City into the Hip-
Hop world
Today there is the brilliant lyricist known as Eminem and his proteacutegeacutersquos D-12 hailing from Motown And
theres the Hip-Hop influenced rock sound of Kid Rock
Its a safe bet to say that that all started with a collaboration of a New York City street ball player
frustrated that his basketball career was rapidly ending with knee problems and according to Billy a
group of young musicians who had grew up heavily influenced by the sounds of Motown in its heyday
Spyder reflected on the moment by saying It is one of the times in ones life where youre at a
crossroad and you get very creative because your back is up against the wall We went into the studio
with no rehearsal and no real game plan other than to vibe with each other and see what we come up
with I was home sick so I wrote about New York I hummed out the base line to Billy who took the
basics of it and funked it the way Motowners know how to do it I spliced in a sound effects recording of
a Delancey street vendor on the intro and bam Big Apple Rappin with the Motown flair was born
Spyder not quite twenty years old yet with Detroit born and raised Tito Lewis and his Moms financial
backing launched Newtroit Records first and only single
We got a lot of notoriety from that single right off the bat recalls Spyder A young Tom Silverman (who
became Tommy Boy Records founder) published a strong review in his Dance Music Magazine and
Afrika Bambaata came to my crib on Jamaica Avenue in search of a new record deal with Newtroit as
he was unhappy with his deal with Winley Records To this day my mother and Bam always ask about
each other says Spyder who now owns an ABA basketball franchise in Charlotte and his Spydo Music
Incorporated music production and wireless company Now thats Hip-Hop history for you
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Under this new umbrella of TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Spyder will release his farewell to Hip-
Hop a CD simply titled Legendary Scheduled guest appearances include legendary peers such as Doug
E Fresh CampC Music Factorys Freedom Williams Chuck D Mikey D Large Professor Grand Daddy IU
Sweety G Roxanne Shante and Sparky D to name a few Spyder says we will also launch careers of the
new generation with a compilation album called Spyder D presents Krunk Funk and Soul that will
feature several unsigned hype type of artists in the Hip-HopRampB genre We also have a powerful
contemporary gospel group in Keith Holland amp Friends in Christ and Charlottes own Young GODZ
and Gary Grahams North Clik Records posse who put the capital K in Krunk
we will also launch careers of the new generation with a compilation album called
Spyder has requested the services of good friend and longtime record promotion guru Al Pizarro of VIP
Record Pool and Heavy Rotation of New York to be his VP of Operations Als experience in record
promotion is well documented over the years and I trust his judgment completely He has handled NY
area promotions for all the major labels for their artists in the New York area for years We are blessed
that he would consider helping us in our quest to be one of the top major independents
Production will be handled by himself the artists and a bevy of up and coming beat makers including
former Sparky D DJ Grand Creator K-Wiz and the legendary Infinity Machine DJ DJ Divine and the
incomparable Larry Smith who produced all of the early Run-DMC and Whodini hits
We will get together with musicians and artists in Detroit to bring Newtroit back full circle says
Spyder Mike Pierre and Billy Wilson will oversee the marketing and promotion for the projects That
will be perfect as I continue to seek out more talent
Through 19 Communications and my wireless division we will evolutionize how artists are introduced
to radio and potential fans Radio and music listeners will be able to use Push and Pull technology to
communicate with their favorite artist or radio station Tour schedules release dates and contests will
be sent to fans wireless devices They will control how much content and when to receive that content
Virtual Promotion Campaigns will be sent and received in real time Text text to voice messaging with
simultaneous landline and e-mail alerts will take these vertical industries by storm Spydo Music and
Newtroit Records through TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal will offer 19 Levels of communications
through branded pre-paid phones debit cards and sponsored messaging The first release date for this
distribution deal has not been announced yet
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The Original Recording of ldquoBig Apple Rappinrdquo
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Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
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The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
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Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
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newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
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Ware (singer)Robert Evans(producer)Richard Perry (producer) Tyson Beckford (supermodel)Teena
Marie (singer)Carl Franklin (director)Eddie George (NFL player) Jermaine Dupri (producerartist)Brock
Peters (actor)Maurice Greene (athlete)The Heritage Network
Damon Elliot (producer) Hidden Beach RecordingsTony Rich (singer)La Faye Baker (stuntwoman)Esai
Morales (actor) The Black Eyed PeasRussell Gunn (trumpter)John Sly Wilson (singer)May May Ali
(actress)Bill Bellamy (actor) Freddie Gorman (singer)Bobby Taylor (singer)Sheila Frazier
(actress)Mable John (singer)James Reynolds (actor)Brenda Russell (singer) Beverly Todd (actress)Dick
Smothers (comedian)Tom Smothers (comedian)Brian Holland (Motown producer)Jean Terrell (singer)
Claudette Robinson (singer)Beenie Man (singer)Eddie Holland (Motown producer)Hal Williams (actor)
Brenda Holloway (singer)Scherrie Payne (singer)Freda Payne (singer)David E Talbert (playwright)
