Universal Music Enterprises, we are pleased to announce the release of the fully-restored 1965 Beatles classic feature film - HELP! to Blu-Ray! The release contains an hour of extra features, including a 30-minute documentary about the making of the film, memories of the cast and crew, an in-depth look at the restoration process, an outtake scene, and original theatrical trailers and radio spots. HELP! will be released to Blu-Ray on June 25th! ‘Help!’ follows in the great tradition of classic comedy chase movies. Display settings

New York, NY- March 12, 2013 – Motown founder Berry Gordy will be the recipient of the prestigious Pioneer Award, to be presented at the 44th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner slated for Thursday, June 13th at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City, Songwriters Hall of Fame Chairman Jimmy Webb announced today.

New York, NY – February 22, 2013 – Musical titans Tony Hatch, Mick Jones & Lou Gramm, Holly Knight, JD Souther and Steven Tyler & Joe Perry will become the latest inductees of the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the organization’s 44th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner. These legendary songwriters wrote such mega-hits as “Downtown,” "I Want To Know What Love Is,” “Love Is A Battlefield,” “Best Of My Love” and “Dude (Looks Like A Lady).” The star-studded induction event is slated for Thursday, June 13th at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.  Additional special award honorees will be announced soon.

Gainesville, Fla.'s proudest sons, Less Than Jake, will be kicking off their 21st year as an active band with a handful of performances in America before launching into a 10-day European tour centered around festival dates.

CLEVELAND and LOS ANGELES (January 23, 2013) – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum announced today the initial presenters, performers and ticketing information for the 28th Annual Rock and Rock Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, to be held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles on Thursday, April 18, 2013.  The ceremony will honor this year’s recently announced inductees Heart, Albert King, Randy Newman, Public Enemy, Rush and Donna Summer, as well as Lou Adler and Quincy Jones, this year’s recipients of the Ahmet Ertegun Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Nashville, TN  (PRBuzz.com) January 22, 2013 -- Multiple Grammy award winning musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and publisher Carl Jackson, releases his latest album on iTunes 1/22/13. Carl Jackson's latest project, Grace Notes, is a guitar instrumental collection of dearly loved hymns.

Atlantic recording artist Bruno Mars is standing tall atop Billboard’s “Hot 100” for the second consecutive week as “Locked Out Of Heaven” continues its reign at No. 1.  The single – which marks the Grammy Award-winner’s fourth chart-topper – is featured on Mars’ just-released sophomore album, “UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX,” which has made its SoundScan/Billboard 200 debut at No. 2 with sales in excess of 192,000 – marking the singer/songwriter/producer/musician’s highest first week sales debut.

Buena Park, California—Elton John, the marquee performer of our generation, will join Yamaha in celebrating its 125th anniversary by participating in an historical concert for its dealers on Friday, January 25th 2013 at Disneyland’s Hyperion Theater in Anaheim, California.

Los Angeles and Cleveland, Dec. 11, 2012 – At a press conference today at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist and 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Flea announced the list of performer inductees and Ahmet Ertegun Award recipients for induction.

New York, December 10, 2012—The Rolling Stones have announced that Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga and The Black Keys will join the band on stage for their final “50 and Counting” concert at The Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on Saturday, December 15th.  This once in a lifetime concert event will be telecast live via pay-per-view at 9pm EST/6pm PST, giving fans around the world the best seat in the house. The pay-per-view is entitled “One More Shot” and will be distributed by WWE. Ken Ehrlich will produce. 

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS’ career-defining 1995 double album MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS has earned Diamond certification by the RIAA for sales of 10,000,000 discs and digital equivalent per disc (5 million copies of the double album). This news comes in the midst of EMI Music’s extensive reissue campaign honoring the legacy of the iconic alternative band.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26, 2012 – Multiple Grammy winner, entrepreneur and actress Beyoncé will be the focus of an intimate feature-length HBO documentary film debuting Feb. 16, 2013, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. Directed by the superstar, the film is a fusion of video that provides raw, unprecedented access to the private entertainment icon and high-voltage performances.

Ke$ha has announced that she will publish an illustrated photo journal and scrapbook entitled My Crazy Beautiful Life, with Touchstone on November 20, 2012. The full-color photo journal and scrapbook (cover attached here) tells the story of how a young girl from Tennessee fought her way to the top of the pop world. 

New York, NY (September 28, 2012) Indian film industry superstar [Bollywood] and 2101 Records/Desi Hits!/ Interscope Records recording artist Priyanka Chopra has announced that she will release her debut US single “In My City” on October 2, 2012. With continual commercial success and mass popularity, Priyanka has established herself as more than a pretty face and as one of the most talented actresses in the industry.

During the first leg of Paul Simon’s triumphant, 2011 U.S. tour, he thrilled hometown fans with a special club performance at New York City’s historic Webster Hall.  The show, captured on film for PAUL SIMON LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY, was released on September 18th, 2012 and presents this iconic artist working at the peak of his artistic and creative powers in an unusually intimate setting.  Display settings