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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn the wake of DMX’s death on Friday after suffering a heart attack, his family has issued a statement regarding rumors that have circulated regarding the masters to his recordings and, apparently, people selling merchandise or claiming to be raising funds for the funeral of the rapper, whose born name was Earl Simmons.“There have been a few rumors following our loved one, Earl Simmons’, passing that we’d like to clear up.

Muse frontman Matt Bellamy has shared details of ‘Cryosleep’ – a new collection of solo recordings being released for Record Store Day 2021. Due on the ‘drop 2’ date of July 16 on this year’s double RSD event, the 10-track ‘Cryosleep’ is a limited edition picture disc gathering recent solo releases including ‘Pray’ from the Game Of Thrones soundtrack, a cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water‘, ‘Behold, The Glove‘ and the single ‘Tomorrow’s World‘ – alongside ‘Fever’ by

Janet Jackson’s ‘Rhythm Nation 1814’, Nas’ 1994 record ‘Illmatic’, ‘Celebration’ by Kool & The Gang, ‘Lady Marmalade’ by Labelle, and Jackson Browne’s 1974 album ‘Late For The Sky’. See the full list here.The 25 recordings were selected from a pool of around 900 public nominations, and have been included on the basis of their “cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage”.The new inclusions span the years 1878 to 2008.

Taylor Swift is opening up about her re-recording process ahead of the release of her first single from the upcoming re-recorded albums!

Warner Music is the latest record company to be sued over the termination right under US copyright law. Country artist Dwight Yoakam says that the major has refused to recognise the termination notices he has submitted to reclaim the US rights in his old recordings.

Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall have sold their rights in the group’s five albums to Hip… no, it’s Round Hill Music.“Massive Attack are authentic trailblazers who are revered by their peers and music fans alike”, says Robin Godfrey-Cass, Managing Director of Round Hill’s London office.

AC/DC singer Bon Scott – will be released in a special remastered edition later this month.The box set, titled ‘Seasons of Change – The Complete Recordings, 1970-1974’, was put together by Adelaide music promoter and historian Victor Marshall in collaboration with the band’s surviving members and their manager Hamish Henry.Due to be released on January 22 via Cherry Red Records, the box-set includes the band’s two original albums – ‘Livestock’ and ‘Flaming Galah’ – along with their singles,

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLike most music legends of his era, David Bowie’s recorded works have been wheeled out multiple times in increasingly elaborate and expensive ways, each update giving a little something extra.

The Minneapolis Police Department on Thursday released body camera footage of the shooting death of Dolal Idd, the first police killing since George Floyd died during an encounter with officers in May.  Idd's father, Bayle Gelle, of Eden Prairie, identified his 23-year-old son as the man shot Wednesday evening at a gas station during a traffic stop for a felony warrant, the Star Tribune reported.  Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said witnesses reported the Idd fired first.

acquired the rights to her early songs. Dumpster fire and desire seem to be the theme of Reynolds’ unconventionally cute commercial — masterminded by the actor’s production company Maximum Effort, and shared today via his official Twitter account — which follows the budding love between the lord of the underworld and this lousy year plagued by a perilous pandemic, shutdown businesses and a toilet paper deficit. A match made in hell is still a @match.

Taylor Swift has revealed a little more about her efforts to re-record each of her first six albums, saying that so far she’s enjoyed most revisiting some of her earliest songs.The project, of course, is – first and foremost – an act of spite, as a result of Swift’s anger that her former label Big Machine – and the master recording rights in those albums – were sold to Scooter Braun last year.

As Taylor Swift reacts to the news that Scooter Braun is selling the master recordings for her first six albums to a private equity firm for a reported price of US$300 million, Sharon Osbourne has got her back.

Taylor Swift missed out on the chance to purchase the rights to her master recordings because she refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement with the new boss of her old record label.Music mogul Scooter Braun has sold off the back catalog, as part of a new deal with bosses at an investment group, for a reported $300 million, and now Swift has revealed she tried to buy back the recordings from her first six albums.“So, I would have to sign a document that would silence me forever before I could

Taylor Swift is speaking out following Scooter Braun‘s sale of her master recordings. It was reported on Monday (November 16) that Scooter sold the masters for Taylor‘s first six albums to Shamrock Capital Content Fund and the deal was worth more than USD 300 million.

