Suwannee Spring Reunion Announces ScheduleMarch 2, 2020Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) is thrilled to host The 4th Annual Suwannee Spring Reunion Thursday through Sunday, March 19-22 at SOSMP in Live Oak, FL. Folks of all ages will make plans to gather during the forefront of spring at this gorgeous park and its mossy live oak laden grounds for this beloved festival tradition that features a range of music genres rooted in original music – Americana: Bluegrass, Newgrass, Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Blues, and more. Literally something for everyone!
Anti-Flag Add New Dates + Partner With Three Organizations On Spring TourMarch 2, 2020Hot on the heels of the release of their latest album, 20/20 Vision, political punk icons Anti-Flag are set to return to the road in North America beginning March 11 in Ottawa, ON. The tour runs through May 30 in Seattle and includes the band's ANTIfest on March 28 in their hometown of Pittsburgh, PA. ANTIfest is the band's very own festival they have hosted in various locations — mainly in Europe and UK — since 2012.
Madness Announces a Show at the Greek Theatre in Los AngelesMarch 2, 2020The pride of Camden Town will return to Southern California for the first time since Coachella 2012, when Madness overtakes the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on May 24 for a one-night-only ska/bluebeat hit parade culled from 40+ years of glorious chaos. Join original Madness members Graham “Suggs” McPherson, Mike “Barso' Barson, Lee “Kix' Thompson, Chris 'Chrissy Boy' Foreman, Mark “Bedders' Bedford, Daniel “Woody” Woodgate and special guests The English Beat and Mighty Mighty BossTones for this final addition to a U.S. itinerary that will be playing to packed houses from Boston and New York to Vegas and Oakland (where a second night has been added due to popular demand). See below for the full list of Madness U.S. shows.
Michael Frick Named Vice President of Brand Partnerships & Creative Synch For Position MusicMarch 2, 2020Tyler Bacon, CEO/Founder of Position Music, announced that Michael Frick, co-founder of the music production and synchronization company Mophonics, has been named VP, Brand Partnerships & Creative Synch. An industry veteran with deep expertise connecting advertising agencies, creative teams, and brands on award-winning creative initiatives, Michael is tasked with creating more synch opportunities for the growing independent label and music publisher while focusing on music-driven strategies and creative solutions for brands.
RATINGS: ABC Is Monday's No. 1 Broadcaster on Every Monday This Year in Adults 18-49March 2, 2020With “The Bachelor” and “The Good Doctor,” ABC dominated Monday among Adults 18-49 (2.1/11), further distancing itself from runner-up NBC to lead by 31% in the L+3 numbers (2.1/11 vs. 1.6/8) compared to a 23% advantage in L+SD. In fact, ABC ranked as the No. 1 broadcast network with Adults 18-49 on all 8 Mondays so far this year. The Net grew week to week by 4% in Total Viewers (8.5 million vs. 8.2 million) to draw its biggest Monday audience since November and by 5% with Adults 18-49 (2.1/11 vs. 2.0/10) to match its highest-rated Monday in 7 weeks—since 11/25/19 and 1/6/20, respectively.
Green Hill Productions Announces Partnership with Jim BrickmanMarch 2, 2020Green Hill Productions is delighted to announce an integrated partnership with pianist, songwriter, and instrumental music icon Jim Brickman. The deal with Green Hill Productions (which struck a partnership with Primary Wave Music in 2019) will include the acquisition of the breadth of Brickman's publishing and master catalog coupled with a partnership for his new releases.
The Proven Ones to Release New AlbumMarch 2, 2020It's one thing to claim you are “proven,” it's quite another to have the credentials to back it up. Comprised of five of the most formidable musicians on the blues scene today — guitarist Kid Ramos, vocalist Brian Templeton, keyboardist Anthony Geraci, bassist Willie J. Campbell and drummer Jimi Bott — the band has collectively amassed a slew of accomplishments; dozens of awards won, decades of years playing top-notch music, hundreds of recordings, thousands of hours on the road, and millions of fans worldwide. These five musicians have proven their worth to the world over decades of hard work.
