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ACRAZE Teams Up With Goodboys for Anthemic House Track, “Believe”
Chart-topping artist ACRAZE has teamed up with Goodboys for “Believe,” the follow-up to the former’s global smash hit “Do It To It.” Released today by way of Thrive Music/Capitol Records, “Believe” is an uplifting house record with a deep-seated plea to find meaning in life. The underlying message builds stronger with dramatic, cinematic tension, which ultimately releases in the track’s cathartic drop. “On your journey to success, it’s inevitable that you will hear ‘no’ more than ‘yes,’” ACRAZE said in a press statement shared with EDM.com. “Believing in myself when no one else did was what I did best. This song is a true representation of what it felt like in the low moments of my life.” Listen to &...
ACRAZE Signs to Capitol Records Amid Meteoric Success of Breakout Hit, “Do It To It”
If for some reason you still hadn’t heard of ACRAZE, that will soon be impossible. The Class of 2022 star has signed to the legendary Capitol Records, with whom he’ll build on the success of his global hit, “Do It To It,” in partnership with Thrive Music. The track proved to be a bona fide breakout for the DJ and producer, amassing over 8.4 billion combined streams since its release in August 2021. “We are thrilled to be expanding upon our relationship with ACRAZE and Thrive Music after embarking on such a successful journey with them through Virgin with the global smash ‘Do It To It,'” said CMG Chair & CEO Michelle Jubelirer and CMG President of A&R Jeremy Vuernick in a joint statement. “ACRAZE is an inc...
Live Nation Electronic Asia’s Label & Management Group Partners With Astralwerks, Capitol Records
Live Nation Electronic Asia (LNEA), Live Nation’s Asian electronic dance music division, has entered into a multi-year global licensing and distribution agreement for its recently launched Fabled Records label. The partnership with leading dance label Astralwerks and Capitol Records China is focused on supporting emerging Chinese electronic music and artists. Per the terms of this partnership, Astralwerks and Capitol Records China will work together on the global release and distribution of Fabled Records artists and projects, with such projects receiving access to Universal Music Group’s international divisions, with global marketing support in China helmed by Capitol Records China and Astralwerks in the rest of the world. UMG launched Astralwerks Asia in 2019 and Capitol Records China ea...
Nat King Cole Recordings Sold to Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group quietly acquired about 200 recordings by Nat King Cole from the iconic singer’s estate in January 2021, the company revealed Thursday (March 17), bringing all of his recordings under UMG ownership. The songs, recorded between 1961 and 1964, were previously licensed to Capitol Records — now owned by UMG — under a deal Cole negotiated following his rise to fame. His earlier recordings, also of about 200 songs, were all originally released on Capitol Records as well. The agreement was first reported by Forbes to be in the range of $10 to $20 million – a price range Billboard confirmed with a source familiar with the deal. Recordings included in the acquisition include such iconic songs as “Nature Boy,” “Mona Lisa,” “Unforgettable,” “The Christmas Song (Merry Christm...
Michelle Jubelirer Named First Female CEO In 80-Year History of Capitol Music Group
Music industry executive and power player Michelle Jubelirer has been promoted to Chair and CEO of Capitol Music Group, the first woman to do so in the company’s 80-year history. She will succeed Jeff Vaughn and report to Sir Lucian Grainge, Music Business Worldwide reports. Jubelirer joined Capitol Records as Executive Vice President in May 2013. She was promoted to COO in May 2015 and then president in 2020. She graduated from Fordham University School of Law with her Juris Doctorate in 1999, according to her LinkedIn profile. Prior to Jubelirer joining Capitol Records in May 2013, she was a partner at music business law firm King, Holmes, Paterno and Berliner where she represented electronic music superstars like Avicii, Grimes, and Swedish House Mafia alongside ma...
