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NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — Satellite radio broadcaster SiriusXM added more than 100 channels to their streaming platform, including multi-genre “Xtra Channels”. SiriusXM’s new Xtra Channels are available exclusively to SiriusXM All Access and SiriusXM Premier Streaming subscribers as well as all SiriusXM trialers – via the SiriusXM app, web player, and select connected devices. A selection of the new channels will also be available for preview on SiriusXM Spotlight on SiriusXM’s radio platform. “With more than 100 new commercial-free channels to choose from, SiriusXM is offering even more variety for our subscribers. The new channels have the DNA of current SiriusXM channels that our subscribers love, but offered in a variety of new versions that fit listeners’ tastes, moods and activities,” said Steve Blatter, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Music Programming, SiriusXM. “We have also developed channels that satisfy the demand for combining SiriusXM channels togeth...

BOZEMAN, MT (CelebrityAccess) — Logjam Presents announced that their new concert venue in the works for Bozeman will be named The Elm. Work on the new 1,500-capacity venue, which will be located at 506 Seventh Ave in downtown Bozeman, is expected to start as early as this week and is expected to open in January 2019. While Logjam owns the Top Hat Lounge, the Wilma, and the KettleHouse Amphitheater in Missoula, the ELM will be the first of the company’s venues built from the ground up. A webpage for the new venue shows a contemporary design that relies on concrete, steel and wood paneling to give it a distinctive appearance. Checota told the Billings Gazette that they visited venues around the U.S. for inspiration for design elements and features of the new venue and he noted that they paid particular attention to acoustics, sightlines, crowd flow and production for the ELM. “We think the architecture influences the experience of the concert-goer, where you go see a show should b...

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — The producers for the Frank Zappa hologram tour used a purported “Questionable Content” Violation From Ticketmaster over artwork used in tour advertising to their advantage. The hologram team issued a video with a digital representation of Zappa repeating the late musician’s 1984 statement on censorship: “I’m a person who likes to do what he wants to do…whether people like it or not and what I do is designed for people who like it, not for people who don’t.” The controversy was sparked by tour artwork, which included an image of a penguin in bondage gear preparing to paddle the bared buttocks of another similarly attired penguin — a reference to the 1974 & Zappa the Mothers’ song “Penguin in Bondage.” According to the show’s producers, the artwork was censored by Ticketmaster, who cited the image for so-called “questionable content,” according to their Content Governance team, and wouldn’t post it online. An updated version of the promotional a...

LOS ANGELES, (CelebrityAccess) –On Thursday, Live Nation Entertainment released financial results, with both their Q4 and full year results showing solid growth for the promoter giant. According to Live Nation, the company posted its eighth consecutive year of record results with revenue, operating income, and adjusted operating income all up from 2017, even in light of a $110 million legal expense. For 2018, Live Nation reported that concerts continued to be a major source of revenue for the company, and they saw double-digit attendance growth across our arenas, amphitheaters, and theaters & clubs. Overall revenue for concerts improved by 11% in 2018, while operating income and adjusted operating income improved by 61% and 22% respectively from 2017. According to Live Nation, the company spent more than $6 billion to promote 35,000 shows in 40 countries during 2018, which they touted as making them the “largest financial supporter of artists in music.” And early indications s...

MANHATTAN (CelebrityAccess) Andre Previn, 89, famed conductor, composer and four-time Oscar-winner, died early this morning in his home in Manhattan, according to manager Linda Petrikova. Born in Berlin on April 6, 1929, as Andreas Ludwig Priwin, he grew up in Los Angeles after fleeing Germany in 1938, first to Paris, then New York, before landing in Hollywood. He began his career playing piano for silent screen movies at the Rhapsody Theatre. “There was one of those huge silent epics which kept vacillating allegorically between biblical times and the Roaring ’20s, and so I really had to pay attention,” Previn told NPR’s  Weekend Edition  in 1991. “But I noticed that each time they switched venues, as it were, it would stay there for a while. So we came out of a biblical time and back into people Charlestoning their life away. And I thought, ‘Well, I’m safe for a few minutes.’ And so I started playing ‘Tiger Rag,’ and I heard a commotion in the audience, and the manager was...