Cindy Birdsong (singer)Bill Overton (actor)Lesley Mess (singer)Jo-Marie Payton (actress) Anthony B
(singer)Tisha Campbell (actress)Ray Parker Jr (singer)Lamont Dozier (songwritersinger) Dennis
Edwards (singer The Temptations)Ali Ollie Woodson (singer The Temptations)Bubba Knight
(original member Gladys Knight amp The Pips) Walter Orange (singer)Norm Nixon (ex-NBA)Allan
DrLicks Slutsky (musician)Uriel Jones (musician) Jack Ashford (musician)Joe Messina (musician)Eddie
Willis (musician)Bob Babbitt (musician)Joe Hunter (musician) Baby Cham (singer)Garth Trinidad
(singer)J-Boogie (singer)Judy Pace (actress)Jay Warner (author) Boom Shaka (singer)Buju Banton
(singer)Ce Cile (singer)David Gad (singer)DJ Fraze 1 (singer) DJ JFX (singer)DJ Red Lox (singer)DJ
Special (singer)Half Pint (singer)Iron Armor (singer)Lady Saw (singer) Issac Haile Selassie (singer)Red
Rat (singer)Ky-Mani Marley (singer)Scientist (singer)Lee Scratch Perry (singer) Sean Paul
(singer)Spragga Benz (singer)Tok (singer)The Wailing Souls (singer)Mikey Dread (singer) Mad
Professor (singer)Tippa Irie (singer)That Darn Kat (singer)DJ Addverse (hip-hop)DJ Jam (hip-hop artist)
DJ Mark Luv (hip-hop)Doctor Dre amp Ed LoverFrank amp DankFreddie Foxxx (hip-hop)Josh One (hip-hop)
Jay Dee AKA Dilla (hip-hop)Lil Maxso (hip-hop)Pete Rock (hip-hop)Poet Named LifePhife Dawg amp
Jarobi Rise and ShineSpinderella (hip-hop)uest Love (The Roots)Motiv8DJ AliciaDJ Jason HenryDJ
Moses DJ Rasta RootSy Richardson(actor)Wren T Brown (actor)Paula Kelly (actresssinger)Ted Lange
(actor) Marla Gibbs (actress)Todd Bridges (actor)Hattie Winston (actress)Glenn Turman (actor)Sheryl
Lee Ralph (actress) Ashley TaMar Davis (actress)Dick Anthony Williams (actor)Anna Maria Hordsford
(actress)William L Johnson (actor) Phil Morris (actor)Jordan BrandDorian Gregory (actor)Chester
Whitmore (dancerchoreographer)Robert Hooks (actor) Michael Eric Dyson (author)Mel Carter
(singer)Louis Price (singer)Virginia Capers (actress)Stogie Kenyetta (actor) Johnny Bristol (singer)Dule
Hill (actor)Henry Simmons (actor)The Whispers (singing group)Musiq (singer) The Dells (singing
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group)BeBe Winans (singer)Take 6 (singing group)Carl Anderson (singer)Cedric The Entertainer
(actor) HB Barnum (band director)
Gaye has received numerous honors for his musical achievements
including inclusion into the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Recording Academy two Grammy Awards
a star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and inclusion
on Hollywoods RockWalk
Spyder D and Spydo Music Inc Sign an Ambitious Distribution
Deal for Newtroit Records
Spydo Musics Duane Spyder Hughes inks distribution deal for ambitious label project
(PRWEB) March 21 2006 -- Pioneering New York rap producerartist Spyder D signs distribution deal
with TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Records
Everyone knows about rap musics introduction to the world via the Fatback Bands King Tim III and the
phenom of the Sugar Hill Gangs Rappers Delight
Very few know that one of New York Citys pioneer rap artists Spyder D Duane Hughes of Queens NY
City was going to school in Ypsilanti Michigan on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in 1978
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when he met Billy Motley (now known as Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association)
a bass player and Rueben Jones a drummer of a young group of musicians who formed Frosted
Neither of them knew that their collaboration together would combine the raw talent that would
produce one of the top 12 singles of its era the electro funk smash Big Apple RappinRapple
which even today is one of the most bootlegged vinyl offerings in the history of recorded music still
fetching upwards of $300 on eBay
No one knew that at the time the group collaboration was the launching of the Motor City into the Hip-
Hop world
Today there is the brilliant lyricist known as Eminem and his proteacutegeacutersquos D-12 hailing from Motown And
theres the Hip-Hop influenced rock sound of Kid Rock
Its a safe bet to say that that all started with a collaboration of a New York City street ball player
frustrated that his basketball career was rapidly ending with knee problems and according to Billy a
group of young musicians who had grew up heavily influenced by the sounds of Motown in its heyday
Spyder reflected on the moment by saying It is one of the times in ones life where youre at a
crossroad and you get very creative because your back is up against the wall We went into the studio
with no rehearsal and no real game plan other than to vibe with each other and see what we come up
with I was home sick so I wrote about New York I hummed out the base line to Billy who took the
basics of it and funked it the way Motowners know how to do it I spliced in a sound effects recording of
a Delancey street vendor on the intro and bam Big Apple Rappin with the Motown flair was born
Spyder not quite twenty years old yet with Detroit born and raised Tito Lewis and his Moms financial
backing launched Newtroit Records first and only single
We got a lot of notoriety from that single right off the bat recalls Spyder A young Tom Silverman (who
became Tommy Boy Records founder) published a strong review in his Dance Music Magazine and
Afrika Bambaata came to my crib on Jamaica Avenue in search of a new record deal with Newtroit as
he was unhappy with his deal with Winley Records To this day my mother and Bam always ask about
each other says Spyder who now owns an ABA basketball franchise in Charlotte and his Spydo Music
Incorporated music production and wireless company Now thats Hip-Hop history for you
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Under this new umbrella of TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Spyder will release his farewell to Hip-
Hop a CD simply titled Legendary Scheduled guest appearances include legendary peers such as Doug
E Fresh CampC Music Factorys Freedom Williams Chuck D Mikey D Large Professor Grand Daddy IU
