Multiple Hall of Famer, songwriter, singer, and guitarist Randy Bachman announces U.S. release plans for his new studio album, By George – By Bachman, a respectful and personal testimonial to George Harrison’s finest work. To be released digitally on March 2 and on CD on March 16 by UMe, the album is heralded by two tracks available immediately with today’s digital album preorder: “Here […]
It’s been 50 years since Steve Miller Band’s first two Capitol Records albums were released in 1968, and now Miller and Capitol/UMe are incredibly excited to announce the May 18 release of the legendary Steve Miller Band’s first nine studio albums in an unprecedented new 180-gram vinyl box set collection called Complete Albums Volume 1 (1968-1976). Spanning the band’s first studio album, Children of […]
ASCAP, the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers, hosted its 35th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards on Monday, April 23, recognizing four impressive songwriting talents with a 2018 ASCAP Pop Music Songwriter of the Year award, each for their individual achievement in crafting some of the most popular songs of 2017. Steve Mac won for “Shape of You” (Ed Sheeran), “Strip […]
The International Songwriting Competition (ISC), widely recognized as the most prestigious and respected songwriting competition in the world, is pleased to announce its 2017 winners. Created in 2002, ISC received more than 16,000 entries from almost 140 countries. The Grand Prize winners this year are Nicholas Miller (better known as Illenium), Annika Wells, Kate Morgan, and Michael Biancaniello for the song “Crawl […]
Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival unveils its highly anticipated and specially-curated 2018 music lineup. Now in its sixth year, the three-day immersive experience returns to Downtown Las Vegas on September 21–23, drawing musicians, artists and culinary masterminds from around the world. Headlining this year is a group of talented chart-toppers who bring various genres […]
From 1948 to 1971, TV’s longest-running prime time variety program, CBS’ “The Ed Sullivan Show,” beamed the world’s biggest stars into the homes of nearly every American household live every Sunday evening. For musicians of all stripes, performing on the show was the pinnacle of television opportunities, with singular star-making potential. Among the artists vaulted […]
In an industry that needs new artists as much as it needs passionate fans looking for new music, an innovative site called Jamz Pro just launched to bring the two together, with a unique twist. Jamz Pro is the first platform that allows new and aspiring artists to pay music lovers to listen to their […]
Capitol Music Group (CMG), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), has launched the Capitol Innovation Center (CIC) to bring together leading thinkers from the music and technology industries, as well as the student community, to help drive the future of innovation in music. Based in the iconic Capitol Tower and the company’s state-of-the-art Studios in Hollywood, […]
Andy Gibb’s top hits have been collected for a new CD and digital collection, The Very Best Of Andy Gibb, released today by Capitol/UMe. The Very Best Of Andy Gibb: https://UMe.lnk.to/AndyGibbVeryBest The Very Best Of Andy Gibb honors the monumental worldwide success, achieved within just a few years, of one of the most celebrated recording artists and stage […]