Sony Music Launches ‘Behind the Instrument’ Program for Young Industry Hopefuls

Chris Young and Kane Brown just released the official music video for their catchy track “Famous Friends”.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Carrie Underwood, her husband Mike Fisher and their two sons, Isaiah and Jacob live in an incredible home in Tennessee, which Carrie and Mike first bought for $3million (£2. 1million) in 2011, per Variety.

Dua Lipa, Madonna and Ed Sheeran, made available across Tencent’s platforms as well as connected devices such as in-car audio systems.In a statement, the two companies said the deal will “[leverage] Warner Music’s global resources and experience in supporting artists’ careers, as well as [Tencent’s] massive influence in mainland China’s music and entertainment market”.Warner and Tencent have worked together previously, signing a licensing deal for recorded music in 2014.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDaddy Yankee was named Songwriter of the Year for the third time and Sony Music Publishing won top publisher honors at the ASCAP 2021 Latin Music Awards on Monday night. Daddy Yankee’s haul for the evening added to his record-setting total of 42 ASCAP Latin Music Awards.

Chris Willman Music WriterJT Gray, the owner and co-founder of the Station Inn, a mecca for bluegrass and roots music enthusiasts in Nashville since the mid-’70s, died Saturday at age 75. The club attributed the death to pre-existing conditions.Gray had been featured on last Sunday night’s Grammys, as producers picked the Station Inn as one of four venues around the country to spotlight during the telecast.

National Basketball Assn. legend Michael Jordan was not an easy sell on the docuseries The Last Dance. Producer Mike Tollin told a Producers Guild panel of Non-Scripted Television producers that the NBA had kept 500 hours of footage from Jordan’s final season,1997-1998, pending Jordan’s approval to release it.

Big Thief guitarist Buck Meek has given an update on the status of the band’s new album, revealing that it’s “pretty much done”.Speaking to Guitar.com in a new interview, Meek revealed that the band have been quietly working on their fifth album over the past year.“Lockdown was a well-needed respite, I needed a break,” he said.

Megan Thee Stallion when you’re rooting for her to beat you at the Grammys.That’s how rising country star Ingrid Andress feels about her “Savage” competition for the prestigious Best New Artist award on Sunday night.“I may or may not have voted for her,” Andress, 29, told The Post, with a laugh. “She’s just, like, undeniably herself, and I respect that a lot. She just does her thing and [doesn’t] care what anybody says.

It’s an old and new approach at this year’s 56th Academy of Country Music Awards. Keith Urban, a 15-time ACM Award winner, will team with New Female Artist of the Year nominee Mickey Guyton as hosts of the April 18 show.

Chris Willman Music WriterKeith Urban is reprising his duties from last year as host of the Academy of Country Music Awards, but he’ll share the role on the 2021 telecast, as Mickey Guyton has been drafted to join him in fronting the show, set to air April 18 from Nashville on CBS.Guyton is enjoying a high profile on CBS this season. The network also has her slotted for a performance slot on this Sunday’s Grammy Awards.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicJoining Variety for its first-ever all-music edition of the “Strictly Business” podcast is Sony Music Group chairman Rob Stringer, who oversees the standalone labels Columbia, RCA, Epic and Arista Records as well as Sony Music Publishing and The Orchard and leads a staff of more than 5,000 employees around the world.Stringer has spent his entire professional career in the Sony system, starting out as a marketing trainee in his native U.K., then moving up

Sony Music Publishing has signed producer J White Did It to a worldwide deal. Yeah, you read that right, a worldwide deal! How exciting.“I’m very excited to work with the Sony Music Publishing team”, says White, confirming the excitement.

Elon Musk is sharing a rare picture of his family. The Tesla CEO took to Twitter Monday to share a photo of his girlfriend, Grimes, and their son, X Æ A-XII, while on a trip to Texas.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSony Music Publishing has partnered with Silence the Shame to launch “The Soundtrack of Mental Health,” a global multi-year program which will offer songwriters, employees, and the greater music community educational trainings and support around mental health.

On the occasion of Daniel Craig’s birthday, we are looking back at the time when Mission Impossible actor Tom Cruise got candid about who’d win in a fight, him or Daniel. In a July 2018 interview via On Demand Entertainment, Tom Cruise got candid about filming MI and revealed who he thought would win in a fight, Daniel Craig or him!  While the James Bond film series has appeased fans and critics alike with every passing entry.

Chris Willman Music WriterTo the surprise of few, the CMA Festival planned for downtown Nashville in June has been canceled for a second consecutive year — likely the first of many likely summer festival cancellations to come in the U.S.The news first came via a lengthy note sent by Country Music Festival CEO Sarah Trahern to CMA members.While other festivals are still looking at vaccine rates and mulling their prospects for being able to pull off a large-scale, multi-day gathering before the