Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is expanding its business relationship with Disney Music Publishing (DMP) to additional territories including the United Kingdom, Ireland, continental…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:05AMLeslie Odom, Jr., best known for his Tony Award-winning role in the Broadway smash “Hamilton,” will sing “America The Beautiful” at Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4. The performance w…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AMThe race to lock down Las Vegas’ highest-paying residency is heating up with Lady Gaga announcing a two-year engagement at the MGM Park Theater. According to two well-placed sources, G…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AMLady Gaga is set to kick off a residency in Las Vegas at the MGM Park Theater. The deal closed over the weekend and will bring the pop star to the city starting in late 2018. According to lo…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:08PMFuture finalists and winners of ABC’s “American Idol” reboot will be recording their debuts for Hollywood Records, Variety has learned. It is the first time the Disney labe…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:33PMOn the same day it was revealed that New York City is likely to repeal a Prohibition-era law banning dancing in most establishments including restaurants and bars, the Bishop of New York per…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:01AMBorn to extended run? Bruce Springsteen fans who missed out on “Springsteen on Broadway” may have another chance to score tickets for the show next spring. The Boss is exten…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:00PMPaul McCartney’s One on One tour is off to a rousing start, as Bruce Springsteen and E Street vet Steven Van Zandt hopped on stage at Madison Square Garden on Friday night (Sept. 15).…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:59AMLady Gaga will submit to a deposition in the ongoing legal battle between producer Dr. Luke and pop singer Kesha, Variety has confirmed. Dr. Luke is suing Kesha for defamation, the latest in…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:50PMThe Ultra Records founder has seen his share of DJs come and go, but says dance music is here to stay.
SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PMThere’s a highly non-dysfunctional family dynamic at play in the pairing.
SOURCE: Variety at 07:13PMIn a significant coup for Universal Music Publishing Group chairman and CEO Jody Gerson, Bruce Springsteen has signed with UMPG, marking the first time a single publisher will administer th…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:17PM"Today the president disrespected those who have had more courage than he ever did."
SOURCE: Variety at 10:06PMJay R. Morgenstern, a 50-year veteran of music publishing, died on July 4 in Los Angeles. He was 87. In a distinguished career, Morgenstern got his start in the industry as an accountant for…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:46AMLongtime “American Idol” musical director Rickey Minor will return to the show when it premieres on ABC in spring 2018, Variety has confirmed through multiple sources. The bandle…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:58PMScanning a crowd of 55,000 at Manchester’s Old Trafford stadium from a private perch reserved for Ariana Grande, her family and team, manager Scooter Braun is visibly moved as his client s…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:15AMWhen Ariana Grande sang the opening notes to “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” her chosen closer at the “One Love Manchester” concert on June 4, the “Wizard of Oz&#…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:12AMFollowing the terrorist incident at London Bridge on June 3, during which seven people were killed when a van drove into a crowd of people, ticketholders to the One Love Manchester concert s…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:56AMMarcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons has joined the lineup for “One Love Manchester,” the benefit concert taking place June 4 at Emirates Old Trafford stadium outside of Manches…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:04PMLeave it to crafty bootleggers to take advantage of tragedy for financial gain. Since the May 22 attack outside the Manchester Arena, where Ariana Grande had performed for a crowd of thousan…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:57PMSome 50,000 are expected to be in attendance at Ariana Grande’s “One Love” concert this Sunday, June 4 at the Emirates Old Trafford near Manchester, U.K. The benefit show, …
SOURCE: Variety at 09:18PMBruce Springsteen kicked the Memorial Day weekend into high gear with a surprise appearance in New Jersey, joining Steven Van Zandt and the Disciples of Soul Saturday night (May 27) at the C…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:45PMThe mononym queens had it at Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards. The two best reasons to tune in to an otherwise mostly dreary three-hour ABC telecast were striking performances by gene…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:31AM"A Star Is Born" and a credit scorned: what does Lady Gaga's use of her real name mean for the studio's marketing efforts and reach?
SOURCE: Variety at 01:12PMAllesia Cara, Hailee Steinfeld, Train, Grace Vanderwaal, and Julia Michaels performed at the fifth annual event.
SOURCE: Variety at 05:13PMBruce Springsteen and Tom Hanks were the main event at the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday night (April 28), taking the stage at New York’s Beacon Theater for an hour-long discussion a…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:54AMThe Tony-nominated actor and 'American Idol' alum reveals that the producers "implemented several Act 2 changes" and are doing "everything they can to make the environment safe."
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMThe "Aladdin" and "Tangled" composer will be feted at THR/Billboard's Film & TV Music Conference Monday.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:12AMThe U2 frontman, who composed the music for problem-plagued $70 million Broadway production with the Edge, says the revamped show "will be there by opening night."
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