“We set out to have fun, document the times and at the same time we wanted to elevate pop to an art form – I think we did that.” – Paul Weller “The Style Council gave so much to my youth. Who am I kidding? Yes, and to my adulthood as well”. – Martin Freeman […]
Santa Monica, CA – September 4, 2020 – A stellar previously unreleased track from Patti LaBelle, “Ain’t Nuthin’ But A Feelin’,” recorded during the sessions for her 1989 album Be Yourself, is out today for the first time, on a digital EP from Geffen/UMe with six brand new mixes. Get HERE. “Ain’t Nuthin’ But A […]
BOB MARLEY: PORTRAIT OF THE LEGEND, CURATED BY ZIGGY MARLEY, TO BE PUBLISHED IN OCTOBER BY RIZZOLI OAKLEY® ENLISTS CELESTE TO REMAKE BOB MARLEY’S CLASSIC‘ONE LOVE’ AS PART OF THE 2020 FOR THE LOVE OF SPORT CAMPAIGN BOB MARLEY IS ARTIST OF THE MONTH, KICKED OFF AMAZON MUSIC’S [RE]DISCOVER PROGRAM ‘SONGS OF FREEDOM: RARITIES’ EP […]
A MUST-OWN VINYL EDITION INCLUDES BONUS TRACKS AVAILABLE ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME “Nelly’s 2000 debut brought the life and sound of St. Louis to the world. It’s a syntactical maze of local culture that doubles as a flier for the greatest party you could ever imagine.”–Pitchfork LOS ANGELES, CA – October 9, 2020 […]
Santa Monica, CA – September 3, 2020 – On October 23, 2020, UMe will release Beastie Boys Music, a 20-song collection covering the GRAMMY® Award winning and multi-platinum selling Beastie Boys’ recording career. The collection is a companion piece to the critically acclaimed documentary Beastie Boys Story, currently nominated for 5 Emmys®, and the group’s […]
OCTOBER 30, 2020 To celebrate the 40th anniversary of ‘Super Trouper,’ ABBA’s seventh much-loved studio album, UMe is delighted to release a suite of products 2LP Abbey Road half-speed master of ‘Super Trouper’ A singles boxset on colored vinyl Three 7″ picture discs of the singles from the album – “The Winner Takes It All,” […]
CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ONE OF THE MOST PIONEERING AND INFLUENTIAL ARTISTS IN JAZZ AND MODERN MUSIC PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON, HERBIE HANCOCK, WYNTON MARSALIS, JON BATISTE, JEFF GOLDBLUM AND OTHERS PAY TRIBUTE WITH BIRTHDAY MESSAGES FANS ENCOURAGED TO WISH PARKER A HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY WITH #BIRD100 Los Angeles – August 28 – On […]
THE MOMENTOUS PROTEST’S ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED WITH LONG-UNSEEN FOOTAGE OF CORETTA SCOTT KING, AN EXCLUSIVE MARCH ON WASHINGTON PLAYLIST AND THE LAUNCH OF USE YOUR VOICE – UMG’s VOTER EDUCATION AND MOBILIZATION CAMPAIGN Los Angeles – August 27, 2020 – On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Washington, DC to […]
JOHN LENNON’S MOST VITAL AND BEST LOVED SOLO WORKS COMPLETELY REMIXED FROM SCRATCH FOR NEW COLLECTION JOHN LENNON. GIMME SOME TRUTH. THE ULTIMATE MIXES. THE ICONIC ARTIST IS CELEBRATED ON HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY WITH A SUITE OF NEW RELEASES INCLUDING A DELUXE EDITION BOX SET, FEATURING 36 TRACKS ACROSS 2 CDS AND A BLU-RAY AUDIO […]
RELEASES CONTINUE ON AUG. 28 WITH 3 NEW TITLES INCLUDING A FIRST-TIME VINYL RELEASE OF BOBBY HUTCHERSON’S 1963 ALBUM THE KICKER ACCLAIMED SERIES OF ALL-ANALOG, MASTERED-FROM-ORIGINAL-MASTER-TAPE 180g AUDIOPHILE VINYL REISSUES IN DELUXE GATEFOLD PACKAGING PRODUCED BY JOE HARLEY & MASTERED BY KEVIN GRAY Blue Note Records has announced a revised 2020 release scheduled for the acclaimed Tone […]
Limited Edition Record Store Day Exclusive of First UK Album Elton John Available August 29, 2020 New York, NY – August 25, 2020 – Today, Elton John celebrates the 50th Anniversary of his career-catapulting performance at the historic Troubadour, in Los Angeles, CA. On August 25, 1970, Elton took the stage for the first […]
Playlist, New Video for ‘The Reason (Acoustic)’ And Interview With Hoobastank Lead A Celebration Of 90s To Aughts Music Santa Monica, CA – August 21, 2020 – With vacation season drawing to a close, music fans can fire up their devices starting today and create their own endless summer by surfing through the UMe […]
