RCA Records News

Legendary rock group Rush and Doug Shafer, CEO of Shafer Vineyards, were honored at the T.J. Martell Foundation's 11th-Annual World Tour of Wine last night at Capitale (130 Bowery) in New York City. Rush member Alex Lifeson accepted the honor on behalf of the band.

Some of the most popular young recording artists today - R5 (Hollywood Records), The Vamps (Island Records), Shawn Mendes (Island Records), Christina Grimmie (Island Records), Jacob Latimore (RCA Records) and Leslie Grace (Top Stop Music) - are scheduled to perform at Radio Disney's Family VIP Birthday

Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances, the six-time Grammy-award winning singer's first-ever live album, has made impressive Billboard chart debuts today, entering at #1 on the Billboard R&B chart, #2 on the R&B/Hip Hop chart and #17 on the Top 200, following its release Nov. 10 release on Sony Legacy Recordings. Available as a DVD and CD, the package features Houston's most memorable live performances from her storied career, reinforcing her as one of the greatest vocalists of all time. Both the audio and visual content have undergone state of the art restoration and remastering and the package has earned glowing media acclaim as well. USA TODAY called Houston 'The greatest pop-soul singer of her generation' and the LA TIMES said 'an exceptionally expressive song interpreter and a magnetic personality in concert.' NEWSDAY stated that 'Whitney Houston Live:Her Greatest Performancesis the legendaryperformerat her best, singing live' and BET praised, 'Whitney Houston was not only one of thegreatestsingers of all time, she was a legendary performer as well.'

'If I haven't made it clear...I love New York. #thatisall' read a recent tweet from Chris Young. The Big Apple showed its love in return for the RCA Records singer/songwriter, with fans packing a sold-out headlining show at the Best Buy Theater last Friday, his first stop in the city in nearly two years.

Relativity Music Group and Republic Records original motion picture soundtrack for Relativity's upcoming deeply romantic thriller Safe Haven, is available for pre-order today on iTunes (http://smarturl.it/SafeHavenSNDTKiT).

Clive Davis and The Recording Academy will present the annual Pre-GRAMMY Gala on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., the evening before the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

The incomparable 'Queen of Soul' and eighteen-time Grammy© Award winner Aretha Franklin makes her Kimmel Center debut on Monday, December 29 at 8 p.m. in Verizon Hall in support of her recent album release, Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics (RCA Records, Oct. 21). Franklin will perform a range of greatest hits as well as selections from the new album.

Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, releases Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances today, November 10.

Dick Clark productions announces the return of the “Coca-Cola Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2014 AMAs” preshow, which will stream LIVE online for fans worldwide on Yahoo (www.yahoo.com/live), this year's official digital distributor of the American Music Awards Experience, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd starting at 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT. The red carpet live-streaming preshow precedes the LIVE broadcast of the “2014 American Music Awards” from the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on the ABC Television Network.

Gavin DeGraw and Lady Antebellum are slated to perform on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2015" live from Music City's New Year's Eve Bash on Broadway in downtown Nashville.

Tony Bennett is a living legend and one of the most popular entertainers of all-time. To celebrate the extraordinary life and storied career of the 88-year-old music icon and 17-time Grammy-winning singer, LIFE and Sony Music Entertainment's Legacy Records released LIFE Unseen: Tony Bennett (Time Home Entertainment Inc.; Hardcover; 196 pages, $29.95) yesterday, Nov. 4. The one-of-a-kind book will feature rare and never-before-seen photos of Bennett from the archives of Sony Music Entertainment -- many of them intimate images of the legendary crooner taken during quiet and tender moments.

Grammy nominated singer Chris Young and Kidde Fire Safety are partnering to shine a 'Spotlight on Fire Safety.' The televised ad campaign features the Country Music chart-topper and highlights how Kidde's Worry-Free sealed-battery smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms help provide peace of mind and help keep consumers safe. Kidde, a leading manufacturer of residential fire safety products, is a part of UTC Building & Industrial Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).

Los Angeles' quartert Smallpools continues their fall North American headlining tour today.

Global superstars One Direction today announced additional dates for the highly anticipated ON THE ROAD AGAIN 2015 stadium tour, which will see the band perform in Australia, Japan and South East Asia in support of their new album FOUR (to be released Nov. 17).

RCA Records Nashville artist Chris Young is prepping his passport as he makes plans for his first shows in Germany while making his second visit to Australia and third trip to London and the UK to bring his 2015 A.M. WORLD TOUR to international audiences.

Grammy and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson reveals that she hopes to add an Emmy and Tony Award to her collection in order to achieve the highly selective status of being an EGOT winner

On Monday, November 24, Legacy Recordings will release a special vinyl LP version of Tell 'Em I'm Gone the highly anticipated new album from iconic singer-songwriter and 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Yusuf / Cat Stevens.

Los Angeles' quartert Smallpools will start their 29-date fall North American headlining tour next week today, October 14.

Aretha Franklin's newest LP, 'Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics,' was released on vinyl earlier this month and will be available digitally and in stores on October 21.

Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of 'Ghostbusters' with the release of the Ghostbusters Stay Puft Super Deluxe Edition Vinyl