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March 04, 2020 I Coronavirus

Frankfurt Musikmesse Postponed Indefinitely Over Coronavirus

MI trade show Frankfurt Musikmesse, which had been scheduled for April 1-4, has been postponed indefinitely due to concerns over the spread of Covid-19,…

March 03, 2020 I Coronavirus

Adam Hall Group Pulls Out of Prolight + Sound, Citing Coronavirus Concerns

UPDATE: Prolight + Sound 2020 has been postponed and is now taking place May 26 to 29. Adam Hall Group has decided to pull out of participation in the…

March 02, 2020 I Finance

Moody’s Downgrades Guitar Center’s Ratings Outlook From Stable to Negative

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Guitar Center's corporate family, probability-of-default and senior-secured-notes ratings from stable to negative. The…

February 27, 2020 I Legal

Cascio Interstate Music Placed Into Receivership

Cascio Interstate Music and its affiliate Dynamic Music announced on Feb. 20 that they have filed a petition under Chapter 120 of Wisconsin State Statutes,…

February 24, 2020 I Legal

Gibson Drops Appeal to Retain Ownership of Firebird and Thunderbird Body Shape Trademarks in EU

Gibson has now halted its efforts to own the Firebird and Thunderbird body shape trademarks in the European Union by withdrawing its appeal in the European…

February 18, 2020 I Supply

Reverb Names Jason Wain Chief Technology Officer

Reverb announced that it has appointed Jason Wain as chief technology officer on Feb. 18. Wain has more than a decade of technology and leadership experience,…

February 05, 2020 I

Jim D’Addario Sells Rare Guitars on Reverb for D’Addario Foundation

Jim D’Addario, who recently transitioned to positions as chief innovation officer and chairman of the board at D’Addario, is selling items from his rare…

February 03, 2020 I Event

R&B Artist H.E.R. Plays New Roland Grand Piano at Grammys

At the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 26, R&B artist H.E.R. performed her new ballad "Sometimes," while playing Roland's futuristic new concept model…