From the Technicolor merch to the staging to the setlist, everything about Phoenix and Beck’s joint headlining Summer Odyssey Tour was breezy during a New York stop at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. The strictly fun vibe was best illustrated by the featherweight “Odyssey,” a new tune the two acts released this year to commemorate […]
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Mau y Ricky Launch Why Club Records With Warner Music Latina (EXCLUSIVE)
Latin singer-songwriters Mau y Ricky have launched a new independent label venture called Why Club Records in partnership with Warner Music Latina. The duo are listed on the roster and will continue to be managed by Armando Lozano, who has supported the Venezuela-born and Miami-based Latin Grammy-nominated artists since their first placement and as fresh […]
Jimmy Buffett’s Greatest Hits Album Enters Top 10 for First Time Following His Death
Zach Bryan has the No. 1 album in the United States for the second week in a row, while Jimmy Buffett’s 1985 album launched to No. 4 following the performer’s death on Sept. 1 after a long battle with skin cancer. Buffett’s “Songs You Know by Heart: Jimmy Buffett’s Greatest Hit(s),” narrowly surged onto the […]
Music Industry Moves: Concord Strikes $468 Million Deal for Round Hill Fund; Exceleration Acquires Redeye Distribution
Alchemy Copyrights, which is trading as the indie music giant Concord, has agreed terms on a deal to acquire the entirety of Round Hill Music Royalty Fund, the U.K.-listed fund operated by Round Hill Music for approximately USD $468.8 million, the two companies said in an announcement Friday (Sept. 8). The deal is part of more than $2 […]
Is Nickelback Cool Enough for TIFF? Festival CEO Questioned Whether to Accept Band’s Doc: ‘F— It, Hell Yes’
Justice for Nickelback? “Hate to Love,” a documentary about one of the most ragged on bands of all time, had its world premiere on Friday afternoon at the Toronto Film Festival and (maybe?) shed new light on the Canadian rockers. But given their reputation on some corners of the internet, Cameron Bailey, the CEO of […]