Sweety G Roxanne Shante and Sparky D to name a few Spyder says we will also launch careers of the
new generation with a compilation album called Spyder D presents Krunk Funk and Soul that will
feature several unsigned hype type of artists in the Hip-HopRampB genre We also have a powerful
contemporary gospel group in Keith Holland amp Friends in Christ and Charlottes own Young GODZ
and Gary Grahams North Clik Records posse who put the capital K in Krunk
we will also launch careers of the new generation with a compilation album called
Spyder has requested the services of good friend and longtime record promotion guru Al Pizarro of VIP
Record Pool and Heavy Rotation of New York to be his VP of Operations Als experience in record
promotion is well documented over the years and I trust his judgment completely He has handled NY
area promotions for all the major labels for their artists in the New York area for years We are blessed
that he would consider helping us in our quest to be one of the top major independents
Production will be handled by himself the artists and a bevy of up and coming beat makers including
former Sparky D DJ Grand Creator K-Wiz and the legendary Infinity Machine DJ DJ Divine and the
incomparable Larry Smith who produced all of the early Run-DMC and Whodini hits
We will get together with musicians and artists in Detroit to bring Newtroit back full circle says
Spyder Mike Pierre and Billy Wilson will oversee the marketing and promotion for the projects That
will be perfect as I continue to seek out more talent
Through 19 Communications and my wireless division we will evolutionize how artists are introduced
to radio and potential fans Radio and music listeners will be able to use Push and Pull technology to
communicate with their favorite artist or radio station Tour schedules release dates and contests will
be sent to fans wireless devices They will control how much content and when to receive that content
Virtual Promotion Campaigns will be sent and received in real time Text text to voice messaging with
simultaneous landline and e-mail alerts will take these vertical industries by storm Spydo Music and
Newtroit Records through TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal will offer 19 Levels of communications
through branded pre-paid phones debit cards and sponsored messaging The first release date for this
distribution deal has not been announced yet
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The Original Recording of ldquoBig Apple Rappinrdquo
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Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
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The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
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Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
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httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
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httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
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group)BeBe Winans (singer)Take 6 (singing group)Carl Anderson (singer)Cedric The Entertainer
(actor) HB Barnum (band director)
Gaye has received numerous honors for his musical achievements
including inclusion into the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Recording Academy two Grammy Awards
a star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and inclusion
on Hollywoods RockWalk
Spyder D and Spydo Music Inc Sign an Ambitious Distribution
Deal for Newtroit Records
Spydo Musics Duane Spyder Hughes inks distribution deal for ambitious label project
(PRWEB) March 21 2006 -- Pioneering New York rap producerartist Spyder D signs distribution deal
with TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Records
Everyone knows about rap musics introduction to the world via the Fatback Bands King Tim III and the
phenom of the Sugar Hill Gangs Rappers Delight
Very few know that one of New York Citys pioneer rap artists Spyder D Duane Hughes of Queens NY
City was going to school in Ypsilanti Michigan on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in 1978
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when he met Billy Motley (now known as Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association)
a bass player and Rueben Jones a drummer of a young group of musicians who formed Frosted
Neither of them knew that their collaboration together would combine the raw talent that would
produce one of the top 12 singles of its era the electro funk smash Big Apple RappinRapple
which even today is one of the most bootlegged vinyl offerings in the history of recorded music still
fetching upwards of $300 on eBay
No one knew that at the time the group collaboration was the launching of the Motor City into the Hip-
Hop world
Today there is the brilliant lyricist known as Eminem and his proteacutegeacutersquos D-12 hailing from Motown And
theres the Hip-Hop influenced rock sound of Kid Rock
Its a safe bet to say that that all started with a collaboration of a New York City street ball player
frustrated that his basketball career was rapidly ending with knee problems and according to Billy a
group of young musicians who had grew up heavily influenced by the sounds of Motown in its heyday
Spyder reflected on the moment by saying It is one of the times in ones life where youre at a
crossroad and you get very creative because your back is up against the wall We went into the studio
with no rehearsal and no real game plan other than to vibe with each other and see what we come up
with I was home sick so I wrote about New York I hummed out the base line to Billy who took the
basics of it and funked it the way Motowners know how to do it I spliced in a sound effects recording of
a Delancey street vendor on the intro and bam Big Apple Rappin with the Motown flair was born
Spyder not quite twenty years old yet with Detroit born and raised Tito Lewis and his Moms financial
backing launched Newtroit Records first and only single
