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BMG has acquired the entire recordings catalogue of Mötley Crüe in a deal which, the company says, is its biggest single catalogue acquisition since the current iteration of BMG was founded in 2008.If you are interested in the specifics, “the agreement includes the iconic band’s entire recorded output spanning their 40-year career totalling nine studio albums from their 1981 debut ‘Too Fast For Love’ through the latest release in 2008 ‘Saints Of Los Angeles’, as well as several platinum-selling

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJoie Manda has announced the launch of Encore Recordings, an independent, full service music company based in Beverly Hills, Calif. Manda is an industry veteran specializing in hip-hop with more than 20 years of experience at Interscope and Def Jam Records and Warner Music Group.Ned Monahan, whose departure from Spotify after two years as head of global hits was confirmed Tuesday, will become GM of Encore effective January 1, 2022.

Taylor Swift, have reportedly set out new guidelines with regards to their artists re-recording old material.Swift is currently in the process of re-recording her first six albums in an attempt to regain control of her master recordings after masters of her early records were sold off several times without her permission.The re-recordings began with ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ earlier this year, with the second album, ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’, coming out last Friday (November 12).A new report

The latest version of the Build Back Better Act, one of the centerpieces of President Joe Biden’s economic and social agenda, includes a tax credit for local outlets for employing journalists.

Michele Amabile Angermiller Kendra Jae, who was recently named an iHeartRadio “On the Verge” artist, has signed with Universal Music Group’s 10:22PM label in partnership with Def Jam Recordings, home to Justin Bieber and Kanye West. The R&B and hip-hop artist’s “Seesaw” featuring Saweetie has been amassing streams (to the tune of two million across multiple platforms so far) and airplay at the Urban and Rhythmic radio formats.

Bon Iver have shared live versions of ‘Beth/Rest’ and ‘Babys’, pulled from a fan-revered session they performed at London’s AIR Studios-owned Lyndhurst Hall.The session in question took place in 2011, the same year they minted their semi-eponymous sophomore album ‘Bon Iver, Bon Iver’.

Britney Spears' conservatorship.

Following the success of Framing Britney Spears, Hulu and The New York Times have released a follow-up documentary, Controlling Britney Spears, with even more damning details about Britney Spears‘ conservatorship. Among other allegations, the doc claimed that the pop star’s security secretly recorded conversations in her home without her knowledge, including her bedroom.

Chris Willman Music WriterTaylor Swift fans woke up Friday morning to find that one of her re-recorded songs had just come out… and it isn’t a teaser track for “Red (Taylor’s Version),” which is coming out in November. Instead, it was a new “Taylor’s Version” of the song “Wildest Dream” from the “1989” album, unexpectedly bumping that track ahead in the pecking order of remakes.

The David Bowie estate has signed a new deal with Warner Music to bring the musician’s full recordings catalogue to the major label in 2023.

The jury in the ongoing R Kelly trial in New York yesterday heard two recordings which, prosecution lawyers say, back up their allegations that the star abused numerous women and girls.Jurors listened to the recordings through headphones, meaning press and members of the public in attendance, and R Kelly himself, did not get to hear what they contained.However, when prosecutors sought permission to play the recordings from the judge earlier this week, they gave some insight into what jurors

Taylor Swift has given her congratulations to Anita Baker, after the soul legend regained control of her masters and gave fans the OK to stream her music again.Baker let her fans know that she was fighting for control of her masters back in March. In a tweet, she wrote “Miraculously… i have out-lived *ALL, of my Artists Contracts They no longer ‘Own,’ My Name & Likeness.“And, by Law…30 yr old, Mstrs are 2B Returned, 2 Me Unfortunately, They’re gonna make me Fight 4 it.

Anita Baker has triumphed over a legal battle with her former record label over ownership of her master recordings.

Aerosmith have signed a new deal with Universal Music Group (UMG) that will license the entirety of their recorded output as well as personal archives.The veteran rockers were formerly under Sony’s Columbia Records, and later UMG’s Geffen Records, for much of their early career in the ’70s and up to the ’90s.

Work and Pensions Secretary has told MPs there are “substantial backlogs” of health benefit assessments which are going to take “some time to recover” during an accountability hearing with the Work and Pensions Committee. Thérèse Coffey MP was initially asked by Steve McCabe MP on Wednesday during the session what proportion of people are having face-to-face assessments compared to those receiving paper-based or phone consultations.

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Jonathan Cohen More than 20 years after embarking on an ambitious authorized bootleg program that has seen the release of nearly 500 complete concerts, Pearl Jam today released 186 shows from its 2000, 2003, 2008 and 2013 tours to DSPs — including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and Tidal — encompassing a mind-boggling 5,404 songs.

Dub Pistols, David Lynch, Mary Epworth and JW Francis.On Sunday, October 3, Sunday Best will take over London’s Electric Ballroom Camden to celebrate its two-decade milestone with a host of DJ sets and live performances.

Line of Duty star Martin Compston has reveaked he hides his broad Scottish accent by getting someone to record his lines for him to listen to in English while he prepares for a scene. While appearing on the Jonathon Ross Show alongside co-star Vicky McClure, Ellie Simmonds, Ashley Banjo and Paul Weller, the Scottish actor revealed that maintaining the English accent for his character DS Steve Arnott was a tough ask.