PARIS, France (CelebrityAccess) — U.S. private equity firm KKR and Chinese e-commerce giant Tencent’s music subsidiary are among the potential investors exploring bids for up to a 50% stake in Vivendi’s Universal Music Group. The bidders, first reported by Reuters, join John Malone’s Liberty Media, which as previously reported to be weighing a bid for the label giant. Recent valuations of the company make the deals worth potentially worth as much as $23 billion, according to sources quoted by Reuters. According to Reuters, banks for the potential buyers may be appointed as soon as March, with the formal bidding process expected to start in the second quarter of 2019. UMG is the largest music label in the world, representing artists such as Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, and Drake. The acquisition of its catalog would be a significant boon for companies such as Tencent, which has aspirations in the music streaming world, or Liberty Media, which has been quietly verticalizing the mus...

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Actor Luke Perry has reportedly been hospitalized after suffering a stroke in Los Angeles on Wednesday. According to TMZ, paramedics were called to Perry’s home on Wednesday before he was transported to the hospital after suffering what was described as a “massive” stroke. Perry’s publicist Arnold Robinson told the Associated Press that the 52-year-old actor was currently under observation but declined to provide additional details. TMZ reported that Perry has been medically sedated while he is treated. Perry is best known for playing Dylan McKay on the soapy Fox series “Beverly Hills, 90210” but was in Los Angeles to shoot scenes for his current series, Netflix’s “Riverdale” News of Perry’s health crisis came on the same day that it was announced that Beverly Hills, 90210 was being rebooted. While Perry has not been announced for the series, many of his former co-stars, including Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Brian Austin Green, Tori Spelling and ...

NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — The Madison Square Garden Company announced a partnership with security technology company CLEAR that names the company as an “Official Partner” of Madison Square Garden. The deal will also create a dedicated biometric entry system for the venue. Fans will be able to access the lane via a fingerprint scanner that clears them for a physical screening. CLEAR ‘Ambassadors’ will be on are available to assist MSG patrons with a one-time enrollment process that combines a person’s identification and biometrics into a single customer profile. CLEAR members also now have the ability to opt-in, either by email or at the time of enrollment, to receive emails from MSG about events, promotions, and other offers. “Launching at MSG represents a major milestone for CLEAR, and we look forward to making our members’ experience there more efficient, easier and more predictable so they don’t miss out on what they came to see,” said CLEAR CEO Caryn Seidman Becker. “By add...

PORTLAND, OR (CelebrityAccess) — Indie/DIY music distributor CD Baby announced a major international expansion with the hire of senior staff in Latin America, the UK and EU, Canada, and East Asia/Pacific. The new hires include: Henriette Heimdal, who joins CD Baby’s London offices as a Market Development Coordinator. Her previous experience includes stints with the indie trade association Worldwide Independent Network (WIN). “I have long admired the DIY spirit and independent-to-the-core ethos of CD Baby,” Heimdal states. “The artist direct market is expanding daily throughout the world, and I am extremely excited to be joining the UK team as these opportunities continue to grow.” Darryl Hurs joins CD Baby as the company’s new Canadian rep and will be based in Toronto. Hurs is no stranger to the indie music scene and founded Indie Week Canada almost two decades ago as a hobby and oversaw its transformation into a major event for the independent music community. “I am looking forw...

SASKATOON (CelebrityAccess) — The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced that the Juno Awards would return to Saskatoon in 2020 for the first time in more than a decade. Known as the ‘Paris of the Prairies’ Saskatoon will host the Juno Week Festivities next year, beginning on March 9th and culminating with the 49th annual JUNO Awards broadcast live on CBC from the SaskTel Centre on Sunday, March 15, 2020. This will be the second time the Junos have been held in Saskatoon, which first hosted the awards gala in 2007 with host Nelly Furtado. Since the Junos last landed at the venue, the SaskTel Center has seen numerous upgrades, including a seating expansion that allows the arena to accommodate 15,000 fans. “It is great to once again be hosting the JUNOS—the biggest event on the Canadian music scene—in our city. Saskatoon is a cultural capital of our country, with a vibrant and growing arts and culture scene that is helping to define and shape our community. The ev...

