Artist Rights Alliance issues open letter on AI to ‘Stop Devaluing Music’
More than 200 artists support the bill The Artist Rights Alliance (ARA), a non-profit artist-led...
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Tag: REM
REM announces ‘Up’ 25th Anniversary reissue
New anniversary sets are due this fall R.E.M. is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its 11th...
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Nottingham Press releasing REM biography
Bio available August 2nd Nottingham Press will release Maps and Legends: The Story of R.E.M. by...
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REM partners with FX’s ‘The Bear’ for ‘Strange Currencies (Remix)’ video
Band is featured prominently throughout season two of award-winning series Alt-rock pioneers...
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Two long out-of-print REM albums returning to vinyl
Around the Sun and Collapse Into Now due this summer Craft Recordings celebrates the enduring...
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REM celebrates 40th anniversary of debut EP
Available for first time on standalone CD Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, R.E.M.’s...
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REM announces ‘New Adventures in Hi-Fi’ Deluxe Edition
Deluxe Edition includes previously unreleased material and more Craft Recordings proudly...
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R.E.M. READ poster becomes puzzle for literacy
Iconic poster supports literacy and US libraries In 1990, R.E.M. posed for the American Library...
Read MoreExclusive chat with Randy Travis, analyzing Garth Brooks’ big news & more
Plus, a heavy metal band pays tribute to late southern rocker Charlie Daniels These are your weekend notes for August 1st, 2020. Our top story this week, Garth Brooks addressed a variety of topics during a 75 minute press...
Read MoreR.E.M. to premiere complete 1999 Glastonbury Festival headlining performance
Set premieres globally on YouTube August 6th for 72 hours only Continuing celebrations around the 50th anniversary of Glastonbury Festival this year, R.E.M.’s historic headline set from the Pyramid Stage in 1999 will be released...
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Artists Rights Alliance urge politicians to stop unauthorized use of music
Group ranges from new artists to established superstars The Artist Rights Alliance (ARA), an...
Read MoreHootie & The Blowfish reissue ‘Imperfect Circle’ with REM cover bonus track
Album reissued under “rock” category featuring “Losing My Religion” cover Hootie & the Blowfish announced the reissue of their latest album, Imperfect Circle, under the rock category as further...
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Metallica, KISS members featured in Creem magainze doc
Film opens in theaters in August Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, KISS’ Gene Simmons and Paul...
Read MoreHootie & The Blowfish release Amazon Original REM cover
“Losing My Religion” is available now Hootie & The Blowfish have released an Amazon Original cover of R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion,” available to stream and purchase only on Amazon Music. “When we were...
Read MoreUMG confirms 19 artists recordings lost, damaged during Universal Studios fire
Rolling Stone obtains legal docs against UMG Universal Music Group (UMG) has confirmed that recordings by Elton John, Nirvana, Beck are among 19 specific artists whose recordings were damaged or destroyed during a backlot fire...
Read MoreREM announces ‘Monster’ 25th Anniversary reissue
Sets are available Nov 1st from Craft Recordings Craft Recordings has announced a 25th anniversary reissue of R.E.M.’s acclaimed ninth album, Monster. Remastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, the title will be available on...
Read MoreHundreds additional artists lost masters in Universal fire
A who’s who of music history have lost master recordings A follow up report by the New York Times reveals the names of hundreds of artists who’s work are owned by Universal Music Group (UMG) and are believed to have...
Read MoreLawsuits expected against UMG for destroyed masters
As much as 500k master recordings could be lost forever Multiple artists are planning to sue Universal Music Group (UMG) following news last week that a fire on the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood in 2008 destroyed a...
Read More500k music masters lost in 2008 Universal Studios Hollywood fire
Masters from Nirvana, REM, Etta James and more are presumed destroyed A fire on the Universal Studios lot in Hollywood destroyed more than initially reported in 2008. Parts of the famous backlot where Back To The Future was...
Read MoreR.E.M. ‘In Time’ best of collection getting vinyl reissue
Two LP set offers 18 essential hits Craft Recordings is pleased to announce the vinyl reissue of R.E.M.’s platinum-selling collection, In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003. Available for the first time on vinyl in over 15...
Read More‘REM at the BBC’ box set detailed
R.E.M. grew up with the BBC, and this historic relationship is lovingly celebrated across an incredible collection that beautifully illustrates the career trajectory of one of modern music’s greatest bands. R.E.M. at the...
Read MoreR.E.M. announces ‘Out of Time 25th Anniversary Edition’
A quarter of a century after Out Of Time helped break alternative music into the American mainstream and turned R.E.M. into a worldwide phenomenon, the band have announced a special 25th Anniversary Edition, out November 18th...
Read MoreNotable Release Notes of Interest: Christmas is coming early
School is back in session and fall is right around the corner and that means the onslaught of Christmas albums is in the pipeline. The first Christmas album of the year was released last week through Cracker...
Read MoreThree R.E.M. albums set for vinyl debut
R.E.M. has teamed with Capitol/UMe for the July 29th reissue of three of the band’s I.R.S. Records releases: Lifes Rich Pageant, Dead Letter Office, and Eponymous. The three standard weight vinyl LPs are presented with...
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