04-01-2015 @ 17:20
Throughout history, no artist has so dominated the world of music as Bob Marley. A musical, political and even spiritual icon, a figure of almost mythical proportions, both poet and prophet, Bob Marley was the first Jamaican artist to give voice to the struggles of his people and the Rastafarian culture, and the first to gain worldwide fame.
Today, Bob Marley remains one of the 20th century’s most important and influential entertainment icons. Marley’s lifestyle and music continue to inspire n...
lees verder...06-02-2014 @ 16:53
The ultimate reissue out 24th March 2014
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John’s seminal 1973 breakthrough album, has been remastered and will be reissued on CD, vinyl, limited-edition yellow vinyl, and in a box set featuring recording of ‘Live At Hammersmith 1973’ on CD, a DVD of Bryan Forbes’ 1973 film ‘Elton John and Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye To Norma Jean and Other Things’, along with a 100-page illustrated hardback book packed with rare photos, memorabilia and a new essay containing inte...
lees verder...30-07-2013 @ 12:00
To say that Nirvana's third and ultimately final studio album In Utero was 1993's most polarizing record would be the understatement of a decade. The unadorned sonic rawness of Steve Albini's recording laid bare every primal nuance of the most confrontational yet vulnerable material Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl would ever record. And with its 1991 predecessor Nevermind having sold some 30 million copies, singlehandedly returning honest rock ’n’ roll to the top of the pop cha...
lees verder...12-03-2013 @ 16:13
Universal Music Group has acquired the exclusive DVD/Blu-ray rights to History of the Eagles, the iconic band’s acclaimed documentary, which is set for release on April 29. This exceptional three-disc set includes History of the Eagles Part One and History of the Eagles Part Two, as well as Eagles Live At The Capital Centre - March 1977, featuring never-before-released performances from the Eagles’ two-night stand at Washington, D.C.’s Capital Center during the legendary Hotel California tour...
lees verder...09-09-2012 @ 17:04
The Rolling Stones, ABKCO Music and Universal Music Group are pleased to announce the release of GRRR! by The Rolling Stones on the 12th of November 2012 for the World excluding North America and on the 13th of November 2012 in North America.
Available in various different formats – including a three-CD 50 track version featuring 50 tracks, and a four-CD super-deluxe version gathering a whopping 80 tracks – the collection tells the fascinating ongoing story of the Greatest Rock'n'Roll Band I...
lees verder...09-11-2010 @ 17:25
Na een 'dienstverband' van 40 jaar bij EMI Music heeft Queen een lange-termijn deal getekend bij de Universal Music Group. Dat heeft Brian May namens de band laten weten. De groep zal al haar 15 albums in 2011 opnieuw uitbrengen. Alle releases worden geremastered en herverpakt met waar mogelijk additionele content.
Queen's eerste vijf albums: 'Queen', 'Queen II', 'Sheer Heart Attack', 'A Night At The Opera' en 'A Day At The Races' verschijnen maart 2011, terwijl de rest van hun studio albums l...
27-08-2010 @ 13:23
Maandag 23 augustus jl. werd bekend dat singer-songwriter Annie Lennox een wereldwijd recording contract tekende bij Universal Music Group. Op 22 november a.s. verschijnt haar nieuwe album 'A Christmas Cornucopia'. Het album bevat naast een aantal van Lennox’ favoriete Christmas carols ook een compleet nieuw werk, getiteld 'Universal Child'. Annie Lennox geldt als een van de meest succesvolle popartiesten allertijden, die als lid van the Eurythmics en als solo-artiest meer dan 80 miljoen albu... lees verder...
12-03-2010 @ 08:33
Universal Music Group is pleased to announce the re-release of The Rolling Stones’ album Exile on Main Street with an additional 10 never-before-heard tracks. Regarded as one of the greatest albums in rock ‘n’ roll history and one of the most defining of the Stones’ catalogue, Exile will be available May 14, 2010.
Upon its release more than three decades ago, Exile on Main Street innovatively wove varying musical genres, instruments and even artists into a compelling rhythmic masterpiece. Th...
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08-10-2009 @ 10:38
Vrijdag 2 oktober is ‘Live At The Meadowlands’ van Frank Sinatra verschenen. Dit album, opgenomen op 14 maart 1986, bevat 21 niet eerder uitgebrachte tracks. In deze, inmiddels legendarische, show gebruikte Sinatra nummers uit elke fase van zijn indrukwekkende carrière. Van ‘One For My Baby’, ‘You Make Me Feel So Young’ & ‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin’ tot de latere klassiekers ‘L.A. Is My Lady’ & ‘New York Boys (Theme From New York, New York)’.
De langverwachte release van Live At The Meadowla...
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02-08-2009 @ 12:33
Apple is working with the four largest record labels to stimulate digital sales of albums by bundling a new interactive booklet, sleeve notes and other interactive features with music downloads, in a move it hopes will change buying trends on its online iTunes store.
The talks come as Apple is separately racing to offer a portable, full-featured, tablet-sized computer in time for the Christmas shopping season, in what the entertainment industry hopes will be a new revolution. The device could ...
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05-06-2009 @ 18:04
Het nieuwe album van Jay-Z getiteld "Blueprint 3" zal op 11 september in de US worden uitgebracht via Roc Nation, dat in de USA wordt gedistribueerd door Atlantic, onderdeel van de Warner Music Group.
Er gaan geruchten dat het label Roc Nation een distributiedeal zou sluiten met Epic, onderdeel van Sony Music, maar vooralsnog zijn dat geruchten. Vorige maand werd al bekend dat Jay-Z zijn label Def Jam had verlaten.
Def Jam is weer onderdeel van de Universal Music Group en van de 11 solo-albums ...
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21-02-2008 @ 10:06
CP Masters to manage catalogs and co-invest with ABP
Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading music company, today announced the sale of certain music catalogs, including Rondor UK, Zomba UK, 19 Music, 19 Songs and BBC Catalog, to the Dutch fund ABP, the world’s third largest pension fund, and CP Masters BV, one of Europe’s leading independent music publishers, who will actively manage the catalogs. These divestments follow the approval of UMG’s acquisition of BMG Music Publishing by t...
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