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Forbes
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Pink Floyd Barely Misses Its First No. 1 Album On A Chart It's Never Ruled
Pink Floyd's At Pompeii debuts at No. 1 on five U.K. album charts but settles for No. 2 on the ... More Official Album Downloads list behind Andy Bell's Ten Crowns. UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 01: Photo of Rick WRIGHT and PINK FLOYD and Syd BARRETT and Roger WATERS; Back L-R: Syd Barrett, Nick Mason. Front L-R: Roger Waters, Rick Wright - posed, group shot (Photo by Andrew Whittuck/Redferns) Pink Floyd storms the charts in the United Kingdom this week with At Pompeii - MCMLXXII, the live album supported by the success of its accompanying concert film, which was recently re-released to theaters. The set debuts on half a dozen tallies in the country this frame, dominating all but one of them, as Pink Floyd couldn't quite beat one other well-known musician — at least when it came to one specific form of consumption. At Pompeii debuts at No. 2 on the Official Album Downloads chart, which ranks the most downloaded titles on platforms like iTunes across the U.K. Pink Floyd comes in just behind Ten Crowns by Andy Bell. While Bell may come out on top on the downloads-only ranking, At Pompeii is a quick winner on seemingly every other list on which it appears. Pink Floyd's current focus starts its time at No. 1 on the Official Albums, Official Albums Sales, Official Physical Albums, Official Vinyl Albums and Official Rock & Metal Albums charts this frame. Amazingly, Pink Floyd has never scored a No. 1 on the Official Album Downloads chart. The band has collected multiple winners across all of the other rankings where At Pompeii debuts, but No. 2 remains the group's high point on this specific list. Pink Floyd reached that position for the first time with The Endless River, which debuted in November 2014. So far, the rockers have collected five top 10s. Bell, best known as the lead singer of the synth-pop band Erasure, has released full-lengths on his own in the past, but Ten Crowns marks a special win for the legendary musician. The full-length enters the Official Albums chart — the ranking of the most consumed projects in the country — at No. 14, earning Bell his first solo placement on that particular roster. At Pompeii, meanwhile, easily conquers that roster. Ten Crowns lands just behind Pink Floyd on both the Official Albums Sales and Official Physical Albums charts and also begins its time inside the top 10 on the Official Vinyl Albums list. The project gives the singer-songwriter his first top 10 smash on all of those purchase-only rosters as a soloist.
Business Wire
29-04-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
CoreX Completes Acquisition of Volteo Digital and Expands ServiceNow Center of Excellence with Agentic AI Laboratory in Guadalajara
RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CoreX, a next-generation ServiceNow consultancy and NewSpring Holdings platform company, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Volteo, LLC, an Elite ServiceNow partner. The company also unveiled a significant investment in Guadalajara, Mexico by expanding its Agentic AI Laboratory dedicated to ServiceNow innovation. "Our new Agentic AI Laboratory represents a multi-million-dollar commitment to developing cutting-edge solutions that will help redefine what's possible with the ServiceNow Platform." - Rick Wright, CEO, CoreX Share The Agentic AI Laboratory will serve as an innovation hub where clients can collaborate with CoreX experts to develop custom AI agents and accelerate digital transformation initiatives. The lab will also function as an executive briefing center where ServiceNow can showcase advanced capabilities to potential customers. "With the closing of the Volteo acquisition and our investment in Guadalajara, we're not just expanding our global footprint, we're creating something revolutionary for our customers and the ServiceNow ecosystem," said Rick Wright, CEO of CoreX. "Our new Agentic AI Laboratory represents a multi-million-dollar commitment to developing cutting-edge solutions that will help redefine what's possible with the ServiceNow Platform." The ServiceNow Center of Excellence, which will house the Agentic AI Laboratory, has been recognized as a top performer in customer satisfaction across North Latin America and has undergone significant expansion. It has added additional office space and hired 30 new architects and engineers with ServiceNow expertise, with more hires anticipated throughout the year. This team will use specialized ServiceNow training programs to accelerate customer success and