Steve Earle

Judge dismisses UMG Vault fire lawsuit

$100 million suit dismissed A judge has dismissed the lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over alleged damages sustained during a 2008 vault fire that contained master recordings for its artists at Universal Studios Hollywood. Rolling Stone has obtained the…

UMG staff memo details post-fire artist outreach

Fire on the NBCUniversal backlot destroyed more than 500k master recordings Universal Music Group (UMG) is following up with their plans for being “transparent” to artists following a 2008 fire that destroyed hundreds of thousands of master recordings from their…

Additional acts added to Willie Nelson tribute

Willie: Life & Songs of an American Outlaw will be January 12th in Nashville Music stars Chris Stapleton, Emmylou Harris, Eric Church, Jimmy Buffett, Bobby Bare, Jamey Johnson, Lukas Nelson, Margo Price, Micah Nelson, Nathaniel Rateliff, Ray Benson, and Steve…