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Marchers Demand Return of Dutch Music Festivals

Dutch music fans have been banned for months from going to large-scale festivals due to coronavirus restrictions. On Saturday (Aug. 21), the festivals came to them. Hundreds of performers and festival organizers held marches through six Dutch cities on Saturday to protest what they argue are unfair restrictions that have forced the cancellation of summer […]

Clive Davis on ‘Welcome Back NYC’ Concert, the ‘Power’ of Central Park & Being ‘Vigilant’ About COVID

The iconic record executive Clive Davis has been a ubiquitous force in the music industry for decades, whether discovering the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston, Billy Joel and Alicia Keys, his legendary pre-Grammy galas, or launching Arista Records, to his current perch as chief creative officer of Sony Music Entertainment. So it stands to […]

Jimmy Buffett Recalls Montserrat’s Fabled Air Studios, From Sailing to Work to Hiring a Drummer in the Jungle

Legendary producer George Martin’s secluded, idyllic Air Studios on the lush Caribbean island of Montserrat birthed such classic albums as Dire Straits’ Brothers in Arms, The Police’s Ghost in the Machine and Synchronicity, Eric Clapton’s Behind the Sun, Paul McCartney’s Tug of War and Jimmy Buffett’s Volcano. Then, a hurricane and volcano eruption literally wiped […]

H.E.R. Settles Copyright Lawsuit Over 2016 Song ‘Focus’

A lawsuit filed against H.E.R., as well as DJ Camper, Justin Love and Sony Music Entertainment, over the 2016 song “Focus” has reached a settlement, Billboard has learned. The complaint, which was filed in the U.S. District Court in Southern New York in June 2020, alleged that the song “Focus” intentionally infringed upon Andre Sims’ original […]