Guitars-Amps News
Keyshia Cole Unveils 20-City Tour
Keyshia Cole’s “A Different Me” tour will visit 20 cities starting in May.
EMI To Distribute Eleven Seven In Europe
The Eleven Seven Music Group announced an agreement with EMI Music in which EMI will provide Eleven Seven and its labels with digital and physical distribution, sales and marketing services in the United Kingdom and Europe.
Touring Panel Debates Strategy, Developing Acts, 360s
Fifteen veteran artists. That’s what the U.S. Latin touring circuit relies on, according to a panel of live events professionals on the first day of the Billboard Latin Music Conference on Monday.
Green Day Announces Summer Tour
Green Day has announced a slate of 38 summer dates that begins July 3 in Seattle and marks the chart-topping rock band’s first full North American tour in more than three years.
My Bloody Valentine, Cure Close Out Coachella
The 10th annual Coachella Music and Arts Festival concluded Sunday with a series of challenging, dissonant sets that saw the avant-garde take center stage on the event’s final day of music.
Killers, M.I.A. Cap Off Day Two At Coachella
Coachella second day was a very different experience from its first. While Friday’s lineup relied on heritage artists like Paul McCartney, Morrissey and Leonard Cohen to provide its wow factor, Saturday’s schedule was all about newer blood.
Business Briefs: Terra Firma, Lucien Grainge, P2P, UMG
Terra Firma’s financing of its deal with EMI comes into question; Universal Music Group exec Lucien Grainge dismissed the idea of legitimizing P2P; UMG is incorporating interactive games in some of its YouTube videos and more.
Jive Revived In U.K.
Sony Music Entertainment has revived the Jive imprint in the U.K. under Nick Burgess, who was previously head of A&R at Virgin Records U.K.