innovation. "Latin America is one of ServiceNow's fastest growing regions and CoreX is uniquely positioned to help us meet the evolving needs of this dynamic market," said Enrique Upton, area vice president and general manager, North Latin America at ServiceNow. "Together with CoreX, we're providing the local expertise and innovation capabilities to help our customers quickly unlock new levels of productivity and innovation – accelerating their business transformation journeys.' "The AI Lab and Center of Excellence is a tangible investment in our customers' future," said Fernando Gordoa, CEO of Volteo Digital. "Our customers will gain access to a library of AI agents and scenarios that help solve real business challenges, dramatically reducing time to value and innovation cycles." The expanded Guadalajara operation positions CoreX as an important ServiceNow collaborator in one of ServiceNow's fastest-growing regions. The combined company now provides comprehensive 24/7 global delivery capabilities with operations across the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Spain. The company will celebrate these milestones with an official opening event in Guadalajara on April 29, featuring ServiceNow executives, customers, and partners. About CoreX Founded in 2023, CoreX is on a mission to fix siloed, manual processes: empowering customers and bringing the ServiceNow-connected, workflow-driven promise to business operators in the middle- and back-office functions of global enterprise. CoreX's transformation leaders and unique mix of industry and functional experience—coupled with unparalleled ServiceNow expertise—accelerates customer journeys in Operational Technology ("OT"), Finance & Supply Chain Solutions, ITOM, ITAM, UX, SecOps and human-centered AI. As a NOW Store Innovator, CoreX leads in ServiceNow OT integrations and AI-enabled solutions. Learn more at About NewSpring Holdings NewSpring Holdings, NewSpring's majority investment strategy focused on sector-specific platform builds, brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and resources to take profitable, growing companies to the next level through acquisitions and proven organic methodologies. Founded in 1999, NewSpring partners with the innovators, makers, and operators of high-performing companies in dynamic industries to catalyze new growth and seize compelling opportunities. The Firm manages over $3.5 billion across five distinct strategies covering the spectrum from growth equity and control buyouts to mezzanine debt. Partnering with management teams to help develop their businesses into market leaders, NewSpring identifies opportunities and builds relationships using its network of industry leaders and influencers across a wide array of operational areas and industries. Visit NewSpring at
Telegraph
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, review: A volcanic, vividly alive reminder of their greatness
'Some people think we are a relic of the past,' admits Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, staring equably into the cameras. The comical thing is that Mason is all of 28 years old at the time, in the prime of youth and vigour, but actually does look like a relic. His huge mound of long curly hair and proud handlebar moustache date the film almost as much as the incessant smoking of keyboard player Rick Wright. The year is 1972, commemorated by the Roman numerals MCMLXXII for this lovingly restored concert documentary Pink Floyd at Pompeii. The rock quartet are at the apex of their psychedelic phase but have yet to go globally imperial with the release the following year of Dark Side of the Moon – of which the film offers tantalising glances. Director Adrian Maben came up with the unusual idea of having the band perform their epic experimental set of interstellar rock to the empty stands of a crumbling amphitheatre in Pompeii, with no audience but a shirtless film crew baking in the relentless sun. At the time, it was viewed as a slightly pretentious art movie, an impression compounded by shots of the band walking around the slopes of Mount Vesuvius and staring into bubbling pools of lava whilst David Gilmour's distorted slide guitar echo around the stark volcanic landscape. Fifty-three years on it looks utterly magnificent, a glorious record of a group at the height of their powers that will delight every old rocker and should be required viewing for every aspiring young musician. Through a lens of hindsight, the setting suggests not so much antiquity as timelessness and classicism, implying Pink Floyd deserve to be viewed outside of rock history as part of a much greater span of creation. There is something about the lack of audience that