We got a lot of notoriety from that single right off the bat recalls Spyder A young Tom Silverman (who
became Tommy Boy Records founder) published a strong review in his Dance Music Magazine and
Afrika Bambaata came to my crib on Jamaica Avenue in search of a new record deal with Newtroit as
he was unhappy with his deal with Winley Records To this day my mother and Bam always ask about
each other says Spyder who now owns an ABA basketball franchise in Charlotte and his Spydo Music
Incorporated music production and wireless company Now thats Hip-Hop history for you
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Under this new umbrella of TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Spyder will release his farewell to Hip-
Hop a CD simply titled Legendary Scheduled guest appearances include legendary peers such as Doug
E Fresh CampC Music Factorys Freedom Williams Chuck D Mikey D Large Professor Grand Daddy IU
Sweety G Roxanne Shante and Sparky D to name a few Spyder says we will also launch careers of the
new generation with a compilation album called Spyder D presents Krunk Funk and Soul that will
feature several unsigned hype type of artists in the Hip-HopRampB genre We also have a powerful
contemporary gospel group in Keith Holland amp Friends in Christ and Charlottes own Young GODZ
and Gary Grahams North Clik Records posse who put the capital K in Krunk
we will also launch careers of the new generation with a compilation album called
Spyder has requested the services of good friend and longtime record promotion guru Al Pizarro of VIP
Record Pool and Heavy Rotation of New York to be his VP of Operations Als experience in record
promotion is well documented over the years and I trust his judgment completely He has handled NY
area promotions for all the major labels for their artists in the New York area for years We are blessed
that he would consider helping us in our quest to be one of the top major independents
Production will be handled by himself the artists and a bevy of up and coming beat makers including
former Sparky D DJ Grand Creator K-Wiz and the legendary Infinity Machine DJ DJ Divine and the
incomparable Larry Smith who produced all of the early Run-DMC and Whodini hits
We will get together with musicians and artists in Detroit to bring Newtroit back full circle says
Spyder Mike Pierre and Billy Wilson will oversee the marketing and promotion for the projects That
will be perfect as I continue to seek out more talent
Through 19 Communications and my wireless division we will evolutionize how artists are introduced
to radio and potential fans Radio and music listeners will be able to use Push and Pull technology to
communicate with their favorite artist or radio station Tour schedules release dates and contests will
be sent to fans wireless devices They will control how much content and when to receive that content
Virtual Promotion Campaigns will be sent and received in real time Text text to voice messaging with
simultaneous landline and e-mail alerts will take these vertical industries by storm Spydo Music and
Newtroit Records through TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal will offer 19 Levels of communications
through branded pre-paid phones debit cards and sponsored messaging The first release date for this
distribution deal has not been announced yet
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The Original Recording of ldquoBig Apple Rappinrdquo
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Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
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The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
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Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
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newsletter1411655979
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when he met Billy Motley (now known as Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association)
a bass player and Rueben Jones a drummer of a young group of musicians who formed Frosted
Neither of them knew that their collaboration together would combine the raw talent that would
produce one of the top 12 singles of its era the electro funk smash Big Apple RappinRapple
which even today is one of the most bootlegged vinyl offerings in the history of recorded music still
fetching upwards of $300 on eBay
No one knew that at the time the group collaboration was the launching of the Motor City into the Hip-
Hop world
Today there is the brilliant lyricist known as Eminem and his proteacutegeacutersquos D-12 hailing from Motown And
theres the Hip-Hop influenced rock sound of Kid Rock
Its a safe bet to say that that all started with a collaboration of a New York City street ball player
frustrated that his basketball career was rapidly ending with knee problems and according to Billy a
group of young musicians who had grew up heavily influenced by the sounds of Motown in its heyday
Spyder reflected on the moment by saying It is one of the times in ones life where youre at a
crossroad and you get very creative because your back is up against the wall We went into the studio
with no rehearsal and no real game plan other than to vibe with each other and see what we come up
with I was home sick so I wrote about New York I hummed out the base line to Billy who took the
basics of it and funked it the way Motowners know how to do it I spliced in a sound effects recording of
a Delancey street vendor on the intro and bam Big Apple Rappin with the Motown flair was born
Spyder not quite twenty years old yet with Detroit born and raised Tito Lewis and his Moms financial
backing launched Newtroit Records first and only single
We got a lot of notoriety from that single right off the bat recalls Spyder A young Tom Silverman (who
became Tommy Boy Records founder) published a strong review in his Dance Music Magazine and
Afrika Bambaata came to my crib on Jamaica Avenue in search of a new record deal with Newtroit as
he was unhappy with his deal with Winley Records To this day my mother and Bam always ask about
