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18 Nov 2022

Sony Music Africa to Offer Record Deals to Afrochella Contest Winners

Unsigned and emerging artists in Africa will soon be able to compete for global distribution deals and record contracts with Sony Music Africa through a new collaboration between the major label and the companies behind the Afrochella Festival in Ghana.

Afrochella’s parent company, Culture Management Group, and media streaming service Audiomack, are teaming up with Sony Music Africa to expand the “Rising Star Stage” competition, which previously entitled winners to a chance to perform onstage at the festival.

With Sony’s involvement, up to 10 prize winners chosen from a short list of 25 will be signed to distribution deals with Sony Music Africa, which will take their music out to the world, Sony says in a press release. 

The Grand Prize winner will secure an exclusive recording agreement with Sony Music Africa for the release of a single; marketing support (including a music video); free access to Afrochella’s recording studio as well as mentoring and training from industry executives and “leading musicians and producers,” Sony says. The top winner will also have the opportunity to perform live at Afrochella.

Five winners, including the Grand Prize winner, will also be able to perform on Afrochella’s Rising Star Stage alongside headliners on the festival’s second day, Dec. 29.

To enter the competition, artists need to upload an original song to Audiomack and create an Instagram Reel that includes an introduction about the artist, their approach to music and music-making process, and “what they want their potential audience to know about their style of music,” Sony says.

“With the strong backing of Sony Music, we now have the exciting opportunity to make an artist’s dreams come to life by providing them with a distribution deal and sustainable resources to help jumpstart their musical career,” Abdul Karim Abdullah, CEO and co-founder of Afrochella, says in a statement. 

The “Rising Star Challenge” is now underway, and winners will be chosen during the two-day festival. The sixth edition of Afrochella, scheduled for Dec. 28 and 29 in Ghana’s capital Accra, features headliners Burna Boy, StoneBwoy and Fireboy DML.

Last month Coachella Music Festival sued the organizers of Afrochella, saying they infringed on Coachella’s trademarks and had allegedly tried to register the Coachella name in Ghana through the country’s intellectual property office, which was denied. Goldenvoice owns the trademark for both Coachella and the word Chella, preventing it from being added to other event titles in a way that could confuse fans.

18 Nov 2022

P!nk Promises That Upcoming ‘TRUSTFALL’ Album Is Her Most Fun to Date: ‘It’s Very, Very True To What I Believe’

P!nk has always been about having fun. But on her upcoming 9th studio album, TRUSTFALL, the singer says she’s having the most fun she’s ever had. “It’s very, very true to what I believe and where I am and what I’m feeling and what I think a lot of people are feeling,” she told Good Morning America on Friday morning (Nov. 18) about the vibe of the collection.

The follow-up to 2019’s Hurts 2B Human is due out on Feb. 17 and it will feature her bouncy new double-negative-into-a-positive single, “Never Gonna Not Dance Again,” produced by Max Martin and Shellback. In describing the inspiration for the collection, the singer told GMA that in addition to bringing the party, TRUSTFALL is her favorite album to date because of the leisurely time she had to make it during a difficult stretch in her personal life.

“I took time. I had time and I had a lot of really devastating things happen,” she explained. “My son and I got really sick with COVID. That sort of distilled down for me what actually matters. And it takes a crisis to do that. It takes your kids getting sick to be like, ‘Okay, none of this matters. I wanna see my kids grow up. That’s what I want.’ I want to only put truth into the world. I want to only be authentic. And I want to be kinder and a better person.” P!nk and husband Carey Hart are parents to daughter Willow Sage, 11 and Jameson Moon, 5.

After losing her father Jim Moore in 2021, P!nk said she was reminded that we all have “a certain amount of time left,” a potentially daunting thought that she used as motivation on the songs. “I just started making music and making — speaking in melody,” she said. “And it came together… My album is a piece of me, and I think that I am an example of how you can live authentically and fearlessly, in ways.”

The album will surely get a workout next summer when P!nk heads out for her Summer Carnival tour, which will hit North American stadiums with a lineup featuring Brandi Carlile, Pat Benatar and Neil Girlado, Grouplove and KidCutUp.

Check out the TRUSTFALL album cover below.

