Music

Courtni Asbury, a 10-year veteran of Def Jam Recordings, where she most recently held the position of vice president of media and artist relations, has joined The Lede Company’s music department. She will be based in the public relation firm’s Los Angeles office. The Lede Company was launched in June 2018 by Amanda Silverman, Meredith

The Secret Sisters, the acoustically based sibling duo out of Alabama, have typically walked down the less sunny side of the street in their Grammy-nominated past work. But they’re uncharacteristically full of healing good cheer in “Hand Over My Heart,” a track from their forthcoming album “Saturn Return,” which was produced by Brandi Carlile and

January 9, 2020 7:00AM PT Saban Music Group (SMG), the music company bearing the name of entertainment mogul Haim Saban, has entered into a strategic alliance for global distribution and marketing with Universal Music Group (UMG). Caroline, a subsidiary of UMG’s Capitol Music Group, will handle distribution for the U.S. and globally, where it operates

John Prine and Alejandro Escovedo will be featured performers at the 2020 Libera Awards, which celebrate independent artists and labels and are hosted by the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM). The annual awards show will take place at New York’s Ziegfeld Ballroom on June 18, and also will celebrate A2IM’s 15 th anniversary. Prine will

Prince will receive an all-star tribute after the 2020 Grammy Awards featuring Alicia Keys, John Legend, Beck, Usher, Chris Martin, H.E.R., St. Vincent, and others, according to an official announcement published by Rolling Stone. “Let’s Go Crazy: The show will be held January 28th, two days after the Grammys, at the Los Angeles Convention Center

January 8, 2020 7:46PM PT My Chemical Romance’s Dec. 20 show at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles raked in record box office for the venue, the band’s agency, Paradigm, reveals. A full and instant sell-out at 4,993, its total gross was $1,451,745, the highest-grossing ever at the downtown L.A. landmark, which

There’s a starman waiting in the… church bell tower? Maybe not an alien, after all, but someone who is definitely a very big David Bowie fan took to one of the more famous sacred spires in Europe Wednesday to let loose with a little Ziggy, presumably in honor of the late rocker’s Jan. 8 birthday.

Jan. 17 — next Friday — will see the release of the first posthumous Mac Miller album, titled “Circles,” his family announced today. In a statement posted on the late rapper’s Instagram account, his parents wrote that “Circles” will positioned as “a companion album” to the final album released during his lifetime, “Swimming.” “At the time of

January 8, 2020 9:55AM PT Touring industry veteran agent Todd Walker today announced the launch of Outer/Most, a new independent booking agency. Beyond his new role as founder and CEO, he will serve as an agent to a roster of artists, including Anoushka Shankar, Ólafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm and Christian McBride. Joining Boston-based Walker at

Joining Elton John and other celebrities, Metallica has pledged $750,000 to wildfire relief in the ravaged Australian territories of New South Wales and Victoria. In a statement, the band said: “We are totally overwhelmed by the news of the wildfires sweeping through millions of acres across Australia, with major impact in New South Wales and

Sony/ATV Music Publishing today announced the appointment of Cathy Merenda as Senior Vice President, Broadcast and Media Rights. According to the announcement, in this newly-created role, she will lead the acquisition and retention of valued administration partnerships with film, television, broadcast and digital media companies in the U.S.  She will report to Jon Platt, Chairman and CEO

In observance of what would have been David Bowie’s 73rd birthday, the late singer’s estate today released a rare version of “The Man Who Sold the World,” taken from a forthcoming EP called “ChangesNowBowie.” The nine-track EP, due on vinyl and CD for Record Store Day, features songs recorded for radio and broadcast by the

Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Aerosmith and Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are the first slate of performers to be announced for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, taking place Sunday, Jan. 26 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The show will be hosted by Alicia Keys and will be broadcast on CBS starting at 8 p.m.

Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, Ariana Grande, and more have been named as the nominees for the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Eilish and Lil Nas X earned nods for Song of the Year for their songs “bad guy” and “Old Town Road,” respectively. Other nominees in the category include Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, Jonas

January 8, 2020 6:05AM PT Republic Records has promoted Tyler Arnold to executive vice president of A&R, label EVP Rob Stevenson announced today. He will continue to be based at the label’s New York City headquarters. According to the announcement, Arnold will continue to spearhead A&R for artists across genres, securing new talent and working with existing the roster.

