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Warner Music Group and its CFO didn’t part ways because of a dud quarter – WMG filing shows recorded music subscription streaming revenues up 11% YoY in calendar Q2

  • WMG released early Q2 results after CFO Armin Zerza's sudden exit
  • Revenues up 9%, streaming subscriptions up 11% year-on-year
  • Lou Dickler named acting CFO; Tom Corson promoted to COO

Warner Music Group has issued unusually early "preliminary" figures for its calendar Q2, a move widely seen as reassurance to investors just days after the shock departure of CFO and COO Armin Zerza, which the company attributed to "personal reasons". The timing signals that Zerza's exit was not…

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Hear Lucy Dacus’ Cover of ‘Clay Pigeons’ for Blaze Foley Tribute Album

  • Lucy Dacus covers "Clay Pigeons" for Blaze Foley tribute album
  • Album "Sittin' With Blaze" released 7 August, features multiple artists
  • Foley, an influential Texas songwriter, was killed in 1989 aged 39

Lucy Dacus has released a stripped-back acoustic cover of "Clay Pigeons" ahead of "Sittin' With Blaze", a tribute album honouring the late outlaw country songwriter Blaze Foley, due out on 7 August. The compilation features contributions from artists including Phosphorescent, Lucinda Williams, Willie Watson and Riley Downing, marking…

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The 1968 Beatles song Ringo Starr thought was unbeatable: “You can’t top it”

  • Ringo Starr called ‘Yer Blues’ Beatles' unbeatable studio moment
  • Recorded cramped together in tiny Abbey Road room, no separation
  • Lennon wrote it in India amid personal despair, White Album era tension

Ringo Starr has named ‘Yer Blues’, from The Beatles’ 1968 self-titled record (widely known as the White Album), as a track he believed the band could never surpass. The song stands out for how it was made rather than just how it sounds: written by John Lennon in…

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The disturbing 1973 song Billy Joel concedes “didn’t age well”

  • Billy Joel now finds ‘Captain Jack’ bleak and musically repetitive.
  • The 1973 song appears on his *Piano Man* album.
  • He rarely performs it, despite fans requesting it.

Billy Joel has said his 1973 song ‘Captain Jack’ has not aged well for him, citing both its bleak subject matter and its drawn-out musical structure. The song matters because it remains a well-known early work from his breakthrough-era album *Piano Man*, yet he has increasingly avoided performing…

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3 Americana Songs From the 2010s You Forgot Were Essential

  • Article lists three "essential" Americana songs from the 2010s.
  • Picks: First Aid Kit's "Emmylou", Trampled By Turtles' "Wait So Long".
  • Also featured: The Head And The Heart's "Rivers And Roads".

This is a light feature article from American Songwriter highlighting three Americana tracks from the 2010s that the outlet considers underappreciated or worth remembering. It is not a hard news story but a curated, opinion-led list aimed at fans of the genre, offering brief context on each song…

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The 1976 punk album that led to The Damned: “The real deal”

  • Ramones' 1976 debut inspired and validated early British punk bands.
  • Their July 1976 London gig at Dingwalls drew future punk musicians.
  • The Damned released "New Rose", Britain's first punk single, months later.

The Ramones' self-titled 1976 debut album, though not the sole catalyst for British punk, gave crucial validation to bands such as the Sex Pistols and The Damned, confirming they were part of a wider movement rather than working in isolation. This influence crystallised when the Ramones played their…

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James Ellis Ford – “The Ever After”

  • Producer James Ellis Ford shares new song "The Ever After"
  • Written and recorded during chemotherapy for leukaemia
  • Album Lost In Another World out 14 August on Domino

James Ellis Ford, the acclaimed producer behind numerous major UK albums, has shared a new track called "The Ever After" from his forthcoming second solo album. The song is notable for having been written and recorded while Ford was undergoing chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukaemia, with the artist…

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Zac Brown Band Stuns Boston Crowd With Biggest Giveaway in History

  • Zac Brown Band gave every Fenway Park fan a free cruise for two.
  • Giveaway, worth roughly $40 million, made with partner Margaritaville at Sea.
  • Fans can redeem their cruise by text over the next year.

The Zac Brown Band gave every single fan attending its Fenway Park concert a free two-person cruise, calling it the biggest giveaway in music history. Frontman Zac Brown made the surprise announcement mid-show during the band's Love & Fear US Tour stop in Boston on Sunday, saying he…

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Bob Dylan Wraps Up Dramatic U.S. Tour by Adding One More Guitarist Into the Mix: Jimmie Vaughan

  • Dylan closed his US tour in Nashville with guest guitarist Jimmie Vaughan.
  • Vaughan played three songs, continuing an unusually turbulent tour for guitarists.
  • Two longtime guitarists quit mid-tour, replaced by three rotating musicians.

Bob Dylan brought his summer US tour to a close on 1 August at the Ascend Federal Credit Union Amphitheater in Nashville, ending a run marked by unusual upheaval among his backing guitarists. For the final show, Dylan invited opening act Jimmie Vaughan onto the stage for three…

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Scotland v UAE ODI washed out at Forthill

  • Scotland v UAE ODI abandoned with no play due to rain
  • Seventh no-result for Scotland in this League 2 cycle
  • UAE play Canada Wednesday; Scotland face Canada Friday

Scotland's Cricket World Cup League 2 one-day international against the United Arab Emirates was abandoned without a ball bowled due to persistent rain at Forfarshire Cricket Club in Broughty Ferry. The washout is a blow for the tri-series opener and highlights the difficulty of scheduling outdoor fixtures in…

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