RCA Records News

MTV today announced that Sammy Adams and Timeflies will join previously announced multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning Motown Records artist Ne-Yo as performers for the "Spring Fix" benefit concert at Six Flags Great Adventure on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Additionally, the cast of 'Jersey Shore' including Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Jenni "JWOWW" Farley, Vinny Guadagnino, Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro and Deena Nicole Cortese will reunite to thank the student volunteers with a day of roller coasters, games and giving back, helping to raise funds for United Way.

Nine musical acts were awarded multi-Platinum certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in February, according to the RIAA's newest monthly Gold & Platinum Program certification announcement.

According to Showbiz411.com, Clive Davis announced during a reading for his book at the 92nd Street Y last night that his top pick Bartlett Sher has signed on to direct the 2014 Broadway revival of MY FAIR LADY. Sher's recent credits include South Pacific, Golden Boy, and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.

Legacy Recordings is proud to announce a brand-new series of playlists created by legendary music executive Clive Davis, appearing exclusively on 'The Legacy Of' app on digital music subscription service Spotify. The creation of the playlists coincides with the publication of Davis' long-awaited autobiography, The Soundtrack Of My Life(Simon & Schuster).

MTV today announced it will debut the highly anticipated docu-series KE$HA: MY CRAZY BEAUTIFUL LIFE, on Tuesday, April 23 at 11pm. The series will also be airing on MTV's international channels beginning spring 2013. Below, get a sneak peek of the new series!

Sony Music Entertainment has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with BandMerch, the world's leading name in music merchandising, to expand and develop SME's merchandising programs in the North American retail market.

Now according to USA Today, Davis is eying LES MISERABLES star Anne Hathaway and Colin Firth to play Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins respectively. Firth has also starred in a big screen musical in the past, taking on Harry in 2008's MAMMA MIA. Neither actor, however, has yet starred in a Broadway production.

Yoshi's San Francisco has announced newly-added shows fro March, April and June 2013, featuring Jeff Bradshaw, The Family Stone, DJ Afrika Bambaata, The Tubes feat. Fee Waybill, Dawn Richard, Freddie Jackson, Boca Do Rio, Marcus Johnson, Portland Cello Project Play Beck, Brubeck & Bach, Pharoah Sanders, Renaud Garcia-Fons, Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks and Catherine Russell. More details below.

MTV's 24-hour college network, mtvU, today revealed the categories and nominees for the 2013 WOODIE AWARDS. The annual musical moment of truth honors the artists who are infiltrating the music landscape, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, MGK, Jack White, fun., Avicii, Kendrick Lamar, Skrillex, Best Coast, Grimes, A$AP Rocky, Frank Ocean, Zedd, twenty|one|pilots and more are vying for chunks of wood this year.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Eliza Doolittle might be heading back to Broadway in the near future, as music industry legend Clive Davis has just announced plans to produce My Fair Lady in 2014. He told LAT: 'I always wanted to produce a Broadway show, and I've never done it. I'm hopeful we will prepare and finalize everything this year to bring 'My Fair Lady' next year to Broadway with a stellar cast.'

The biggest UK breakout group of 2012, Little Mix are ready to take America by storm with today's digital release of their debut single 'Wings.'

Epic Records has inked an exclusive joint venture with renowned music industry executive Sylvia Rhone to form Vested in Culture (VIC), it was announced today by Doug Morris, CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, L.A. Reid, Chairman & CEO of Epic Records, and Rhone.

MTV today announced the forthcoming premiere of a brand new, all-access docu-series, "Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life," following music superstar Ke$ha (Ke$ha.Artists.MTV) as she navigates the drama, madness and euphoria of her professional and personal life while recording a new album and traveling the globe.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today released its year-end tally of 2012 Gold & Platinum (G&P) Program awards.

MTV's 'Nikki & Sara LIVE' is set to bring the late night laughs and star power as global superstar, Ke$ha drops by as the first guest on the series premiere tonight, January 29 at 11:00 p.m. ET LIVE/PT tape-delayed.

Alicia Keys, a fourteen-time Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and producer, has announced her North American "Set The World On Fire Tour" to include a performance at Joe Louis Arena on Wednesday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. with special guest Miguel. The tour is in support of Keys' latest album, Girl On Fire.

MTV's 'Nikki & Sara LIVE' is set to bring the late night laughs and star power as global superstar, Ke$ha drops by as the first guest on the series premiere on Tuesday, January 29 at 11:00 p.m. ET LIVE/PT tape-delayed.

Legacy Recordings will release Let's Face The Music And Dance, a collection of new studio performances by Willie Nelson and Family, on Tuesday, April 16. The album is the first in a series of releases and events celebrating the artist's 80th birthday year.

MTV debuted a sneak peek at Justin Timberlake's lyric video for his new single SUIT AND TIE, featuring Jay-Z. Check it out below!

International Pop Star Olly Murs will release his highly anticipated US debut album RIGHT PLACE RIGHT TIME on Columbia Records on April 16, 2013. The album will feature the top 40 summer hit 'Heart Skips A Beat' ft. Chiddy Bang and the BRIT Award nominated #1 pop anthem 'Troublemaker' ft. Flo Rida, which debuted top 30 at US pop radio this week. The music video for 'Troublemaker' has already garnered over 18 million views. Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aQDOUbErNg.