Los Angeles, CA – March 3, 2023 – Today, Mercury/UMe releases a digital-only 40th-anniversary Deluxe Edition of Donna Summer’s all-time classic solo album, She Works Hard For The Money. Originally released June 13, 1983, when musical tastes were changing by the minute, She Works Hard For The Money sealed Summer as a creative multi-genre force […]
February 21, 2023 (New York, NY) – Commemorating a milestone year for one of music’s most revered trailblazers, today Verve Records and UMe announce a yearlong celebration of Nina Simone on what would have been her 90th birthday. The “Happy Birthday, Miss Simone” campaign invites the world to celebrate Simone’s renowned career and lasting impact across music, fashion, and more. Highlights of the campaign include […]
To celebrate Yoko Ono’s 90th birthday on Feb 18, 2023, Sean Ono Lennon has made a virtual ‘Wish Tree’ where people all over the world can post their wishes online and (in association with One Tree Planted), plant real trees in Yoko’s honor. The website launches on Yoko’s birthday, Feb 18, at www.wishtreeforyokoono.com Since its inception in […]
Los Angeles – February 17, 2023 – A thrilling live performance of Frank Zappa’s “City Of Tiny Lites,” recorded July 3, 1980 at Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany, showcases the maestro leading his short-lived 1980 lineup through a rollicking version of the Sheik Yerbouti standout and live set fixture with a extended guitar workout that allows the band to stretch their musical muscles. The track, the next […]
February 16th, 2023 – Island Records and UMe today announce the release of “Two Hearts Beat As One” / “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” a limited-edition, 4-track EP, celebrating the 40th anniversary of U2’s third studio album War (1983), exclusively for Record Store Day, April 22nd, 2023. The EP features two original studio tracks, both released as singles in 1983, and two […]
50th Anniversary Limited Edition Vinyl Album To Be Released Record Store Day April 22, 2023 UMe proudly announces the release of Paul McCartney and Wings’ Red Rose Speedway as a limited edition half-speed mastered vinyl LP. The 50th Anniversary pressing will be available from April 22 for Record Store Day 2023, days before the actual anniversary of the album’s original April 30, 1973 release date. The first Paul McCartney […]
Los Angeles, CA – February 24, 2023 – A&M/UMe celebrates the 30th-anniversary of Sting’s fourth solo album, Ten Summoner’s Tales, with a digital-only Expanded Edition released today. Originally released on March 1, 1993, the album title is a somewhat tongue-in-cheek mashup of the artist’s given surname, Sumner, and a character in Geoffrey Chaucer’s 15th-century literary classic The Canterbury Tales, the summoner. […]
New York, NY – Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bad Cinderella and Polydor Records/UMe announced today the release of the new single “I Know I Have A Heart (Because You Broke It)” from the highly anticipated new musical. The song is performed by Linedy Genao, who plays the titular role on Broadway. The single is now available […]
Los Angeles – February 10, 2023 – Following best-in-class audiophile grade pressings oflegendary jazz records from John Coltrane, Duke Ellington & Coleman Hawkins, Bill Evans, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Pharoah Sanders, and others in 2022, Verve/UMe’s acclaimed Acoustic Sounds series is kicking off their anticipated 2023 slate with three more classics: Oscar Peterson’s stately […]
(Los Angeles – February 3, 2023) The Marley Family, Tuff Gong, and UMe commemorate Bob Marley’s 78th birthday by honoring his life and musical heritage by announcing twelve limited-edition Bob Marley vinyl L.P.s, each numbered and pressed exclusively at the legendary Tuff Gong International headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica, featuring nine original studio albums and two […]
Honky Château is available on four different formats: 2CD 2LP Limited Edition Gold Vinyl LP UMe today announces the 50th-anniversary reissue of Elton John’s Honky Château. Available to pre-order now on 2CD, 2LP and limited-edition gold vinyl LP, the album is released on March 24th. Pre-order here. “Rocket Man (Live at The Festival Hall, London […]
FEBRUARY 1, 2023 (LOS ANGELES) – This year, The Supremes, to this day the #1 female recording group, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award during this year’s 65th Annual GRAMMY® Awards. Mary Wilson was one of the original/founding members of the Supremes and was its only original member from their start in 1961 until its […]