WASHINGTON (CelebrityAccess) — Amid the ongoing transformation of the copyright and music licensing landscape, the U.S. Department of Justice has been evaluating the consent decrees that govern music licensing in America with potentially far-reaching impact. The consent decrees were first instituted in the 1940s after years of anti-competitive behavior such as cartel price fixing by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), the two dominant performance rights organizations in the U.S. While the consent decrees have been amended and updated numerous times over the years, they have provided a reasonably level playing field for artists, rights-holders and music consumers to fairly license music. Moreover, they provide music consumers with universal access to PRO databases, preventing rights-holders from gating some music behind unusually high fees. However, the consent decrees and their related rate-setting mechanisms are not uni...

TUCSON, Ariz. (CelebrityAccess) Promoters in Arizona have sued Lil Uzi Vert for canceling an Oct. 20 show at the Tucson Convention Center to the tune of $600,000. Vert, who was nominated for two Grammy awards in 2017, signed an agreement with the promoters Aug. 13 but the convention center tweeted out, day of show, two hours before the 11 p.m. start time that the performance was “postponed” but did not provide another date. The lawsuit claims Vert “failed or refused to schedule another concert date or reimburse (the promoters) for its expenses,” according to the  Atlanta Journal-Constitution . The suit was filed in Georgia’s Fulton County Superior Court because the rapper, real name Symere Woods, listed his place of business at Means Street Studios in Atlanta. Woods is dealing with other issues. He claims that his label is barring him from releasing his project and he has a lawsuit filed by the surviving members of the Heaven’s Gate religious group who...

LONDON (CelebrityAccess) About as many people watched the BRIT Awards in England as they did on terrestrial television. The 3.98 unique views set a new livestream record for the event and were up from last year’s 1.5 million viewers, according to Music Week . The number of followers across the BRIT Awards’ social media accounts grew by 12 percent to 3.375 million and the Facebook livestream on Facebook was up 14 percent from 2018. Twitter had nearly 750,000 tweets about the show, which was a whopping 224 percent climb. “The BRITs is such an important moment for the UK and the global music scene and we are so pleased to see such incredible viewership of the livestream on YouTube,” Lyor Cohen told Music Week prior to the event. “Ensuring that people all over the world have access to recognize the incredible talent coming out of the UK is hugely important and we are happy to support both the artists and the industry on this effort.” “It’s great to see all our strategic planni...

AUSTRALIA (CelebrityAccess) Michael Coppel, head of Live Nation for Australia, is warning that festivals and even concerts at wineries could abandon New South Wales because of the recent impositions put upon them by the government. Coppel, who runs festivals like Splendour In The Grass” called the state government’s new “hit list” on festivals “inconsistent and completely untenable” and said the government’s regulations are a “knee-jerk reaction to the state election.” The government recently released a list of 14 festivals that it considers high risk based on drug deaths and illnesses. The music industry learned of the new regulations put upon festivals like Laneway and Lost Paradise via a text message late last Friday night, according to the Canberra Times . The new regulations could classify concerts at wineries as festivals, according to Coppel. “Some will ask ‘why should we bother’ and there is no doubt there is a potential for a decline and some events will just move els...

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) Lady Gaga’s and Bradley Cooper’s performance of the song “Shallow” at the Academy Awards have sparked (or manufactured) rumors that the two may be romantically tied, but Gaga laughed them off last night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” The performance of the Oscar-nominated (soon to be Oscar-winning) song from “A Star Is Born” was an intimate affair, with the two performers sitting at a piano, ignoring the audience and millions of viewers, to cozy up and look into each other’s eyes as if they were in a living room alone. It was a romantic moment, which led to talks about actual romance. “That performance you and Bradley gave was really one of the great performances in the history of the Oscars,” Kimmel told her. “We were watching it at home and we were like ‘What’s going on between these two?’” “First of all,” Gaga answered, “social media, quite frankly, is the toilet of the internet. … What it has done to pop culture is abysmal.” “People felt love and g...

