YUSUF / CAT STEVENS REISSUES FIRST TWO ALBUMS 1967 DEBUT MATTHEW & SON AND NEW MASTERS REMASTERED AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS USING ‘DEMIX’ TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE ON VINYL MARCH 27 VIA UMe PRE-ORDER HERE   LOS ANGELES – FEBRUARY 6, 2020 – UMe will reissue Yusuf / Cat Stevens’ first two albums Matthew & Son and New Masters on March 27, available on vinyl for the first time since 1982. Exquisitely ‘De-mixed’ with […]

MARLEY75 To Feature Special Releases, Live Performances, Plus Rare And Unreleased Material from the Marley Family Vaults and Private Collection  40 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ‘REDEMPTION SONG,’ CELEBRATED WITH NEW MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERED ON YOUTUBE  (February 5, 2020 – Los Angeles, CA) The Marley family, UMe and Island Records have begun to roll out their yearlong MARLEY75 […]

ROBBIE ROBERTSON DEBUTS MUSIC VIDEO FOR “ONCE WERE BROTHERS” DIRECTED BY KEVIN KERSLAKE (NIRVANA, SMASHING PUMPKINS, SONIC YOUTH) LEGENDARY SONGWRITER’S FIRST VIDEO IN MORE THAN TWO DECADES INSPIRED TITLE OF FORTHCOMING DOCUMENTARY, “ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND,” AND IS FEATURED ON HIS ACCLAIMED ALBUM, SINEMATIC VIDEO PREMIERING TODAY VIA ROLLING STONE WATCH […]

RORY GALLAGHER ‘CHECK SHIRT WIZARD – LIVE IN ‘77’ TO BE RELEASED MARCH 6 Produced by Daniel Gallagher, All Tracks on 3LP / 2CD / Digital Set Previously Unreleased Concert Recordings During a 1977 UK Tour and Mastered at Abbey Road   Los Angeles – February 5, 2020 – Following on from 2019’s highly successful […]

– The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Linda Ronstadt, Jeff Lynne and More Pay Tribute to the Father of Rock-‘n’-Roll – Photo credit: Universal Music Archives   CHUCK BERRY: BROWN EYED HANDSOME MAN is a collection of performances by the greatest rock icons in history performing favorite […]

MARKS 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF ON THROUGH THE NIGHT ALBUM EMBARKING ON SOLD OUT STADIUM TOUR WITH MÖTLEY CRÜE WITH SUPPORT FROM POISON AND JOAN JETT THROUGH THE U.S. THIS SUMMER   (New York, NY – January 29, 2020) – Legendary British rock ‘n’ roll icons and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame® inductees Def Leppard […]

INCLUDES 2019 GRAMMY® WINNING TRACK “WHEN BAD DOES GOOD” Chris Cornell, the 17-track self-titled 2LP, was recognized by the Recording Academy and the wider industry with a GRAMMY® Award for Best Recording Packaging at the 2020 ceremonies.  This award is the second GRAMMY® Award tied to this release, the first being in 2019 for Best Rock Performance for the […]

ELLA FITZGERALD’S CAPTIVATING, INTIMATE DUETS WITH PIANISTS COMPILED FOR THE FIRST TIME AS THE COMPLETE PIANO DUETS ALBUM COLLECTS SONGS FROM HER CLASSIC SONG BOOK RELEASES OF COLE PORTER AND DUKE ELLINGTON AS WELL AS FROM ELLA SINGS GERSHWIN, SONGS IN A MELLOW MOOD, ELLA FITZGERALD SINGS SONGS FROM LET NO MAN WRITE MY EPITAPH […]

In January 1958, the ‘Ricky’ set gave the teenage phenomenon his first US No. 1 LP.   The teenage phenomenon that was Ricky Nelson proved that he was not just a singles sensation on 11 November 1957. After three big hit 45s in the US, he made his first-ever appearance on the American album chart with Ricky. Listen […]

THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND’S 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED WITH MASSIVE CAREER-SPANNING RETROSPECTIVE, TROUBLE NO MORE: 5OTH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION NEW COLLECTION, AVAILABLE AS 10LP DELUXE VINYL BOX, 5CD SET AND DIGITALLY, ASSEMBLES HALF CENTURY OF CLASSICS, LIVE PERFORMANCES, RARITIES AND SEVEN PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS INCLUDING THE BAND’S VERY FIRST RECORDING – THEIR ORIGINAL 1969 DEMO OF “TROUBLE […]

PRIMARY WAVE MUSIC PUBLISHING AND ISLAND RECORDS ANNOUNCE THE ONE LOVE HOTEL PRESENTED BY MASTERCARD IN WEST HOLLYWOOD FOR GRAMMY WEEK-LONG RESIDENCY, STARTING JAN. 21st. SKIP MARLEY AND FAMILY TO LAUNCH THE 5-NIGHT EVENT FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY ISLAND RECORDS ARTISTS BISHOP BRIGGS, JAC ROSS, AND GRAMMY NOMINATED JESSIE REYEZ  WITH DJ SETS FROM NOTD AND SHALLOU, PLUS SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY JULIAN […]

Los Angeles, CA – Capitol Records/UMe is pleased to announce the debut of Bob Seger’s official artist channel on YouTube with the premiere of the brand new lyric video for “Night Moves.” The video is the first of a series of lyric videos Capitol is producing to highlight Seger’s classic hits.  One of Seger’s most […]