18 Nov 2022

CTS Eventim Improves Q3 Revenue 84% Above Pre-Pandemic Level

A rebound in the live music business helped German concert promoter CTS Eventim improve its revenues to 694.4 million euros in the third quarter ($699.3 million at the average exchange rate in the quarter), 84% higher than the same period in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic, the company announced Thursday. 

Revenue increased due to contributions from pre-sales, the staging of events and higher income from currency conversion. That was offset by a reduction in COVID-19 economic aide, received as compensation for event cancellations or events with reduced capacity, of 76.8 million euros ($77.3 million) from the prior-year period. 

“These excellent results are testimony to the fact that our strategic initiatives are taking us from strength to strength following the post-pandemic restart of live entertainment,” said CEO Klaus-Peter Schulenberg in a statement. “Even in the face of new uncertainties caused by the high level of inflation and geopolitical factors, we will maintain this proven course in order to continue to drive our profitable growth, both at home and abroad.”

The live entertainment segment’s revenue was 563 million euros ($566.9 million) in the third quarter, up 103.6 from the same period in 2019, and 1.11 billion euros ($1.11 billion) in the nine-month period, a 42% improvement. Live entertainment EBITDA was 64 million euros ($64.4 million), about triple the amount in the same period of 2019. 

The ticketing segment’s revenue improved to 137 million ($138 million) in the third quarter, up 28% from the same period in 2019, and to 339 million ($341.1 million) for the nine-month period, up 10.4% from 2019. CTS Eventim sold 17.2 million tickets in the quarter and 45.1 million tickets in the nine-month period, increases of 31% and 23%, respectively, from the pre-pandemic periods in 2019. 

The company’s staff, including part-time workers, grew from 2,357 a year ago to 2,956 at the end of the third quarter.

The company sounded an alarm about rising costs stemming from higher personnel costs in security, catering and stage technology “induced by an increasing shortage of specialists in the event industry and at least temporarily higher demand due to the fact that both postponed and new events are currently being held at the same time,” it explained in its earnings release. The fourth-quarter results could be hampered by rising energy prices and a possible pullback of fan spending due to inflation’s impact on household purchasing power. 

Still, CTS Eventim is going to have a record year in 2022. The company expects full-year revenue of 1.7 billion euros ($1.71 billion) and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of 330 million euros ($332.3 million). That would represent gains of 17.8% and 16.2% over 2019, which was a record year for CTS Eventim. The company’s tenor improved from a quarter ago, when management was unable to provide a precise forecast for 2022 “owing to uncertainty about the pandemic and the geopolitical situation going forward.”

CTS Eventim shares fell 0.3% to 56.00 euros on Thursday. Year to date, the share price is down 13%.

18 Nov 2022

Jonas Brothers, Pitbull, Gayle Among Performers for AT&T Playoff Playlist Live! 2023 College Football Playoff Concerts

It will be a while before we know who is playing, but you can be sure the 20023 college football playoff national championship will have a hype soundtrack. The lineup for the AT&T Playoff Playlist Live! series of concerts around the championship game, slated to take place at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on Jan. 9 and air on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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The weekend will kick-off on Jan. 7 with a show featuring the Jonas Brothers and singer/songwriter Em Beihold. The next night will bring the heat from Pitbull and grammy-nominated singer Gayle. The free shows will take place at L.A.’s Banc of California Stadium. Fans will need to pre-register for tickets beginning on Dec. 2 at 1 p.m. ET, with access to the shows doled out on a first-come, first-serve basis based on a digital ticket.

If you can’t make it out to the shows, AT&T will bring it to you at home with the interactive livestream experience AT&T 5G Concert Lens. The feature will broadcast multiple camera angles simultaneously, letting fans select their own vantage point for the show; the concerts will also be streamed on the ESPN app.

After a virtual concert in 2021 in Miami featuring Jason DeRulo in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, last year’s concerts in Indianapolis featured Twenty One Pilots, Doja Cat, Ava Max, AJR, Pink Sweat$ and Huckleberry Funk. Other previous performers include Meghan Trainor, H.E.R., Nas and Trombone Shorty in 2020 and One Republic, Ellie Goulding, Logic, Leon Bridges, Alessia Cara and The Regrettes in 2019.