In a move that should surprise no one, Billie Eilish has been announced as a performer at the 2020 Grammy Awards, the singer announced in the dead of night on Twitter. She is nominated for six awards atround her debut full-length album, “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,” including Best New Artist;

Worldwide k-pop phenomenon BTS has announced the release of the follow-up to “Map of the Soul: Persona,” “Map of the Soul: 7.” The extended play will hit streaming services on Feb. 21, 10 months after “Persona.” The release was announced via BTS’ global fan community, BTS Weverse. BTS’ last three albums — “Love Yourself: Tear,”

Politicians and celebrities including Jennifer Lopez, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ava DuVernay took to social media on Tuesday to encourage support for Puerto Rico following a 6.4-magnitude earthquake. “Waking up to hear the news of the earthquakes in Puerto Rico is breaking my heart,” “Hustlers” star Lopez tweeted. “Please join me in praying for the safety

Sofar Sounds — a company that has made a name and a business for itself by staging “secret gigs and intimate concerts” featuring emerging artists for an invited, engaged audience — has reached a $460,000 settlement with the New York Department of Labor after an article revealed its extensive use of unpaid volunteer workers. The

Hipgnosis Songs announced Tuesday that it has acquired a music catalog from Blink-182 co-founder and former frontman Tom DeLonge. According to the announcement, Hipgnosis has acquired 100% of DeLonge’s copyrights on this catalog, which consists of 157 songs. Blink were one of the most popular rock bands to emerge in the 1990s, particularly its 1999

UPDATED: Concord Music Publishing and Pulse Music Group today announced “an exclusive joint venture music publishing business.” Concord, which acquired Fujipacific Music’s global stake in Pulse, will administer the catalog and all future signings from Pulse. While a rep for Concord said the $100 million figure cited by Music Business Worldwide for the deal was

The country trio Rascal Flatts announced Tuesday that the three members will be going separate ways after a farewell tour, set to begin in June and run through at least October of 2020. The group appeared on “CBS This Morning” and didn’t offer any definitive reason for the split, assuring the show’s hosts that everyone

January 7, 2020 6:15AM PT Interscope Geffen A&M has promoted Gary Kelly to chief revenue officer/global head of streaming & strategy, Chairman/CEO John Janick and Vice Chairman Steve Berman announced today. He will continue to be based at Interscope Geffen A&M’s headquarters in Santa Monica, CA. According to the announcement, in his new role Kelly will

With top-billed artists including Lizzo, Tool, Tame Impala, Lana Del Rey, Miley Cyrus, Vampire Weekend, BassNectar, The 1975, Oysterhead and more, Bonnaroo today announced a characteristically eclectic lineup for its 19th annual edition, taking place June 11-14 at the festival’s 700-acre space in Manchester, TN. The top-billed artists appear below; the full daily lineups are

Taylor Swift is adhering to the wisdom of her 2019 pop song, “You Need to Calm Down.” Instead of getting mad, she’s getting GLAAD in 2020. Swift will receive the Vanguard Award at the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards on April 16 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, while writer, director and producer Janet

January 6, 2020 3:13PM PT Timothee Chalamet is in talks to play Bob Dylan in the Fox Searchlight film “Going Electric,” directed by “Ford v. Ferrari” filmmaker James Mangold, Variety has learned. The movie will follow Dylan as he rises in fame on his way to become a folk music icon. The news comes after

January 6, 2020 2:46PM PT The first installment of last year’s Lifetime docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly” accomplished what decades of reporting, legal action and often-overlooked public outcry did not: New charges and incarceration for the singer, who has had dozens of allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against him over the past 25 years. While Kelly

Say goodbye to Christmas albums and songs flooding the charts. But it’s like Christmas in January for Travis Scott, whose “Jackboys” compilation of songs from himself and his labelmates debuted at No. 1 on the Rolling Stone chart with 167,200 album-equivalent units. Although most of the “Jackboys” project’s action came from its 81 million song

The Beggars Group, Domino Recording Co. and Saddle Creek, three of the most influential indie record labels in the music industry, have signed a deal with North Carolina-based Redeye for U.S. distribution of physical products. The pact goes in effect January 1, 2020. London-headquartered Beggars Group, founded by Martin Mills in 1977, is home to

Miley Cyrus has settled a $300 million copyright-infringement lawsuit from a Jamaican songwriter Michael May, who claimed the singer took elements from one of his compositions for her 2013 hit “We Can’t Stop,” Reuters reported late Friday. May, who performs under the name Flourgon, sued Cyrus in March 2018, claiming that “We Can’t Stop” closely