In 1967, an enigmatic singer, songwriter and producer named Bobbie Gentry rose out of the Mississippi delta and enchanted audiences around the world with her beautiful, captivating voice and her “Ode To Billie Joe.” An unconventional, beguiling song with simple acoustic guitar and sparse production, and notably without a discernible chorus, the song introduced Gentry and her style of storytelling that […]
Yippie Fest returns August 17-19, 2018 for its second annual celebration of theatre, comedy, music, short film, and more. The festivities span three days on two stages at Prop Thtr, 3502 N. Elston Ave, Chicago. This year, more than 90 acts will perform, including award-winning musician/song-writer Mike Felten, BBC-featured comedian Sam Rhodes, and the critically-acclaimed fire-eating spectacular Freakshow & Tell. Yippie […]
Sony Music Entertainment CEO Rob Stringer today announced the relaunch of Arista Records under the leadership of highly regarded music industry executive David Massey. The legendary label will become an all new frontline creative center within Sony Music led by Massey, who will serve as President and CEO of Arista. Massey is based in New York and reports directly to Stringer. […]
On August 31, Caroline/UMe will salute the core output of one of the most underrated rock bands of the 1970s with Angel: The Casablanca Years. This ascendant, band-approved seven-CD box set features the Washington, D.C.-bred glam/rock outfit’s six albums that were released on Neil Bogart’s legendary Casablanca Records label, in addition to a seventh disc that contains mono mixes, single […]
LiveXLive Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIVX) (“LiveXLive”), a global digital media company focused on live entertainment, announced today that the company has achieved significant milestones across key viewing and content KPIs, including: LiveXLive achieved 25MM+ livestreams in 2018 to date. These livestreams were generated from views of 8 music festivals, across 10 unique streaming events, including EDC […]
STXfilms, a division of Robert Simonds’ global, next-generation media company STX Entertainment, announced today that GRAMMY-Award winning Atlantic Records superstar Kelly Clarkson has signed on to star in its upcoming animated film UGLYDOLLS. Clarkson will voice act the character of “Moxy” and also perform original songs for the feature. With over 100 #1 Billboard hits and total worldwide sales […]
Island Records, Interscope and UMC today announce the vinyl reissue of The Best of 1990-2000 from U2, remastered and pressed on 180g double LP black vinyl and available on September 28th. The release will follow that of Achtung Baby (1991), Zooropa (1993) and The Best of 1980-1990 (1998) – all also remastered and pressed on 180g double LP black vinyl – out now. Originally released […]
Star athletes Larry Fitzgerald and Aaron Gordon; celebrities Chris Spencer, Terry Crews; and CEOs Arnold Donald of Carnival Corporation and Quintin Primo III of Capri Investment Group rocked the audience and inspired elation with their comments on community involvement, civic engagement and exercising the right to vote at The Sports & Music Reunion presented by Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest leisure travel company, at […]
Following their electrifying early morning performance of their hits “The Last of The Real Ones,” “Uma Thurman” and “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)” in NYC’s Central Park for Good Morning America’s “Summer Concert Series” today (watch the full set here, including online exclusives “Champion” and “Centuries”), multiplatinum modern alt-rock pioneers Fall Out Boy have announced they will release all seven of their studio albums […]
