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Sunday, January 29, 2023

Willie Nelson To Celebrate 90th Birthday With Star-Studded Concert

One of the most acclaimed American Country musicians, Willie Nelson is celebrating his 90th birthday on April 29th and 30th along with his family and friends at the Hollywood Bowl.

Wilson will be the guest of honor at the two concerts. Apart from the man himself , there would be dozens of other performers including The Chicks, Kacey Musgraves, Snoop Dogg, Neil Young, Chris Stapleton, and Miranda Lambert.

Sale of tickets for the two-day show will start on Saturday, January 28th at 1:00 p.m. ET.

Born in April, 1933, the music legend has also acted in more than 30 films and co-authored many books. Nelson has received four nominations for the 65th Grammy Awards this year for his releases The Willie Nelson Family and A Beautiful Time.

During the lockdown following the coronavirus pandemic, Nelson did a number of benefit concerts through livestreaming and raised funds to help those who suffered financial losses.

He will start touring again in February with shows in St. Augustine, Florida.

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Primary Wave Acquires Music Rights Of The Doors' Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek

Primary Wave Music has announced that it has finalized an agreement to acquire the music rights of Robby Krieger and the late Ray Manzarek of the critically acclaimed rock band The Doors.

The acquisition includes their interests in The Doors' music publishing catalog, recordings, trademarks, and merchandise rights and income, among other things.

The Jim Morrison entities and the legendary band's drummer John Densmore retain their interests separately from Primary Wave.

This deal brings into the Primary Wave Music family The Doors' timeless and classic hits across six phenomenal studio albums.

Primary Wave's marketing, digital strategy, branding, licensing, and synch teams will work closely with The Doors' manager Jeff Jampol (Jampol Artist Management, Inc.) to help drive opportunities across the catalog of music.

"After 58 years, and the most magical of times, I've decided to sell my share of The Doors to Primary Wave," said Krieger. "This will enable me to help the many charities I've been involved with, and some new ones too. I know Primary Wave cares about music, art, and about helping legacies go to even bigger levels."

"Under the continued guidance of our manager, Jeff Jampol, Primary Wave will be the right partners in this endeavor to build future generations of new Doors fans," said Manzarek's wife Dorothy Manzarek.

"The Doors are one of the most legendary rock bands of all time. We are looking forward to growing the legacies of Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek," added Larry Mestel, CEO & Founder of Primary Wave Music.

(Photo: Elektra Records)

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Peter Gabriel Shares 'Dark-Side Mix' Of Latest Single 'Panopticom'

Legendary singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel recently released a brand new mix of his latest single, "Panopticom."

"Panopticom (Dark-Side Mix)" arrives after the release of "Panopticom (Bright Side Mix)," which was the first new music from Gabriel's upcoming album, i/o. "Panopticom (Bright Side Mix)" featured contributions from Brian Eno.

Gabriel previously announced that his music would be released in correlation to the lunar cycle, with a new song arriving each full moon. i/o is his first record since his ninth album, New Blood, which arrived in 2009.

"I'm lucky to have two of the world's best mix engineers; Tchad Blake and Mark 'Spike' Stent, working with me on the music from i/o. R ather than choosing only one of their mixes to release I have decided that people should be able to hear all the great work that they are both doing," Gabriel said in a newsletter to his Full Moon Club.

"I intend to ask them to mix each month's song, with Spike's mixes being called the Bright-Side and Tchad's the Dark-Side. Whether you hear the Bright-Side or the Dark-Side first will vary each full moon, depending on the order we decide to release them," he added. "I know this amount of detail is not for everyone, but I hope those that are into their music production will enjoy their different interpretations."

(Photo: Skoll World Forum)

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