Exclusive: AGI Acquired By Yucaipa
Artist Group International (AGI), the leading independent music booking agency whose clients include Billy Joel, Metallica, Rod Stewart, Linkin Park, Rush, Def Leppard, Rammstein, Motley Crue, Volbeat...
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Volbeat Lands Sixth No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Songs Chart With ‘Black Rose’
For the sixth time in less than five years, Volbeat have a No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart. Volbeat racks up its sixth chart-topper in its career on the chart dated June 24,...
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Stars in Spikes: Will Pop and Hip-Hop’s Rediscovery of Heavy Metal Lead to a...
Leave it to Game of Thrones, a series whose epic medieval battles and dragon-fire iconography echo classic heavy metal motifs, to accurately depict the once-prominent genre’s status in pop culture...
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Volbeat Frontman Michael Poulsen Talks New Album, New Daughter and How a Sea...
About 20 years ago, Michael Poulsen pedaled his bike around Copenhagen, Denmark, delivering free demos to any record store that would take them. “Just put one of my CDs down whenever a guy comes in...
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Volbeat’s ‘Last Day Under the Sun’ Shines Atop Mainstream Rock Songs Chart
Volbeat notches its seventh No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs chart, as "Last Day Under the Sun" tops the Aug. 10-dated tally. The Danish rockers are now tied for the most Mainstream Rock...
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Volbeat Breaks Record for Most Mainstream Rock Songs No. 1s by a European Act
Volbeat makes a record rise to No. 1 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart, as “Die to Live” jumps 3-1 on the March 14-dated tally. The song is the Danish group’s eighth Mainstream Rock...
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Metallica, My Chemical Romance to Headline Expanded 2021 Aftershock Festival
Northern California rock festival Aftershock plans to return in 2021 with an expanded four-nights, featuring headlining sets from Metallica and My Chemical Romance at Discovery Park in Sacramento from...
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Volbeat Clocks Ninth Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1 With ‘Wait a Minute My Girl’
Volbeat sends its ninth song to No. 1 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, as “Wait a Minute My Girl” rises 2-1 on the Aug. 21-dated tally. The Danish band last led with “Die to Live,”...
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Metallica Paints the Billboard Rock Charts ‘Black’ With New Re-Release...
Metallica dots the Billboard charts dated Sept. 25 following the 30th-anniversary reissue of its self-titled 1991 album, paced by a rise to No. 1 on the Top Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums tallies....
View ArticleVolbeat Scores 10th Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1 With ‘Shotgun Blues’
Volbeat lands its 10th No. 1 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, and second in a row, as “Shotgun Blues” takes over atop the Dec. 18-dated survey. The coronation follows that of “Wait a...
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