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Get Into The Spirit Of Rush’s ‘Permanent Waves’ Canadian Rock Legends Commemorate Classic Album’s 40th Anniversary With Imagination-Capturing Expanded Reissues On May 29th

March 26, 2020

LOS ANGELES, CA – March 26, 2020 – On May 29th, UMe/Mercury/Anthem label group continues its extensive Rush 40th anniversary album series with a new, imagination-capturing expanded edition of all the magic music that comprises the band’s remarkable 1980 release, Permanent Waves. Permanent Waves, Rush’s seventh studio album, was originally released in January 1980, and its […]

Glen Campbell’s Recording Of “Wichita Lineman,” Written By Jimmy Webb, Inducted Into National Recording Registry Of The Library Of Congress

March 25, 2020

LOS ANGELES – MARCH 25, 2020 – Glen Campbell’s recording of “Wichita Lineman,” with its yearning refrain of “I need you more than want you and I want you for all time,” has been inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress, ensuring that, like the lonesome lover’s sentiment in the timeless […]

Elton John To Host All-New Benefit Special “Fox Presents The iHeart Living Room Concert For America,” Airing Sunday, March 29

March 25, 2020

Elton John To Host All-New Benefit Special “Fox Presents The iHeart Living Room Concert For America,” Airing Sunday, March 29 With Performances By Music’s Biggest Artists, Including Alicia Keys, Backstreet Boys, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mariah Carey, Tim Mcgraw And More Commercial-Free Airing of One-Hour Special to Pay Tribute to Front Line Medical Professionals […]

Rae Sremmurd – Rap Wunderkinds Re-Release Auspicious 2015 Trap-Pop Debut On Double Vinyl Via Interscope/UMe On March 13

March 13, 2020

LOS ANGELES, CA —March 13, 2020 — Rae Sremmurd, the Mississippi-bred hip-hop heroes revered for the Billboard No. 1 hit “Black Beatles” as well as other Hot 100 hits like “No Type,” “Swang,” and “Powerglide,” will re-release their scrappy, promising 2015 debut album SremmLife on March 13 via Interscope/UMe. For the first time ever, the […]

Bee Gees Vinyl Reissue Series To Be Released By Capitol/UMe Worldwide On May 8

March 13, 2020

Five Best-Selling Albums From Legendary Group’s Catalog Are Celebrated Anew On Remastered Black And Colored Vinyl Los Angeles – March 13, 2020 – On May 8, Capitol/UMe is set to release five remastered LPs from the storied catalog of the Bee Gees, one of music’s most legendary and acclaimed groups. Each LP has been pressed […]

‘Travellin’ Man’: The Ricky Nelson No. 1 Rescued From The Trash

March 13, 2020

Ricky’s second and final US No. 1 single was literally retrieved from the garbage can, and had connections to Sam Cooke and Glen Campbell.   ‘Travellin’ Man,’ the song that became the second and final US No. 1 single for one of pop’s original heartthrobs, Ricky Nelson, was one that was literally rescued from the garbage […]

DJ ASHBA Signs With EDGEOUT Records/Universal Music Group/UMe

March 10, 2020

Producer/Songwriter & Guitarist Readies new project Photo – standing in the back row (LEFT TO RIGHT):  Manager Larry Rudolph, ReignDeer Entertainment/Maverick; Tony Guanci, EDGEOUT Records founder and label head; Bruce Resnikoff, President & CEO, UMe; Gavin Maloof, founding partner Vegas Golden Knights/Vice-Chairman, Maloof Companies. Seated: ASHBA, Multi-platinum recording artist/producer/songwriter. SANTA MONICA, CA – March 10, […]

Women To The Front Music Hub Launches In Recognition Of International Women’s Day On March 8

March 6, 2020

UMe Creates A Special Online Destination on uDiscoverMusic.com To Celebrate The Ongoing Impact And Influence Of Female Artists All Across The Music Industry   Santa Monica, CA –  March 6, 2020 – uDiscover Music, the global music discovery and editorial platform that focuses on the extensive music catalogs across Universal Music Group, today announced the creation […]

Johnny Cash’s Fruitful But Often Overlooked Chapter On Mercury Records Reexamined With Suite Of Newly Remastered Releases Including Comprehensive Six Album Vinyl And CD Box Sets, The Complete Mercury Recordings 1986-1991, And New Greatest Hits, Easy Rider

March 6, 2020

CASH’S MERCURY ALBUMS ALSO BEING REISSUED ON VINYL AVAILABLE APRIL 24 VIA MERCURY/UMe   Los Angeles – March 6, 2020 – In the mid-1980s as Johnny Cash found himself between labels, Mercury Records snatched up the country legend for what would end up being a prolific string of six albums in five years. The records, […]