insert_link Classic Hits Phish Cancels New Years Eve Shows Due to Omicron Phish has just announced that they will be following the trend of canceling upcoming shows due to concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19. "While Phish has played shows this year as the pandemic has continued, this variant's ability for rapid transmission is unprecedented," the group wrote in a statement posted to their website, informing fans that their annual tradition of performing New Year’s Eve concerts at New York’s Madison […] todayDecember 24, 2021
insert_link Classic Hits ZZ Top Sells Music Catalog for $50 Million According to recent reports, ZZ Top is selling its music catalog to investment firm KKR and recording company BMG for $50 million. The legendary rockers sold their music interests, which include the publishing catalog as well as income from recorded music royalties and performance royalties. The whole deal includes 15 albums released over a 50-year span, including the commercial breakthrough “Tres Hombres” in 1973, “Degüello,” “El Loco,” “Eliminator,” “Afterburner,” “Recycler” […] todayDecember 23, 2021
insert_link AAA Elton John Hosts “Lockdown Sessions” Zoom Party with Collaborators Lil Nas X, Miley Cyrus, Brandi Carlile, Eddie Vedder, and More Over the pandemic, Elton John curated an album full of collaborations with artists across nearly all genres. The Lockdown Sessions was a completely remote creation, summarizing what could be made through Zoom, at home, and in the midst of a global crisis. On Tuesday, John hosted a joint Zoom call with all of the collaborators on the album, including Lil Nas X, Stevie Wonder, Dua Lipa, Miley Cyrus, Stevie Nicks, Brandi Carlile, Eddie Vedder, Nicki Minaj, […] todayDecember 22, 2021
insert_link AAA The Rolling Stones Top Worldwide Tour Earnings at $115 Million According to Pollstar’s annual worldwide tour-earning list for 2021, the Rolling Stones have been identified as the top earner of the year, grossing an average of $9.6 million per show. The Stones played just 12 concerts in the accounting period, making a total of $115.5 million by selling 516,624 tickets at an average price of $223.56. Harry Styles had the second-biggest grossing tour, far behind the classic rockers at $86.7 […] todayDecember 21, 2021
insert_link Classic Hits Queen’s Brian May Tests Positive for COVID-19: “Go Get Jabbed if You’re Not Already” Brian May, Queen’s guitarist, has recently revealed that he and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19 after going out to a birthday lunch for a friend where all guests provided a negative test for attendance. “It seemed like you were in a safe situation. You have your negative tests… What could possibly go wrong? We thought were in a safe bubble so we didn’t wear masks,” May said in […] todayDecember 20, 2021
insert_link Classic Hits George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord” Gets Star-Studded Music Video 51 Years After Song’s Release 51 years ago, George Harrison released “My Sweet Lord” on his 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass. This week, a star-studded music video premiered in celebration of its half-a-century milestone. The video stars former Beatle Ringo Starr, along with a long list of actors, musicians, and other famous or familiar faces. Joe Walsh and Jeff Lyne, who played in the Traveling Wilburys with Harrison, appear in the video, in […] todayDecember 17, 2021
insert_link Classic Hits Bruce Springsteen Officially Sells Music Catalog in Huge Deal with Sony For an estimated $500 million or more, Bruce Springsteen has finally decided to sell his entire music catalog to Sony Music Entertainment after thorough negotiation. The deal is possibly the biggest transaction ever conducted for a single artist’s body of work. The information comes from two anonymous sources who were briefed on the deal, as no public announcement has been made about the sale. Springsteen, according to the sources, sold […] todayDecember 16, 2021
insert_link Classic Hits Don McLean Announces 50th Anniversary “American Pie” Tour At the beginning of this week, Don McLean announced an extensive world tour for the upcoming year in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his hit song “American Pie.” The tour kicks off at the start of 2022 in Honolulu, Hawaii before continuing across North America and then heading overseas for a leg of European shows. “After spending the past 18 months at home, I am thrilled to be getting […] todayDecember 15, 2021
insert_link Classic Hits James Brown Estate Sold for $90 Million After 15 years of dispute, James Brown’s estate has reportedly sold the late singer’s music assets to the publishing and management company Primary Wave. While the company did not provide an official comment on the financial details of the deal, a close source revealed that Primary Wave bought the entirety of Brown’s publishing, master income stream, and name and likeness rights for, as reports say, an estimated $90 million. Brown’s […] todayDecember 14, 2021
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