A powerful slice of music history was celebrated during a weekend gala honoring the 75-year heritage of iconic music label King Records and the legendary artists and musicians it worked with. “Celebrate the King” paid tribute to the label best known for launching the career of James Brown on Saturday night, August 25th at Cincinnati’s century-old Memorial Hall performance venue. The […]
Ten-time GRAMMY® Award winner Taylor Swift performed three consecutive nights at MetLife Stadium this weekend during her record-breaking reputation Stadium Tour. Big Machine Label Group President and CEO Scott Borchettasurprised the global superstar backstage with six RIAA certified plaques for reaching significant sales milestones for the following: RIAA Triple Platinum Certification for reputation RIAA Platinum Certification for “End Game” RIAA Double Platinum Certification […]
Ohio’s largest country music event, 92.3 WCOL Country Jam + Campout, has announced the daily music lineup for the Labor Day Weekend festival, including the addition of platinum-selling 10-time #1 hit singer / songwriter Cole Swindell, supporting his upcoming third album, All of It, due out August 17. Swindell will headline Saturday night, closing out the festival. 92.3 WCOL Country Jam + Campout has also […]
A breathtaking archive of photographs of the iconic musician Johnny Cash taken by legendary photographer Jim Marshall will be on exhibit at the San Francisco Art Exchange from July 1 through August 8. Titled “Johnny Cash at Folsom and San Quentin: Photographs by Jim Marshall,” the exhibit coincides with the publication of a book of the same name that documents the late singer’s historic performances […]
Amid the hottest days of summer, crews at Gaylord Opryland Resort are beginning to hang more than 3 million holiday lights for the hotel’s 35th annual A Country Christmas. Presented by Pepsi, A Country Christmas takes place November 9 through January 1. “This year’s lineup of holiday shows and attractions may just be our best yet,” said Gaylord Opryland […]
LiveMe, the fastest-growing independent live broadcasting app in the United States, has entered a deal with Musical.ly to provide a new home for users of Live.ly, Musical.ly’s standalone live streaming app that was recently shut down. Under the new agreement, Live.ly will direct its users to LiveMe by prompting users and new sign-ins with an in-app […]
Qobuz (pronounced CO-buz), a Paris-based online music streaming and download service for music lovers, has been named the Official High-Resolution Streaming Service for the upcoming 15th Annual Rocky Mountain International Audio Fest (RMAF), the largest high-end consumer audio show in North America. With the company making its official American launch in October, RMAF is the perfect venue for […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]