Previously-Unknown Thelonious Monk Recording from 1968 Is Being Released

A newly discovered 1968 live performance recording of legendary jazz pianist Thelonious Monk is set to release next month. Fans can listen to the 47-minute-long Thelonious Monk set, entitled Palo Alto, on CD, vinyl, and digital platforms beginning on F…

New York State Contributes $3.75M To Build Universal Hip Hop Museum

The State of New York will contribute $3.75 million to the Universal Hip Hop Museum. The museum will cost $80 million to build and will open in the Bronx in 2023. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo officially signed off on the grant for the museum. T…

New York Philharmonic’s Geffen Hall Undergoes Massive $550 Million Renovation

The New York Philharmonic and the Lincoln Center announced that they would renovate Geffen Hall at a cost of $550 million, which will both reduce the seating capacity of the hall by 500 and cause the philharmonic to relocate for part of the 2023-24 sea…

Touring Artists Are Sitting on a Goldmine of Live Recordings — VEVA Live Is Doing Something About It

If most shows are recorded these days, where are all these great recordings going? VEVA Sound has recently created an entire business unit, VEVA Live, to address that exact question. Once upon a time, the challenge was simply recording your show. Now, …

Atlanta Judge Halts the Demolition of the Building Where Fiddlin’ John Carson Recorded

A preservationist activist has succeeded in gaining a temporary restraining order against those who want to tear down an historical Atlanta building where many believe the first country music hits were recorded by Fiddlin’ John Carson. Last week,…

Universal Music Group Forces Courtney Love Out of the Universal Studios Fire Lawsuit — At Least for Now

Universal Music Group has quickly sidelined one of its most vocal critics — but this lawsuit is just getting started. Just last week, the mega-label forcefully filed a motion to dismiss the massive $100 million lawsuit filed by artists impacted by the …

Now There’s an Exhaustive Johnny Cash Archive Online — Dating Back to 1954

The official Johnny Cash website has relaunched with an exhaustive online archive of the legendary singer’s performances. Billing itself as “Everything You Need to Know About the Man in Black,” the site features an archive of Cash’s full tour history. …

A Nat King Cole Anthology of Nearly 200 Early Recordings Is Being Released

Nat King Cole’s music before he joined Capitol Records in the 1940s has been mostly mysterious. Now a new anthology will spotlight those early years of his career. Resonance Records is releasing a box set entitled, Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early Years (19…

Despite an Ex-Employee’s Rebuttal, UMG Sticks to Its ’22 Lost Master Recordings’ Story, Telling a Judge to Dismiss a $100 Million Lawsuit Over the 2008 Fire

So, just how bad is the damage following the 2008 Universal Studios fire? According to the New York Times, very, very bad. With the fire destroying Building 6197, which housed master tape catalogs of numerous labels acquired by Universal Music Group (U…

After 14 Years, Drexel University Restores Thousands of Long-Lost Philly Sound Songs

A college department in Philadelphia has discovered thousands of master recordings, and will now bring most back to life. Fourteen years ago, Drexel Music’s Music Industry program received a phone call. The person on the other line – an owner of an aba…