VIRGIN MUSIC COVERAGE

New York Repertory Orchestra to Present Premiere Work by Peri Mauer, 5/18

The New York Repertory Orchestra proudly presents its 2012-13 season finale featuring a world premiere by Peri Mauer alongside works by Jean Sibelius and Claude Debussy. Led by conductor David Leibowi... (more...)

Kenny Chesney to Donate Portion of New Music Sales to Friends of the US Virgin Islands National Park

Kenny Chesney didn't know what he'd found the first time he went to the Virgin Islands for a video shoot. But over the next 15 years, he found a harbor in the craziness, friends he would have far beyo... (more...)

BritWeek 2013 Kicks Off in Los Angeles

The seventh annual BritWeek launched last night and runs from today until May 6 in Los Angeles. The two-week program of events will once again include BritWeek's signature red carpet events, such as t... (more...)

Bob Marley's KAYA Recording Celebrates 35th Anniversary Edition Release Today

This year marks the 35th anniversary of Bob Marley & The Wailers' now classic, 1978 release, Kaya. To celebrate, today, April 23, 2013, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) will release Kaya: 35th Annive... (more...)

InDepth InterView: Julian Ovenden Talks RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN AT THE MOVIES, SUNDAY In Paris, DOWNTON ABBEY, SMASH, 1ST NIGHT & More

Today we are talking to a charming and affable presence onstage and onscreen who has scored in a wide range of roles in the West End and throughout the UK from his work as Bobby in COMPANY to MERRILY ... (more...)

Of Monsters And Men, Swedish House Mafia & Will.i.am Singles Go Multi-Platinum

Ten musical acts earned first Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) digital award certifications in March, according to the RIAA's newest monthly Gold & Platinum Program tally. (more...)

The Almost Debut Tracklist & Cover Art for New Album FEAR INSIDE OUR BONES

The acclaimed rock group THE ALMOST has announced their third album FEAR INSIDE OUR BONES will now be released Tuesday, June 11 via Tooth & Nail. Tooth and Nail has entered into a new distribution dea... (more...)

David Bowie's Remastered ALADDIN SANE 40th Anniversary Edition Released Today

David Bowie's groundbreaking album, Aladdin Sane, his 1973 follow-up to 1972's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars, has been digitally remastered by Ray Staff at London's AIR... (more...)

SIMPLE MINDS 'Celebrate - The Greatest Hits +' Released Today

Following the success and acclaim of last year's X5 box set and the “5 X 5 Tour,” Virgin/UMe will release Celebrate - The Greatest Hits + collection, a comprehensive overview of 35 years of one of Bri... (more...)

The Benedictines of Mary to Release Second Album in May

As a follow-up to their chart-topping first release with the Decca Label Group, The Benedictines of Mary unite their voices once more in ANGELS AND SAINTS AT EPHESUS. This second album, a year round c... (more...)

BBC Magazine's Recording of the Year is The Hallé Orchestra's The Apostles by Elgar

The Hallé Orchestra and conductor Sir Mark Elder's “magnificent” (Financial Times) new recording of Elgar's oratorio The Apostles, a retelling of Christ's Passion from the viewpoint of His followers, ... (more...)

Universal Music Group Announces Partnership w/ Shawn 'JAY Z' Carter's Roc Nation

Universal Music Group (UMG),the world's leading music company, and Roc Nation, the renowned entertainment company founded by Shawn 'JAY Z' Carter, announced today that they have entered into a multi-y... (more...)

Motown Records & EMI Gospel Announce Joint Venture

Motown Records takes a giant step into the ever-expanding Gospel music field as the result of a joint venture partnership with EMI Gospel, creating a new label Motown Gospel. (more...)

THE ALMOST's 'Fear Inside Our Bones' Set for June 2013 Release

THE ALMOST--the acclaimed rock group have announced their third album FEAR INSIDE OUR BONES will now be released June 2013 via Tooth & Nail. (more...)

Rachael Yamagata Announces The Dealbreaker Heart Tour

Yamagata's set on the Dealbreaker Heart Tour will be stripped down and intimate, and will showcase her stunning songwriting and the raw emotional power of her songs. (more...)

Rachael Yamagata to Launch DEALBREAKER HEART Tour in May

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata, 'the troubadour of heartbreak', will launch a tour in support of her latest EP, Heavyweight. Digitally released in November of 2012, the Heavyweight EP is... (more...)

The Almost to Release New Album FEAR INSIDE OUR BONES in June

THE ALMOST--the acclaimed rock group have announced their third album FEAR INSIDE OUR BONES will now be released June 2013 via Tooth & Nail. The news comes just as the beloved Seattle-based record lab... (more...)

Victoria Beckham Says 'Cheerio' to Spice Girls; Officially Retires from Singing

Ohnotheydidn't.com reports that Spice Girls member Victoria Beckham is officially saying 'cheerio' to the popular British pop girl group. According to the report, the singer has officially retired as ... (more...)

k.d. lang to Perform on CTV's 2013 JUNO AWARDS

CTV and The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced today that the incomparable k.d. lang will perform on CTV's live broadcast of THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS. (more...)

SIMPLE MINDS 'Celebrate - The Greatest Hits +' to be Released 4/16

Following the success and acclaim of last year's X5 box set and the “5 X 5 Tour,” Virgin/UMe will release Celebrate - The Greatest Hits + collection, a comprehensive overview of 35 years of one of Bri... (more...)

David Bowie's Remastered 'Aladdin Sane' 40th Anniversary Edition to Be Released 4/16

David Bowie's groundbreaking album, Aladdin Sane, his 1973 follow-up to 1972's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars, has been digitally remastered by Ray Staff at London's AIR... (more...)

Bob Marley's KAYA Recording to Celebrate 35th Anniversary Edition Release, 4/23

This year marks the 35th anniversary of Bob Marley & The Wailers' now classic, 1978 release, Kaya. To celebrate, on April 23, 2013, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) will release Kaya: 35th Anniversar... (more...)

Stream Deadmau5 to Return to Ultra Music Festival Main Stage, 3/23

This Saturday, March 23, pioneering electronic artist deadmau5 returns to the main stage at Ultra Music Festival for the closing weekend of the festival. (more...)

ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL Welcomes Return of deadmau5, 3/16 & 23

It was said that it would never happen again, but ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL has announced the return of deadmau5 to the event's main stage in 2013. One of electronic music's prolific producers and outspoke... (more...)

DEADMAU5 & IMOGEN HEAP Release New Single, 'Telemiscommunications'

Out today, Tuesday, March 12 via Ultra Music, deadmau5 & Imogen Heap's single “Telemiscommunications” is a delicate melancholic song that is a very different direction for the mau5 which sees him drop... (more...)