Founders Entertainment is proud to announce the lineup for the 2020 Governors Ball Music Festival, taking place Friday, June 5th through Sunday, June 7th on beautiful Randall's Island Park. New York City's very own homegrown fest will celebrate the major 10-year milestone with a stellar lineup featuring performances from Tame Impala, Missy Elliott (first major NYC headline show in over a decade), Flume, Vampire Weekend, Stevie Nicks, Solange, Miley Cyrus, Ellie Goulding, H.E.R., RÜFÜS DU SOL, Portugal. The Man, Foals, Summer Walker, Jon Bellion, Khruangbin, Carly Rae Jepsen, Maren Morris, Of Monsters and Men, Milky Chance, Bleachers, BANKS, and many more. The full festival lineup and poster featuring 65+ artists can be found below.
iHeartMedia and FOX Entertainment announced today the nominees for the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards, airing live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Sunday, March 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live / PT tape-delayed) on FOX. The event also will be broadcast on iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and iHeartRadio, the all-in-one digital music, podcast, on demand and live-streaming radio service.
Today, chart-topping, award-winning singer, songwriter, and actress JoJo released a brand-new rendition of the timeless holiday classic, “The Christmas Song.” Available to stream and purchase only on Amazon Music, the track finds JoJo putting a vintage, R&B twist on one of the most iconic Christmas songs. Part of a recent slate of brand-new, holiday-themed Amazon Originals, the track can be heard on the Christmas Present playlist, Amazon Music's home for new holiday classics.
Grammy-Award-winning artist Gary Clark Jr.releases a brand new version of “Pearl Cadillac” from his current Warner Records album, THIS LAND. The new mix single features additional vocals by fellow Warner artist and Grammy nominee Andra Day. Clark and Day became friends years ago after playing shows together. Both share a musical commonality which incorporates their disparate influences of soul, pop, blues, gospel and rock 'n' roll propelled by a strong positive energy which becomes something both new yet timeless. Once introduced into Clark's live set, “Pearl Cadillac” quickly became a fan-favorite sometimes stretching into seven or eight minutes long. The song made its TV debut on SNL in February. The new streamlined edit showcasing Day's commanding vocal performance with Clark now plays like a classic Prince-inspired power ballad.
The second annual Lollapalooza Stockholm has revealed its 2020 lineup which features Post Malone, Ellie Goulding, Zara Larsson performing on Friday, Pearl Jam, The Killers, and Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals taking the stage on Saturday, while Kendrick Lamar, Camila Cabello, and Kacey Musgraves will close out the festival on Sunday. The lineup features more than 55 artists including Galantis, Of Monsters and Men, Rival Sons, Rex Orange County and many more performing on four stages on June 26-28, 2020 at Gärdet, a beautiful park in the heart of Stockholm, Sweden.
Today, GRAMMY Award-Winning R&B singer H.E.R. and rising R&B group Next Town Down released two brand-new Amazon Originals for the holiday season. Available to stream and purchase only on Amazon Music, both tracks are brand-new R&B versions of Christmas classics, with H.E.R. reimagining “Christmas Time Is Here” and Next Town Down recording a new version of “O Holy Night.” Both tracks can be heard on the playlist Best of Amazon Holiday Originals.
Newly signed Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc. recording artist TEDY has released his new song “Stuck,” which was co-produced by Mike Wise (Ellie Goulding, The Chainsmokers, Bulow, Upshal) and Herag Sanbalian. With central themes surrounding sadness, depression and self-destruction, it underscores that despite whatever traumatic situation we have experienced, we need to accept the good and the dark side of ourselves in order to move forward. In Tedy's words, “Hopefully this time, I'll learn and it will be the last, but I've heard these words before.'
After the launch of her track 'Bad News Baby', Finnish, highlighter haired superstar ALMA teams up with Digital Farm Animals to bring us 'Bad News Baby (DFA remix)' – listen below!
Brazilian artist Alok has joined forces with Lithuanian producer Dynoro for their infectious new single 'On & On', out on Friday 22nd November via B1 Recordings / Sony Music.
Vevo, the world's largest all-premium music video platform, has announced its Top 10 lists of the decade's most-watched music videos in honor of the company's 10-year anniversary.
Sesame Street got its start at the height of the civil rights movement and the war on poverty, in answer to a simple but powerful question: could television help prepare less advantaged children for school? In 1969, the show's founders tapped researchers, entertainers, and other visionaries to create a “street” like no other, where colorful monsters, humans, and even grouches lived side by side. Today, Sesame Workshop – the nonprofit organization behind the iconic show, which has grown to reach kids and families in more than 150 countries and 70 languages – is proud to announce the start of Sesame Street's landmark 50th season.
US producers The Lifted have been drafted for a remix of Hooked Like Helen's 'Tear This Place Apart' set for release on 27 September via Stipp Manor Music. The Lifted boast over 5 million Spotify plays to date and garnered serious traction with their track 'Mr. Sandman (feat. Ashliann)' which was released via Lowly Palace, and has racked up over 5.5 million plays on Youtube, featuring on popular channels TrapNation, Trap City, and 8D Tunes. They have graced the stage of the renowned Electric Daisy Carnival as part of Trap Nation's line up, alongside the likes of Diplo, Dj Khaled, Major Lazer, Marshmello and Martin Garrix, as well as Burning Man Festival in 2018.
Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), announced today that Britpop icon and award-winning songwriter, Noel Gallagher, will receive the BMI President's Award at this year's BMI London Awards in recognition of his influence on songwriting within the music industry. The event will be taking place this year at London's Savoy Hotel on October 21, 2019 and will be hosted by BMI President & CEO Mike O'Neill.
Today the UK's Sam Fender releases his debut album, Hypersonic Missiles via Interscope. The LP was written, recorded and produced at Fender's own self-built warehouse studio in North Shields, England alongside long-standing friend and producer, Bramwell Bronte. Fender will embark on his first ever tour of North America with dates that kick off September 25 in Seattle, WA and conclude October 20 in Washington, DC. Along the way Sam and his band will make stops in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City. The full tour is listed below.
h Club (Formerly The Hospital Club) are proud to announce the winners of this year's h100 Awards. The awards, now in their eleventh year, recognise and celebrate the UK's creative talent across ten different categories: Advertising, Marketing & PR; Architecture & Design, Arts & Crafts; Fashion; Film; Games; Music; Publishing & Writing; Television Broadcast and Theatre & Performance.
Following the release earlier this year of their critically acclaimed album Where The Action Is, The Waterboys release the Out Of All This Blue EP via Cooking Vinyl.