Jamaican reggae giants Bunny Wailer and Beres Hammond have confirmed they are to play a series of shows across the United Kingdom in July 2015. Beres will perform at the O2 Academy in Leeds on Saturday, July 11, before being joined by Bunny Wailer for a short run of joint-headline shows at the O2…
Rihanna gets gangster in her new music video “Bitch Better Have My Money.” Early Thursday morning after the release of the video ~ “Bitch Better Have My Money” there were 1,600,000 hits. The video starts out with Rihanna and her two female companions kidnapping a woman to unleash some unusual punishment. It turns out…
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced that Rihanna has surpassed more than 100 million gold & platinum song certifications, elevating her to No. 1 on RIAA’s list of artists with the most digital single awards and making her the first artist to surpass RIAA’s 100 million cumulative singles award threshold, according to a…
The rights that a broadcaster or digital music company gets from ASCAP, BMI and SESAC (commonly called the “PROs” or performing rights organizations) deal with the public performance of music. The PROs license the “musical work” or “musical composition” – the lyrics and the notes that make up the song. They do not license particular…
by: Kathleen Parrish “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” –Confucius Some of the greatest and most successful songs were written after heart-wrenching moments in life. When you’re actually in one of those scenarios, though – be it coping with a breakup, death, illness, or other serious…
This week, several notices of the intent to audit the records of several webcasters and other digital music services were published in the Federal Register, indicating that SoundExchange was planning on having the royalty payment records of these services reviewed. Notices were sent to services including Live363, iHeartMedia and CBS. Those notices have prompted several calls…
A report from Manhattan Venture Research values Spotify at $5.74 billion, finding potential in the company even though a profit isn’t predicted to arrive until 2019. Analysts at the merchant bank believe strong subscriber and revenue growth since the investment warrant the $1.7-billion premium over its $4-billion valuation around the time of its last fundraising, …
New data from Norway reveals that music piracy has completely collapsed in the country. The country has hit upon a way to rely on streaming to encourage residents to enjoy music legally. A new music industry survey asked people under 30 in Norway whether they illegally download music online. The study, carried out by…
Reggae elder statesman Jimmy Cliff kicks off the 2015 edition of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival presented by Shell on Friday, April 24. Also likely closing out stages that first day with Cliff are the enduring, eclectic Wilco; Irish singer-songwriter Hozier, whose “Take Me To Church” is up for Song of the Year at…
Reggae Valentine’s Showcase will be coming to New Bingley Hall on February 14. The event will be an alternative way to spend Valentine’s with some of the most soulful legends from the genre. Promoter Omar Harrison says: “My partners and I have put together the cream of reggae lovers rock to deliver a sophisticated evening…
RENOWN American gospel reggae group, Christafari, is coming to Kenya this January. With more than 18 albums under its name, the group will kick-start its series of concerts dubbed Kenya Missions Trip, in Nairobi on January 21-25 at the Nairobi’s Calvary Chapel. Then they will head to the International Christian Center, Kibera, Nairobi Chapel and…
This is Bob Marley’s 70th birthday year and, to celebrate, the Marley Family Vaults and Private Collection are planning a number of new archive releases. Up first is Easy Skanking Boston ’78, capturing Marley’s show at the city’s Music Hall from June 8, 1978. Available February 17, the album marks the first time that the…
Earlier this week John Varvatos revealed he was turning from rock-‘n’-roll inspiration to reggae for his Spring/Summer 2015 ad campaign. The latest campaign features Stephen and Ziggy Marley, who appear in black-and-white family portrait style images that were shot in Austin, Texas by Danny Clinch, and replace last year’s spotlight on Ringo Starr. We’ve decided…