PILTON, England (CelebrityAccess) Organizers of Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, Somerset, England have announced single-use plastic bottles will be banned from sale at this year’s June 26-30 massive gathering. Plastic bottles will also no longer be supplied or available in any of the festival’s backstage, production, catering and dressing room areas. “Our partners Greenpeace estimate that, globally, up to 12.7 million tonnes of plastic end up in our oceans each year. Greenpeace advise that by far the best way to avoid plastic pollution is to reduce plastic usage. With more than one million plastic bottles sold at Glastonbury 2017, we feel that stopping their sale is the only way forward,” Glastonbury organizers said . “For those wishing to drink water – which we certainly do recommend! – we are, once again, encouraging all Festival-goers to use a reusable water bottle and refill it at any of the hundreds of free water taps around the Glastonbury site. We have a mains water supply fr...

MANHATTAN, NY (CelebrityAccess) – Ira Gitler, prolific music critic, magazine editor, record producer and jazz historian who documented the rise of bebop, passed away Saturday at a nursing home in Manhattan. His death was confirmed by his son, Fitz Gitler. He was 90. Born in Brooklyn in 1928, Gitler first began writing about jazz while still in high school. Gitler’s criticism regularly appeared in publications such as DownBeat magazine (for which he served as one-time editor) and in JazzTimes. He was also a fixture at Prestige Records in the early 1950s, where he helped produce albums featuring the likes of Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins and the Modern Jazz Quartet. Along with Leonard Feather and Nat Hentoff, Gitler was known as one of the most prodigious writers of liner notes, annotating more than 700 albums in his lifetime. Gitler wrote two books on jazz history including “Jazz Masters of the Forties,” which chronicled the genre’s rise throug...

LONDON (CelebrityAccess) – Leading global dance music label Ultra Music has today (Feb. 28) announced the signing of Karen Harding. Harding, who is already one of the most sought-after talents in dance music today, boasts over 160 million combined Spotify streams and some 1.6 million monthly listeners. The deal, which will see Harding releasing music worldwide, is being handled by Ultra’s UK team. Harding has co-written, sung and collaborated on major performing tracks from the likes of Wilkinson, Giorgio Moroder, Tujamo, Example, Le Youth and Purple Disco Machine, among others. On top of her own releases and features, she has also co-written recent releases for new Virgin EMI U.K. signing RIKA, Alex Newell, Felix Jaehn, Claire Richards and The Magician.  Commenting on the deal, Founder/President of Ultra Records Patrick Moxey, said in a statement: “With her exceptional voice, presence and inspiration in her soulfulness, we welcome Karen Harding to Ultra Records worldwide vi...

UKRAINE (CelebrityAccess) – Ukraine has pulled out of their year’s Eurovision Song Contest after a contractual disagreement with its nominee, pop singer Maruv. The 27-year-old, who won Ukraine’s public vote over the weekend, withdrew from the contest on Tuesday, saying she refused to be used as a “political tool”. The proposed contract from the Ukrainian Broadcasting Authority (UA:PBC) included restrictions on performing in Russia leading up to this year’s event in Isreal in May. Maruv argued that signing the contract would have made her a propagandist for the Kiev government. “I am a citizen of Ukraine, pay taxes and sincerely love Ukraine. But I am not ready to come up with slogans and turn my participation in the contest into a promotional activity for our politicians,” she wrote on Facebook. “I am a musician, not a puppet for the political arena,” she added. Two other bands were then approached by the national broadcaster, but both declined to take part. The row comes amid ...

(CelebrityAccess) – Global music metadata firm Gracenote has announced a new partnership with Muzooka, one of the industry’s leading artist asset providers, that will see the Nielsen-owned company adding photos to its list of services. Now, when artists and their teams update photos on the Muzooka platform those images will become available for Gracenote to include with the rest of its metadata content, which helps fans search for and discover music across popular consumer platforms, consumer electronics devices and automotive systems. Commenting on the partnership, Andrew Van Doren, Gracenote director of global partnerships, said in a statement: “We have always been committed to supporting artists and the music community by driving engagement across platforms. By connecting with Muzooka, Gracenote is giving artists the ability to influence how they appear across our client platforms and on millions of connected devices around the world.” Added Shawn Wilson, founder and...

