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"The Legacy of" Spotify App Update!

Thursday, May 24, 2012
Willie Nelson and Paul Simon join Miles Davis, Bob Dylan and Hall & Oates and Stevie Ray Vaughan in our Spotify app! Click to listen!

For more details on the Legacy Recordings Launches Groundbreaking 'The Legacy Of' App On Spotify, click here!

25th Anniversary of Michael Jackson's Landmark Album Bad Celebrated With September 18 Release Of New Bad 25 Packages

Monday, May 21, 2012

MICHAEL'S PERSONAL VHS COPY OF HIS JULY 16, 1988 PERFORMANCE AT WEMBLEY STADIUM UNEARTHED FOR THE RELEASE

NEWLY DISCOVERED OUTTAKES AND DEMOS FROM BAD ALBUM RECORDING SESSIONS TO BE RELEASED

PRE-ORDER NOW

'I Am An Elvis Fan' Campaign Launched To Compile Ultimate Fan Collection

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

FANS VOTE FOR THEIR TOP 3 SONGS IN 7 GENRES:
’50s, ’60s, COUNTRY, MOVIES, LOVE SONGS, GOSPEL, AND IN CONCERT

VOTING TO TAKE PLACE ONLINE FROM MAY 1st TO MAY 12th, WITH TOP 21 SONG RESULTS TO BE ANNOUNCED ON JUNE 15th

21-song album available everywhere July 31, 2012, through RCA/Legacy

Gamble and Huff "TSOP" Remix Contest featured on Indaba!

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Gamble and Huff have teamed up with Indaba to launch the "TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)" Remix Contest! The contest is spotlighted under "Main Opportunities". Indaba will continue to support the contest on their network and socials for the next three weeks.

Visit Indaba.com to browse all the submissions and vote for your favorites.

Loverboy will be "Lovin' Every Minute" of Journey Tour

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Veteran Multi-Platinum Canadian Rockers Embark on Arena Tour with Journey and Pat Benatar featuring Neil Giraldo, Starting July 21 in San Bernardino’s San Manuel Amphitheatre

Meat Loaf Announces 'Mad, Mad World' Tour in Connection with his new album 'HELL IN A HANDBASKET'

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Meat Loaf announces 'MAD, MAD WORLD' tour kicking off June 22 in Austin, TX in connection with his newly released album 'HELL IN A HANDBASKET'

“...a blistering screed about the state of the world and a call to arms to fix it.”

--ESQUIRE.COM (3/8/12)

Legacy Recordings Rolls Out Historic Collectibles For Record Store Day 2012

Monday, April 2, 2012

LEGACY RECORDINGS ROLLS OUT ALL-STAR LINE-UP OF HISTORIC COLLECTIBLES FOR RECORD STORE DAY 2012

Legacy's Limited Edition Record Store Day Exclusives Include Releases From Ozzy Osbourne, Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, Janis Joplin, Uncle Tupelo, 311, Lou Reed, Miles Davis, The Clash, Patti Smith, Shuggie Otis, Iggy & the Stooges, and Tedeschi Trucks Band

Paul Simon's 'Graceland' 25th Anniversary Editions To Be Released June 5th

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

25th ANNIVERSARY OF PAUL SIMON'S GRACELAND CELEBRATED WITH THEATRICAL SCREENINGS AND PRIMETIME TELEVISION SPECIAL OF "UNDER AFRICAN SKIES" DOCUMENTARY; RELEASE OF 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITIONS: CD/DVD, BOX SET, VINYL AND BLU-RAY DISC

"Under African Skies," New Documentary About Graceland From Two-Time Emmy, Peabody Award Winner And Oscar Nominated Filmmaker Joe Berlinger

A Premiere Television Event on A&E Following Limited Theatrical Run

Legacy Recordings Launches Groundbreaking 'The Legacy Of' App On Spotify

Thursday, March 22, 2012

LEGACY RECORDINGS TAPS POTENTIAL OF SPOTIFY PLATFORM WITH GROUNDBREAKING "THE LEGACY OF" APP LAUNCHING WITH FOCUS ON BOB DYLAN, MILES DAVIS, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND HALL & OATES

Resource-Packed App Provides Fans Full Access to Catalogs of World's Most Celebrated Musicians

Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, is proud to announce the launch of "The Legacy Of," a ground-breaking new music app developed for, and available live now on Spotify, the revolutionary next generation digital music service.

Luther Vandross Rarities Uncovered On 'Hidden Gems'

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

15 DEEP ALBUM TRACKS PLUS OUT-OF-PRINT MOVIE SOUNDTRACK SONGS FROM ONE OF NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO’S “50 GREAT VOICES”

Original compositions plus covers of “The Impossible Dream,” “Goin’ Out Of My Head,” and “I (Who Have Nothing)” duet with Martha Wash

Available everywhere April 17, 2012, three days prior to Luther’s birthday

fIREHOSE Reforms For Tour and Readies Release of "lowFLOWs": the columbia anthology ('91 - '93)

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Influential three-piece band fIREHOSE will reunite in April for their first tour dates together since 1994, an historic rock event that will be celebrated with the release of their first major collection ever, "lowFLOWs": the Columbia anthology ('91 - '93). Chronicling the final three-year arc of bassist mike watt, singer/guitarist Ed Crawford, and drummer George Hurley, this 2-CD, 45-track package weighs in with the two original fIREHOSE albums on Columbia Records (1991's Flyin' the Flannel and 1993's Mr.