18 Nov 2022

Executive Turntable: Interscope Names Sports & Gaming SVP; RIAA Taps SVP of Industry Relations

David Nieman was promoted to senior vp of sports & gaming at Interscope Geffen A&M Records (IGA), where he will continue to be the label’s chief liaison with the sports and gaming sectors. During his tenure, Nieman has helped forge partnerships with the NFL, ESPN, the NBA, the UFC, Barstool Sports, Bleacher Report, Epic Games, Ubisoft, 2K, Rockstar, EA, Nintendo and more. “David and his team have built our sports and gaming capabilities into a very important commercial driver for our artists,” said Interscope Geffen A&M vice chairman Steve Berman in a statement. “I am pleased to be able to offer him this expanded role as he continues to create important opportunities for our diverse array of artists.” Nieman can be reached at David.Nieman@umusic. com.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) promoted Jackie Jones to senior vp of artist & industry relations. Based in Nashville, Jones will remain the RIAA’s chief representative in the market. She reports to RIAA chief policy officer Morna Willens and can be reached at jackie.jones@riaa.com.

ASM Global promoted Alex Merchán from executive vp of marketing to CMO. He will spearhead the company’s branding and positioning across key areas including global partnerships, digital and CRM strategy, business development and advisory and investing efforts in the U.S. and internationally. Merchán can be reached at amerchan@asmglobal.com.

Bob Workman was promoted to the dual role of senior vp of international brand partnerships, Warner Music and general manager of WMX UK. In his new international role — which coincides with Warner Music’s UK brand partnerships team becoming part of the global WMX division — Workman will coordinate the work of brand partnership teams outside the U.S. and establish them in emerging markets where Warner Music operates. Workman will keep his place on the Warner Music UK senior management team to ensure close alignment between WMX and the U.K. recorded music business. He reports to WMX president Maria Weaver and will work closely with Warner Music Group president of international, recorded music Simon Robson. He’ll also be working alongside Atlantic Records U.S. chief partnerships officer Camille Hackney and Warner Records U.S. executive vp of brand partnerships and sync Claudia Butzky.

ADA Worldwide named MaryLynne Drexler head of business & legal affairs. Drexler, who arrives at the company from Sony Music’s The Orchard, will help craft ADA’s global strategy while overseeing artist and distribution deals along with acquisitions, JVs, investments, new technologies and partnerships. Also hired is Bryan Roberts, who was named vp of A&R and label acquisition. The New York-based Roberts joined ADA earlier this summer from The Orchard, where he was senior director of A&R. He will spearhead ADA’s development and growth while bringing in new talent and partners. Both Drexler and Roberts report to ADA Worldwide president Cat Kreidich.

Kazuhiro Shimada was named COO of Warner Music Japan. Joining from Amazon Music Japan where he served as director & general manager, the Tokyo-based Shimada will be responsible for the company’s daily business operations, including by leading key initiatives, while also implementing organization-wide strategies and policies. He reports to Warner Music Japan CEO Kaz Kobayashi.

Ulf Zick will return to Universal Music Germany as president of international repertoire on Jan. 1, 2023. He re-joins the label from Utopia Music, where he was hired in March as chief marketing officer. He will take over management of Universal Music International in Germany and oversee the Virgin Music Label & Artist Services operations in the country. Zick previously helmed Universal Music Germany’s international division between 2018 and March 2022.

Tizita Makuria was appointed vp of A&R at Pulse Music Group. Makuria joins the company from Artist Publishing Group (APG), where she served as senior director of A&R. Based in Los Angeles, her responsibilities will include signing and developing Pulse’s roster of artists, songwriters and producers.