each other says Spyder who now owns an ABA basketball franchise in Charlotte and his Spydo Music
Incorporated music production and wireless company Now thats Hip-Hop history for you
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Under this new umbrella of TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Spyder will release his farewell to Hip-
Hop a CD simply titled Legendary Scheduled guest appearances include legendary peers such as Doug
E Fresh CampC Music Factorys Freedom Williams Chuck D Mikey D Large Professor Grand Daddy IU
Sweety G Roxanne Shante and Sparky D to name a few Spyder says we will also launch careers of the
new generation with a compilation album called Spyder D presents Krunk Funk and Soul that will
feature several unsigned hype type of artists in the Hip-HopRampB genre We also have a powerful
contemporary gospel group in Keith Holland amp Friends in Christ and Charlottes own Young GODZ
and Gary Grahams North Clik Records posse who put the capital K in Krunk
we will also launch careers of the new generation with a compilation album called
Spyder has requested the services of good friend and longtime record promotion guru Al Pizarro of VIP
Record Pool and Heavy Rotation of New York to be his VP of Operations Als experience in record
promotion is well documented over the years and I trust his judgment completely He has handled NY
area promotions for all the major labels for their artists in the New York area for years We are blessed
that he would consider helping us in our quest to be one of the top major independents
Production will be handled by himself the artists and a bevy of up and coming beat makers including
former Sparky D DJ Grand Creator K-Wiz and the legendary Infinity Machine DJ DJ Divine and the
incomparable Larry Smith who produced all of the early Run-DMC and Whodini hits
We will get together with musicians and artists in Detroit to bring Newtroit back full circle says
Spyder Mike Pierre and Billy Wilson will oversee the marketing and promotion for the projects That
will be perfect as I continue to seek out more talent
Through 19 Communications and my wireless division we will evolutionize how artists are introduced
to radio and potential fans Radio and music listeners will be able to use Push and Pull technology to
communicate with their favorite artist or radio station Tour schedules release dates and contests will
be sent to fans wireless devices They will control how much content and when to receive that content
Virtual Promotion Campaigns will be sent and received in real time Text text to voice messaging with
simultaneous landline and e-mail alerts will take these vertical industries by storm Spydo Music and
Newtroit Records through TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal will offer 19 Levels of communications
through branded pre-paid phones debit cards and sponsored messaging The first release date for this
distribution deal has not been announced yet
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The Original Recording of ldquoBig Apple Rappinrdquo
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Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
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Under this new umbrella of TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal Spyder will release his farewell to Hip-
Hop a CD simply titled Legendary Scheduled guest appearances include legendary peers such as Doug
E Fresh CampC Music Factorys Freedom Williams Chuck D Mikey D Large Professor Grand Daddy IU
Sweety G Roxanne Shante and Sparky D to name a few Spyder says we will also launch careers of the
new generation with a compilation album called Spyder D presents Krunk Funk and Soul that will
feature several unsigned hype type of artists in the Hip-HopRampB genre We also have a powerful
contemporary gospel group in Keith Holland amp Friends in Christ and Charlottes own Young GODZ
and Gary Grahams North Clik Records posse who put the capital K in Krunk
we will also launch careers of the new generation with a compilation album called
Spyder has requested the services of good friend and longtime record promotion guru Al Pizarro of VIP
Record Pool and Heavy Rotation of New York to be his VP of Operations Als experience in record
promotion is well documented over the years and I trust his judgment completely He has handled NY
area promotions for all the major labels for their artists in the New York area for years We are blessed
that he would consider helping us in our quest to be one of the top major independents
Production will be handled by himself the artists and a bevy of up and coming beat makers including
former Sparky D DJ Grand Creator K-Wiz and the legendary Infinity Machine DJ DJ Divine and the
incomparable Larry Smith who produced all of the early Run-DMC and Whodini hits
We will get together with musicians and artists in Detroit to bring Newtroit back full circle says
Spyder Mike Pierre and Billy Wilson will oversee the marketing and promotion for the projects That
will be perfect as I continue to seek out more talent
Through 19 Communications and my wireless division we will evolutionize how artists are introduced
to radio and potential fans Radio and music listeners will be able to use Push and Pull technology to
communicate with their favorite artist or radio station Tour schedules release dates and contests will
be sent to fans wireless devices They will control how much content and when to receive that content
Virtual Promotion Campaigns will be sent and received in real time Text text to voice messaging with
simultaneous landline and e-mail alerts will take these vertical industries by storm Spydo Music and
Newtroit Records through TOFAEmpire MusicwerksUniversal will offer 19 Levels of communications
through branded pre-paid phones debit cards and sponsored messaging The first release date for this
distribution deal has not been announced yet
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The Original Recording of ldquoBig Apple Rappinrdquo
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
