William Morris Endeavor Music Co-Head Sara Newkirk Simon on Guiding Selena Gomez, Making Crossover Deals ...

Edit Billboard 25 Apr 2016
From humble beginnings in rural Indiana, where her father lived on a hog farm and her mother had a house in Clarks Hill (population ... She now oversees a staff of more than 200 ... For sure ... Then Marc Geiger [who co-founded Lollapalooza and ArtistDirect //LOSE and WME ­worldwide head of music//], who I met when I first started ­working with Zack, called and said, "You have to do this, this is the best idea, we need you." ... > ....

Is Louis Tomlinson Messing With Us? One Direction Star Congratulates Rihanna On ‘Anti,’ Fuels Larry Discussion

Edit Inquisitr 11 Feb 2016
Just today, fans spotted that Louis Tomlinson had liked an Instagram shot of Rihanna collecting a plaque to honor her album Anti going Platinum. People immediately observed the humor in this ... why is louis liking a rihanna post abt anti so funny. — fools together (@ollysalexander) February 10, 2016. Louis liked Rihanna's IG post today. (via @LouisWTNews ) pic.twitter.com/AQf9IHK43v ... — ARTISTdirect (@ARTISTdirect) July 22, 2015....

9 little-known facts about Rihanna's first album, 'Music of the Sun,' on its 10th anniversary

Edit Entertainment Weekly 29 Aug 2015
Ten years ago Sunday, a 17-year-old Rihanna (born Robyn Rihanna Fenty) gifted fans her debut album Music of the Sun. The record’s lead single “Pon de Replay,” a catchy summer jam with an island beat, filled clubs and summer camps alike during 2005’s warmer months, and reached No. 10 on the Billboard 200 ... She had the name for the album before “Music of the Sun” was written ... Nursery-rhymish,” she told Artistdirect ... 9 ... Related Stories....
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Ne-Yo performs at the Second Annual Orange Drive Miami Beach Music Festival in Miami Beach Miami, Florida - December 31, 2011

Ne-Yo: I'm the world's matchmaker

Edit Music News 12 Aug 2015
Ne-Yo wants to help men communicate with women. The 35-year-old singer's album Non-Fiction reached number one on Billboard's Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums chart after its release earlier this year thanks to its catchy songs. He hopes tracks such as Make It Easy will appeal to both genders, as he feels it expresses what men want to say to women ... Let me say it for you, guys," he laughed to artistdirect.com ... ....

Ryan Cabrera’s ‘House On Fire’ on iTunes

Edit IMDb 04 Nov 2014
A lyric video for the upbeat, feel-good track was unveiled this week (11/3) at ArtistDirect.com and can also been seen now at Vevo.com here ......

Rapper Won-G Releases New Club Anthem “I Can’t Sleep” From His Forthcoming EP Won-G Is Wondgy

Edit Business Wire 08 Oct 2014
The song is available in both standard and extended versions. Additionally, ArtistDirect.com exclusively premiered the extended version of the track’s video -- the first in a series of three mini-movies from the EP. Click HERE to see “I Can’t Sleep” at ArtistDirect.com ... For more information on Won-G please visit ... http.//www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/exclusive-video-premiere-won-g-i-can-t-sleep/11198657 . Web/Socials ... ....

Frank Herbert’s ‘Soul Catcher’ Getting Feature Film Treatment

Edit The Inquisitr 16 Aug 2014
According to Deadline, the film rights to Herbert’s novel have been acquired by producer Dimitri Villard, best known for his work on Flight Of the Navigator and Once Bitten. Villard first tried to option the rights in the 1980s, before tabling his film producing career to run music company ArtistDirect until last year ... — Briefly Today (@news_briefly) August 15, 2014 ... It’s a done deal ... pic.twitter.com/apyiOQLM8l ... ....

Producer Options ‘Soul Catcher’ By ‘Dune’ Author Frank Herbert

Edit IMDb 15 Aug 2014
Exclusive ... The Flight of the Navigator and Once Bitten producer first pursued the Herbert tome in the ’80s but tabled his film career to run music company ArtistDIRECT until last year ... ». - Jen Yamato. ....

Dune writer Frank Herbert's Soul Catcher optioned for film

Edit Digital Spy 15 Aug 2014
Frank Herbert's Soul Catcher has been optioned for film. The rights to the Dune writer's novel have been acquired by producer Dimitri Villard, reports Deadline. Frank Herbert's Soul Catcher ... Villard took an extended break from film to work at music company ArtistDirect until last year. ....

Slipknot unveil The Negative One, their first track in six years

Edit The Guardian 04 Aug 2014
Metal act return with new material, their first since the death of bassist Paul Gray and the departure of drummer Joey Jordison. Slipknot perform at the Roskilde Festival in Roskilde, 2013. (AP Photo/POLFOTO, Thomas Borberg) Photograph. Thomas Borberg/AP. Slipknot have unveiled their first piece of new music since the death of bassist Paul Gray ... “Slipknot is looming on the horizon,” Corey Taylor told ArtistDirect in October ... 3 ... ....

Cruise Ship Uses Its Horns to Play 'Seven Nation Army'

Edit Yahoo Daily News 12 May 2014
The Grammy Award-winning rock song "Seven Nation Army" has been covered by other bands, mashed up with hip-hop vocals, and used as the soundtrack for celebrations at sporting events across the globe ... The horn-honking cruise ship is also popular online ... After the song became an anthem of sorts for Italian soccer in 2006, Jack White told Artistdirect that he was pleased with how the song was accepted globally ... Arts & EntertainmentMusic ... ....

Slayer returns with new song 'Implode'

Edit IMDb 25 Apr 2014
Listen to new song “Implode” below and head to the band’s website for a free download ... Guitarist Kerry King told ArtistDirect that the song was intended for a 2012 Ep, which was never released ... ....

Slayer Debut New Song 'Implode' During Surprise Golden Gods Appearance

Edit Rollingstone 24 Apr 2014
Nearly a year after Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman died, the thrash-metal group has debuted "Implode," its first new song since 2009, at Revolver magazine's Golden Gods Awards. The song plays out like classic Slayer, with a slow, doomy intro riff followed by galloping speed-metal rhythms ... "It's not directly connected to the Mayan Calendar, but everybody always talks about the world ending," King told ArtistDirect at the time ... ....
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