Blue Raincoat Music/Chrysalis Records hired James Meadows as senior vp of marketing, Rachel Forde as campaign marketing manager and Aaron Skates as catalogue marketing manager. Meadows joins the company from BMG, where he served as head of marketing. He reports to COO Alison Wenham and CEO Jeremy Lascelles. Forde comes to Blue Raincoat/Chrysalis from Warner Music Group, where she worked at Parlophone Records. In her new role, she will oversee campaigns for Chrysalis Records releases including Emeli Sande‘s album Let’s Say For Instance and Ben Harper‘s album Bloodline Maintenance. Finally, the London-based Skates joins from indie distributor state51, where he served in marketing, A&R and production roles. At Blue Raincoat/Chrysalis, he will coordinate marketing activities for the company’s catalog release schedule while also driving engagement on key releases. He reports to Dermot James, senior vp of Chrysalis Catalogue.

RECORDS hired Jordan Sargent as director of A&R and Jeff Juin as senior vp of A&R. Sargent, a former journalist, joins from Capitol Records. Juin previously signed and developed Shordie Shordie and also signed “Whoopty” singer CJ, among other accomplishments. Sargent can be reached at jsargent@recordsco.com and Juin can be reached at jjuin@recordsco.com.

Mara Frankel was named CEO of companyX, a new brand strategy agency launched by independent music booking agency Arrival Artists and ATC Management. The agency will represent artists on both Arrival and ATC, including Santigold, Hayley Kiyoko, Yaeji, Mayer Hawthorne, David Archuleta, Khruangbin, Mt. Joy and Goose. In her new role, Frankel will oversee strategic brand partnerships for music artists across categories including name and likeness campaigns, ambassador programs, branded editorial content, paid social media, video product placement and other third-party revenue opportunities. She arrives at companyX from Atlantic Records, where she most recently served as senior creative director, brand partnerships.

Chris Schuler departed his role as vp of promotion at Arista Nashville, Billboard has confirmed. Schuler joined the company in April from Universal Music Group Nashville. During his tenure, he was responsible for developing, implementing and supervising the strategic and tactical radio promotional plans for artists on the Arista Nashville roster.

YMU appointed Mike Kadziulis as executive manager & head of radio. Based between Los Angeles and Chicago, Kadziulis joins YMU from his own artist management company Mad Ones. He brings clients Aluna, Kacy Hill and Brevin Kim with him to YMU. In the new role, he will foster the careers of his clients while bringing his marketing and radio promo experience to the wider YMU roster.

Audacy named Seema Kumar senior vp of advertising platforms. Kumar will lead the team members responsible for the tech platforms for Audacy’s revenue organization, ensuring that roadmaps and requirements are prioritized for vendors and IT ad tech engineers, aligned with ad product strategy and revenue goals and optimized to meet business operational needs. She arrives at Audacy from WarnerMedia, where she served as vp of advertising technology.

Shauni Caballero was appointed senior A&R manager at Sony Music Publishing UK. Based in London, Caballero is responsible for developing the company’s songwriters, fostering collaborations and more.

Capitol Christian Music Group promoted Karrie Dawley to senior vp of A&R (previously vp of publishing), David Gutekunst to senior vp of publishing (previously vp of church resources), Joe Brazil to senior vp of business affairs (previously vp of marketing and operations) and David Sylvester to senior vp of operations (previously head of business affairs). Dawley can be reached at karrie.dawley@umusic.com, Gutekunst can be reached at david.gutekunst@umusic.com, Brazil can be reached at joe.brazil@umusic.com and Sylvester can be reached at david.sylvester@umusic.com.

Ryan Fleming and Victoria Sou launched Disruptive Vision, a creative studio designed to provide artists with services including creative direction, apparel design and production, art direction, brand development, brand partnership strategy, experiential events, marketing strategy, photography, social media management, videography, wardrobe styling and more. Fleming can be reached at Ryan@disruptive-vision.com and Sou can be reached at Victoria@disruptive-vision.com.

Mikaela Duhs and Grace Fleisher were promoted to senior account executives at Shore Fire Media. Both were previously account executives.

18 Nov 2022

Shania Twain to Receive Music Icon Award & Perform at 2022 People’s Choice Awards 

Shania Twain will receive the Music Icon award at the 2022 People’s Choice Awards, which are set to air on NBC and E! on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 9 p.m. ET/PT from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. 

Christina Aguilera was the inaugural recipient of this honor last year. As previously announced, another top music star, Lizzo, is slated to receive this year’s People’s Champion Award, while actor and budding director Ryan Reynolds will receive the People’s Icon Award.