Live Nation To Book Philadelphia's Mann Center For The Performing ArtsMarch 2, 2020The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, one of the foremost open-air music centers in the country and a leading cultural and arts education nonprofit in Philadelphia, and Live Nation, the world's leading live entertainment company, announced today an exclusive, multi-year booking partnership to bring a dynamic summer line-up of leading touring artists to the Mann's iconic campus in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park.
Alan Menken to be Honored With The Max Steiner Film Music Achievement AwardMarch 2, 2020When you wish upon a star, once in a lifetime you'll hear a song as unforgettable and beloved as a?oeUnder the Seaa??, a?oeBe Our Guesta??, a?oeSeize the Daya??, a?oeA Whole New Worlda??, or a?oeI See the Lighta??. When you wish upon New York-songwriter and film composer Alan Menken, you experience the genius and imagination of his musical works a hundred lifetimes over. This year, Hollywood in Vienna CEO & Founder Sandra Tomek is pleased to announce that the incomparable Alan Menken will be recognized by the City of Vienna with this year's Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award.
Boy Scouts Share New Single 'Wish'March 2, 2020With a keen ear for melody and a palpable sense of empathy, Taylor Vick of Boy Scouts picks apart all the confusing and contradictory ways that people glance off of each other while moving through their lives. Her music is an invitation to shake off the weight that has been dragging you down, to lighten your step and keep moving forward no matter what lies ahead. Out today is her first new track since last year's critically acclaimed debut LP Free Company; called 'A more fully realized account of a lovelorn state than a lot of artists can muster,” by The FADER.
CBS News Announces Extensive, Multiplatform Coverage for Super TuesdayMarch 2, 2020CBS News will provide extensive coverage of the Super Tuesday contests tomorrow, March 3 across all broadcasts and platforms, including three hours of original reporting and up-to-the-minute analysis in primetime on the CBS Television Network. CBSN, CBS News' 24/7 streaming news service, will provide live, comprehensive coverage all day, including the latest results as voters cast their ballots.
RATINGS: ABC, AMERICAN IDOL Top Adults 18-49 on SundayMarch 2, 2020ABC (5.913 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #1) led the demo race on Sunday with a repeat 'America's Funniest Home Videos' (5.143 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #3) alongside originals from 'American Idol' (6.991 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) and 'The Rookie' (4.526 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T4).
Squarepusher Announces LAMENTAL EP, Full Roundhouse Lineup and New International Live DatesMarch 2, 2020Following widespread acclaim for his recent album Be Up A Hello, on April 10th Squarepusher (Tom Jenkinson) will be opening a new chapter to this musical journey with the Lamental EP release and will also embark on an international headline tour covering Japan, America, Europe and the UK, including London's Roundhouse on May 15th where he'll be joined by Paranoid London, SCALPING & Ray Keith.
Flor Bromley to Release New Album FIESTA GLOBALMarch 2, 2020A joyous invitation for everyone around the world to sing and dance together, Fiesta Global, the second bilingual album from native Peruvian Flor Bromley, is set for release on April 24, 2020.
HBO to Debut I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE, Starring Mark Ruffalo on April 27March 2, 2020From acclaimed writer and director Derek Cianfrance (“Blue Valentine,” “The Place Beyond the Pines”) comes I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE, a six-part limited drama series debuting this April, starring Mark Ruffalo (Emmy® winner for HBO's “The Normal Heart”), who also serves as an executive producer, as identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in a family saga that follows their parallel lives in an epic story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness. The series, set in the fictional town of Three Rivers, Connecticut, shows Dominick and Thomas at different stages in their lives, beginning in their present in the early 1990s with both brothers approaching middle-age, filled in with Dominick's flashbacks to their young adulthood and childhood.