Robert Johnson at 100

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

All-Star Tribute To Robert Johnson At 100 Adds Macy Gray, Chuck D, Living Colour, Robert Johnson's Grandson Rev. Steven Johnson And More, At Apollo Theater March 6

Johnny Cash To Be Celebrated With 'We Walk The Line' Concert April 20th

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

JOHNNY CASH TO BE CELEBRATED WITH “WE WALK THE LINE: A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH” IN HONOR OF HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY

Concert Will Feature a Star-Studded Lineup Including Kenny Chesney, Kris Kristofferson, Chris Cornell, Ronnie Dunn, John Hiatt, Amy Lee, Shooter Jennings, Lucinda Williams, Ray LaMontagne, and Jamey Johnson with more Legendary Surprise Guests to be Announced

Columbia/Legacy Recordings Celebrates Janis Joplin with the Release of Essential New Additions to Her Catalog

Friday, February 24, 2012

Columbia/Legacy Recordings celebrates Janis Joplin with the release of two essential new titles in the catalog of the American blues-rock-country-soul singer: Janis Joplin - The Pearl Sessions, a two-disc set premiering newly discovered studio recordings produced by Paul Rothchild (available Tuesday, April 17) and Big Brother and the Holding Company Featuring Janis Joplin - Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968, an electrifying full-length concert recorded and produced for release by the legendary soundman Owsley ("Bear") Stanley (available Tuesday, March 13).

Sony Music Comments on the Passing of Whitney Houston

Monday, February 13, 2012
New York – February 12, 2012 – Sony Music Entertainment today issued the following statement regarding Whitney Houston:

Johnny Cash BOOTLEG VOL. IV: THE SOUL OF TRUTH Available everywhere starting April 3, 2012

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
FIRST RELEASE IN JOHNNY CASH'S 80TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
JOHNNY CASH - BOOTLEG VOL. IV : THE SOUL OF TRUTH FOCUSES ON SONGS OF FAITH RECORDED IN THE 1970s AND '80s
2-CD, 51-TRACK COLLECTION GATHERS RELEASED AND PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED STUDIO MATERIAL RECORDED IN NASHVILLE AND HOUSE OF CASH IN HENDERSONVILLE, TN

Sony Music's Popmarket.com Releases Complete Albums Collections by Jazz Masters Stanley Clarke & George Duke

Friday, January 20, 2012

The Ultimate Jazz Festival continues as Sony Music's PopMarket.com presents Complete Albums Collections from the Epic Records archives by two of the greatest names in modern jazz - Stanley Clarke and George Duke. These box sets contain the most famous and successful albums in these artists' respective careers, nearly all of them reaching high chart positions on the Billboard Jazz, R&B and Pop charts.

The Essential Kirk Franklin Available everywhere starting January 24, 2012

Thursday, January 19, 2012
THE ESSENTIAL KIRK FRANKLIN

20th ANNIVERSARY YEAR CELEBRATED OF REIGNING #1 ARTIST IN CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL MUSIC

2-CD, 28-SONG COLLECTION RANGES FROM EARLIEST 1992 TRACKS WITH 'THE FAMILY' TO MOST RECENT ALBUM OF 2011, HELLO FEAR

Includes landmark songs "Why We Sing" with the Family, "Looking For You," "Stomp (Remix)" with God's Property, "Now Behold The Lamb (live)" Christmas song, Grammy®-winners "Imagine Me" and "Help Me Believe" - and more!

Janis Joplin "The Pearl Sessions" Available Tuesday, April 17

Thursday, January 19, 2012
LEGACY RECORDINGS COMMEMORATES JANIS JOPLIN'S BIRTHDAY WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PEARL SESSIONS

DEFINITIVE TWO-DISC EDITION OF JANIS JOPLIN'S FAREWELL ALBUM MASTERPIECE DEBUTS NEWLY DISCOVERED STUDIO OUTTAKES, BANTER & RARITIES INCLUDING NINE PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE TRACKS

Janis Joplin - The Pearl Sessions
Available Everywhere Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Big Brother and the Holding Company's "Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968" feat. Janis Joplin - Available March 13, 2012

Thursday, January 5, 2012
COLUMBIA/LEGACY RECORDINGS RELEASING
THE FIRST OF "BEAR'S SONIC JOURNALS":
BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY FEATURING JANIS JOPLIN
LIVE AT THE CAROUSEL BALLROOM 1968,
RECORDED & PRODUCED BY OWSLEY STANLEY ("BEAR")

Long Awaited Release of Seminal Concert Recording
from Mythic Soundman's "Sonic Journals"
Available Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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