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Gregg Nadel Named President of A&R at Warner Records Group

Gregg Nadel, the veteran executive who most recently held the post of co-chair/co-president of Warner Nashville, has been named president of A&R at Warner Records Group, the company announced today (Nov. 12). In the newly-created role, Nadel will work across the Warner Records U.S., Warner Records U.K. and Warner Records Nashville divisions, and report to […]

Dan + Shay Sign With New Management Team: ‘The Best Is Yet to Come’

Grammy-winning country duo Dan + Shay have signed with The Core Entertainment’s co-founders/CEOs Simon Tikhman and Kevin “Chief” Zaruk for artist management. “We’ve always admired The Core’s ‘music-first’ mentality, and from our first conversations with Simon, Chief, and the entire team, we knew that it was the perfect home for us,” said Dan Smyers and […]

Ryan Coogler and ‘Wicked’ Stars Land Grammy Nods as Recording Academy Identifies Nominees in Compilation Soundtrack Category

When the Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Friday (Nov. 7), details were scant in the category of best compilation soundtrack for visual media. The five nominated soundtracks were identified, but the only individual named was Timothée Chalamet for singing Bob Dylan’s songs on the soundtrack to A Complete […]

AJ McLean Invites Taylor Swift To Perform Viral Mash-Up of ‘Elizabeth Taylor’ and ‘Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)’ at BSB Vegas Residency

AJ McLean is obsessed. The target of his obsession for the past few weeks is creator Lydia Getachew’s viral remix of Taylor Swift‘s “Elizabeth Taylor” and the Backstreet Boys‘ iconic 1997 hit “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back),” which, not for nothing, were both produced by pop savant producer Max Martin. Back on Oct. 10, Getachew posted her […]