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August 9, 2023
Tom Becci New Chief Executive Of Concord Label Group
CONCORD LABEL GROUP has named TOM BECCI as the new Chief Executive of the label group as of AUGUST 14th. He will oversee CONCORD’s recorded music division, including frontline label and catalog operations, be based in LOS ANGELES, and report to … more »
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September 29, 2022
Wahoo Music Acquires 50% Publishing And Recording Catalogs Of Oro Solido
WAHOO MUSIC announces it has acquired 50% ownership of music publishing and recorded music rights of ORO SOLIDO. The new formed music investment group headed by PAUL TARNOPOL and JAMAR CHESA deal is with RAUL ACOSTA, who acquired the rights in 2016 from … more »
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September 13, 2022
Renowned Jazz PIanist Ramsey Lewis Passes At 87
Renowned jazz pianist RAMSEY LEWIS has died at 87. LEWIS' hits include "The In Crowd," "Hang On Sloopy" and "Wade In The Water," earning three GRAMMY AWARDS and seven gold records. LEWIS died yesterday in his sleep … more »
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July 28, 2022
Worlds End Management's Sandy Roberton, Noted Producer, Manager, Passes
SANDY ROBERTON, a producer and manager who worked with artists, including STEELEYE SPAN to THE MATRIX, died MONDAY in a hospital near LONDON. Neither age nor cause was announced. The SCOTTISH-born ROBERTON moved to LOS ANGELES in the … more »
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March 16, 2022
Chicago Legendary Broadcaster Pervis Spann ‘The Blues Man’ Dies At 89
Legendary WVON-A/CHICAGO air personality PERVIS SPANN "THE BLUES MAN" died MONDAY (3/14) at 89 from complications of Alzheimer’s, reported the CHICAGO SUN TIMES. SPANN's 60 year radio career started in the 1950s. CHESS RECORDS … more »
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January 24, 2022
Hardly Art Announces 15th Anniversary Single Series
HARDLY ART, SUB POP RECORDS’ sister label and home of THE DUCHESS AND THE DUKE, HIS PUNX, LA LUZ, MY IDEA and more is celebrating their 15-year Anniversary by launching a single series. Over the course of 2022, the label will be releasing 15 new … more »
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December 27, 2021
All Access Net News Editor Roy Trakin's Top Albums Of The Year
Call it the #MeToo year. Women artists dominated the charts and critical thought, with 15 of the 20 coming from the distaff side of things. Only three “traditional” rock bands in the dynamic WAR ON DRUGS, with ADAM GRANDUCIEL channeling our … more »
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August 4, 2021
New Fictional Podcast Uses Time Travel To Tell Sun Records Story
PRIMARY WAVE MUSIC and AUDIO UP are co-producing a podcast about SUN RECORDS as the label celebrates its 70th anniversary. "MIDNIGHT AT THE SUN DINER," conceived by AUDIO UP Chief Creative Officer JIMMY JELLINEK, is a fictional show following a … more »
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October 7, 2020
Johnny Nash, 'I Can See Clearly Now' Singer, Dead At 80
HOUSTON-born singer/songwriter JOUNNY NASH, best known for the chart-topping, reggae-influenced hit, "I Can See Clearly Now," has died at the age of 80. His health had been in decline for months. NASH wrote and performed "I Can See Clearly … more »
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July 27, 2020
Recap: Fleetwood Mac Co-Founder Peter Green Passes On At Age 73; Benztown Releases Audio Tribute
In case you missed the ALL ACCESS BULLETIN on SATURDAY (NET NEWS 7/25) a family spokesperson has revealed that FLEETWOOD MAC co-founder, singer-songwriter-guitarist PETER GREEN has died (7/25). He was 73. "It is with great sadness that the family of … more »