The official “clear plastic” merchandise is ready to go at Ariana Grande ‘s website. Rami Malek ‘s next role is very likely the (blind) villain in the next James Bond film.  ICM Partners has hired CBS veteran Clair Moncrief as director, corporate communications and will work with SVP Corporate Communications Brad Turell on the agency’s diversity and inclusion efforts. they’re up clear, venue safety approved bags for sweetener / thank u, next tour available now https://t.co/fBvTUjrT9w pic.twitter.com/BBKvUJVrEX — Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) February 26, 2019 The post Ariana Grande, Rami Malek, ICM Partners appeared first on CelebrityAccess . from CelebrityAccess https://ift.tt/2BYUoQy via IFTTT

LONDON (CelebrityAccess) — Andy Anderson, a drummer who played for the Cure and Iggy Pop, died from cancer on Tuesday. He was 68. Anderson revealed that he was battling stage four cancer on Facebook earlier this month, writing “I have Terminal 4 Cancer, and there is no way of returning back from that, it’s totally covering the inside of my body, and I’m totally fine and aware of my situation I’ve gone for a no resuscitation, with that, I have a next of kin, in place and there is no way I would want them to be looking me as a vegetable, if I were to survived a resuscitation, because it may well involve the possibility of sustaining cracked ribs and Brain Damage, and I would hate to lay that on anyone.” “Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy will be discussed over the next few days, hopefully I’ll be able to get back to get to you in the next few days about the outcome, and please, No Boo, Hooing, here, just be positive, for me it’s just another life Experience and Hurdle, that one has to...

TOKYO, Japan (CelebrityAccess) — The Japanese iteration of the metal-oriented Download Festival announced Judas Priest as the new headliner, filling in for Ozzy Osbourne, who canceled due to health issues. Judas Priest, who is currently on the road with their Firepower world tour, will headline the March 21st festival with other metal icons including Slayer, Halestorm, Amaranthe, Ghost, Anthrax, Sum 41 and more. Ozzy, who was hospitalized for pneumonia, postponed his entire European and Asian/South Pacific tour earlier this month. Judas Priest is also scheduled for a short tour of Australia, as well as a North American run later this year. Their previously scheduled double-bill tour with Ozzy will be rescheduled for later this year. The post Judas Priest To Replace Ozzy For Download Japan appeared first on CelebrityAccess . from CelebrityAccess https://ift.tt/2T2Z3vm via IFTTT

AUSTIN, Texas (CelebrityAccess) South by Southwest Conference and Festivals has announced further additions to their Keynote and Featured Speaker lineup for the March 8-17 event. Keynotes announced today include award-winning filmmaker PJ Raval and a keynote conversation between Spotify chief content officer Dawn Ostroff, Gimlet co-founder Matt Lieber and Anchor co-founder Michael Mignano. Among the featured speakers are author Safi Bahcall; journalist Katie Couric; actress Kaitlyn Dever; actress Beanie Feldstein; actress and director Jodie Foster and MasterClass CEO and co-founder David Rogier; entrepreneur and model Ashley Graham; journalist and author Malcolm Gladwell; writer and director Noah Hawley; actress Billie Lourd; NBC News president Noah Oppenheim, and more. “SXSW continues to be a unique destination for innovation and discovery,” Chief Programming Officer Hugh Forrest said. “The addition of groundbreaking filmmakers like PJ Raval and influential voices like Ashley Grah...

NASHVILLE, TN (CelebrityAccess) — Country and southern rock legends Alabama were honored with a Lifetime Entertainment Achievement Award by the T.J. Martell Foundation during the Foundation’s 11th Annual Nashville Honors Gala in Nashville on Monday. The tribute to the band featured country music performer Brad Paisley, who performed a medley of some of Alabama’s hits including, “My Home’s in Alabama,” “Dixieland Delight,” and “Mountain Music.” Charlie Daniels was on hand as well and presented the award to the members of the group. Additional honorees for the evening included Kings of Leon, Sally Williams, Dr. Kathryn Edwards and Sylvia and Al Ganier. “We have been fortunate to have won over 280 industry awards in our 50 years of recording and touring, but the Tony Martell Lifetime Entertainment Achievement Award may be the most special award we have ever gotten,” says Owen. “Anything we as a group can do to help find a cure for cancer is very important to me, Teddy and Jeff. We app...