invests the performance with singular intensity – art being made on the spot, for its own sake, not to pander to popular opinion. Progressive rock maestro Steven Wilson has remixed the music for 5.1 surround sound, which is perhaps the greatest joy of the restoration, because it sounds so all encompassing, vividly alive, and still utterly strange. Floyd themselves look shockingly young, as a shirtless, long-haired Gilmour fiddles with his effects unit and produces sounds from his instrument that shift across a dazzling spectrum, from ethereal weirdness to delicate melodiousness and grinding attack. His future nemesis Roger Waters wears a slim black vest and grips his bass guitar with taut, muscular arms, picking out mobile and at times almost funky grooves amidst tumbling expanses of sound. The future curmudgeon certainly looks like he's enjoying himself. Rick Wright smokes quietly in the background and effortlessly conjures warm vistas of piano, organ and synthesiser that float between all the spaces in the songs. When he joins Gilmour in tight vocal harmony on Echoes, that's when you really hear the gorgeous signature sound of Pink Floyd. The star of the film, though, is not the Adonis-like Gilmour, and certainly not the enthusiastically gurning Waters. It is Nick Mason, arms flying around his drum kit in incessant action, head swivelling to connect with his band members, his jazzy, groovy, loose but sensually felt playing at the centre of everything, holding the band's flights of fancy together. The man certainly loves his cymbals, which shimmer and tingle even in the quietest moments. It struck me how little you hear cymbals in modern music, relegated to a percussive effect by the metronomic logic of drum machines and digital programming. The flamboyantly experimental Saucerful of Secrets remains utterly astonishing, all the more so when you see these four young men conjuring it out of nothing. Discussing their 'reliance' on technology, David Gilmour stares into the camera with amused disdain. 'The equipment isn't thinking about what to do. It couldn't control itself,' he says. Now music is entering an era when the equipment can control itself, when AI threatens to eradicate all human invention and spontaneity from musical creation. This amazing movie shows us what the cost of that might be, because a group like Pink Floyd would find it hard to exist and certainly could not thrive in this reductive, generic streaming age. The volcanic action is interspersed with scenes filmed in Abbey Road during the recording of Dark Side of the Moon, which offer extraordinary glimpses of glories to come, particularly Waters fiddling with a now vintage synthesiser until the burbling sequence of On the Run miraculously emerges, with Waters glancing up to ask if someone is getting this. Wright sits in a cloud of blue cigarette smoke, fingers floating across piano keys like a jazz maestro on Us and Them. These scenes were apparently staged for the cameras rather than representing the actual recording sessions, yet they nevertheless afford intriguing insights into fractures that will ultimately destroy this tight unit. Playing a solo to Brain Damage, Gilmour pulls a sour face when Waters continually interrupts from the control room, complaining about feedback. 'Don't worry about that,' grumbles Gilmour. 'What would rock'n'roll be without feedback?' 'We have some pretty good arguments from time to time,' Gilmour admits, with an innocent smile, oblivious to the bitterness and acrimony that lies ahead. He and Mason were present at the film's premiere at the BFI Imax London and could be seen laughing at this restored vision of their younger selves. At 79, Gilmour has the craggy stolidity of the Vesuvian landscape. At 81, Mason looks less like a rock star than a retired investment banker. But both are still making exciting music and still going about it with an old-fashioned dedication to technical craft. Wright has been dead for almost seven years. The absent Waters, meanwhile, soldiers on as a controversial touring superstar, reshaping Pink Floyd's legacy from the later sequences of albums dominated by his songwriting, whilst indulging a nasty public feud with Gilmour. At Pompeii dials back to a time before all of that and very potently reminds us why we cared about Pink Floyd in the first place. It doesn't quite match the fly-on-the-wall intimacy of the Beatles's Get Back documentary series but it is glorious to see and hear this incredible band in their youthful prime, lean and handsome and playing out of their skins. Every young musician should be made to watch this and then pack away their AI tools and learn the joy of hands on creation. Bring back the cymbal!