Elusive indie icon Jai Paul has reemerged to celebrate the tenth anniversary of his debut single “BTSTU”. On the website btstu.com, Paul has built a re-creation of his old MySpace page, complete with an audio player loaded with seven tracks, including “BTSTU”.

David Bowie’s non-album singles, alternate versions and BBC In Concert sessions will be packaged for a new compilation, ‘The Width of a Circle’.The compilation will mostly comprise recordings from a session with John Peel in 1970, in which Bowie performed alongside The Tony Visconti Trio, otherwise known as ‘The Hype’.Also among the collection is the five-song score Bowie composed for the BBC drama The Looking Glass Murders (aka Pierrot in Turquoise), and four songs recorded for the Andy Ferris

DMX's family is addressing rumors that have swirled about funeral costs for the rapper and whether or not his master recordings are being purchased. "There have been a few rumors following our loved one, Earl Simmons', passing that we'd like to clear up," the family of the rapper, whose birth name was Earl Simmons, begins in a statement obtained by Fox News.

DMX's family is clearing up some rumors and speculations.

DMX have cleared up some of the rumours that have emerged following the rapper’s death over the weekend, regarding fundraising for funeral costs and the sale of his masters.One of the more popular rumours that appeared online after news broke of DMX’s death was that Beyoncé and Jay-Z had purchased the rapper’s master recordings for $10million, planning to return them to his children.The rumour drew immediate scepticism as it claimed DMX – real name Earl Simmons – had 17 children, when he in fact

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn the wake of DMX’s death on Friday after suffering a heart attack, his family has issued a statement regarding rumors that have circulated regarding the masters to his recordings and, apparently, people selling merchandise or claiming to be raising funds for the funeral of the rapper, whose born name was Earl Simmons.“There have been a few rumors following our loved one, Earl Simmons’, passing that we’d like to clear up.

Muse frontman Matt Bellamy has shared details of ‘Cryosleep’ – a new collection of solo recordings being released for Record Store Day 2021. Due on the ‘drop 2’ date of July 16 on this year’s double RSD event, the 10-track ‘Cryosleep’ is a limited edition picture disc gathering recent solo releases including ‘Pray’ from the Game Of Thrones soundtrack, a cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water‘, ‘Behold, The Glove‘ and the single ‘Tomorrow’s World‘ – alongside ‘Fever’ by

Janet Jackson’s ‘Rhythm Nation 1814’, Nas’ 1994 record ‘Illmatic’, ‘Celebration’ by Kool & The Gang, ‘Lady Marmalade’ by Labelle, and Jackson Browne’s 1974 album ‘Late For The Sky’. See the full list here.The 25 recordings were selected from a pool of around 900 public nominations, and have been included on the basis of their “cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage”.The new inclusions span the years 1878 to 2008.

Taylor Swift is opening up about her re-recording process ahead of the release of her first single from the upcoming re-recorded albums!

Warner Music is the latest record company to be sued over the termination right under US copyright law. Country artist Dwight Yoakam says that the major has refused to recognise the termination notices he has submitted to reclaim the US rights in his old recordings.

Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall have sold their rights in the group’s five albums to Hip… no, it’s Round Hill Music.“Massive Attack are authentic trailblazers who are revered by their peers and music fans alike”, says Robin Godfrey-Cass, Managing Director of Round Hill’s London office.

AC/DC singer Bon Scott – will be released in a special remastered edition later this month.The box set, titled ‘Seasons of Change – The Complete Recordings, 1970-1974’, was put together by Adelaide music promoter and historian Victor Marshall in collaboration with the band’s surviving members and their manager Hamish Henry.Due to be released on January 22 via Cherry Red Records, the box-set includes the band’s two original albums – ‘Livestock’ and ‘Flaming Galah’ – along with their singles,

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLike most music legends of his era, David Bowie’s recorded works have been wheeled out multiple times in increasingly elaborate and expensive ways, each update giving a little something extra.

The Minneapolis Police Department on Thursday released body camera footage of the shooting death of Dolal Idd, the first police killing since George Floyd died during an encounter with officers in May.  Idd's father, Bayle Gelle, of Eden Prairie, identified his 23-year-old son as the man shot Wednesday evening at a gas station during a traffic stop for a felony warrant, the Star Tribune reported.  Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said witnesses reported the Idd fired first.

acquired the rights to her early songs. Dumpster fire and desire seem to be the theme of Reynolds’ unconventionally cute commercial — masterminded by the actor’s production company Maximum Effort, and shared today via his official Twitter account — which follows the budding love between the lord of the underworld and this lousy year plagued by a perilous pandemic, shutdown businesses and a toilet paper deficit. A match made in hell is still a @match.

Taylor Swift has revealed a little more about her efforts to re-record each of her first six albums, saying that so far she’s enjoyed most revisiting some of her earliest songs.The project, of course, is – first and foremost – an act of spite, as a result of Swift’s anger that her former label Big Machine – and the master recording rights in those albums – were sold to Scooter Braun last year.

As Taylor Swift reacts to the news that Scooter Braun is selling the master recordings for her first six albums to a private equity firm for a reported price of US$300 million, Sharon Osbourne has got her back.