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The article discusses the American Federation of Musicians 2015 proposal of jingle 52-week initial use of cycle per commercial in all media without limitation. Topics include the provision which allows a company to pay for an initial use cycle of one full year in all media, on a per-spot basis, the lack of overwhelming rush by companies to make use of the new all media option, and cost of the company's option to use an individual spot across all media.

Reflects on the media's apparent lack of interest in rock musician Kurt Cobain's suicide. Treatment of Cobain's suicide as just another rock star's death; Parallels drawn between Cobain and `the stupid club' of rock fatalities; Difference between rock `n' roll in the 1960s and the 1990s; Lost essence of youth; Messages behind Nirvana's music; Cobain's hate for media attention.

The article presents an interview with Lydia Grün, official of the music network Netzwerk junge ohren, who discusses the relationship between mass media and music, the role of innovation in music and music industry, as well as government aid to music.

The article looks at gender and mass media coverage of popular music, focusing on the 1960s-1970s northern soul genre in Great Britain. The author describes an unnamed television documentary on northern soul, expressing concern about the fact that nearly all of the commentators featured in it were men. She discusses working on her own book, "Bedsit Disco Queen." Other topics include gendered notions of expertise about music and northern soul dance videos featuring teenager Levanna McLean.

The article presents the highlights of the Sixth International Music Congress meeting held at the Barbizon-Plaza in New York City in 1968. A luncheon was prepared for the delegates. Several speakers at the event include composer Aaron Copland and Vietnamese musician Tran Van Khe. One issue raised during a discussion is the impact of mass media on folk music.

The article provides an answer to a question about the mainstream radio success earned by the song "Lucid Dreams," by rapper Juice Wrld.

An interview with German jazz musicians Bernhard Schüler, Stephan Emig, and Ingo Senst is presented. The main focus of the interview was the German jazz ensemble Triosence and its recent music recording titled "Turning Points". Other topics mentioned in this article include the use of mass media in music advertising, the influence of the internet on jazz music, and jazz music compositions.

The article presents the views of the performer Butch on the conspiracies related to mass media and the music industry and also lists his favorite music which include "Careless Whisper" by George Michael, "Atmosphere" by the performer Funkadelic and "Zombie" by Fela Kuti.

The article presents an interview Virginia Tuttila, the founder of the Pressezentrum Musik.

An opinion piece from Franzpeter Messmer, director of the TKVB music society is presented, in which he discusses the six tickets sold for a music festival in Bayreuth, Germany as indicative of the reduced media presence of what the author refers to as culture.

The article announces a creative music project competition to be held through September 15, 2012 online, noting that the competition welcomes DVD-video disc entries in categories such as "best practices" for music educators and "music and media."

The article offers the author's insights regarding music. He mentions that the first wind instrument was made of animal bone around 60,000 years ago and pieces of wood, stone and stretched animal skins were used to make percussion instruments during the ancient time. He notes that human voice should be recognized as the first and enduring musical instrument. He believes that music can be used in various media including television, web sites and radio waves.

The article presents the editor's view concerning media coverage of musical events, especially that of young artists. He applauds the winner of the Chopin piano competition, Ingolf Wunder, who received some media attention, but compared it to the expansive attention received by pop artist Lady Gaga when she played in Vienna, Austria.

The article discusses the advantages and benefits of online posting and viewing of musical rendition and recordings specially in Youtube. It presents the discovery of many in-town music performer and instruments they used. It highlights the collaboration of some music enthusiast from the same town which they discover themselves in Youtube and a band. Youtube has been a tool for musical success including the forming of a band, popularity, and video posting.

The article offers information on the courses "Rock- und Popmusik" and "Musik und neue Medien," offered for music teachers.

The article presents the schedule of the television and radio coverage of the British Broadcasting Co. Young Musician 2010 competition to be held at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, Wales.

An editorial is presented in which the author argues for more presence of contemporary music in the German media. He points out the educational task of the mass media as well as role of the internet in everyday life and the way it could be used for the promotion of contemporary music. Issues related to copy rights and the internet are also discussed.

The article offers information on the Your Archive Deserves Advocacy! (YADA!) Archiving & Preservation Grants Calendar (YADA!Cal).

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Kasabian" in the issue 281, "The 50 Albums of the Year" in the issue 281, and "Spine Message" in the issue 281.

The article offers the author's insights regarding the Artists Of The Century collection for the January 2010 issue of the periodical "Q" which will feature artists who have significantly contributed to the musical lives since 2000.