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Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
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The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
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Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
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The Original Recording of ldquoBig Apple Rappinrdquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
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The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
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Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
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The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
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Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
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Stillman to Receive $10M
Equity Service Grant from
Motown Alumni Association
Inc 9-14-2010
httpwwwstillmanedustillman-to-receive-10m-equity-service-grant-from--motown-alumni-association-inchtml
On Saturday September 11 2010 Billy Wilson
president of the Motown Alumni Association Inc and Mr
Jack Ashford one of the original members of the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Motown Funk
Brothers visited Stillman College on behalf of the
Motown Alumni Association Inc and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Stillman The
memorandum entered the two parties into a joint
research initiative Dr Gregory McPherson director of
The Stillman Jazz Consortium and assistant director of
bands will serve as the project director
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
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KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The proposed granting period is 36-months and shall
reflect an equitable value of $10 million relative to the
current market value of services provided by major
artists producers songwriters engineers and business
executives in the entertainment industry
ldquoI sincerely believe our partnership would be one of the
most innovative and ground-breaking research initiatives
in African American historyrdquo said Wilson
Through this joint venture the development of a 28-song
double compact disc featuring Stillman students paired
with various legendary artists writers producers and
engineers of Motown is planned This agreement will also
provide interactivity through performance writing
production and entertainment business of many of the
celebrated Motown artists as well as business executives
within the Motown Alumni Association Inc family
Another facet of this joint venture is the engagement in
research for the development of publication of an
anthology and textbooks depicting many of the facets of
the legacy of Motown and all of its areas of educational
value They include recording artists in classical jazz
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
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way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
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Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
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petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
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said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
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Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
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Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
gospel blues rock and roll rhythm and blues and music
of television and film In addition the history of these
same entities will be presented in a similar platform with
the development of a companion DVD documentary for
archival instructional and historical purposes
Additionally the inclusion of an in-kind contingency of a
recording contract equaling the par-value amount of
$250000 for select students who successfully complete
the program of study leading to a bachelorrsquos degree in
music is a part of this agreement Also if a student
exhibits exceptional talent and abilities special
consideration will be given to the student for the
awarding of the same type of recording agreement with a
major record label of whom the Motown Alumni
Association Inc has an active structured agreement
with
ldquoIt is an honor and a privilege for Stillman College to be
selected to receive this grant I am so excited to see
what wonderful work is created because of itrdquo said
McPherson
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
KJON Joins the MAA and MAA
Joins the Marketing Team of
KJon
httpwwwmichronicleonlinecomindexphpentertainment11508-former-republic-motion-
recording-artist-k-jon-has-joined-the-motown-alumni-association
Former Republic Motown recording artist KJON has
joined the Motown Alumni Association and the MAA
has commited to join the marketing staff of KJON
We were following KJON before he became a big
star we are happy to join his team said Billy Wilson president of the Motown Alumni Association
The Detroit native is planning big things in his career and much of it is based in Detroit
He created Up and Up Records to help the children of
Detroit to have an outlet for their musican endeavour
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Im giving back to my city he told the MAA KJon is
also the executive producer of a movie titled Dancing
Shoes (httpyoutubeGmU-MHjBK4k) hes planning
on releasing the movie in 2014 We are hiring Detroit
celebrities to have a starring role in the movie and getting hollywood involved said KJON
To add more to KJons Detroit take-over he has
commited to being a presenter at this years 5th
annual Detroit Black Music Awards August 4 2013 at
2739 Berts Warehouse in the historic Eastern Market area
Just when we thought he wouldnt have time to do
anything more he has become one of the new
Governor of the Chicago Chapter of the Grammys For media and booking information call (800) 459-7577
