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Pink Floyd look to be the latest musicians in talks to sell their back catalogue for millions.According to Bloomberg, the band have reportedly begun talks with several potential buyers for the rights to the entirety of their back catalogue this week. If successful, the bid could be worth hundreds of millions, according to reports.As noted in Bloomberg, “representatives for the band have reached out to potential buyers” according to sources “familiar with the matter”.

Bloomberg reported, adding that reps for the band have reached out to potential buyers. The report said the process began in early May but it’s too early to know what the outcome of the talks will be.

Roger Waters joined forces with Lucius on-stage this week to perform Pink Floyd’s ‘Mother’ – check out the moment below.The duo, made up of Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, have previously toured with Waters, who was formerly the bassist/vocalist in Pink Floyd.During Lucius’ gig at New York’s Beacon Theatre on Wednesday (May 4), Waters joined them on-stage for the encore to perform the Pink Floyd classic ‘Mother’ from ‘The Wall’.Check out their acoustic rendition of the track here:Pink Floyd recently released their first new music in decades to aid the relief effort in Ukraine.The track, titled ‘Hey, Hey, Rise Up’, features a sample of Andriy Khlyvnyuk, the singer of Ukrainian band Boombox, and is the band’s first original music to be released since their 1994 album ‘The Division Bell’. All proceeds from the song go to Ukraine Humanitarian Relief.Discussing the new song in a statement, Gilmour said: “I hope it will receive wide support and publicity.

saw an Instagram video of the musician in military gear singing a protest song in Kyiv’s Sofiyskaya Square and then felt inspired to do something about it. “I thought: that is pretty magical and maybe I can do something with this,” Gilmour told the Guardian. “I’ve got a big platform that [Pink Floyd] have worked on for all these years.

Pink Floyd are set to release their first new music in 28 years tomorrow (April 8) to aid the relief effort in Ukraine.The new track, titled ‘Hey, Hey, Rise Up’, features a sample of Andriy Khlyvnyuk, the singer of Ukrainian band Boombox, and is the band’s first original music to be released since their 1994 album ‘The Division Bell’. All proceeds from the song will go to Ukraine Humanitarian Relief.A press release reveals that Pink Floyd – who comprise David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Guy Pratt (bass) and Nitin Sawhney (keyboards) for the song – recorded ‘Hey, Hey, Rise Up’ on March 30 this year, and that an accompanying video directed by Mat Whitecross has also been shot.Discussing the new song in a statement, Gilmour said: “I hope it will receive wide support and publicity.

the band’s Twitter account states.The included works that are set to be leaving Russian and Belarusian streaming platforms are Pink Floyd studio albums “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” (1987), “The Division Bell” (1994) as well as 2014’s “The Endless River.” Gilmour has released four solo studio albums in his career, the most recent being “Rattle That Lock” in 2015. His entire solo discography is also being removed from streamers.Last week, Gilmour tweeted in support of Ukraine, writing, “Russian soldiers, stop killing your brothers.

Pink Floyd and David Gilmour are removing their music from streaming services in Russia and Belarus to show their support for Ukraine.Ukraine officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation on February 24. At the time of writing, the Russian invasion has killed at least 549 citizens, including 41 children.

Pink Floyd guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour has urged Russian soldiers to cease carrying out President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, as the conflict enters its seventh consecutive day.“Russian soldiers, stop killing your brothers. There will be no winners in this war,” Gilmour wrote on social media yesterday (March 1).“My daughter-in-law is Ukrainian and my grand-daughters want to visit and know their beautiful country.

Pink Floyd have surprised fans with the release of a dozen live albums documenting some of their gigs from the early ’70s.The 12 LPs were added to streaming services this week with no prior announcement, spanning the years 1970 to 1972, covering the period in which the band released ‘Atom Heart Mother’ (1970), ‘Meddle’ (1971), and ‘Obscured By Clouds’ (1972).The earliest recording, titled ‘They Came In Peace’, and featuring performances from Leeds University on February 28, 1970 and Washington

Brad Pitt has joined forces with producer Damien Quintard to revive the historic Miraval Studios. The space, established in 1977 by jazz pianist Jacques Loussier, has hosted legendary recording sessions, including those for Pink Floyd's The Wall, The Cure's Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, The Cranberries' Bury The Hatchet, AC/DC's Blow Up Your Video, and two Sade albums: Promise and Stronger Than Pride.