In addition to receiving the award, Twain will perform a medley of her greatest hits as well as her new song “Waking Up Dreaming” from her forthcoming sixth album Queen of Me, which is set for release on Feb. 3, 2023. This will mark her first appearance on the PCAs stage since 2005, when she took home the award for favorite country female singer.

“I’m so incredibly honored to be named ‘Music Icon,’” Twain said in a statement. “I have some of the greatest fans in the world. They have supported me since the early days, and it’s their love and passion that keeps me going. I’m thrilled to go back on tour and bring my new music and fan favorites to them, and what better way to start than at the People’s Choice Awards!”

“Live from E!: The 2022 People’s Choice Awards” will kick off the night with a red carpet special at 7 p.m. ET/PT on E!

The 2022 People’s Choice Awards and “Live From E!: The 2022 People’s Choice Awards” are both produced by Den of Thieves with executive producers Jesse Ignjatovic, Evan Prager and Barb Bialkowski.

18 Nov 2022

Tom Petty Estate Demands Failed Candidate Kari Lake Back Down After Unauthorized Use of Song in Ad

One day after the estate of Isaac Hayes threatened legal action against twice-impeached one-term president Donald Trump for unauthorized use of a song, one of the former reality TV star’s most vocal supporters got a similar do not play request.

“The Tom Petty estate and our partners were shocked to find out that Tom’s song ‘I Won’t Back Down’ was stolen and used without permission or a license to promote Kari Lake’s failed campaign,” the estate of the late rock icon tweeted on Thursday night (Nov. 17) after Lake released a campaign video cued to the beloved 1989 single.

Lake, one of a raft of prominent Trump-endorsed election deniers who failed in their bids in the midterm elections, dropped the ad on Wednesday. The two-minute spot features a montage of Lake posing with Trump, wielding a rifle while hunting, smashing TVs playing CNN and speaking to Arizonans with no voice-over or sound beyond Petty’s track.

“This is illegal,” Petty’s camp continued. “We are exploring all of our legal options to stop this unauthorized use and to prohibit future misappropriations of Tom’s beloved anthem. Thank you to all of the fans who brought this to our attention and who help us protect his legacy every day.”

Former local Fox news anchor Lake lost her bid for the Arizona governorship to democrat Katie Hobbs, but in keeping with her election denialism stance has so far refused to concede the race while offering up baseless, unproven allegations of voter fraud. Petty’s estate had a similar reaction when then-president Trump used “Won’t Back Down” at a June 2020 campaign rally.

Over the five years of his campaigns and presidency, artists ranging from Adele to Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, R.E.M., Aerosmith, Panic! at the Disco, Guns N’ Roses, The Rolling Stones, Rihanna and the estates of Leonard Cohen, Petty and Prince vociferously objected to Trump playing their music at his rallies. At press time a spokesperson for Lake could not be reached for comment on the Petty estate’s tweet.

Hayes’ estate said it was exploring all legal options after Trump played Sam & Dave’s “Hold On I’m Coming” — co-written by Hayes — at his Tuesday campaign event, in which the legally embattled real estate developer announced his third bid for the White House.

See the Petty estate’s statement below.

18 Nov 2022

Man Charged With Arranging Young Dolph’s Killing

A man charged with arranging the killing of Young Dolph pleaded not guilty Thursday (Nov. 18) — one year after the rapper and record label owner was ambushed and shot to death while buying cookies at a bakery in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.

Hernandez Govan, 43, made a brief appearance in Shelby County Criminal Court in Memphis. He was arrested last week after he was indicted on charges including first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the killing of the rapper, who was 36 when he died. The judge scheduled Govan’s next hearing for Dec. 16.

Govan is the third man charged in the Nov. 17, 2021, slaying of Young Dolph, whose real name was Adolph Thornton Jr. The killing in broad daylight stunned Memphis and shocked the entertainment world. Police said two men exited a white Mercedes-Benz and fired shots into Makeda’s Homemade Cookies, which is near the rapper’s boyhood home in the Castalia neighborhood. Police released photos taken from surveillance video that captured the shooting, and authorities later found the car abandoned.

Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith Jr., have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges in the shooting and are being held in jail without bond. They are scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 20.

