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THE QUEEN OF HIP-HOP CONTINUES HER REIGN, GLOBAL ICON NICKI MINAJ’S MEGA-ANTICIPATED PINK FRIDAY 2 ARRIVES AT #1 ON BILLBOARD 200

GLOBAL ICON NICKI MINAJ’S MEGA-ANTICIPATED PINK FRIDAY 2 ARRIVES AT #1 ON BILLBOARD 200, BIGGEST FEMALE RAP ALBUM OF THE 2020’S DECADE! MINAJ ACHIEVES THE “MOST #1 ALBUMS ON BILLBOARD 200 BY ANY FEMALE RAPPER EVER” PINK FRIDAY 2 WORLD TOUR LAUNCHES NEXT YEAR Tickets available on NickiMinajOfficial.com  New York, NY (December 18, 2023) – The Queen of Hip-Hop continues her reign!! Nicki Minaj’s fifth full-length album and one …

OF MONSTERS AND MEN UNVEIL AWARD-WINNING & ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY TÍU ON YOUTUBE TODAY

New York, NY (DECEMBER 13, 2023)- Today, multi-platinum Icelanders Of Monsters and Men proudly present their award-winning and acclaimed short documentary TÍU on YouTube. Following the premiere at 12pm EST, the band will go live for a YouTube after party, engaging fans worldwide for what promises to be a very special chat. Watch TÍU—HERE. When the band’s 2020 world tour was canceled …

TDE TO HOST 10TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT & COMMUNITY GIVEBACK DAY AT NICKERSON GARDENS HOUSING PROJECTS — Dec 19th and 20th

December 11, 2023 — Los Angeles, CA — Legendary West Coast label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) will bring back its highly anticipated Christmas concert on December 19th and Community Giveback Day on December 20th for  the tenth year to Nickerson Gardens Housing Project in Watts, California. #TDEXMAS is the brainchild of TDE CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, whose …

THEATER CAMP ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK WITH ORIGINAL SONGS PERFORMED BY BEN PLATT, MOLLY GORDON, NOAH GALVIN, & MORE AVAILABLE NOW ON VINYL

December 8, 2023 Santa Monica, CA – Today, Immersive/ Interscope Records releases a vinyl version of the soundtrack to Searchlight Pictures’ Theater Camp, the original comedy starring Noah Galvin (Booksmart), Molly Gordon (Shiva Baby, Booksmart), GRAMMY®, Tony Award and Emmy winner Ben Platt (Parade, Dear Evan Hansen, Pitch Perfect), Jimmy Tatro (“American Vandal”), Patti Harrison (Together Together), and Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”).   Theater Camp is a touching and witty modern spin on the summer-camp chronicle with songs …

GRAMMY NOMINATED ARTIST MARSHA AMBROSIUS RELEASES NEW MUSIC “THE GREATEST”

Credit: Augustus Clarke (Photographer), Mikey Robbins (Artwork Designer) THE SINGLE PRESENTED BY DR. DRE: “THE GREATEST” IS TO BE FEATURED IN ESPN HEISMAN TROPHY PROMOS FEATURING (WE HOPE) AWESOME OREGON DUCK QUARTERBACK BO NICKS LISTEN HERE December 1, 2023 – Santa Monica, CA – Today, British soul legend Marsha Ambrosius launches her soaring composition “The Greatest.”  Listen HERE via Aftermath/Interscope Records. The expansive …

RIGGS MORALES APPOINTED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, A&R, DEF JAM RECORDINGS

November 28, 2023 –  Riggs Morales, the renowned executive, producer and industry-leading powerhouse in A&R and artist development, has been appointed Executive Vice President, A&R, it was announced today by Tunji Balogun, Chairman & CEO, Def Jam Recordings, a division of Universal Music Group (UMG).  Morales, who is based in New York, will report directly to Balogun. Morales’ award-winning tenures at …

New Album Release from Vince Guaraldi Trio ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas (Deluxe Edition)’ on Craft / Concord

DELUXE EDITION OF VINCE GUARALDI TRIO’S CLASSIC HOLIDAY SOUNDTRACK A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS ARRIVES IN SPATIAL AUDIO Available in Dolby Atmos®, Hi-Res, and standard digital, the beloved holiday album features a recently upgraded stereo mix, plus 13 outtakes and highlights taken from Guaraldi’s 1965 sessions With timeless selections “Christmas Time Is Here” and “Linus And Lucy,” A …

Evelyn McDonnell’s ‘The World According To Joan Didion’ Out Now

Remembering Joan Didion at the Algonquin Hotel on December 7th A celebration of the writer featuring Evelyn McDonnell, author of The World According to Joan Didion, with Cara Buckley, Peter Noel, Alex Segura, and Tammy Faye Starlite RSVP HERE “Evelyn McDonnell has written a wonderfully fitting tribute to Joan Didion: one that avoids simple platitudes, approaching …

GRAMMY NOMINATED SUPERSTAR COI LERAY HOSTS THANKSGIVING GIVEBACK

HOSTED BY HER NONPROFIT CAMP COURAGE AT HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN IN BOSTON, MA NEW YORK, NY (November 22, 2023) – Following an incredible year, multi-platinum GRAMMY nominated recording artist Coi Leray is pouring into her community this Holiday season. She returned to her hometown Boston, MA to host a giveback event through her nonprofit Camp Courage with the students and …