Alesso and Katy Perry Announce New Single and Music Video, “When I’m Gone”
Alesso‘s latest crossover hit is officially on the horizon, and it features one of the biggest artists in pop music. The Swedish DJ and hit-maker has teamed up with Katy Perry for a new single called “When I’m Gone,” which will hit streaming platforms globally on Wednesday, December 29th. An official music video will then drop on January 10th, 2022 in a worldwide premiere on ESPN during halftime of the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship, according to a press release issued to announce the single. Artwork of Alesso and Katy Perry’s upcoming single, “When I’m Gone.” The famed “Firework” singer is no stranger to the electronic dance music scene, teaming up with Zedd back in February 2019 for “365” before ...
ZHU Drops Three Exclusive Remixes to Celebrate Pokémon’s 25th Anniversary: Listen
In celebration of 25 years of Pokémon, the legendary game’s developers have teamed up with Capitol Records for Pokémon 25: The Blue EP, which consists of three exclusive remixes produced by the enigmatic ZHU. Similar to how the Pokémon video game series releases their core games, Pokémon 25: The Blue EP is a direct counterpart to the Red EP that dropped earlier this month. It solely comprises remixes of the three tracks from Red, as ZHU captures the originality of each while offering his eclectic dance music flair. ZHU released three new remixes of songs by Vince Staples, Cyn, and Mabel to celebrate Pokémon’s 25th anniversary. The Pokémon Company ZHU’s ambient remix of Cyn’s “Wonderful” communicates an elegant fee...
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ZHU Is Dropping Three Special Remixes This Week for Pokémon’s 25th Anniversary [Exclusive]
It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years since we first met Pikachu and Ash in the universe of Pokémon. In honor of the iconic video game’s milestone, the developers have joined forces with Capitol Records to release two new EPs dedicated to the key eras of the franchise, Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue. Fans got the first taste of the partnership earlier this month with the release of the Red EP, which features three tracks from Vince Staples, Mabel, and Cyn. Next to take on the challenge is electronic music superstar ZHU. EDM.com can exclusively reveal that the Pokémon 25: The Blue EP will release this Friday, August 20th. ZHU, a lifelong Pokémon diehard, will transform each song into a celebratory remix for the brand’s 25th an...
ZHU Is Releasing Three New Tracks to Celebrate Pokémon’s 25th Anniversary
Pokémon is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Feel old yet? In celebration of the iconic video game’s quarter-century milestone, its developers have teamed up with Capitol Records to release two new EPs dedicated to Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue, releasing the former today. Pokémon 25: The Red EP features three new songs by the formidable trio of Vince Staples, Mabel, and Cyn, each of which were created to reflect the longstanding tradition of dual releases for the core Pokémon video game series. A press release shared with EDM.com has revealed that the forthcoming Blue EP will also comprise three songs, each of which are remixes of Red tracks produced by ZHU. When reached for comment, the longtime Pokémon fan and Grammy-nominated “Fad...
Bhaskar Menon, Legendary EMI and Capitol Records Head, Dies at 86
In the 2003 documentary The Making of the Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason acknowledged Menon’s outsized influence on the album’s success. “The story in America was a disaster, in that we really hadn’t sold records,” he said at the time. “And so they brought in a man called Bhaskar Menon who was absolutely terrific. He decided he was going to make this work, and make the American company sell [Dark Side of the Moon]. And he did.” Born Vijaya Bhaskar Menon in Thiruvanthapuram, India, on May 29, 1934, to father KRK — a notable civil servant who would go on to serve as India’s first Finance Minister — and mother Saraswathi, Menon would form a love of music via the Indian ragas his mother played in their home growing up. After earning his master’s degree f...
Capitol Music Group Looks to Larry Mattera to Lead Flagship Label
Mattera comes from more than 25 years of experience in digital marketing and music strategy. Most recently, he served as general manager and executive vice president of commerce and marketing at Warner Records since 2016. In that role, he was responsible for overseeing label operations and all artist and new release campaigns, including projects from artists like Dua Lipa, Bebe Rexha, Lil Pump, Jason Derulo, Gorillaz, Gary Clark Jr, Muse, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Green Day. Before Warner Records, Mattera spent eight years as the senior vp of global digital accounts at WEA, Warner Music Group’s global artist and label service arm. He has also served at Amp’d Mobile, Island Def Jam (where he pioneered its digital marketing efforts with the creation of a New Media Department), Po...
