On the extraordinary odyssey of Larry Mestel and Primary Wave, with thoughts on catalog wars, Chili Peppers and the Alamo renegotiation...
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Lloyd Price, the R&B star of the 1950s who would go on to be a label owner and concert promoter and eventually inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, died Thursday at an extended-care center in New Rochelle, N.Y. He was 88.
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DJ Khaled nabs a #1 debut, Thomas Rhett bows in the Top 10 and The Grateful Dead bring their long, strange trip to the Top 20. There's a lot more to peruse, so head over to the HITS Top 50, drop a tab and dig it.
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Seizing the industry spotlight in spring offensives are Michael Rapino, Steve Cooper, Jason Owen, J. Cole and a “Power”-flexing Billie Eilish, while Harvey Mason Jr. does some much-needed housecleaning.
Live Nation Entertainment President/CEO Michael Rapino expects not only a slew of summer and fall tours to play to full capacity, but that the pipeline of products offered to ticket buyers is about to explode.
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Amid the ongoing tumult and IPO frenzy at WME, rival agencies have been hovering to pick off key players. Now we hear that CAA, in a coup, has snagged Nashville-based Adam Voith, who’ll bring big acts Vampire Weekend and Mumford & Sons with him.
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Coldplay graces the cover of Spotify's NMF behind the release of new single "Higher Power." Also, new cuts from J. Cole, Trippie Redd f/Playboi Carti, Saweetie, OneRepublic, Conan Gray, P!nk, JP Saxe, Ashe, Bebe Rexha, Weezer...
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Pearl Jam fans, this is your nirvana: The venerable Seattle band has uploaded more than 180 live shows to Spotify and Apple Music, beginning with a May 2000 date in Lisbon and wrapping up with a July 2014 gig in Leeds. Through the years, Pearl Jam has released official concert bootlegs on CD or via download on its own website, but this new cache is the first to hit DSPs.
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Chaka Khan will receive the Rhapsody & Rhythm Award 6/17 at the National Museum of African American Music’s seventh annual Celebration of Legends Benefit Concert.
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