insert_link Classic Hits Today in Music History: February 7th 1963 - The first Beatles single "Please Please Me" was released in the U.S. on the Vee-Jay label. Capitol Records, EMI's United States label, were offered the right to release the single in the U.S., but turned it down. Dick Biondi, a disc jockey on WLS in Chicago and a friend of Vee-Jay executive Ewart Abner, played the song on the radio from February 1963, thus becoming the first DJ […] todayFebruary 7, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits Bruce Springsteen Was the Biggest-Earning Musician of 2021 After selling his masters and publishing catalog for a reported $550 million, Bruce Springsteen was officially confirmed as the biggest earner of 2021. The report, written by former Forbes editor Zack O'Malley Greenburg, explained how selling valuable music archives heavily skewed the annual chart of artists' incomes. Greenburg explained the incentive for artists to sell their rights, especially during a pandemic era: “There’s a range of factors, some of them arcane and […] todayJanuary 17, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits Music Labels Reportedly Determined to Spend Big Bucks on Sting, David Bowie Catalogs In a not-so-new-trend, a handful of rock n’ roll greats are putting their song catalogs on the market with pretty large price tags. Bruce Springsteen was one of the most recent rockers to do so, as he is reportedly in negotiation with Sony to seal the deal. Now, there are reports of certain labels looking to snag Sting and David Bowie’s valuable IP. Universal Music Group has been reported to […] todayNovember 19, 2021
insert_link Classic Hits Paul Simon Turns 80 And Announces New Audiobook — Featuring New Music This past Wednesday, Paul Simon celebrated his 80th birthday by announcing Miracle and Wonder: Conversations With Paul Simon, a new audiobook collaboration with Malcolm Gladwell. The five-hour audiobook will feature conversations from over 30 hours of interviews, new music for the first time since 2018, as well as previously unreleased live studio versions of well-loved tracks. Arriving November 16th, Miracle and Wonder will allow fans to dive into Simon’s story […] todayOctober 15, 2021
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – October 1st 1962 -The Beach Boys album "Surfin' Safari" was released. It was their first album release. 1964 - Vee Jay Records released the album "The Beatles Vs. The Four Seasons." 1969 - "Abbey Road" by the Beatles was released in the U.S. It was released a week earlier in England. 1970 - Jimi Hendrix was buried in Seattle, WA. 1970 - Curtis Mayfield left the Impressions for a solo career. 1972 […] todayOctober 1, 2019
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