The Black Keys Have Found New Management
The Black Keys have hired new management, just a handful of weeks following it was revealed they’d split with managers Irving Azoff and Steve Moir of Full Stop Management, plus a North American tour cancelation.
According to Rolling Stone, the duo has signed a deal with Red Light Management, one particular of the biggest management corporations in the music business. Among their list of clientele: Don Felder, Drive-By Truckers, Dave Matthews Band, Primus, Stone Temple Pilots and lots of far more, as nicely as the estates of Tom Petty and Jerry Garcia.
Azoff, who also manages acts like Eagles, U2 and John Mayer, started functioning with the Black Keys in 2021. In regards to their split, a representative for Azoff told Billboard that it was an “amicable parting.”
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Last month, the Keys inexplicably canceled the entirety of their upcoming North American tour, which was supposed to commence on Sept. 17. It was speculated that this move was produced mainly because of low ticket sales, but the band took to social media to clarify the scenario.
“Following the recent run of shows in the U.K. and Europe, including stops at iconic venues like Brixton Academy and the Zenith in Paris, we have decided to make some changes to the North American leg of the International Players Tour that will enable us to offer a similarly exciting, intimate experience for both fans and the band, and will be announcing a revised set of dates shortly,” they wrote.
Social Media Comments From Patrick Carney
On Friday, Keys drummer Patrick Carney posted about Azoff on X, formerly recognized as Twitter. He retweeted a 2018 post from Azoff, in which the manager shared an short article discussing YouTube and their non-disparagement clauses with artists. At the time, Carney added: “Free legal advice to artists from Irving. It’s not disparagement if it’s true.”
On Friday, Carney added on to his 2018 post, writing: “Thank you! This advice is very important for all musicians. So great you provided this for us all. It’s hard to speak up to the industry at times. So great to know you are always looking out for the artist. :)”
This came shortly following Carney posted the following message: “We got fucked. I’ll let you all know how so it doesn’t happen to you. Stay tuned.”
All three of Carney’s post have considering that been deleted. As of now, no new tour dates have been announced.
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