REVOLUTIONARY POET’S LONG-LOST LP OUT OF PRINT FOR 46 YEARS LOS ANGELES, CA — November 16, 2018 — Imamu Amiri Baraka’s Pan-African manifesto It’s Nation Time — African Visionary Music, out of print since 1972, is available once again via Motown/UMe. The spoken-word jazz album, originally released on Motown Records’ Black Forum subsidiary, has […]
CHRIS CORNELL AVAILABLE NOW I AM THE HIGHWAY: A TRIBUTE TO CHRIS CORNELL – TICKETS ON SALE TODAY November 16, 2019 – Today, Vicky Cornell through the Chris Cornell Estate unveiled the music video for “When Bad Does Good,” a previously-unreleased song that appears on the self-titled album, Chris Cornell also released today. Shot this […]
LANDMARK LP WIDELY OUT OF PRINT FOR FOUR DECADES Los Angeles, CA – November 14, 2018 – Marlena Shaw’s long-lost soul-jazz album The Spice of Life, widely out of print since 1977, is available on vinyl once again via Verve/UMe ahead of the album’s 50th anniversary in 2019. The Richard Evans and Charles Stepney-produced […]
PERFORMANCES BY MEMBERS OF SOUNDGARDEN, AUDIOSLAVE AND TEMPLE OF THE DOG PLUS SPECIAL PERFORMANCES BY FOO FIGHTERS, METALLICA, RYAN ADAMS AND MORE HOSTED BY JIMMY KIMMEL TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 AT 10AM PST CHRIS CORNELL: AN ARTIST’S LEGACY – CAREER-SPANNING ALBUM AND DELUXE BOX SET AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 16 […]
NEW COLLECTION FEATURES TIMELESS PERFORMANCES – SEVERAL ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME – BY THE GREATEST JAZZ ARTISTS OF THE 1940S-‘60S SPANNING THE JAZZ IMPRESARIO’S INFLUENTIAL LABELS CLEF, NORGRAN AND VERVE AVAILABLE DECEMBER 7 VIA VERVE/UMe Los Angeles, CA – November 13, 2018 – In jazz circles, few names command more respect […]
WILLIE HUTCH’S SOUNDTRACK TO 1974 BLAXPLOITATION CLASSIC FOXY BROWN REISSUED ON VINYL VIA MOTOWN/UMe Los Angeles, CA – November 13, 2018 – Willie Hutch’s soundtrack to the classic blaxploitation caper Foxy Brown, out of print for nearly two decades, is available once again via Motown/UMe. In celebration of its 45th anniversary, Foxy Brown [Original […]
TOBY KEITH CELEBRATES “COWBOY” 25TH WITH NEW MUSIC VIDEO ANNIVERSARY VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS USO TOURS, OUT ON VETERANS DAY WEEKEND Nashville, TN – November 9, 2018 – “I feel the need to get western on y’all,” singer, songwriter and entertainer Toby Keith says from the stage in the first shot of his new video. “We’re […]
AVAILABLE NOW VIA GEFFEN/UMe Los Angeles, CA – November 7, 2018 – Chester Arthur Burnett, better known to blues fans as Howlin’ Wolf, remains one of the essential exponents of the electric blues. With a raw, booming voice and explosive guitar and harmonica styles to match, the Mississippi-bred Wolf made music that was unmatched […]
Los Angeles – November 5, 2018 – As the holiday season approaches, UMe is pleased to present several essential new and classic Christmas albums and collections to warm up this year’s Yuletide festivities. With vinyl, CD, and digital releases, plus UMe’s holiday playlists on Apple Music, Spotify, and Pandora, there’s something for everyone […]
PRIMUS TO RELEASE SEVEN REMASTERED ALBUMS AND EPS ON BLACK VINYL & LIMITED-EDITION COLOR VINYL Pork Soda / Brown Album / Tales From The Punchbowl / Miscellaneous Debris / Antipop / Rhinoplasty / Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People Los Angeles – November 5, 2018 – Primus has teamed […]
THE RULER RETURNS: SLICK RICK CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF AN UNPRECEDENTED LEGACY WITH ‘THE GREAT ADVENTURES OF SLICK RICK’; NEWLY REMASTERED AND EXPANDED FOR DELUXE 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION ARRIVES VIA DEF JAM RECORDINGS/URBAN LEGENDS/UMe – AVAILABLE NOW FOR PREORDER – INCLUDES SLICK RICK’S FIRST NEW ORIGINAL SONG IN ALMOST A […]
