Rihanna has lost a beloved family member.
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with musician Herb Alpert and together, they transformed the record label from a two-person business out of a garage to one of the industry’s most successful independent labels.From the 1960s through the ’80s, A&M Records released countless smash hit albums such as Alpert’s “Whipped Cream & Other Delights” and Carole King’s “Tapestry.” They recorded the music of the Police, the Carpenters, Cat Stevens, Janet Jackson, Joe Crocker, the Go-Gos, Peter Frampton and Sheryl Crow. “Every once in a while a record would come through us and Herbie would look at me and say, ‘What did we do to deserve this, that this amazing thing is going to come out on our label?’” Moss told Artist House Music, an archive and resource center, in 2007.Both Moss and Alpert were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 for their contributions to the industry.
Moss, who was born in New York City, was most recently honored with a tribute concert at the Mark Taper Forum in downtown Los Angeles in January. “Herb was the artist and Jerry had the vision.
It just changed the face of the record industry,” singer Rita Coolidge said at the event. “Certainly A&M made such a difference and it’s where everybody wanted to be.”In the late ’80s, Moss and Alpert sold A&M to Polygram for an estimated $500 million.
One of the last musicians they signed before leaving the company in 1993 was a singer from Kennett, Missouri — Sheryl Crow. “We wanted people to be happy,” Moss told the New York Times in 2010.
“You can’t force people to do a certain kind of music. They make their best music when they are doing what they want to do, not what we want them to do.”In the 2000s, Moss found success in another, completely different industry — horse racing — with his horse
.Rihanna has lost a beloved family member.
EXCLUSIVE: Thriller Die Alone, starring Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix franchise), Douglas Smith (Big Little Lies), Frank Grillo (Captain America) and Kimberly-Sue Murray (V Wars), has switched international sales companies from Archstone — which launched the project in Cannes — to Myriad Pictures.
A driver who fled after leaving three people with life-changing injuries in a hit-and-run returned to his smashed-up car to grab suitcases - before flying off to Tenerife. Taylor Moss ploughed his BMW into an oncoming car while attempting to overtake a taxi, before hitting another vehicle.
Talking Heads has said that the re-release of their film Stop Making Sense acted as somewhat of a “healing experience” for the band.The musician reflected on the 1983, Jonathan Demme-directed concert film in a new interview on the Kyle Meredith With… podcast, and explained how re-releasing the film has helped the members grow closer.The band are reissuing the film to celebrate 40 years since it was first released, and the moment also will see members Harrison, David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, and Chris Frantz come together for their first public reunion in over two decades.According to Harrison, although the band underwent a tumultuous break-up, revisiting the film – which has been restored to 4K and distributed by A24 – has helped the members settle their differences, and played a significant role in bringing them back together.“We own the film together, [so we had] to work together to make a decision,” he told the host. “‘Is A24 the right distributor for us, the right partner for us?’ We had to have conversations about that, and this is something we did together.
AUGUST 08 has died. The singer and producer, who worked with the likes of DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber and Jhené Aiko, died on Aug. 26, his sister, LaSherry “Joy” Mckinney, revealed on Instagram. He was 31.
Celebs Go Dating star Lottie Moss has opened up about what it's like being the younger sister to worldwide sensation Kate Moss.The 25 year old sat down to speak with Tara Suwinyattichaiporn about life as the younger sister of a supermodel. Lottie explained that she has felt abandoned by her older sister, as she revealed that it is "hard" when you are constantly compared to her.
WWE star Bray Wyatt has unexpectedly passed away at the age of 36.
Terry Funk has died. Friends and fans took to social media on Wednesday to pay tribute to the famed wresting pro in the wake of his death. He was 79. A cause of death was not immediately available.
Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer and Ronny Chieng will be the special headlining performers of this year’s A Very Good+ Night of Comedy fundraising show at Carnegie Hall to benefit the Good+Foundation founded by Jessica Seinfeld.
Sophia Scorziello editor Kevin Hart, Jerry Seinfeld, Amy Schumer and Ronny Chieng are set to headline Good+Foundation’s A Very Good+ Night of Comedy 2023 benefit gala. The event will also feature special guest D-Nice as the evening’s DJ. “We are thrilled to return to Carnegie Hall with this outstanding line-up to benefit Good+Foundation’s work with under-resourced families,” said Seinfeld in a statement.
