“Wipe Out” is a surf rock instrumental composed by Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller and Ron Wilson. It is a twelve-bar blues first performed and recorded by The Surfaris, who became known worldwide with the release of the “Surfer Joe”/”Wipe Out” single in 1963. The single was first issued on the independent labels DFS […]
Multiplatinum indie pop trio AJR performed their hit single “BANG!” on The Ellen DeGeneres Show the other day. “BANG!” has generated over 200 million streams worldwide and just hit platinum in the U.S., marking the band’s sixth platinum single following recent hits “100 Bad Days,” “Burn The House Down” and “Sober Up.” “BANG!” is No. […]
1956 – Elvis Presley’s song “Love Me Tender” became the No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit. He became the first artist to follow himself into the No. 1 position. The song “Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog” had been the No. 1 song for 11 weeks. 1956 – Elvis Presley appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show for the […]
Sony/ATV Music Publishing paid tribute to the iconic rock band Queen and its significant achievements in the Million-Air awards category at the 2020 BMI London Awards, which were announced on October 5. The Million-Air awards recognize iconic songs that have reached a million or more broadcast performances by UK and European songwriters and publishers. Queen […]
To commemorate its 20th anniversary, Conspiracy of One, the sixth album by punk rock trailblazers the Offspring, will once again be available on vinyl — the first time since its release in 2000. On December 11, Round Hill Records/UMe will release a deluxe version of Conspiracy of One pressed to yellow and red splatter vinyl, […]
It has been reported that Texas country singer and songwriter, Jerry Jeff Walker passed away at age 78. On Friday, family spokesman John T. Davis broke the news to The Associated Press. It was said that the “Mr Bojangles” artist “had battled throat cancer for many years, and some other health issues,” Mr. Davis said […]
POWSTER—an award-winning interactive creative studio/production company for over 150 movie distributors—in collaboration with the world’s largest music company Universal Music Group, music industry-leading label Capitol Records UK, and Grammy-Award winning artist Sam Smith, join forces for the launch of a web-based AR activation for Smith’s new single “Diamonds,” only available on Spotify. The project celebrates […]
GRAMMY®-winning mega-hit makers Jermaine Dupri, Ne-Yo, Johntá Austin and Bryan Michael Cox have teamed up with a lineup of music superstar friends, on the new single “CHANGE” (So So Def Recordings), available now on digital music providers. In conjunction with the release of “CHANGE” from Jermaine Dupri, Ne-Yo, Johntá Austin, and Friends, the new song […]
Last night, at 5PM PDT in Nashville, Tennessee, the 2020 Country Music Television Awards aired live. Some of Country music’s biggest names in the game were honored, and the star-studded list of 2020 nominees was jam-packed with fan favorite artists. From classics like Carrie Underwood taking home two wins for her track, “Drinking Alone”, to […]
Partnership to End Addiction announced its launch with a campaign emphasizing the importance of personal connection in addressing our nation’s addiction crisis. A 3D-animated series of advertisements features music by Grammy-nominated band The Lumineers. The nonprofit also released a podcast hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist and bestselling author Elizabeth Vargas. “Following the merger of two […]