House Introduces Comprehensive Music Licensing Reform Legislation
11 April, 2018
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Ranking Member Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and 28 original cosponsors today introduced sweeping bipartisan legislation to overhaul the nation's antiquated music licensing laws, including providing federal copyright protection for sound recordings made prior to February 15, 1972.
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| Capitol Music Group Launches Capitol Innovation Center To Be Based At Company's Iconic Tower And State Of The Art Recording Studios
11 April, 2018
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...
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Michael Bolton Presents 'American Dream: Detroit,' A Love Letter From Motor City Legends Chronicling The Greatest Urban Turnaround In American History, In Cinemas Nationwide May 15 Only
11 April, 2018
Michael Bolton, the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and social activist who has sold more than 65 million records worldwide, was first drawn to Detroit while researching for his album "A Tribute to Hitsville USA." The home of his greatest musical influences, he realized that there was so much more to explore abo...
| Gwen Stefani Announces Headlining Las Vegas Residency "Gwen Stefani - Just A Girl" At Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
10 April, 2018
Multi-platinum recording artist and global icon Gwen Stefani is heading to the Las Vegas Strip with her exclusive headlining residency show, "Gwen Stefani - Just a Girl," inside Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino beginning Wednesday, June 27, 2018.
"To be able to do a show in Vegas is such an incredible hono...
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Neko Case Releases New Single "Bad Luck," From New Album 'Hell-On' Out June 1, 2018
10 April, 2018
While recording her new album 'Hell-On' - and with the finish line in sight - Neko Case received a surreal 3am call informing her that her house was burning and would likely be completely destroyed. The fire had started in the barn, where she kept an assortment of belongings, from artwork to old pianos. A friend had managed to g...
| The Swinging Laurels - 80s Sax/Synth Pioneers Compilation Album
10 April, 2018
80s sax/synth pioneers the Swinging Laurels have released a compilation album entitled Greatest Bits volume 1 - After over 30 years of recording the band have worked with many name acts including: Boy George/Culture Club/ Fun Boy Three/ Musical Youth/Jerry Dammers etc. They have also appeared on top flight TV and radio shows inc...
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Feed Them To The Forest Reveal 'Lie With The Dogs' Video; 'Can't Forget' EP Out May 7, 2018
10 April, 2018
York emo-rock band Feed Them To The Forest are pleased to share the music video for their latest single 'Lie With The Dogs' taken from their upcoming debut EP 'Can't Forget' set for release on Monday 7th May 2018.
Filmed over the course of a snowy week in Yorkshire, the video sees the band performing along to their latest s...
| No Fun At All Shares New Single 'The Humdrum Way'
10 April, 2018
Swedish punk rock legends, No Fun At All have shared the new single, 'The Humdrum Way', taken from their new 12-track album, Grit, out this Friday through Bird Attack Records.
The album is available to pre-order directly through Bird Attack Records - Vinyl and pre-order bundles are almost sold out. Pre-order here: https://b...
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Neje's Peter And The Wolf With Giacomo Gates Presented In A Jazz Format
10 April, 2018
For nearly three decades, the New England Jazz Ensemble (NEJE) has been at the forefront of contemporary jazz ensemble performance, collaboration and education in the northeastern U.S. With a book of original compositions and arrangements penned from within its ranks, the NEJE delivers on its mission to promote the jazz ensemble...
| Hip-Hop Legend Busta Rhymes To Headline Heineken House At Coachella
10 April, 2018
Heineken, the official malt beverage sponsor of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, returns for the 17th consecutive year with the fan-favorite Heineken House April 13-15 and April 20-22. This year's weekend one line-up features headliner and Hip-Hop Icon Busta Rhymes. Consumers ages 21 and over can engage with Heineke...
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Blockbuster "Newsboys United Tour" Adds Summer Leg
10 April, 2018
Playing to capacity audiences across the U.S. this spring, the "Newsboys United Tour" will extend its history-making run through the summer, it was announced today. A slate of nearly 20 new shows kicks off in June, once again bringing current Newsboys members Michael Tait, Duncan Phillips, Jeff Frankenstein and Jody Davis togeth...
| Jelly Roll & Struggle Jennings Debut On The Billboard Charts With New Outlaw Country Album "Waylon & Willie II"
10 April, 2018
Nashville outlaws Jelly Roll and Struggle Jennings, the grandson of country music superstar Waylon Jennings, are making some noise after hitting the Billboard charts with their new album "Waylon & Willie II". The album debuted at position #6 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and ...
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Ruston Kelly & Kacey Musgraves' Music Video "To June This Morning" Re-Imagines Love Letter From Johnny Cash To June Carter
10 April, 2018
The latest official music video from 'Johnny Cash: Forever Words' (out now/Legacy Recordings) finds newlyweds Ruston Kelly & Kacey Musgraves turning a love letter that Johnny Cash wrote to June Carter Cash into an all-new ballad. It was filmed at the remains of Johnny and June's home at Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, Tennes...
| SOFA Entertainment/UMe Announce New And Digitally Upgraded High Definition DVD Releases For The Beatles, Elvis Presley, The Supremes, And The Temptations
10 April, 2018
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-makin...
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Phoenix Rising Release Official Music Video For "Lights Out"
10 April, 2018
Dallas, TX based Nu-Metal Band Phoenix Rising has released the Official Music Video for their newest single "Lights Out," off of their upcoming debut LP, From the Ashes. A love letter to UFC and ESports, this high energy music video follows a day in the life of an MMA fighter and ESports Street Fighter 5 gamer as they get ready ...
| Dirty Laces "Set In Stone" Out Now
10 April, 2018
Dirty Laces First hit the Manchester gig circuit with their full line up debut at Gullivers NQ with an ambitious sold out headline show to kick off the band in August 2017 making them relatively new to the scene.
Regardless of this they have played numerous shows in some of the cities most highly regarded underground venues su...
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After Playing Y Not, Supporting The Sherlocks And Endorsed By Premiere League Winning Christian Fuchs, The Lids Return With 'Delectable'
10 April, 2018
Combine songs about teenage love affairs and riff heavy choruses and you'll get the majority of young bands these days. Add the energy and connection of two brothers, anthemic tunes and support from the likes of This Feeling, Hot Vox and Soundhub Studios and you'll get Rhys Butler, brother Liam Butler and brother from another mo...
| New Single "Lifelike" From Australian Deathcore Outfit Gravemind Out Now
10 April, 2018
GRAVEMIND present "Lifelike," the brand new heavy handed single that oozes cathartic deathcore. It's thick with uncontainable aggression, raging with detail and possesses a penchant for technicality that holds unrelenting attention.
Officially released Friday, April 6th, "Lifelike" was produced by Scottie Simpson + Gravemin...
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UK's Debut Album To Be Released On Limited Edition 180 Gram Vinyl
10 April, 2018
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of UK's critically acclaimed self-titled debut record released on Polydor in 1978, Eddie Jobson is making this seminal album available on vinyl for the first time since its original release. It will be released on April 21st, and available exclusively to Record Store Day participating retailers w...
| JC Brooks 'Red, Black & Blue' To Be Released On April 13, 2018
10 April, 2018
The Red Black & Blue (Vol. 1) EP is JC Brooks' follow-up to 2017's The Neon Jungle and explores political and social themes surrounding being black in America in 2018.
The music featured on the EP takes influence from the politically charged soul artists of the 70s, specifically Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye and Gil...
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