Forbes
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Two Pink Floyd Blockbusters Return, But Not In The Same Way
Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here return to the U.K. charts, with the ... [+] former climbing multiple lists and the latter reappearing on the Official Album Downloads chart. CIRCA 1973: Pink Floyd (L-R: Rick Wright, Dave Gilmour, Roger Waters and Nick Mason pose for a publicity shot circa 1973. (Photo by Michael) Pink Floyd's catalog is selling well once again in the United Kingdom. That statement is not unusual, nor is it uncommon for the pioneering rock act to see multiple projects appear on the weekly lists in that nation. What makes the group's performance this time around noteworthy is that two different releases manage to return, though they don't return to the same list as one another – and how they mount their comeback says something about how fans love to consume the outfit's work. Wish You Were Here earns the most dramatic return this week among Pink Floyd's successes. The title only appears on one chart in the U.K., and it bounces back onto the Official Album Downloads list this time around. It comes in at No. 70, standing out as one of the most-purchased releases on platforms like Amazon and iTunes, among others. The Dark Side of the Moon is unsurprisingly Pink Floyd's biggest win at the moment. That is typically the case, as the album is one of the bestselling of all time, regardless of country or style. This time around, that behemoth makes home on four rankings in the U.K., and it breaks back onto just one of them. Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon reenters the Official Physical Albums chart. It narrowly manages to rank among the top-selling full-lengths on any physical format, which can include CD, cassette, and perhaps most importantly these days, vinyl. That roster excludes downloads entirely – which is exactly how Wish You Were Here reemerges. That same classic rock favorite is also present on three other lists. It doesn't need to reappear on any of them, but it does manage to climb on each and every tally. The Dark Side of the Moon sits highest on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart, where it improves one spot to lucky No. 13. The same bestseller improves significantly on both the Official Album Downloads and Official Album Sales rosters. On the download-only tally, Pink Floyd gains the most ground, surging from No. 92 to No. 55. The collection also pushes more than 10 spots north on the Official Album Sales chart, coming in at No. 86. While both The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here rank among the most important and bestselling rock albums of all time, only one of them has hit No. 1, and on just one of the lists on which it appears. The Dark Side of the Moon has previously topped the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart, but thus far has had to settle for a top 10 placement on all of the other lists. Somewhat shockingly, Wish You Were Here has never managed to crack the top 40 on the Official Album Downloads chart. Thus far in its 33 weeks somewhere on the list, it has only risen as high as No. 45.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
CoreX Expands Coverage of Latin America and EMEA With a Definitive Agreement to Acquire the Businesses of Volteo Digital
CoreX expands global coverage of the ServiceNow ecosystem through a definitive agreement to acquire a leader in the Latin America and EMEA Markets, complete with a ServiceNow Center of Excellence in Guadalajara. RADNOR, Pa., January 29, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CoreX, a next-generation ServiceNow consultancy and a NewSpring Holdings platform company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the businesses of Volteo Digital, an Elite ServiceNow partner. This acquisition will bolster CoreX's team, adding over 100 talented ServiceNow consultants and significantly enhance its presence in Latin America and EMEA, including a Center of Excellence in Guadalajara, Mexico, that will be leveraged across the platform. "The ServiceNow ecosystem is experiencing unprecedented demand for digital workflow transformation," said Rick Wright, the CEO of CoreX. "Volteo Digital's deep roots in Latin America and Europe, combined with their elite technical talent and proven track record serving Financial Services and Telecommunications clients, immediately establishes CoreX as a major player in these markets. The acquisition is about more than geographic expansion – it's about bringing together two innovative organizations to create a differentiated, scaled, and industry-first consultancy in the ServiceNow space." The strategic combination will dramatically expand CoreX's global delivery capabilities and strengthen its position in key growth markets across the Americas. Volteo Digital's established go-to-market and delivery operations in Mexico, Costa Rica, the US, and Spain create a world-class delivery model that enables 24/7 support for global enterprises. The Guadalajara Center