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10:00 ET UMe CELEBRATES FIVE DECADES OF RAP WITH NEW 'HIP HOP AT 50' LOGO CREATED BY ICONIC ARTIST ERIC HAZE

Kicking off this summer, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe), the global catalog division of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in...

Jun 01, 2023, 09:15 ET BRIAN MAY + FRIENDS: "STAR FLEET PROJECT" Special 40th Anniversary Edition

STAR FLEET SESSIONS Featuring Brian May, Edward Van Halen, Alan Gratzer, Phil Chen, Fred Mandel 2-CD, Vinyl Single & LP DELUXE BOX SET Gold Series...

May 15, 2023, 16:15 ET THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW SHARES HIDDEN GEMS

After surpassing ONE BILLION total views across all channels (including YouTube, Apple Music and Facebook) last year, the The Ed Sullivan Show...

May 05, 2023, 09:15 ET Psychedelia And Blues-Infused Alt-Rock Up And Comers BLUPHORIA Release Self-Titled Debut Album via EDGEOUT Records / UMe / UMG

EDGEOUT Records artist Bluphoria are thrilled to share their debut self-titled album, Bluphoria out today (May 5, 2023) via EDGEOUT Records / UMe /...

Apr 20, 2023, 17:48 ET LONG BEACH'S SUBLIME CELEBRATE 420 WITH THE FIRST-EVER MUSIC VIDEO FOR THE "40 OZ. TO FREEDOM" ANTHEM "SMOKE TWO JOINTS"

Today, Sublime, the Long Beach reggae-punk trio, unveil the first-ever official music video for "Smoke Two Joints," the stoner classic from their...

Apr 18, 2023, 11:52 ET NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! PRESENTS THREE NEW RELEASES ON MAY 5

NOW That's What I Call Music!, the world's bestselling multiple-artist album series, will be dropping three new releases on the same day. NOW's...

Apr 18, 2023, 09:00 ET RAMMSTEIN ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE 'SEHNSUCHT ANNIVERSARY EDITION'

Dark. Disturbing. Different. Deutsch. For the six Berliners there is a certain way of doing things. The kind that has made their band and their brand ...

Apr 12, 2023, 09:00 ET THE VAMPS - CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE WITH A SPECIAL EDITION BLUE VINYL OF "MEET THE VAMPS" (on vinyl for the first time)

The Vamps are putting their debut album Meet The Vamps on vinyl for the first time ever. Originally released on April 14, 2014, this nine-year...

Mar 23, 2023, 10:00 ET ABBA 'Ring Ring' 50th Anniversary

The year of 2023 sees the 50th anniversary of ABBA's debut album, Ring Ring. It is an important album in the amazing history of the group, as it...

Mar 16, 2023, 09:00 ET DEF LEPPARD WITH THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

On May 16th, the world will see Rock and Classical royalty unite on Drastic Symphonies - a brand-new euphoric album featuring Def Leppard's greatest...

Mar 10, 2023, 11:07 ET EXPERIENCE MEGADETH'S LANDMARK ALBUM 'COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION' IN DOLBY ATMOS

Today, MEGADETH announce that fans will now get to experience their multi-platinum Thrash Metal classic Countdown To Extinction, in full Dolby Atmos, ...

Mar 03, 2023, 09:00 ET COUNTDOWN TO THE RELAUNCH OF RUSH'S 'SIGNALS'

On April 28th, UMe/Mercury and Anthem Records continue the comprehensive Rush 40th anniversary album series with new and expanded editions of the...

Mar 03, 2023, 09:00 ET THE CRANBERRIES CELEBRATES THE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR GROUNDBREAKING DEBUT "EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING IT, SO WHY CAN'T WE?" WITH IMMERSIVE DOLBY ATMOS MIXES

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Cranberries' groundbreaking debut album, Island/UMe is releasing Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why...

Feb 10, 2023, 09:00 ET CAPITOL/UMe RELEASES FROM THE CAPITOL VAULTS (VOL. 3) BY NAT KING COLE DIGITALLY TODAY

Few voices in music history have elicited such romance and suave cool as the celebrated smooth vocals of NAT KING COLE. Following the celebrated From ...

Feb 01, 2023, 09:00 ET One of the most celebrated and best-selling Greatest Hits packages of all time…'The Police - Greatest Hits' to be reissued as a double LP

One of the most celebrated and best-selling Greatest Hits packages of all time, The Police - Greatest Hits is being reissued as a double-LP set on...

Jan 27, 2023, 09:00 ET MULTI-PLATINUM ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME LEGENDS KISS RELEASE NEW ARCHIVAL TITLE WITH 'KISS - OFF THE SOUNDBOARD: POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK, 1984'

On April 7, rock icons KISS will release the next installment of their Off The Soundboard official live bootleg series with KISS – Off The...

Jan 22, 2023, 20:15 ET THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW RELEASES PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED LOUIS ARMSTRONG VIDEO CLIPS

After surpassing one billion total views across all channels (including YouTube, Apple Music and Facebook) late last year, the archives of The Ed...

Dec 09, 2022, 09:00 ET LITTLE RIVER BAND ANNOUNCES DEFINITIVE COMPILATIONS 'ULTIMATE HITS' & 'MASTERPIECES'

UMe -- Over the course of the Mid 1970s through the 1980's, Little River Band were one of the biggest artists in the world, delivering an enviable...

Nov 14, 2022, 12:07 ET UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES LAUNCH SPANISH-LANGUAGE EDITORIAL PLATFORM, UDISCOVER MÚSICA

Universal Music Enterprises (UMe), the global catalog division of Universal Music Group (UMG), today announced the launch of uDiscover Música – a...

Nov 01, 2022, 08:45 ET THE DIGITAL CHANNELS FOR THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW, SPANNING YOUTUBE, APPLE MUSIC AND FACEBOOK, HAVE SURPASSED ONE BILLION VIEWS AND 500K YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS

Today, the digital channels of The Ed Sullivan Show have surpassed one billion total views across all channels (including YouTube, Apple Music and...

Oct 28, 2022, 10:00 ET REGGAE LEGEND & ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME® INDUCTEE JIMMY CLIFF MARKS FIVE DECADES OF MAGNUM OPUS WITH "THE HARDER THEY COME 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION" OUT DECEMBER 9, 2022

Celebrating five decades of his magnum opus, one of the most important reggae artists of all-time, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame® inductee, and GRAMMY®...

Oct 24, 2022, 10:00 ET KID CUDI BLASTS OFF WITH FIRST-EVER MAN ON THE MOON TRILOGY BOX SET FOR NOVEMBER 4

GRAMMY® Award-winning multiplatinum sonic visionary, artist, producer, and director Kid Cudi proudly presents the Man On The Moon Trilogy Box Set,...

Oct 11, 2022, 20:37 ET NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! PRESENTS TWO NEW RELEASES ON OCTOBER 28 'NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! Vol. 84' AND 'NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CLASSIC ROCK!'

NOW That's What I Call Music!, the world's bestselling multiple-artist album series will be dropping two new releases on the same day. NOW's latest...

Oct 07, 2022, 14:48 ET DROWNING POOL Intense New Album "Strike A Nerve" Out Now

First Album In Six Years Released via T-BOY/UMe New Lyric Video for "Strike A Nerve" Watch HERE Band On Tour Now "The former nu-metal torchbearers...

Oct 03, 2022, 10:40 ET JANET JACKSON RELEASES "THE VELVET ROPE: DELUXE EDITION" OCTOBER 7, 2022

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of an enduring cultural touchstone, one of the best-selling music artists of all-time; the five-time GRAMMY®...