The article offers information on the Leeds International Paino Competition in Leeds, England. Among the 79 competitors, six pianists where chosen as finalists who will perform a concerto with the Hallé Orchestra under Mark Elder as well as a gala recital in the Great Hall of Leeds University of Leeds University which will be broadcasted in Radio 3. Meanwhile, it mentions the Radio 3 Pianothon, a concert of amateur pianists which will be held in Clothworkers Hall of the Leeds University.

The author reflects on the redesigns of "Keyboard" Web sites and some of its sections in the U.S. He notes that the magazine's new Web site will be live and more streamlined. He relates that it will have better integration of audio, video and social media. He points out that the Letters page will return in prints as of its September 2009 issue.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses an article that announces British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC), information on music releases and reviews and the profiles of several artists including Mariza, Ojos de Brujo and Fafare Ciocãrlia.

The article reports that Chris Martin, lead singer of the band Coldplay, is featured in the video game "Guitar Hero." According to Martin the Coldplay song "Violet Hill" is the first of his band's songs to be included on Guitar Hero. The band's album "Viva La Vida" is scheduled for a June 17, 2008 release date.

The article lists songs chosen by the editors to coincide with the June 2008 issue of "Vibe" magazine including a remix of the song "Don't Forget About Us" by Mariah Carey featuring Juelz Santana and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, "Got To Be Real," by Cheryl Lynn, and "It's More Fun To Compute," by Kraftwerk.

The author reflects on how music stars are created in the modern multimedia landscape. He argues that through internet resources like streaming video site YouTube and niche Internet forums, a greater number and range of people can become famous. He also argues that the world is unlikely to see music celebrities with the wide-ranging popularity of Madonna or The Beatles in the future.

The author offers his opinion regarding what he feels is a revival of unattractive musicians. The trend is compared to the 1970's "homely era" described as a time before music videos increased the importance of an artist’s visual image. The rise of Internet music downloading and the diminished prominence of the CD covers are cited as factors. Artists such as Snow Patrol, Spoon and Arcade Fire are mentioned.

The article lists songs to accompany various reports published within the issue including "Crazy," by Billy Idol, "I'd Die Without You," by P.M. Dawn, and "Back that Azz Up," by Juvenile featuring Mannie Fresh and Lil Wayne.

The article reports on the announcement of METAlliance, the first group of Pro Partner manufacturers in a new program of professional audio and video companies working with the alliance to recognize the call for quality in the recording artists. What makes METAlliance's composed of people in the music industry are discussed. Its board of directors' list are also discussed.

The article focuses on a website created by British musician and producer Nigel Godrich. It is reported that Godrich has invited bands such the White Stripes and the Shins to perform in locations such as basements and then later broadcast the videos of their performances online. The website where the performances can be seen is fromthebasement.tv.

This article presents several letters to the editor originally printed in 1967. Several thank the publication for writing about music. One letter complains that it is hard to find the magazine where he lives and another appreciated the interview with singer Bob Dylan.

Presents the author's view about the under-acknowledgement of the great performances of young musicians in the U.S. by the mass media. Memoir of his two-week tour as soloist-clinician with the Downers Grove North High School wind and jazz ensembles and a combined orchestra from North and South High Schools in Downers Grove to Bietigheim, Germany; Exchange of culture, customs, ideas, and music between students of the two countries; Comment on the first concert; Appreciation from the crowd; Coverage of the tour by the local media.

Reports that Reverend Al Sharpton has urged the media to deny airplay for rap stars who are linked to violent acts. Involvement of fans of rappers 50 Cent and The Game in a gunfight; Details on the shooting incident; Views of Sharpton on rappers and the rap business.

Reports on the increasing popularity of Internet radio. Move of music recording promoters and artists to promote their labels through Internet radio; Factors for the increasing influence of Internet radio among mass media in reaching to a wide audience; Information on broadcasting companies in the U.S. that have launched Internet radio stations.

Focuses on the lesson learned by journalists from country music in the U.S. Stories conveyed in country music; Quality of stories; Primary colors of human nature depicted in reality TV shows.

The article highlights the global success achieved by One Republic's song "Counting Stars," which was used in various ways in mainstream media. Due to the success seen by the band's third single from their album "Native," the album saw sales resurgence and was able to climb 46-23 on the Billboard 200. Their collaboration with Timbaland on the remix of their single "Apologize" put them on spotlight in 2007 and since then, they had launched their biggest North American tour yet in 2013.

Reports that media in the United States paid attention to Frances Rauscher and Gordon Shaw's research into music and spatial reasoning. Names of various magazines which covered the research.