Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) announced today it has acquired a majority interest in the BottleRock Napa Valley music, wine, craft brew and culinary festival. BottleRock will remain under the leadership of festival producer Latitude 38 Entertainment, whose founders will continue to be significant shareholders and owners of the festival. BottleRock Napa Valley, held annually […]
C.F. Martin & Co. ® (Martin Guitar) will add three new models to their popular 16 Series, which were unveiled at the 2017 Winter NAMM Trade Show in Anaheim. These new guitars include the D-16E, DC-16E and OMC-16E and all models will include Fishman® Matrix VT Enhance acoustic amplification system. Full details on the new Martin Guitar models […]
The music discovery and curation team at SiriusXM announced today its “Class of 2016” and “Future Five” for 2017. The “Class of 2016” is comprised of artists that were played first on SiriusXM and subsequently went on to have a major breakthrough year in 2016. The “Future Five” for 2017 consists of five new artists that […]
Toronto, Canada’s Hard Rock icons Never Say Die (featuring Members of My Darkest Days) have announced the release of their second single titled “Like A Nightmare” off of their forthcoming debut album set to release in late January 2017. The band will embark on a 50 plus date US tour beginning in January through April […]
White Sun, a Los Angeles-based band known for their pioneering musical interpretations of yogic mantras, has been nominated by The Recording Academy for a 2017 GRAMMY Award in the “New Age” category for their album White Sun II. “Thank you…thank you to all the Recording Academy voters,” said Gurujas, White Sun’s lead singer and songwriter. […]
Soundgarden and Kid Rock will headline the third annual Northern Invasion, Saturday, May 13 and Sunday, May 14 at Somerset Amphitheater in Somerset, WI. Northern Invasion hosts the biggest rock bands for over twelve hours each day on three stages, and offers a top tier campground experience. In 2016, Northern Invasion expanded to two full […]
SoCal groove metal heavyweights DEVILDRIVER will headline a 19+ date North American tour, dubbed the “Bound By The Road” tour, beginning February 8, 2017 in Santa Ana, CA. The tour will feature support from special guests and heavy metal frontrunners Death Angel, Winds Of Plague, The Agonist and Azreal. Tickets will go on sale this […]
Dreamstime, the largest community in stock photography, today announced the company has added music and sound effects sound files to complement its massive library of stock images and video and has reached a milestone with more than 51 million stock image photos in its catalog. The new stock audio offering, that was announced earlier this […]
Eleven-year-old vocal prodigy Ty Waters was awarded Best Pop Song for his new single “Only Human” at last month’s Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles. The song, which was also nominated for Best Music Video, is the title track from his newest album and is co-written with Dawn […]
Loton, Corp’s (OTC: LIVX) LiveXLive subsidiary has obtained the rights from Prime Social Group to produce and distribute broadcast experiences of two major music festivals, the Breakaway Music Festival and Country Night Lights. LiveXLive will stream the festivals live, globally, on its website and mobile app and via select distribution partner platforms, including Video On […]