of Excellence, already recognized as a top player in the North Latin America market in customer satisfaction, provides a springboard for regional expansion while supporting clients worldwide. "The North Latin America market represents one of ServiceNow's fastest-growing regions, and the combination of CoreX and Volteo Digital creates a uniquely positioned partner to serve this dynamic market," said Enrique Upton, President & General Manager, North Latin America, ServiceNow. "Volteo Digital's Center of Excellence in Guadalajara has set the standard for ServiceNow delivery excellence in our region, and together with CoreX's innovative approach to business transformation, they will help accelerate digital transformation for our customers across Latin America." Founded in 2013, Volteo Digital brings vast experience in complex ServiceNow implementations, including CMDB/CSDM, ITOM, Customer and Field Service Management and Industry Solutions. Their highly regarded NextGen Program has developed specialized expertise in emerging technologies while consistently achieving one of the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the industry. "Latin America represents a massive growth opportunity for ServiceNow solutions," said Fernando Gordoa, CEO of Volteo Digital. "Bringing together Volteo Digital's regional knowledge and established delivery capabilities with CoreX's strategic vision, executive leadership team, and investment backing creates an organization poised to capture this market opportunity. Our Center of Excellence in Guadalajara will be the foundation for this expansion, allowing us to scale our talent pool and delivery capabilities across the globe." The combined organization will leverage Volteo Digital's status as an official ServiceNow Talent Placement Partner and its successful NextGen Program to accelerate the hiring and training of ServiceNow professionals throughout Latin America and across the US and Europe. This talent pipeline will be crucial as CoreX continues its rapid growth trajectory. "This acquisition marks a powerful move forward in strengthening our global partner ecosystem at ServiceNow," said Paul Fipps, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales at ServiceNow. "By combining CoreX's industry-first approach to business transformation with Volteo Digital's deep expertise and strong presence across Latin America and Europe, we're forming a powerful partnership to better address our customers' global digital transformation needs. Together, we're strategically positioned for growth and success in key industries, including Manufacturing, Life Sciences, and Financial Services." The acquisition is expected to close in Q1 2025, subject to customary closing conditions. The combined company will maintain Volteo Digital's operations in Mexico, Costa Rica and Spain, with plans for significant expansion across all locations. About CoreX Founded in 2023, CoreX is on a mission to fix siloed, manual processes: empowering customers and bringing the ServiceNow-connected, workflow-driven promise to business operators in the middle- and back-office functions of the core operations of global enterprise. CoreX's global transformation leaders and unique mix of deep industry and functional experience—coupled with unparalleled ServiceNow know-how—accelerates customer journeys in Operational Technology ("OT"), Finance & Supply Chain Solutions, ITOM, ITAM, UX, SecOps and human-centered AI. As a NOW Store Innovator, CoreX leads in ServiceNow OT integrations and AI-enabled solutions. Learn more at About Volteo Digital Founded in 2013, Volteo Digital is an Elite ServiceNow Partner renowned for maintaining one of the highest customer satisfaction scores in the industry. With a global presence and a ServiceNow Center of Excellence in Guadalajara, Volteo Digital delivers comprehensive expertise across CMDB/CSDM, ITOM, CSM, FSM, and Finance & Supply Chain Solutions, with particular strength in the Financial Services, Telecommunications, Higher Education, and Professional Services industries. About NewSpring Holdings NewSpring Holdings, NewSpring's majority investment strategy focused on sector-specific platform builds, brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and resources to take profitable, growing companies to the next level through acquisitions and proven organic methodologies. Founded in 1999, NewSpring partners with the innovators, makers, and operators of high-performing companies in dynamic industries to catalyze new growth and seize compelling opportunities. The Firm manages over $3.5 billion across five distinct strategies covering the spectrum from growth equity and control buyouts to mezzanine debt. Partnering with management teams to help develop their businesses into market leaders, NewSpring identifies opportunities and builds relationships using its network of industry leaders and influencers across a wide array of operational areas and industries. Visit NewSpring at View source version on Contacts Phil LeClareCoreX PR617-209-9406 Sign in to access your portfolio