In a weekly newsletter, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said Govan “solicited the murder and put it in motion.” But no evidence has been made public to support that statement, and a suspected motive has not been disclosed. The investigation is ongoing.

“I know that you all are wanting details, you’re wanting facts, you’re wanting sort of answers to some of these mysteries and things like that,” prosecutor Paul Hagerman told reporters after Thursday’s hearing. “Even if we knew them, we couldn’t tell you. As a matter of ethics and our requirements under the law, we’ve got to confine ourselves to what’s made public.”

Govan’s lawyer, Bill Massey, said he was seeking the prosecution’s evidence in the case, which Massey said may not go to trial until after next year due to the amount of evidence and the number of defendants.

Known for his depictions of tough street life and his independent approach to the music business, Young Dolph was admired for charitable works in Memphis. He organized Thanksgiving turkey giveaways, donated thousands of dollars to high schools, and paid rent and covered funeral costs for people in the Castalia Heights neighborhood where he was raised.

His work as a rapper, producer and owner of the independent label Paper Route Empire took him away from Memphis, but the father of two had returned to the city days before his killing to visit a sick relative and organize a turkey giveaway that took place without him.

After Young Dolph’s death, a section of a street near his boyhood home was renamed for him. A private funeral was held and he was honored during a public celebration at FedExForum, the home of the Memphis Grizzles of the NBA and the University of Memphis men’s basketball team.

City officials and community activists also pointed to the killing as a symbol of the scourge of gun violence in Memphis. Since the rapper’s death, Memphis has seen several other high-profile killings this year, including the shooting of a United Methodist Church pastor during a carjacking in her driveway; the kidnapping and shooting of an elementary school teacher who police said was abducted during an early morning run; and a man’s daylong shooting rampage that was partially livestreamed and led to the death of three people.

Young Dolph is one of several prominent hip-hop artists to be killed in recent years. His independent approach to the music business drew comparisons to Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was fatally shot in 2019. Other rappers who have lost their lives to gun violence since 2018 include XXXTentacion, Pop Smoke and, most recently, Takeoff, who was killed outside of a bowling alley after a party in Houston on Nov. 1.

In an article in The Atlantic dated Tuesday, rappers Too Short and E-40 called for the hip-hop community to find ways to come together and support each other amid the spate of gun deaths in the industry.

Young Dolph was born in Chicago and moved to Memphis with his parents when he was 2. He released numerous mixtapes, starting with 2008′s Paper Route Campaign, and multiple studio albums, including his 2016 debut King of Memphis. He also collaborated on other mixtapes and albums with fellow rappers Key Glock, Megan Thee Stallion, T.I., Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz and others.

He had three albums reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200, with 2020′s “Rich Slave” peaking at No. 4. Makeda’s, the bakery where he was shot, was boarded up and closed before it reopened in September.

18 Nov 2022

Beastie Boys Exhibit Drawn From Band’s Archives to Open in L.A. in December

Beastie Boys fans who want to immerse themselves in the world and ethos of the pioneering rap band will get a chance to in Los Angeles next month.

Beginning Dec. 10, street art gallery Beyond the Streets will mount an exhibition of archival items and memorabilia spotlighting the raucous hip-hop group, who became the first rap act to chart a Billboard top album with 1986’s Licensed to Ill, which included the songs “Brass Monkey”, “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)” and “Girls.”

The exhibit, which will be free to the public and open through Jan. 23, is set to include a trove of items from the personal collections of Adam “Ad-Rock” Horowitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond. (After the death of third member Adam “MCA” Yauch in 2012 from cancer, the group disbanded.)

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Titled Exhibit and presented in partnership with Goldenvoice (the promoter behind most of the band’s California shows), the exhibition will showcase everything from original handwritten lyrics and clothing worn by Beastie Boys in their music videos to musical instruments, such as an 808 drum machine, and vintage merch. Also on view will be a “handwritten note from Madonna from when they were on tour with her,” says Beyond the Streets founder Roger Gastman.

Many things in the show, which will encompass around 4,000 square feet of the gallery, have never before been seen by the public.

