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    AMP Awards to return after a year hiatus; date, venue set for 2019

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    NEW YORK --

    The AMP Awards are back, with a promise to be bigger, badder and louder than ever. The annual competition honoring excellence in music and sound for brands, sponsored by the Association of Music Producers, is returning in 2019 after a one-year absence. News of the return of the AMP Awards was made by Elad Marish, president of AMP’s National Board and partner/sr. producer at Swell Music + Sound in San Francisco. The date for the show has been set–Tuesday, May 21, 2019.

    An official AMP Awards call for entries, which signals the opening of the online entry portal, will be announced in the coming weeks, as will more news and details about the competition, including naming of the AMP Awards Show chair for 2019.

    The 2018 show was cancelled when the AMP Awards venue, the Diamond Horseshoe just off Times Square in Manhattan, abruptly closed its doors a few months before the event date. The AMP Awards committee, after careful deliberation, determined that the feasibility of finding and securing a suitable location on short notice–on top of the volunteer efforts required to organize the entry process, the judging process and the event itself–was impractical. The show was tabled for the year and plans were put in motion to find a new event space the AMP Awards could call home.

    For those attending the 2019 AMP Awards, the “new” venue will look familiar: it’s the Diamond Horseshoe, site of the sold-out 2017 AMP Awards, reborn as Sony Hall. Now owned and operated by Blue Note Entertainment Group and sponsored by Sony Corporation, Sony Hall comes equipped with state of the art Sony technologies integrated throughout the venue to deliver an enhanced entertainment experience.

    “We’re thrilled to be back with the 2019 AMP Awards and delighted that our highly successful venue for 2017 has returned with new owners, new backing and the very best in sound and picture technology,” said Marish. “It’s going to be a great showcase for the winning work and an even better environment for our attendees to sample some exciting new music. Live entertainment from up and coming artists is a unique part of the AMP Awards experience. It’s why we’ve referred to the AMP Awards as the loudest show in the industry.”

    In addition to presenting its signature awards, AMP will induct another iconic brand into its AMP Hall of Fame at event. In 2017 Mars, Inc., was honored for Outstanding Achievement in the Use of Music to Define the Brand. The Hall of Fame designation has been presented to marketers whose use of music and sound has been fundamental to building strong consumer perceptions. Past inductees include Volkswagen, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Budweiser, Nike, Chevrolet and Pepsi.

    The AMP Awards is the only juried advertising contest to focus on the unique contributions made to the industry by creators and producers of music and sound. Judged by agency, label, publishing and music production professionals, the awards will present trophies in 11 unique categories as well as a Best In Show honor chosen by its Curatorial Committee. 

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    A Closer Look At Proposed Measures Designed To Curb Google’s Search Monopoly

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled Google maintained an illegal monopoly for the last decade.

    The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice could radically alter Google's business, including possibly spinning off the Chrome web browser and syndicating its search data to competitors. Even if the courts adopt the blueprint, Google isn't likely to make any significant changes until 2026 at the earliest, because of the legal system's slow-moving wheels.

    Here's what it all means:

    What is the Justice Department's goal?
    Federal prosecutors are cracking down on Google in a case originally filed during near the end of then-President Donald Trump's first term. Officials say the main goal of these proposals is to get Google to stop leveraging its dominant search engine to illegally squelch competition and stifle innovation.

    "The playing field is not level because of Google's conduct, and Google's quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illegally acquired," the Justice Department asserted in its recommendations. "The remedy must close this gap and deprive Google of these advantages."

    Not surprisingly, Google sees things much differently. The Justice Department's "wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision," Kent Walker, Google's chief legal officer, asserted in a blog post. "It would break a range of Google products — even beyond search — that people love and find helpful in their everyday lives."

    It's still possible that the Justice Department could ease off on its attempts to break up Google, especially if President-elect Donald Trump... Read More

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