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Eminem Lawsuit May Raise
Pay for Older Artists
By BEN SISARIO
Published March 27 2011
httpwwwnytimescom20110328businessmedia28eminemhtmlpagewanted=allamp_r=0h[]
The most closely watched lawsuit in the music industry asks this question how much should a song on iTunes or another digital music service be worth to the performer
The artist at the center of the suit is Eminem but some of the biggest beneficiaries of the case may be thousands of older artists who have not released an album in decades
Four years ago the producers who discovered Eminem sued his record label the Universal Music Group over the
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
way royalties are computed for digital music which boils down to whether an individual song sold online should be considered a license or a sale The difference is far from academic because as with most artists Eminemrsquos contract stipulates that he gets 50 percent of the royalties for a license but only 12 percent for a sale
ldquoAs of now itrsquos worth $17 million or $20 million but on a future accounting basis five or 10 years from now it could easily be a $40 million to $50 million issuerdquo said Joel Martin the manager of FBT Productions in Detroit which first signed Eminem and continues to collect royalties on his music (Marshall Mathers himself who performs as Eminem was not a party to the suit although he stands to earn millions from it)
The suit reached its apparent end last week when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal letting stand a lower courtrsquos decision that digital music should be treated as a license Lawyers and music executives say that few younger artists are likely to be affected by the decision because since the early 2000s record companies have revised most of their contracts to include digital sales among an artistrsquos record royalties Eminemrsquos first contract was signed in 1995
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Many older artists however whose contracts predate digital music and have not been renegotiated stand to profit significantly from the decision
ldquoThis is life-changingrdquo said Joyce Moore the wife of Sam Moore of Sam amp Dave the duo that had hits in the 1960s like ldquoSoul Manrdquo ldquoIf we were being paid a nickel a download as opposed to 35 cents mdash thatrsquos a huge amount of money for a guy that is on a fixed income or has to run up and down the road at 75 years oldrdquo
The lawsuit argued that record companiesrsquo arrangements with digital retailers resembled a license more than it did a sale of a CD or record because among other reasons the labels furnished the seller with a single master recording that it then duplicated for customers
ldquoUnlike physical sales where the record company manufactures each disc and has incremental costs when they license to iTunes all they do is turn over one masterrdquo said Richard S Busch a lawyer for FBT and Mr Martinrsquos company Em2M ldquoItrsquos only fair that the artist should receive 50 percent of the receiptsrdquo
A federal jury ruled in favor of Universal in 2009 but that decision was overturned on appeal last year The label
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
petitioned to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Universal said the implications of the decision were limited
ldquoThe case has always been about one agreement with very unique languagerdquo the company said in a statement ldquoAs it has been made clear during this case the ruling has no bearing on any other recording agreement and does not create any legal precedentrdquo
Although current hits get more attention older music still represents a huge portion of overall music sales and over time durable hits can rack up significant sales Last year there were 6485 million downloads of ldquocatalogrdquo singles in the United States meaning songs more than 18 months old compared with 523 million for current tracks according to Nielsen SoundScan
Fred Wilhelms a lawyer in Nashville who specializes in collecting royalties for musicians said that sales of older music had provided the labels with steady income at low cost
ldquoThe labels make tens of millions of dollars a year from the deep catalog without paying a penny in promotion costsrdquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
said Mr Wilhelms who estimates that the Eminem ruling might apply to tens of thousands of artists ldquoAnybody who ended their recording career before 1978 and probably before 1992 is in the decisionrdquo he added
Royalty rates vary but today most acts get 10 to 15 percent of their musicrsquos net sales minus packaging and other deductions lawyers say In the 1970s and before the rates were often even lower But for decades licenses of music mdash to movies television or other third parties mdash gave artists a 50 percent share without the same deductions on the principle that a third party was bearing the relevant costs
Jason M Schultz an assistant professor of law at the University of California Berkeley who helped write a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Motown Alumni Association mdash a group that represents Motown acts but is not associated with the label mdash said that recording contracts made in the early days of digital music reflected the labelsrsquo failure to recognize that technologyrsquos potential
ldquoThe record companies would strike these deals with artists in a way that favored themrdquo Mr Schultz said ldquoBut when the digital revolution came around those contracts ended up favoring artists The record companies guessed wrongrdquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Although sales of digital music around the world now represent 29 percent of record companiesrsquo revenue according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the Eminem case and several others like it stem from the mid-2000s when the potential value of digital music was first becoming clear According to court papers the Eminem case had its origins in an audit of accounting records that FBT and the rapper conducted in 2005 two years after Apple opened the iTunes store
