By SDCN Editor Los Angeles, CA–Ringo Starr and UMe announced the release of EP3 featuring four brand new tracks from Starr, to be released next month.  These four new tracks were all recorded at Starr’s Roccabella West studio just as he did for his “Change The World” and “Zoom In EPs, featuring longtime collaborators Steve […]

By SDCN Editor Vevo has announced the release of Machine Gun Kelly’s “Official Live Performance” of “more than life” featuring Glaive.  Vevo’s Official Live Performances are the result of close creative collaboration with artists and their teams, resulting in a series of very special exclusive performances.  The performances are the flagship original content for Vevo, […]

By SDCN Editor Santa Monica, CA–Universal Music Group (UMG), Thursday announced an agreement between Moon, Dweezil, Ahmet, and Diva Zappa (the Zappa Trust) to acquire Frank Zappa’s estate, including his expansive recordings, publishing catalog of iconic songs, film archive, and the complete contents of The Vault, the near-mythic storage facility that houses the late Zappa’s […]

UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and Astro will release their new album “Unprecedented,” July 1 through UMe.  The album will be released as a black 2LP, a limited-edition white-color 2LP, 1CD, limited-edition cassette as well as digitally. All formats include their new single “Sufferer,” which Campbell has dedicated to his beloved friend and bandmate of over […]

By SDCN Editor Anaheim, CA–Multi-Grammy winner, composer, and performer Kenny Loggins has been presented with the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) “Music for Life” award at The 2022 NAMM Show. NAMM’s highest industry honor, the award was given at the opening Breakfast of Champions session in celebration of Loggins’ lifelong commitment to inspiring music makers everywhere.  NAMM President and […]

By SDCN Editor Anaheim, CA–Winners in 21 technical and seven creative excellence categories were announced at the 37th annual NAMM TEC Awards Saturday evening from the global NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA. Presented annually by NAMM, the event recognizes the exemplary achievements and innovations behind the sound of recordings, live performances, films, television, video games, and multi-media. Comedian, […]

By SDCN Editor The SRG/ILS group has collaborated with one of the most iconic and recognizable voices in American music, Chaka Khan.  A singer, songwriter, actor, and activist, Khan is one of the world’s most gifted and celebrated musicians the world has ever known. Impacting almost every popular musical genre and having sold an estimated […]

San Diego, CA–La Jolla Music Society SummerFest has announced a lineup of artists slated to perform at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center in a month-long program of concerts. Twenty of the artists and six of the ensembles performing in SummerFest 2022 are making La Jolla Music Society debuts, including the Grammy Award-winning international star […]

Country rapper Justin Champagne, the viral sensation who makes genre-bending music rooted in the sounds, stories, and swampy swagger of his home turf of South Louisiana, kicked off a stint of tour dates with superstar Snoop Dogg. “I’m The One,” Latin remix featuring El Taiger, released on Friday, that boasts a swaggy electronic beat infused […]

San Diego, CA–After some doubt about whether the band would be trapped in Ukraine by the Russian invasion, La Jolla Music Society will present the Ukrainian folk “ethno-chaos” group DakhaBrakha on April 22 at The Conrad in La Jolla. Attendees will have the opportunity to donate to relief efforts in Ukraine or to directly support […]