Pharrell was honored with the Golden Note Award for his extraordinary contributions to music at the 25th Annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards in Beverly Hills on Friday. Following congratulatory messages from his collaborators including No Doubt, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, and Pusha T, the humble hitmaker accepted the award with his parents, protégée Leah LaBelle, and fellow Neptunes producer Chad Hugo by his side.
“When Chad and I first started out, we never thought it was gonna turn into any of this,” said the N.E.R.D. frontman, who also acknowledged his fellow honoree Quincy Jones. “Quincy Jones is everything that every producer wants to be when we grow up. … I only aspire to have the music that Chad and I make one day stand somewhere near his music and his work.” –Rap-Up
There is a fabulous feature that will help you highlight the things that happen throughout your life an career that you would like to post onto your Facebook Page.
This is a phenomenal tool for going back in time and recording important things in the history of your personal life, your band life, or anything you would like to have highlighted.
For artists that have histories with other bands this is doubly amazing because you can go back and create milestones for practically anything, and really build your story.
Here are a few things you can add:
Past tour dates
Past album release dates
Past press placements & radio add dates
The day you saw an amazing concert that inspired you
The day you were signed to a label
The day you were dropped from a label
The day you got your publishing deal
The day you recorded your first song
The day you entered the studio
The day you had your first vocal lesson
Etc.
Anything that was important in the history of your band and your life and your music can be added as a milestone.
Here’s how to create a milestone on your timeline in 5 easy steps:
Step 1: Login to Facebook, go to the Status / Post Bar and click milestone
Step 2: A box will appear. Input all the information – Fill out the event name/ location and date
Step 3: Tell a story about the milestone- Why was it significant?
Step 4: Add any photos that relate to the milestone
Step 5: Click Save and your milestone will be published on your timeline
TIP: Make sure when you create a milestone to add a photo, a little story or blurb, or a link to another site that helps to tell the story of that particular milestone.
Now your entire timeline will be robust and look amazing!
TIP: Note: If you are going to be adding multiple milestones at once I suggest that you check the box that says “hide from your newsfeed” so that your fans do not receive a whole bunch of notifications at once. –Music Think Tank
