Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is expanding its business relationship with Disney Music Publishing (DMP) to additional territories including the United Kingdom, Ireland, continental…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:05AMMonday, January 15, 2018
Leslie Odom, Jr., best known for his Tony Award-winning role in the Broadway smash “Hamilton,” will sing “America The Beautiful” at Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4. The performance w…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AMThursday, December 21, 2017
The race to lock down Las Vegas’ highest-paying residency is heating up with Lady Gaga announcing a two-year engagement at the MGM Park Theater. According to two well-placed sources, G…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AMTuesday, December 19, 2017
Lady Gaga is set to kick off a residency in Las Vegas at the MGM Park Theater. The deal closed over the weekend and will bring the pop star to the city starting in late 2018. According to lo…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:08PMThursday, November 16, 2017
Future finalists and winners of ABC’s “American Idol” reboot will be recording their debuts for Hollywood Records, Variety has learned. It is the first time the Disney labe…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:33PMTuesday, October 31, 2017
On the same day it was revealed that New York City is likely to repeal a Prohibition-era law banning dancing in most establishments including restaurants and bars, the Bishop of New York per…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:01AMWednesday, October 18, 2017
Born to extended run? Bruce Springsteen fans who missed out on “Springsteen on Broadway” may have another chance to score tickets for the show next spring. The Boss is exten…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:00PMSaturday, September 16, 2017
Paul McCartney’s One on One tour is off to a rousing start, as Bruce Springsteen and E Street vet Steven Van Zandt hopped on stage at Madison Square Garden on Friday night (Sept. 15).…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:59AMWednesday, August 16, 2017
Lady Gaga will submit to a deposition in the ongoing legal battle between producer Dr. Luke and pop singer Kesha, Variety has confirmed. Dr. Luke is suing Kesha for defamation, the latest in…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:50PMWednesday, August 9, 2017
The Ultra Records founder has seen his share of DJs come and go, but says dance music is here to stay.
SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PMThursday, August 3, 2017
There’s a highly non-dysfunctional family dynamic at play in the pairing.
SOURCE: Variety at 07:13PMMonday, July 31, 2017
In a significant coup for Universal Music Publishing Group chairman and CEO Jody Gerson, Bruce Springsteen has signed with UMPG, marking the first time a single publisher will administer th…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:17PMWednesday, July 26, 2017
"Today the president disrespected those who have had more courage than he ever did."
SOURCE: Variety at 10:06PMFriday, July 7, 2017
Jay R. Morgenstern, a 50-year veteran of music publishing, died on July 4 in Los Angeles. He was 87. In a distinguished career, Morgenstern got his start in the industry as an accountant for…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:46AMTuesday, June 20, 2017
Longtime “American Idol” musical director Rickey Minor will return to the show when it premieres on ABC in spring 2018, Variety has confirmed through multiple sources. The bandle…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:58PMTuesday, June 6, 2017
Scanning a crowd of 55,000 at Manchester’s Old Trafford stadium from a private perch reserved for Ariana Grande, her family and team, manager Scooter Braun is visibly moved as his client s…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:15AMMonday, June 5, 2017
When Ariana Grande sang the opening notes to “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” her chosen closer at the “One Love Manchester” concert on June 4, the “Wizard of Oz&#…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:12AMSunday, June 4, 2017
Following the terrorist incident at London Bridge on June 3, during which seven people were killed when a van drove into a crowd of people, ticketholders to the One Love Manchester concert s…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:56AMSaturday, June 3, 2017
Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons has joined the lineup for “One Love Manchester,” the benefit concert taking place June 4 at Emirates Old Trafford stadium outside of Manches…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:04PMLeave it to crafty bootleggers to take advantage of tragedy for financial gain. Since the May 22 attack outside the Manchester Arena, where Ariana Grande had performed for a crowd of thousan…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:57PMTuesday, May 30, 2017
Some 50,000 are expected to be in attendance at Ariana Grande’s “One Love” concert this Sunday, June 4 at the Emirates Old Trafford near Manchester, U.K. The benefit show, …
SOURCE: Variety at 09:18PMSunday, May 28, 2017
Bruce Springsteen kicked the Memorial Day weekend into high gear with a surprise appearance in New Jersey, joining Steven Van Zandt and the Disciples of Soul Saturday night (May 27) at the C…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:45PMMonday, May 22, 2017
The mononym queens had it at Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards. The two best reasons to tune in to an otherwise mostly dreary three-hour ABC telecast were striking performances by gene…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:31AMWednesday, May 10, 2017
"A Star Is Born" and a credit scorned: what does Lady Gaga's use of her real name mean for the studio's marketing efforts and reach?
SOURCE: Variety at 01:12PMSunday, April 30, 2017
Allesia Cara, Hailee Steinfeld, Train, Grace Vanderwaal, and Julia Michaels performed at the fifth annual event.
SOURCE: Variety at 05:13PMSaturday, April 29, 2017
Bruce Springsteen and Tom Hanks were the main event at the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday night (April 28), taking the stage at New York’s Beacon Theater for an hour-long discussion a…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:54AMMonday, May 25, 2015
The Tony-nominated actor and 'American Idol' alum reveals that the producers "implemented several Act 2 changes" and are doing "everything they can to make the environment safe."
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMMonday, October 24, 2011
The "Aladdin" and "Tangled" composer will be feted at THR/Billboard's Film & TV Music Conference Monday.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:12AMFriday, May 27, 2011
The U2 frontman, who composed the music for problem-plagued $70 million Broadway production with the Edge, says the revamped show "will be there by opening night."
SOURCE: Backstage at 11:04AM 
