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Ibiza Outdoor Clubs Could Reopen by Mid-July

After what have surely been the strangest 14 months in recent memory for Ibiza, there is some forward motion — and a few steps backwards — for clubs on the famed island dance music mecca. In a June 1 interview with Spanish radio station La Cadena SER, Eivissa Leisure Association manager José Luis Benítez said […]

Who Is Bill Ackman, UMG’s New Anchor Investor?

Investor and hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has made and lost billions making bold risk. He famously lost a billion-dollar bet shorting shares of Herbalife, was called an a–hole by now-President Joe Biden following a joke gone awry at a high-end Las Vegas dinner in 2017 and commands a cult-like reverence from some retail investors who call their unflinching belief in his investment strategy “hopium” because of his basic-to-the basics approach to growth investment.  After months of signaling […]

How to Watch 2021 Love Rocks NYC

Love Rocks NYC is coming together for its fifth annual concert on Thursday (June 3) to support a multitude of causes. Jeff Garlin, Michael Imperioli and Bernie Williams will host the show this year, with special guest Tina Fey. The concert will benefit God’s Love We Deliver, which was founded during the AIDS epidemic in 1985 in efforts to […]

Yo Gotti’s CMG Label Teams with Interscope Geffen A&M on Artist Development

Interscope Geffen A&M (IGA) and rapper Yo Gotti’s Collective Music Group (CMG) have partnered to further develop and support CMG’s roster of artists including Moneybagg Yo, 42 Dugg and EST Gee, it was announced today. The collaboration has already produced successes for Moneybagg Yo, who recently earned his first-ever Billboard 200 No. 1 album with […]

The Recording Academy Made History Electing Tammy Hurt as Chair

At each year’s Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy distributes a program book to attendees. It’s mostly devoted to nominees and special merit honorees, but it also includes a full page of head shots of past chairs of the academy’s board of trustees. The list goes all the way back to James B. Conkling, who was acting […]

40 Music Stars Who Are Overdue for Kennedy Center Honors

The 43rd annual Kennedy Center Honors broadcast is set to air on Sunday, nearly six months later than usual — the delay due, of course, to the COVID-19 pandemic. Garth Brooks, Joan Baez, violinist Midori, Dick Van Dyke and Debbie Allen are this year’s honorees. Gloria Estefan, who received the honor in 2017, is hosting […]