POLYDOR/UMe TO RELEASE SOUNDTRACK FOR UNIVERSAL PICTURES’ UPCOMING JAMES BROWN BIOPIC, GET ON UP Brown’s Top Hits, Plus Two Previously Unreleased Concert Recordings, Featured on Funk-Fueled Soundtrack to be Released July 29 Los Angeles – July 1, 2014 – “The Godfather of Soul.” “The Hardest Working Man in Show Business.” “Mr. Dynamite.” “Soul Brother […]
On July 31, 2003, roughly eight weeks after releasing his acclaimed Trouble No More, John Mellencamp performed the entire album for a sold-out audience at New York’s Town Hall. That performance is finally surfacing on July 8 as part of a newly inked agreement with Universal Music Enterprises to curate and release material from Mellencamp’s vault. […]
THE BEATLES GET BACK TO MONO THE BEATLES’ ORIGINAL MONO STUDIO ALBUMS REMASTERED AT ABBEY ROAD DIRECTLY FROM THE ANALOGUE MASTERS FOR VINYL RELEASE 180-Gram LPs Available September 8, Individually and in a Limited 14-LP Boxed Edition with Hardbound Book London – June 16, 2014 – The Beatles in mono: This is how most listeners […]
The people who brought you “Despicable Me” and “Jurassic Park” are adding a bit of funkiness to theaters around the country. Universal Pictures announced in conjunction with their upcoming James Brown biopic, the launch of the “Get On Up” tour. The event will mark an immersive storytelling experience set to the sounds of James Brown’s legendary funk. Beginning Friday, […]
BON JOVI CELEBRATE THREE DECADES IN A CAREER THAT GETS BIGGER & BIGGER EXTENSIVE ISLAND/UMe CATALOG CAMPAIGN LAUNCHING JULY 1 WITH ‘NEW JERSEY’ IN REMASTERED, DELUXE, AND SUPER DELUXE EDITIONS Los Angeles, California – May 20, 2014 – For three decades, the iconic, world renowned BON JOVI has steadfastly earned and maintained a […]
B.B. King – The Life of Riley Film Makes U.S. Debut In Theatres Nationwide, Starting May 21 Available On Blu-Ray™/DVD June 17 Career-Spanning Soundtrack Available Digitally May 19, 2014 B.B. King-The Life Of Riley is a powerful, insightful and heart-warming feature documentary about legendary Blues man, B.B. King. The film is narrated by OSCAR® winning […]
MSN Music is teaming up with Universal Music Group to give away a copy of the lavish anniversary update of Elton John’s classic 1973 album “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” autographed by Sir Elton himself. To win this one-of-a-kind package visit our Facebook page and share the post announcing this contest with your friends. After you share the post, let us know by contacting us at msnmusicfans@microsoft.com. […]
Elton John’s classic Goodbye Yellow Brick Road turned 40 last October and recently received a massive reissue with alternate versions, live cuts, and exclusive new covers like Miguel and Wale’s take on “Bennie And The Jets.” Today we’re giving away the Super Deluxe Edition of the release and a vinyl test pressing of the reissue signed by Sir Elton himself. The […]
Revisiting ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ for its 40th anniversary deluxe re-release was ‘very beautiful,’ Elton John says. In it, he hears a band ‘full of confidence, full of joy, full of positivity.’ By Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times Pop Music Critic April 9, 2014, 5:30 a.m. Last fall marked the 40th anniversary of “Goodbye Yellow Brick […]
John’s Best Album Sounds Better Than Ever March 24, 2014 (AP) By STEVEN WINE Associated Press Elton John, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)” (Universal Music Enterprises) It’s time to dig yet again into the Elton John archives. Ten years have passed since the release of the “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road […]
Say hello again to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, the album that put Elton John on a fast track to superstardom. The expanded reissue, available in multiple formats, arrives March 25, on John’s 67th birthday. The singer/pianist was 26 when the pivotal double album was released in 1973. With its sterling songwriting, radiant showmanship and sparkling examples […]
ROB ZOMBIE’S FIRST CONCERT FILM, ‘THE ZOMBIE HORROR PICTURE SHOW,’ TO BE RELEASED MAY 20 BY ZODIAC SWAN/T-BOY/UMe Feature-Length Concert Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Longform Digital Video Los Angeles, California – March 11, 2014 – Rob Zombie’s first concert film, The Zombie Horror Picture Show, will be released May 20 by Zodiac Swan/T-Boy/UMe. The feature-length […]
