Ian Courtney, Author at CelebrityAccess

NYC Nightclub The Dance Shutters After Just 4 Months

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 11, 2020

NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — Manhattan is a tough market to operate a music venue, as evidenced by the quick closure of The Dance nightclub after just four months in business.…

Movers Destroy Canadian Artist’s $194,000 Concert Piano

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 11, 2020

BERLIN (CelebrityAccess) Canadian virtuoso concert pianist Angela Hewitt is short one $194,000 grand piano after the instrument was accidentally destroyed while being moved. According to Hewitt, the piano in question…

Ladysmith Black Mambazo Founder Joseph Shabalala Dead At 78

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 11, 2020

PRETORIA, South Africa (CelebrityAccess) — Joseph Shabalala, the Grammy Award-winning former leader and founder of the South African vocal harmony group Ladysmith Black Mambazo died on Tuesday. He was 78.…

Rage Against The Machine Reveal The Dates For Their Public Service Announcement Tour

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 11, 2020

(CelebrityAccess) — Rage Against The Machine has finally announced the itinerary for their first tour since reforming after a nine-year break. RATM’s “Public Service Announcement Tour,” which is built around…

Norah Jones, Wynton Marsalis, and Diana Krall To Headline Newport Jazz 2020

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 11, 2020

NEWPORT, RI (CelebrityAccess) — Organizers of the Newport Jazz Festival announced the first round of artists lined up for the 2020 return of the popular summer music festival, with Norah…

Penske Media Acquires Music Business Worldwide

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 11, 2020

(CelebrityAccess) — Penske Media Corporation, the media conglomerate that owns Variety and Rolling Stone, has taken a “substantial” equity stake in online music news service Music Business Worldwide. Founded in…

British Rapper Dave Re-Signs With Warner Chappell

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 11, 2020

LONDON (CelebrityAccess) — Warner Music Group’s publishing division Warner Chappell Music announced it has renewed its global partnership with British rapper Dave. According to Warner Chappell, the deal was inked…

UK Regulators Competition & Markets Authority Put The StubHub Viagogo Merger On Ice

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 10, 2020

(CelebrityAccess) — UK anti-trust regulator the Competition & Markets Authority has put the planned acquisition of StubHub by rival Viagogo on hold for the foreseeable future. In an enforcement order…

Janet Jackson Announces Black Diamond Tour

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 10, 2020

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Janet Jackson announced she will be bringing her Black Diamond World Tour to North America this summer. The tour, which producer Live Nation says will showcase…

LiveXLive Media Expresses “Substantial Doubt” About Its Prospects

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 10, 2020

(Hypebot) — LiveXLive Media, best known for live streaming concerts, has acquired EDM concert and festival promoter React Presents for a reported $2 million in debt. But the purchase comes…

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