In separate cases the Allman Brothers have sued Universal and Sony BMG Music Entertainment over similar contractual issues The Sony case filed in 2006 was expanded to a class-action suit and earlier this month the parties informed the judge in the case that they had ldquoreached an agreement in principlerdquo (The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick which joined the case both settled their claims) The Allmansrsquo suit against Universal filed in 2008 is still pending
For million-selling acts like Eminem and the Allman Brothers the stakes are high But plenty of other artists stand to gain from the decision as well
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
ldquoFor people who had a single hit who couldnrsquot afford to chase $100 in owed royaltiesrdquo Mr Wilhelms said ldquothey are now looking at a couple thousand Itrsquos worth a couple phone calls and an angry letter or twordquo
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The following groups and listings are structured into the Motown Alumni Association email
group (MAA NEWSLETTER) and social networking
MAA Newsletter And Social Network
1) 10000 to 1M discussion group members list (All of the lists are 0ver 100000+
42 groups ndash 3000000 total members
2) General Consumers List
1500000 members
3) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
4) AARP Subscribers
250000 AARP (solicited members)
AARP (Executives only)
50 members
5) General Consumers List
1500000 members
6) MAA Website connecting network members
2043000 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
7) AMERICA MOVIL
35 (executives only) members
8) MICROSOFT- BILL GATES
7 (Top Executives) members
9) BLACK PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
50 (various executives) members
10) Charles Koch Executives
2 - Executives members
150 (koch industries Employees) members
11) Columbus Ohio Government city
250 (government officials and employees) members
12) Lisa McCallrsquos LM Dance Studio amp dance group discussion List
1100 members
13) David Guest (Major Music Promoter in the UK)
1 member
14) DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
6 members
15) DETROIT MAA Members
10080 (Detroit Consumers) members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
16) DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (All Principles in DPS)
137 members
17) EBONY Magazine (Executives and employees and associates)
11 members
18) Fs Friends
6500 members
19) FACEBOOK MAA MEMBERS (with additional sites owned by the MAA)
10000 members
20) Twitter site
21000 members
21) FOX 2 TV REPORTERS (Staff Only)
23 members
22) GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (The Bible of Music Collectors)
17 members
23) Government official and companies
142 members
24) GRAMMYS (Executives only)
49 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
25) Heat Wave Celebrity Cruise
(People that registered to go on the cruise)
111 members
26) Mike Ilitch (Olympia Entertainment executives [Red Wings amp Tigers])
3 members
27) JACK ASHFORD LIST (Motown Funk Brother)
58 members
28) LOTTO SOUL (LOTTERY BASED MAIL ONLY)
213 members
29) MACOMB COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MACOMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD
21 members
30) MICHIGAN LIVE RADIO REPORTERS
13 members
31) News people (Major News wire services and media sources AP Reuters Hollywood
Reporter PRWeb etc)
65 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
32) NEWTROIT RECORDS
RECORD COMPANY BUSINESS
8 members
33) Oakland County Non-Public Schools
Oakland Co Nonpublic schools
33 members
34) Oakland County Public Schools
Public School Acad and Charters
12 members
35) ORACLES (company Executives only)
5 members
36) -PROMOTERS-
ALL THE PROMOTERS IN AMERICA
401 members
37) -RADIO-
Detroit amp Michigan radio personalities
54 members
38) RECORD COLLECTORS (world major record collectors)
8 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
39) RECORD STORES IN ENGLAND
UK RECORD STORES
175 members
40) SEPERATE GROUP
MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE (groups)
240000 members
41) SHRINERS
SHRINER ORGANIZATIONS EMAIL ONLY
79 members
42) ThomasForJustice
Judge Deborah Thomas
348 members
43) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
(UMUSIC)
130 members
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
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15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
44) WDIV 4 REPORTERS
(CHANNEL 4 WDIV STAFF)
13 members
45) WXYZ TV STAFF
CHANNEL 7 WXYZ REPORTERS
15 members
Total 10627373 direct email associates
Total Group Collection 45 (includes individual associates)
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is the leader in Detroit community
programs and is on the Detroit School board committee supporting the
award winning ldquoMotown In The School Programrdquo
The Motown Alumni Association is the producer of online Magazines
competitions and musical productions
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
The Motown Alumni Association is working on future productions
combining the stars of Motown and Detroit artists in a super star
concert series titled Motor City Hits Concert Series
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953
15821 Stout Ypsilanti Michigan 48223 (734) 972-7582 email Mybillybillyyahoocom twitter BillyjWilson
Facebook MotownAlumniAssociation MotownAlumniAssociationcom DBA ndash Michigan ndash EIN 45-4462261
Links to MAA NEWS LETTERS
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411395892
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411297735
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411245027
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1411407620
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemail
newsletter1411655979
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410756707
httpwwwmynewsletterbuildercomemailnewsletter
1410677953