MEGADETH KICKS OFF THE DYSTOPIA WORLD TOUR IN NORTH AMERICA ON FEBRUARY 20, 2016 Special Guests Include Suicidal Tendencies, Children of Bodom and Havok TICKETS GO ON SALE STARTING DECEMBER 11 MEGADETH’S NEW ALBUM ‘DYSTOPIA’ WILL BE RELEASED JANUARY 22, 2016   LOS ANGELES, CA –  – MEGADETH has announced today the details for the North American leg […]

The worldwide Frank Sinatra centennial celebration continues with a New York City activation and integration with the global transportation mobile app, Uber. New York – December 8, 2015 – On Frank Sinatra’s Saturday, December 12th birthday, a fleet of vintage vehicles will be available for request through the Uber app in Manhattan, transporting passengers in a classic style synonymous […]

FRANK ZAPPA’S ‘SHEIK YERBOUTI’ DOUBLE ALBUM REMASTERED FOR 2-LP, 180-GRAM VINYL REISSUE BY ZAPPA RECORDS/UMe ON DECEMBER 11   Los Angeles – November 24, 2015 – Frank Zappa’s 1979 double album, Sheik Yerbouti, is newly remastered from the original analog masters for worldwide vinyl reissue on December 11 by Zappa Records/UMe. The 2-LP, 180-gram vinyl is presented […]

In late November 1949, Hank hit the chart with ‘My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It,’ a song from well before World War II.   Most of the songs that we know and love in the distinguished country catalogue of Hank Williams were written by the man himself. But on 26 November 1949, he hit […]

THE BEACH BOY’S 1965 ALBUM, ‘BEACH BOYS’ PARTY!’ REMIXED, REMASTERED AND EXPANDED WITHOUT OVERDUBBED FESTIVITIES FOR ‘BEACH BOYS’ PARTY! UNCOVERED AND UNPLUGGED’   50th Anniversary 2CD and Digital Album Features 81 Songs and Dialog Tracks Culled From The Beach Boys’ ‘Party!’ Studio Sessions   Los Angeles – October 22, 2015 – In November 1965, The Beach Boys released Beach Boys’ […]

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Directed by Oscar® and Emmy® winner Alex Gibney and co-produced by Mick Jagger,Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown digs into the career of one of music and culture’s towering figures. On November 6, the Peabody Award-winning documentary film will be released worldwide by UMe on DVD and Blu-ray with exclusive bonus features, including feature-length roundtable commentary, extended interviews with […]

MEGADETH UNLEASH NEW STUDIO ALBUM ‘DYSTOPIA’ Available JANUARY 22, 2016 Brand new track “Fatal Illusion” available now   Thrash metal genre pioneers MEGADETH will kick off the new year with the release of their 15th studio album Dystopia on Universal Music Enterprises /Tradecraft / T-Boy Records on January 22, 2016. With musical architect and band visionary Dave Mustaine at […]

After almost simultaneous US top ten hits with ‘Just A Little Too Much’ and ‘Sweeter Than You,’ the teen idol charted with the ‘Songs By Ricky’ album. The summer of 1959 had been another great one for Ricky Nelson, and as the evenings grew cooler, he was back in the album charts. After posting almost simultaneous […]

KISS (Rock And Roll Hall of Fame), now celebrating its 40th anniversary, has earned more Gold Album Record Awards than any American band in the history of The Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA’s) Gold & Platinum Awards certifications.  In the last 41 years, KISS has earned 30 Gold albums (26 KISS albums + 4 Solo Albums that were all […]

UMe CELEBRATES B.B. KING’s 90th BIRTHDAY WITH RELEASE OF THREE CLASSIC ALBUMS ON VINYL, REMASTERED CLASSICS FOR DIGITAL INCLUDING OUT OF PRINT CROWN CATALOG   Legendary ‘King of the Blues’ will be remembered with vinyl/digital reissues of Live At The Regal, Live In Cook County Jail and first-ever LP version of two — Deuces Wild, featuring famous collaborators, as well as early […]

50th Anniversary Editions of ‘Sinatra: A Man And His Music,’ ‘September Of My Years,’ and ‘Sinatra ’65’ to be Released on 180g Vinyl by FSE/UMe   Los Angeles – September 15, 2015 – Continuing Frank Sinatra’s centennial year celebration ahead of the icon’s December 12 birthday, three classic 1965 Sinatra albums will be reissued worldwide on 180-gram vinyl […]

All-New Editions of The Beatles 1 Pair Beautifully Restored Promotional Films and Videos with Brand New Stereo and Surround Audio Mixes Beatles 1+ Deluxe Edition Celebrates the Sight & Sound of The Beatles in 50 Films & Videos   London – September 15, 2015 – After The Beatles stopped touring, and because traveling around the globe to promote new releases […]