“Not only are we honored to be a part of Beyond the Streets, we’re happy that someone besides us appreciates all the weird shit we’ve collected, and made music on for the past forty years that will be on display,” says Horovitz in a statement.

Gastman — also the cofounder of the adjacent Control gallery with Sky Gellatly — tells The Hollywood Reporter he was inspired to pursue creating the exhibit after reading Beastie Boys Book, Diamond and Horovitz’s 2018 history of the band, and seeing photos within of some of the ephemera associated with the group’s history.

Gastman connected with the band’s management, asking, “‘Where’s all this stuff? You know, where’s the lyrics? Where’s this flyer? Where’s this t-shirt?,’” he recalls. “And they’re like, ‘We have bits and pieces of it. It’s in the guys’ houses. It’s in a storage unit. It’s in an old apartment. Some of it’s in this office. It wasn’t centrally located and archived is a nice, clean way to say it.”

Eventually, Gastman visited Diamond and Horovitz — “I just went over to their houses and did a handwritten inventory,” says the gallerist — and over the course of months worked with the band and their management to sort through items and curate the show. (The band was also the subject of the 2020 Spike Jonze/Apple TV+ documentary Beastie Boys Story.)

“Beastie Boys were a part of so many people’s lives. It was hard to be anywhere in the ’80s through the early 2000s without seeing, hearing or having something to do with Beastie Boys. We’re excited to tell their story in an authentic, real way that the fans can relate to,” says Gastman, adding “I remember when License to Ill came out — watching the videos on TV. I was in grade school. I probably still have the cassette tape at my mom’s house in storage. And then I remember Paul’s Boutique came out and so many didn’t like it at first. And then the next record [Check Your Head] came out. I was like, ‘Holy shit, this is amazing!’ And then I listened to Paul’s Boutique again and I was like, ‘Roger, you’re an idiot. This is one of the best records.’ They’ve just continued to stay so relevant in my life.”

While items in the exhibition will not be for sale, Beyond the Streets (located at 434 N. La Brea Ave.) will debut exclusive new Beastie Boys merchandise in its gift shop, including zines, collectibles and apparel.

Timed-entry tickets for the show — which Gastman curated with Michael Delahaut and Tim Conlon — are now available via AXS.

This article originally appeared in THR.com.

18 Nov 2022

Taylor Swift Extends Chart Reign In Australia

Taylor Swift retains the chart double in Australia with Midnights and “Anti-Hero,” as Louis Tomlinson beats Bruce Springsteen to the runner-up spot on the national albums chart.

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Tomlinson can claim bragging rights in his duel with the Boss, as the former One Direction star debuts at No. 2 on the ARIA Chart with Faith In The Future.

The British pop singer’s second album manages to outrun Bruce Springsteen’s latest effort Only The Strong Survive, which opens at No. 3 on the ARIA Chart.

Faith In The Future bags a solo career best for Tomlinson, bettering the No. 6 peak for 2020’s Walls. Springsteen, however, has racked up five No. 1 ARIA Albums over the course of his decades-long, 21-album career.

Making a noteworthy splash is King Stingray’s self-titled album, which returns to the top 10, at No. 6.  It’s shaping as a big month for the Yolŋu indie-rockers, who are in the hunt for several ARIA Awards, including album of the year, best group, the Michael Gudinski breakthrough artist, best rock album and best cover art, with the winners announced next Thursday (Nov. 24) in Sydney.

Also new to the albums chart is Noiseworks’ Evolution, the Aussie pop-rock act’s first album in 30 years. It’s new at No. 25.  

Over on the ARIA Singles Chart, Swift enters a fourth week at No. 1 with “Anti-Hero,” one of a string of Midnights tracks still impacting the national survey (most, however, are losing traction).

No new releases appear on the ARIA top 40, published Nov. 11, though Meghan Trainor can feel brand new with “Made You Look.” The doo-wop number cracks the top 10 for the first time in its third week, lifting 12-7. Trainor’s profile is set to soar in these parts, with the U.S. pop star appearing in the ad campaign for free-to-air Channel 7’s new season of Australian Idol, for which she will serve as a judge alongside Harry Connick Jr, Amy Shark and shock-jock Kyle Sandilands.