Scooter Braun has sold the rights to the master recordings of Taylor Swift's first six albums to "an investment fund," according to Variety. Braun acquired the master rights to the albums in June of last year through a purchase of Swift's former label of Big Machine Records for $300 million.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsTaylor Swift responded to Scooter Braun’s sale of her master records on Monday with a lengthy letter to fans explaining the state of her music and more.“This was the second time my music had been sold without my knowledge,” the “Cardigan” singer wrote.More than a year after the music executive’s Ithaca Holdings acquired the singer’s master recordings of her first albums from former Swift’s former label Big Machine Label Group, Braun sold

Shamrock Capital Content Fund, the investment fund that purchased Taylor Swift‘s master recordings from Scooter Braun, has released a statement after news of the purchase went public.

Almost two years after Scooter Braun‘s Ithaca Holdings LLC acquired Big Machine Label Group, Taylor Swift‘s former label, he has sold the rights to her master recordings.

Since 2019, Taylor Swift has been in the midst of a feud with Scooter Braun and there had been so much happening between them that we have everything recapped in one place.

Kanye West has promised to help Taylor Swift acquire control of her master recordings, as he continues to speak out against what he descries as unfair deals for artists in the music industry.

Kanye West has expanded his tirade against label ownership of musicians’ master recordings, this time adding that Prince and Michael Jackson were “killed” by the music and media industries.“We used to diss Michael Jackson the media made us call him crazy…then they killed him,” West wrote in one Tweet.

Joni Mitchell has announced a new series of archival releases from across her 50-plus year career.The first edition, ‘Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963 – 1967)’ will be released October 30.

Mary Trump‘s book about her uncle Donald Trump, 74, turned out to be the tip of the iceberg when revealing family tensions. She already released Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man and now she’s sharing secretly recorded conversations with her aunt, Donald’s 83-year-old sister Maryanne Trump Barry.

Missy Elliott has sued a producer who she says is unlawfully trying to flog off some recordings she created in his studio nearly thirty years ago.In the lawsuit filed last week, Elliot says that, in the early 1990s, she spent time in the studios of a number of record producers as she developed her songwriting, creating songs for both herself and others to perform.Among those studios was that of defendant Terry Williams.

Gang of Four have partnered with Matador to curate a playlist comprised of just under 20 archival live recordings.The playlist, titled ‘Matador Picks: Gang of Four (Live)’, features recordings from more than ten different live shows performed between 1979-1984. Stream it here.The playlist includes renditions of fan favourites, such as ‘Damaged Goods’ and ‘At Home He’s A Tourist’, as well as deeper cuts like ‘Capital (It Fails Us Now)’.

Prince’s estate officials have unveiled a special edition of the late star’s Sign O’ The Times album, featuring 45 unreleased studio sessions.

Little Simz (a.k.a. Simbi Ajikawo) has renewed her partnership with AWAL Recordings, which provides a full range of services including global marketing and promotion, digital and physical distribution, campaign coordination, A&R support, synch licensing and brand partnerships.Little Simz garnered acclaim with her most recent album, GREY Area, which was released on her own label, Age 101, via AWAL.

Sony Music UK has promoted Dipesh Parmar to president of Ministry of Sound Recordings, effective Friday (June 1).Parmar has served as managing director of the venerable dance music label since it was acquired by Sony Music in 2016.

Proceeds from the 'Anti Hero EP' will go to the NHS

Danny Wimmer Presents is launching a new record label, part of a broader expansion for the rock-centric concert promoter who is pushing ahead with an investment deal with Yucaipa Companies, a private equity fund owned by billionaire Ron Burkle.The partnership sets the stage for a deeper investment into the live concert business and the creation of Alchemy Recordings, marking a return to form for Wimmer, who moved to LA from Jacksonville in the late 1990s to help Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit run his