Greg Kurstin News

Lani Renaldo has released her new single 'Trainwreck'.

Grammy-winning artist Maren Morris debuts two new tracks today, “Just for Now”—recorded during the HERO sessions and cowritten with her husband Ryan Hurd and longtime collaborator Busbee who tragically passed away last year, and “Takes Two”

Emmy Nominated and Golden Globe® Award-winning actress Tracee Ellis Ross releases the official music video to a?oeLove Myselfa?? today.

The Academy of Country Music® announced today the nominations for the 55TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, Country Music's Party of the Year®, honoring the biggest names and emerging talent in the Country Music industry. Reigning ACM® Entertainer of the Year and 15-time ACM Award®-winner Keith Urban will host the show for the first time. The 55th ACM Awards® will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Sunday, April 5 (live 8:00-11:00 PM ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network, and will be available to stream live and on-demand across digital platforms on the CBS All Access subscription service.

This Friday, November 29th, is the 12th annual Record Store Day's Black Friday celebration.  

It's time to enter Hyperspace: Today marks the Capitol Records release of the new album from seven time GRAMMY-winner Beck.

Paul McCartney has released two never-before-heard tracks—'Home Tonight' and 'In A Hurry”—out digitally today, and to be followed by a very limited Record Store Day exclusive double A-side 7-inch picture disc single on November 29th.

It was a night that celebrated the best in Country Music through riveting performances, heartfelt speeches and poignant tributes at “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards.”

Electric life will be in all our brains November 22, when Capitol Records releases Hyperspace: new colors, next phase and the brand new 14th album from seven-time GRAMMY-winning cultural chameleon BECK.

Tonight MTV presents a very special edition of MTV Unplugged,featuring universal rock 'n' roll megastar Liam Gallagher, live from Hull City Hall. This very special broadcast will be beamed across MTV's global network of channels and platforms in nearly 180 territories. The special one-off, one-hour set will air tonight at 9pm ET in the U.S. on MTV Live. 

Today Liam Gallagher releases his long-awaited second solo album Why Me? Why Not. via Warner Records. Gallagher's sophomore release was written by Gallagher along with producers Andrew Wyatt and Greg Kurstin, and recorded in both Los Angeles and London. Wyatt and Kurstin previously contributed with writing and producing Gallagher's internationally-acclaimed debut solo album As You Were. As the four songs released thus far indicate – “Shockwave” , “The River” , “Once” and “One Of Us” – Why Me? Why Not. is destined to become an instant modern rock 'n' roll classic; 14 tracks with that unique brand of charisma, attitude, style showcasing contrasting sides to the ex-Oasis frontman's iconic voice. 

The Country Music Association has announced the final nominees for a?oeThe 53rd Annual CMA Awards,a?? as Maren Morris tops the list of finalists with six nominations. Brothers Osborne receives four nominations, the second most nominations this year, while 11 garner three nominations eacha?"Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Scott Hendricks, Dann Huff, Greg Kurstin, Kacey Musgraves, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton and Carrie Underwood. For the night's highest honor, reigning Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban is nominated again in the category alongside Garth Brooks, Eric Church, Chris Stapleton and Underwood. 

Today, The Bird and The Bee proclaimed their love for another legendary act announcing the release of Interpreting the Masters Volume 2: A Tribute to Van Halen, a collection of covers of some of the most massive and wild songs from David Lee Roth-era Van Halen.  The beloved indie-pop duo of vocalist Inara George and multi-instrumentalist Greg Kurstin also released a delightful new-wavey fever dream rework of 'Ain't Talking 'Bout Love,' from Van Halen's 1987 self-titled debut. This is the second track available off the album, having recently released 'Panama', a song where Kurstin's lush piano work replaces the revved-up guitar riffs of the original. The album is out August 2nd on No Expectations / Release Me Records.  

Is summer heating up or what? I would say so with the Jonas Brothers' newest release!

The Bird and the Bee, the beloved indie-pop duo of Inara George and Greg Kurstin, have announced details of a very special show to be held August 2 at The John Anson Ford Theater in Los Angeles, featuring Dave Grohl on the drums and Justin Meldal-Johnson on the bass. Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased HERE. 

In 2010, The Bird and The Bee released their fan-favorite album Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates. Today, the beloved indie-pop duo of Inara George and Greg Kurstin have released another fantastic cover, this time of Van Halen's 'Panama.' The track is the first new music released since 2015's critically ­acclaimed Recreational Love and is available to stream now through Apple Music and Spotify, and to purchase through iTunes.

Music's Biggest Night - the GRAMMYs - is here! Live from STAPLES Center, and hosted by Alicia Keys, the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast on CBS at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT. 

Today, the Recording Academy's Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion announced an unprecedented new initiative that aims to expand opportunities for female music producers and engineers. The Producer & Engineer Inclusion Initiative is the inaugural action of a larger strategy to address gender inequity in the music industry. According to a 2018 USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative study, only 2 percent of music producers and 3 percent of engineers/mixers across popular music are women. This initiative is the first step in a broader effort to improve those numbers and increase diversity and inclusion for all in the music industry.

Billy Idol and Steve Stevens, one of rock's most iconic and enduring duos, will hit the road this March for their first ever tour performing as a duo. The North American tour, titled “Turned On, Tuned In and Unplugged,” begins on March 3 at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, and include stops at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, Los Angeles' Theater at The Ace Hotel, New York's Town Hall and more. Tickets go on-sale to the general public via Ticketmaster and other ticket services on Friday, January 18. See below for complete tour dates.

Beck's Colors (Capitol) is up for three statues at the 61st GRAMMY Awards.