As she prepares to lift the lid on her love life on the upcoming series of Celebs Go Dating, model and reality star Lottie Moss has looked back on her first ever relationship. The 25 year old little sister of international supermodel Kate Moss previously dated Made In Chelsea's Alex Mytton, and this week tells OK! of the lessons their relationship taught her. Speaking of her "pretty savage" dating history, she reveals: "My first boyfriend was Alex Mytton back in 2017 – he was in Made In Chelsea.That was quite difficult because it was my first time being in the limelight and being in London, dating somebody a lot older." The duo dated for nine months in 2017 when Lottie was 18 years old and Alex was 24 years old.
She was once famous for her party girl reputation but, after a successful stint in rehab, Lottie Moss says she’s in a good place and even considering settling down. Kate Moss’ half-sister spoke about her treatment for cocaine addiction last year, admitting she had surrounded herself with "toxic people" who only wanted her there for a "fun time".
The Police, Sting, has paid tribute to A&M Records co-founder and executive, Jerry Moss.News of Moss’ death broke yesterday morning (August 17), when a statement was shared by his family, confirming that he had died of natural causes at his home in Bel Air. He was aged 88.Now, Sting has become the latest of the countless famous faces from across the music world to pay tribute to the late music executive, and described the A&M founder and Rock Hall Of Fame member as “irreplaceable”.The singer-songwriter made the comments in conversation with Billboard and recalled his longtime friendship with Moss, as well as the ways in which the executive impacted both his solo music and work with The Police.“I first met Jerry Moss in 1979.
Associated Press. “They truly don’t make them like him anymore and we will miss conversations with him about everything under the sun,” the statement read, “the twinkle in his eyes as he approached every moment ready for the next adventure”.He died at his home in Bel Air, California from natural causes, his widow Tina told AP.Formed in 1962 alongside Herb Alpert, A&M Records – named after their initials – counted singles including Captain and Tennille’s ‘Love Will Keep Us Together’, ‘Every Breath You Take’ by The Police and ‘Show Me the Way’ by Peter Frampton among its releases.Other acts they represented included the Carpenters, Janet Jacket, the Go-Gos and Soundgarden.Alpert told Billboard in a statement: “I never met a nicer, honest, sensitive, smart and talented man then my partner Jerry Moss.”Moss was born in New York City and was an English major at Brooklyn College.
, the record exec — who along with his business partner, Herb Alpert, turned A&M into one of America’s leading independent record labels — died Wednesday at his home in Bel Air.«They truly don't make them like him anymore and we will miss conversations with him about everything under the sun. The twinkle in his eyes as he approached every moment ready for the next adventure,» his family said in a statement to the Associated Press.In a statement to ET, Alpert said, «I never met a nicer, honest, sensitive, smart and talented man than my partner Jerry Moss.»Dionne Warwick, who wasn't an A&M artist, but had been close to Moss ever since he helped promote her music in the early 1960s also released a statement, calling him one of the «kindest gentlemen» and her «dear friend.»«Another of my dear friends has made his transition.
Jerry Moss, who co-founded A&M Records with Herb Alpert more than 60 years ago and helped build it into one of the most successful independent record labels in history, died today in Los Angeles. He was 88.
Chris Morris Music ReporterJerry Moss, who turned A&M Records into one of America’s leading independent record labels with his business partner Herb Alpert, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 88.“They truly don’t make them like him anymore and we will miss conversations with him about everything under the sun.
— has died. He was 95. Jones died Friday at his home in Sharon, Connecticut.
Lottie Moss has opened about her experience of rehab after she checked herself in for a stint last year.The former model and Onlyfans star admitted herself into a facility in the US after candidly sharing that she had a “really bad coke addiction.” Lottie, 25, has since confessed that it was the words of a friend that prompted her to seek help. Speaking to The Sun, Lottie said: “I didn’t know how depressed I was, because I’d pushed it so far down and covered it up with substances and alcohol.” The ex model, who is the younger half-sister of supermodel Kate Moss, went on to explain that her “best friend” sat her down in the midst of her addiction and said, “This is breaking my heart.
“The Fantasticks,” the longest-running musical in history — has died. He was 95.Jones died Friday at his home in Sharon, Connecticut, according to Dan Shaheen, a co-producer of “The Fantasticks,” who worked with Jones since the 1980s.