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Inside Concord’s $217 Million Daddy Yankee Catalog Acquisition

Indie music giant Concord said on Friday it has acquired parts of the music publishing and recorded music catalog of reggaetón superstar Daddy Yankee. The deal encompasses certain rights to Daddy Yankee songs including “Con Calma,” his rights as a featured artist on “Despacito” and “Gasolina,” whose “unforgettable hook” and “revolutionary” beat landed it in […]

Niall Horan ‘Absolutely Devastated’ Over Death of ‘Amazing Friend’ Liam Payne: ‘It Just Doesn’t Feel Real’

Niall Horan joined his former One Direction brothers in paying tribute to their late bandmate and friend Liam Payne in a heartfelt personal tribute posted on Friday morning (Oct.18). After a group statement from the former 1D members and individual notes from Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson, Horan’s emotional letter touched on the […]

Sam Fender Announces His Return 2024/2025 U.K. and European Tour Dates 

He’s back: Sam Fender has announced a string of arena shows in the U.K. and Ireland for later this year. The Geordie musician has been working on his third album and shared details of his first full U.K. tour since 2022. Fender’s dates will kick off in Ireland at the 3Arena in Dublin on December 2, […]

Dua Lipa Joined By Elton John At Special Orchestral Concert In London

Dua Lipa performed a one-off show at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Thursday night (Oct 17). The concert was taped for an upcoming TV special and included a 53-piece orchestra, bringing new shades to her most recent album, Radical Optimism, which landed at No.2 on the Billboard 200 upon release in May. Elton John — […]

European Indie Trade Groups Call on Regulators to Investigate UMG’s Acquisition of [PIAS]

LONDON – Independent labels trade body IMPALA is calling on regulators to investigate Universal Music Group’s acquisition of [PIAS] over concerns that the deal restricts competition in the global record business and “narrows options for artists and labels.”  [PIAS] co-founders Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot announced earlier this week that they were selling their remaining […]

Susanna Hoffs on How an ‘Identity Crisis’ Shaped ‘The Lost Record’

A post-Bangles (the first time) Susanna Hoffs already had one solo album, When You’re a Boy, behind her and was starting to conceive her second when she got a call from David Baerwald, Dan Schwartz and some of the other musicians involved in Sheryl Crow’s Tuesday Night Music Club — and began a long path […]

Wizkid Pairs Up With Brent Faiyaz on ‘Piece of My Heart’ Single: Stream It Now

Wizkid has partnered with Brent Faiyaz on his new single “Piece of My Heart,” which was released on Friday (Oct. 18). It’s the lead single from Wizkid’s upcoming sixth studio album Morayo, which will be released on Nov. 22 via Starboy/Sony Music International/RCA Records. Related How Brent Faiyaz Turned Independence Into Big Business 06/06/2024 The two […]

Morgan Wallen Releases New Song, ‘Love Somebody’: Stream It Now

Morgan Wallen has teased fans with the promise of new music over the past few months, sharing photos of himself in the studio. Now, as his third studio album One Thing at a Time reaches RIAA certified 7x multi-platinum status, Wallen is offering up an early glimpse of his upcoming new album, with the release […]