Sony/ATV Nashville has acquired the catalogue for country specialist River House Artists, which includes Luke Combs’ hits “Forever After All,” “Beautiful Crazy,” “When It Rains It Pours,” and “Lovin’ On You.” In addition, the major music publisher signed a joint venture with River House Artists to provide creative services to its talent. The independent label and music publisher River House Artists was established in 2016 by veteran executive Lynn Oliver-Cline, who co-manages Combs. “Lynn’s intuition for identifying singer-songwriters who speak right to the heart of Country Music is second to none, and she knows how to turn their dreams into reality,” comments Sony/ATV Nashville CEO Rusty Gaston on the deal. “We’re proud to partner with Lynn and the River House team as we build a long and ...
Wixen Music Publishing is suing short-form video-sharing app Triller for $50 million alleging copyright infringement on more than 1,000 songs. Wixen claims that Triller has been “willfully infringing” its musical compositions by allowing its users to include them in videos without authorization or compensation, according to the 15-page federal complaint filed U.S. Central District of California Western Division on Tuesday. Triller’s app, similar to TikTok’s, allows users to create and share short videos that typically include music. Wixen, who administers more than 50,000 songs written and owned by its more than 2,000 clients — Tom Petty, Neil Young and Missy Elliott among them — alleges that many of their compositions are being used in the app without the proper licenses...
Stadium shows are returning to Australia and New Zealand, but not for another year. On Thursday (Nov. 19), Guns N’ Roses announced an eight-date tour of Australasia, kicking off Nov. 6 at Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast. Presented by TEG Dainty, a division of the TEG Group, the trek then moves on to Adelaide Oval, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Sydney’s ANZ Stadium and Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium. The production then heads east for two dates in New Zealand, at Sky Stadium in Wellington, and Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, then returns to Australia for a final, Nov. 24 concert at Perth’s Optus Stadium. {“nid”:”9481177″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Bernard Fanning, Ocean Alley and Others Set for Australia's First Post-COVID Arena...
Billie Eilish and Sam Smith join the lineup of performers for next week’s 2020 ARIA Awards. Eilish and Smith bring some international star power to a ceremony that will also feature performances from homegrown stars Sia, Tame Impala, Lime Cordiale, Sampa The Great, Amy Shark and Archie Roach, who will be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame on the night. {“nid”:”9464451″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Lime Cordiale, Tame Impala Lead 2020 ARIA Awards Nominations”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/news\/9464451\/lime-cordiale-tame-impala-2020-aria-awards-nominations\/”,”media”:{“width”:3699,”height”:2454,”extension”:”jpg”,”mime_type”:”...
Rolling Loud Miami has revealed dates for its 2021 edition after it was forced to cancel this year’s festival in early April due to the pandemic. The three-day event will return to Florida from May 7-9 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. Organizers for the festival say that all three of the 2020 headliners, which include A$AP Rocky, Travis Scott and Post Malone, will return for the 2021 edition. In addition, 99% of the 2020 lineup will perform next year with new artists slated to be announced shortly. {“nid”:”9449786″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Rolling Loud's 'Loud Stream' Festival Attracts 4M Fans”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/business\/touring\/9449786\/rolling-loud-loud-stream-f...
AC/DC is all charged-up for another U.K. chart title. The Aussie rock legends lead the midweek albums chart with Power Up (Columbia), their first LP in six years. At this stage, it’s no contest. AC/DC’s 17th album is outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined, and is on track to become the year’s fastest-selling album. With 47,000 chart sales, look for Power Up to eclipse the year’s best, set last week (54,905 combined sales) by compatriot Kylie Minogue’s Disco (BMG), which dips 1-4. {“nid”:”9483673″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Kylie Minogue's 'Disco' Blasts to No. 1 In U.K.”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/news\/9483673\/kylie-minogue-disco-no-1-uk\/”,”media”:{“widthR...
One of the most star-stacked pop songs of the year — or any year — is on track for the U.K. No. 1. The likes of Cher, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, Mel C, Bryan Adams, Lenny Kravitz and Nile Rodgers performed on the BBC Children In Need single “Stop Crying Your Heart Out,” an Oasis cover which dropped last Friday (Nov. 13). Based on sales and streams over the weekend, the BBC Radio 2 Allstars number leads the way and is on course to become the eighth Children In Need single to reach No. 1, the Official Charts Company reports. {“nid”:”9483617″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”BBC\u2019s All-Star Charity Single \u2018Stop Crying Your Heart Out\u2019 Is Here: Stream It Now”,”relative_path”:”\/article...
Delta Goodrem will host next week’s 2020 ARIA Awards, organizers announced Monday (Nov. 16). It’s a first for the hitmaking pop star, who has achieved almost every other honor the Australian music industry has to offer. Over her career, Goodrem has snagged 12 ARIAs, nine No. 1 singles and four No. 1 albums, including Innocent Eyes, recognized as the second best-selling LP by an Australian artist of all-time, behind only John Farnham’s Whispering Jack. Innocent Eyes spent a whopping 29 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart following its release in 2003. {“nid”:”9481913″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Sia to Perform at 2020 ARIA Awards”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/news\/9481913\/sia-perform-2020-...
Walter C. Miller, a former executive producer for the Country Music Association Awards, died on Nov. 13, the organization revealed on Saturday (Nov. 14). He was 94. Miller worked for the CMAs for four decades in various producing capacities. “Walter was an absolute television legend,” says Sarah Trahern, CMA chief executive officer. “When you worked with him, you instantly knew you were in the presence of greatness. He brought so much innovation and brilliance to the CMA Awards over the 40 years he worked with the organization.” He was born in 1926 and began his television career in the ’40s as a lighting director for variety series The Horn and Hardart Children’s Hour on NBC. Among his other early credits, Miller worked on Startime, The Bell Telephone H...