LONDON (CelebrityAccess) — British broadcasting networks BBC and ITV are the latest to join the increasingly crowded world of streaming when they announced plans to launch their own digital content delivery platform in the UK. The two companies announced on Wednesday they to a joint venture for the service to be called BritBox, and are now working on a formal legal agreement to usher the deal to life. While the JV at present includes just the BBC and ITV, they said anticipate that other partners will be added to service and both will speak to regulators and the wider industry about their proposals. According to the JV partners, BritBox will be an “original streaming service” providing access to a collection of British boxsets and original series on demand. The service will provide the most comprehensive collection of British-originated content, as well as original content created specifically for the platform. The service has already launched in the U.S. and has attracted more th...

SAN FRANCISCO (CelebrityAccess) — Event ticketing and technology platform Eventbrite announced its first expansion into Asian markets with the launch of offices in Singapore. The localized platform at eventbrite.sg will cater to Singaporean event creators, providing event creation, marketing, and ticket services, as well as payment processing in local currency. According to Eventbrite, the creation of a localized platform was fostered by strong growth in the region for the company, which has platformed more than 90,000 events in the country since it launched. As well, Eventbrite said are already more than 7,000 Singaporean event creators currently using the platform and more than 4.9 million tickets have been transacted in the market. “Singapore is a nation where live experiences are deeply woven into the cultural fabric. From its dynamic arts festivals to its world-famous food scene, there’s always something new and exciting to do in the Lion City; and it’s a market we view as st...

DUBLIN (CelebrityAccess) — Embattled singer-songwriter Ryan Adams’s upcoming tour of the UK and Ireland appears to be still on the books, even as he faces scrutiny in the U.S. over alleged sexual misconduct, including with a minor. Adams is set to embark on a 10-date tour on March 30th, starting with a pair of shows at Olympia Theater in Dublin. While that show appears to be sold out, tickets for his other shows are still on sale via sites such as Ticketmaster and Bandsintown. According to the BBC, some fans who, in the wake of reports about Adams’ alleged misconduct, decided they didn’t’ want to attend his concerts, found that their requests for refunds were being ignored. One fan, Emma Buff, told the BBC she spent £50 on tickets to see Adams perform in April but has been unsuccessful in obtaining a refund. “Reading the allegations upset me quite a lot and I decided I didn’t want any of my money to go to Ryan Adams in the future,” she told the BBC. “I’ve tried to get a refund on...

PITTSBURGH, PA (CelebrityAccess) — Country music icon Garth Brooks has shattered the attendance record for Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field after his upcoming concert at the stadium has fully sold out. Brooks is scheduled to perform at Heinz Field on May 18th as part of his upcoming stadium tour, which kicks off on March 9th at The Dome At Americas Center in St. Louis. “The in-the-round seating for Garth allows for every seat in the stadium to be open, whereas most of the other shows we have to close off any seats in the south end and south corners,” Nick Sero, communications manager at Heinz Field, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “This show also has a bit of a larger group of people on the floor.” The previous record at Heinz Field was set on September 10th, 2016 when 69,983 fans turned out for a football game between the University of Pittsburgh vs Penn State University. As for concerts, Taylor Swift held the previous record when she drew a crowd of 56,445 for her 2018 concert at the ...

( Hypebot ) Talent manager, producer, and film agent Shep Gordon recently released a book titled The Call Me Supermensch, which uses a backstage pass to his life as a framing device for some important lessons about the music and entertainment industry. Here we look at five key takeaways. _______________________________ Guest post by  Leonardo Soria  of  Music Biz 101 My name is Leonardo Soria. Originally from Argentina, I came to the USA in 2012 to study at Rowan University, where I received my Bachelor’s in Music Performance – Piano. I had my first recital at the age of 6 and have won awards and performed as a soloist and with orchestras in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Japan and the USA. I have always been interested in the music industry as a whole, that making me change paths last year when I decided to pursue an MBA in Music Management at William Paterson University. Here’s my face: They Call Me Supermensch “They Call Me Supermensch” is a book written by Shep G...

NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) Lindsay Berberich, a former promotion coordinator at Republic, has reportedly left the company to join S-Curve Records as director of national promotion. Berberich will report to David Nathan, VP of promotion. She formerly worked for Gary Spangler, Manny Simons and Mike DePippa at Republic. “I am excited and grateful for the opportunity to be a part of such a talented team here at S-Curve,” Berberich said in a statement to All Access Media Group. “I look forward to continuing the success Steve Greeberg has made in the record industry. Many thanks to David for having the confidence to bring me along for the ride.” Berberich can be reached at 212-561-3528 and  lindsay.berberich@bmg.com h/t All Access The post Lindsay Berberich Exits Republic, Joins S-Curve As Director National Promotion appeared first on CelebrityAccess . from CelebrityAccess https://ift.tt/2UaS5kn via IFTTT

MANCHESTER, Tenn. (CelebrityAccess) Superfly and A.C. Entertainment have announced the lineup for “The Other” stage for the 2019 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, to take place in Manchester, Tenn., June 13-16. The Thursday, June 13, headliner is Space Jesus, followed each night by RL Grime, Zhu and Illenium. Others taking the “Other” stage are Sprom, Liquid Stranger, Jade Cicada, Gramatik, Tokimonsta and G Jones, along with Cid, Iglooghost and others. The post Bonnaroo Announces Second Stage Lineup appeared first on CelebrityAccess . from CelebrityAccess https://ift.tt/2BWMJlx via IFTTT

MCLEAN, Va. (CelebrityAccess) Hilton Honors has announced an expanded lineup for its members in 2019, including the Hilton Honors Concert Series produced in partnership and including acts like WAlk The Moon, Jake Owen, Jessy J, and Portugal. The Man. The concert series kicks off March 1 with a private performance by Walk The Moon at one of Hilton’s newest luxury properties, the Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas. “Building off what we’ve offered our members over the past few years, we’re thrilled to introduce an incredible array of new experiences in 2019. We know members want to use their Points for the greatest ‘return on experience’, and we’re able offer even more this year by working with our hotels and best-in-class partners,” said Mark Weinstein, senior vice president and global head of customer engagement, loyalty and partnerships at Hilton.  “Whether it’s free nights at luxury hotels and resorts in places like the Maldives, Bali or Bora Bora, exclusive racing experiences...

(CelebrityAccess) As John Mellencamp’s tour continues across the country, the musician has continued to “take a knee” at the end of his concerts. At the first of three shows at the Beacon Theater in New York City, Mellencamp knelt on stage at the end of the song “Easy Target,” which focuses on society’s treatment of minorities and the poor and includes the lyrics “Well, let the poor be damned, and the easy targets too / All are created equal, equally beneath me and you.”, according to Fox News. Mellencamp took a knee last year during a performance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and suggested to Billboard magazine it was spontaneous. “I’ve never planned anything in my life,” he said. “Taking a knee felt like nothing. At the time, it felt like part of the performance. After the fact, I hope it made some kind of difference.” As for the show itself, it was dubbed “ spectacular ” with a stripped-down version of “Jack and Diane” getting one of several standing ovations.  ...

( Hypebot ) ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) has filed copyright infringement lawsuits against 13 music venues for “unauthorized public performance of its members’ copyrighted musical works.” The PRO represents 700,000 independent songwriters, composers and music publishers and “ensures its members can earn a living from their art by licensing the public performances of their songs, collecting those license fees, and distributing royalties to its members. Nearly 88% of the license fees ASCAP collects go directly to songwriters, composers and music publishers as royalties.” ASCAP Executive Vice President of Licensing, Stephanie Ruyle, said in a statement, “When you see a patron at your business bobbing their head along to the music, you see firsthand the value music can add to any environment. Music plays a key role in creating an emotional connection with customers; hundreds of thousands of businesses understand that and accept that a music license is...