U2‘s The Edge, Amy Winehouse, Eric Clapton and more have sold for a total of over $5million at a recent auction.The event, titled Julien’s Auctions’ Icons & Idols: Rock N’ Roll, took place over the weekend and saw a stack of music memorabilia auctioned away, as Rolling Stone reports.

Pink Floyd‘s Syd Barrett and David Gilmour first met.Barrett is said to have crossed paths with the band’s future guitarist and co-lead vocalist at The Crown in Cambridge in the late 1950s. Now called the Flying Pig, the pub and grassroots venue is facing demolition as part of ongoing redevelopment plans.Pace Limited was initially granted permission to tear the building down.

Roger Waters saying that he felt bullied by members in Pink Floyd.The former Floyd drummer said in a new interview that he was surprised to hear Waters claim last month that ex-guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour and ex-keyboardist Richard Wright were “always trying to drag me down”.“I’m slightly flabbergasted by it,” Mason told journalist Jim DeRogatis of The Coda Collection.

Pink Floyd‘s David Gilmour has shared a demo version of ‘Yet Another Movie’ ahead of the reissue of the band’s 1987 album ‘A Momentary Lapse of Reason’ – hear it below.The album, which was the band’s first following the departure of Roger Waters, will be reissued on October 29 via Sony and feature a “Remixed and Updated” edition on vinyl, CD, DVD and more.It will also be available in 360 Reality Audio, described as “a new immersive music experience that closely mimics the omni-directional

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has hailed The Rolling Stones‘ Charlie Watts as “possibly the most underrated of all the great rock’n’roll drummers”.Mason took to social media this morning (August 25) to share a tribute to Watts, who died yesterday (August 24) aged 80.

Amazon has launched a new subscription service that focuses on “the golden era of vinyl” from the 1960s and ’70s.The new ‘Vinyl Of The Month’ club offers music fans “must-haves” delivered to their door for $24.99 (£18.58) per month, handpicked by the Amazon Music team.“Start or grow an enviable collection with some of the greatest albums ever,” a statement reads, adding that the new Amazon service is “a great gift for anyone who’s just fallen in love with vinyl”.The first two albums delivered as

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Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters gave a firmly negative response to Facebook’s request to use ‘Another Brick In The Wall’ in an upcoming ad for Instagram.Speaking at a forum in support of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, as reported by Rolling Stone, Waters read out an email he claimed to have received from Mark Zuckerberg requesting the right to use the song.“It’s a request for the rights to use my song, ‘Another Brick in the Wall, Pt.

Pink Floyd is to be demolished after a decade spent fighting redevelopment plans.The Flying Pig in Cambridge was regularly visited by the band’s original frontman Syd Barrett. It is said to be the place where he first met future Pink Floyd guitarist and co-lead vocalist David Gilmour, when it was named The Crown in the late 1950s.The pub’s managers Matt and Justine Hatfield said they have been given six months to vacate the property.

Roger Waters has posted the liner notes written for Pink Floyd’s ‘Animals’ remaster, claiming his ex bandmate David Gilmour wanted them removed because of credit disputes.The former Pink Floyd bassist/vocalist has alleged that guitarist/vocalist Gilmour wanted the true extent of his songwriting and artistic contributions buried because, as Rogers put it, Gilmour intended to “claim more credit…than is his due”.Waters detailed in a message on his website yesterday (May 31) that Gilmour “does not

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Roger Waters has accused his former bandmate David Gilmour of banning him from using Pink Floyd’s website to promote his work.

Former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters has taken to social media to rail against long-ago partner David Gilmour for considering him “irrelevant” and “banning” him from the group’s website and social media, complaining that his solo projects are not allowed to come up for mention while those of Gilmour’s wife are promoted.

Maybe this will help everyone feel a bit more comfortably numb.

When you think of Jonathan Wilson, you may think of the south… southern California, that is, since he started out being associated with the neo-Laurel Canyon scene around the turn of the last decade. But the singer-songwriter-producer spent his earliest years growing up in North Carolina, and he brings some of the sounds of that region into his music pretty much for the first time on a new album, “Dixie Blur.” He forsook his L.A.