PDX Taj Church Will Congregate with Cyclop Toad, So Lately, Cloud Stokely and Lucia Luna on 11/26 at Beer Brats & Beats

Legendary Portland musician and composer Taj Church has a great show coming up on 11/26 at 7PM at Beer Brats & Beats (8826 SE Stark, Portland …the venue that is never too loud and never too quiet…) on a bill which includes Cyclop Toad, So Lately, Cloud Stokely and Lucia Luna. Taj has released new …

Starover Blue Will Celebrate Life and the “Magdala” Song Release at Holocene PDX with goodgrief and Tim Yee on 11/26

Starover Blue is a six-piece experimental dream pop group based here in Portland, enjoyed by fans of groups like Cocteau Twins, Big Thief, Beach House, The Joy Formidable, and Wye Oak. Drop whatever you’re doing and make plans to see them at Holocene (1001 SE Morrison), Nov. 26 with goodgrief and Tim Yee. Kendall Sallay, …

Punk legends T.S.O.L. release soundtrack to documentary film IGNORE HEROES

The film, directed by frontman Jack Grisham, details the 1983 destruction of the revered and highly influential American punk band from those that survived it. The soundtrack features music by Greg Kuehn and T.S.O.L. The original motion picture soundtrack of the T.S.O.L. documentary IGNORE HEROES is now available digitally and on vinyl via DC-Jam Records and record stores worldwide. …

New LP From Desert Blues Progenitor Abdallah Oumbadougou Out March 1 Via Petaluma Records

Credit: Joyce Rebillard November 15, 2023: Today, Petaluma Records has announced the upcoming release of Amghar: The Godfather of Tuareg Music – VOL. 1, a compilation of both classic and previously unreleased tracks from Abdallah Oumbadougou, the Saharan-born Tuareg guitarist and originating architect of the “Desert Blues” genre. Also shared today is the previously unreleased …

PUSSY RIOT STORMS INDIANA’S SUPREME COURT TO FIGHT FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

Indianapolis, November 14 2023 – Today, Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova led the old-school protest art action GOD SAVE ABORTION at Indiana’s Supreme Court.  GOD SAVE ABORTION is part of a bigger reproductive rights campaign of art actions that Pussy Riot are launching this upcoming year. This first piece is in collaboration with students from Indiana University. The lyrics state: GOD SAVE …

Portland’s only Kansas-style barbecue spot just got a second location! Perfect timing for wintertime visitors to The Grotto who are looking for a nearby place to warm up and fill up

Lawless Barbecue Opens Second Location at My-O-My Bar PORTLAND, Ore. — November 8, 2023 — Lawless Barbecue has launched a new second location to provide its authentic Kansas City barbecue to patrons of the My-O-My bar on Northeast Sandy Boulevard.  Lawless has developed a devoted following during its past two years at the Little Beast Brewing Beer Garden, and …

TAYLOR SWIFT’S 1989 (TAYLOR’S VERSION) SHATTERS RECORDS WITH OVER 3.5 MILLION UNITS WORLDWIDE AND OVER 1.6 MILLION UNITS IN THE U.S., BREAKING HER OWN ALL-TIME FIRST WEEK SALES RECORD

1989 (TAYLOR’S VERSION) CAPTURES #1 ON THE BILLBOARD 200 FIRST ARTIST TO EARN SIX #1 ALBUM DEBUTS WITH OVER 1 MILLION UNITS SOLD RELEASE WEEK ACHIEVES BIGGEST FIRST-WEEK SALES FOR A RE-RECORDED ALBUM IN HISTORY FIRST ALBUM TO DEBUT WITH 1 MILLION UNITS SOLD TWICE IN 2014 & IN 2023 November 5, 2023 – Continuing an unprecedented and historic …

Olivia Rodrigo’s New Song “Can’t Catch Me Now” To Appear On The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Music From & Inspired By)

“CAN’T CATCH ME NOW” AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 3 VIA GEFFEN RECORDS OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK FEATURES SONGS PERFORMED BY THE HUNGER GAMES STAR RACHEL ZEGLER DAVE COBB-PRODUCED ALBUM ALSO INCLUDES NEW MUSIC FROM FLATLAND CAVALRY, BILLY STRINGS, MOLLY TUTTLE & MORE November 1, 2023 (Santa Monica, California) – A brand-new song,  “Can’t Catch Me Now” from 3X GRAMMY®-winning singer/songwriter, Olivia Rodrigo will appear on The …

The Last Beatles Song.

The Beatles at the launch party for the “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album, Brian Epstein’s house, London, 19 May 1967. Credit: © Apple Corps Ltd “NOW AND THEN” TO BE RELEASED WORLDWIDETHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 AT 2PM GMT / 10AM EDT / 7AM PDTPreorder & Pre-Save Now THE BEATLES’ 1962-1966 (‘THE RED ALBUM’) AND 1967-1970 (‘THE BLUE ALBUM’) COLLECTIONS …