When Herbie Hancock’s genre-defying River: The Joni Letters, won the 2007 Grammy® Award for “Album of the Year,” beating out Kanye West, Amy Winehouse, Foo Fighters and Vince Gill, it was a victory for musical exploration, inspired musicianship and the kind of creative spirit that the legendary jazz musician has carried throughout his incredible and influential five-decade career. A true milestone, […]
To celebrate the Velvet Underground’s 50th anniversary, Verve Records/UMe is releasing The Velvet Underground, a limited-edition career-spanning box that collects all four of the pioneering band’s studio albums, Velvets collaborator Nico’s debut LP, Chelsea Girl, and a reconstruction of the fabled “lost” 1969 album, making it available on vinyl for the first time. The six albums housed in a special black slipcase will be pressed on 180-gram […]
On Friday, December 1st, multi-platinum GRAMMY award-winning artist Zac Brown, of Zac Brown Band, hosted a intimate benefit for his non-profit passion project, Camp Southern Ground, at a private home in Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood. The second annual Evening to Remember fundraiser raised $1.7 million for the camp located in Fayetteville, GA. “Shelly and I are thrilled to have raised such a substantial amount for […]
LiveXLive Media, Inc.(OTC: LIVX) (“LiveXLive”), one of the only premium streaming networks devoted to live music and music-related video content, today announced that both Bumbershoot and Rock on the Range have entered into multi-year agreements with LiveXLive to produce, curate, live stream and amplify the festival experience to fans around the globe. The strategic partnerships kick off at next year’s […]
SoundExchange today revealed its Top 20 Tracks and Breakout Artists of 2017, based on streaming data we compiled from more than 3,100 digital music services. The number one track of 2017 belongs to dance music duo The Chainsmokers. Their song “Closer,” featuring Halsey, nudged out Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” to earn the top spot on the […]
Sony Music and the Estate of Michael Jackson have agreed to a landmark recording deal that will continue the label’s 42-year relationship with Michael Jackson and his music, it was announced today by Rob Stringer, Sony Music CEO and John Branca and John McClain, co-executors of the Estate of Michael Jackson. Effective January 1, 2018, Sony Music will extend the term of their administration […]
43 years ago in December 1973, Frank Zappa played a series of legendary concerts at the famed Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. Considered a high-water mark of his career, owing to the incredible, virtuosic performances of himself and his stellar band The Mothers, the five shows – across three nights – included a private invite-only performance/soundcheck/film shoot followed by back-to-back […]
Megastar announced singer songwriter Andie Case as the winner of its global mobile talent competition on December 15, awarding her $1 million U.S. dollars, the right to audition for a role in a digital film produced by Digital Riot Media/John Baldecchi and several other prizes. Creative Director, Head Judge, Mentor and Investor, Usher, announced the winner during a live stream on […]