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No, Ja Rule Won't Pay Any Fyre Festival Employees

Fyre Festival Refuses to Pay Its Employees

Daniel Adrian Sanchez

May 12, 2017

Universal Music Group Has Its Best Financial Start In 15 Years

Paul Resnikoff

May 12, 2017

A Moment of Silence for Our Recently Departed Friend: The MP3

Daniel Adrian Sanchez

May 12, 2017

What Music Piracy Really Looks Like In 2017

Daniel Adrian Sanchez

May 11, 2017

Have You Taken the ‘Bow Wow Challenge’? Here Are the Top 10 Entries (So Far)…

Paul Resnikoff

May 10, 2017

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Fyre Festival Refuses to Pay Its Employees

Daniel Adrian Sanchez

May 12, 2017

A preview of Fyre Festival 2018 Because nothing says you appreciate your employees like not paying them. Just ask Fyr... Read More...

UMG to Prince Estate: Give Us Back Our $31 Million

Daniel Adrian Sanchez

May 12, 2017

Flavia (CC by 2.0) So, why did Universal Music Group suddenly back out of their deal to stream Prince's albums? "Frau... Read More...

Epic Records Chairman & CEO Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid Exits

Paul Resnikoff

May 11, 2017

Antonio 'L.A.' Reid judges on 'X Factor' (photo: RCR) Epic Records Chairman & CEO Antonio 'L.A.' Reid is abruptly ... Read More...

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Fyre Festival Refuses to Pay Its Employees

Daniel Adrian Sanchez

May 12, 2017

A preview of Fyre Festival 2018 Because nothing says you appreciate your employees like not paying them. Just ask Fyre Festival organizers Billy McFarland and Ja Rule. You spend over half a year working for... Read More...

UMG to Prince Estate: Give Us Back Our $31 Million

Daniel Adrian Sanchez

May 12, 2017

Flavia (CC by 2.0) So, why did Universal Music Group suddenly back out of their deal to stream Prince's albums? "Fraudulent inducement..." A month ago, music executives at Universal Music Group secured a ve... Read More...

Universal Music Group Has Its Best Financial Start In 15 Years

Paul Resnikoff

May 12, 2017

Universal Music Group chairman Lucian Grainge with (l to r) Sat Bisla (A&R Worldwide); Monte Lipman (Republic Records); Avery Lipman (Republic Records); May, 2017. Reports of major label deaths have been greatly exaggerated! Not only is Universal Music ... Read More...

A Moment of Silence for Our Recently Departed Friend: The MP3

Daniel Adrian Sanchez

May 12, 2017

tech lab demo (CC by 2.0) Dear MP3: Beloved friend. Thanks to you, consumers enjoyed their favorite tracks without weighing down their devices. Truly, you will be missed. Did you know? According to Swed... Read More...

Epic Records Chairman & CEO Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid Exits

Paul Resnikoff

May 11, 2017

Antonio 'L.A.' Reid judges on 'X Factor' (photo: RCR) Epic Records Chairman & CEO Antonio 'L.A.' Reid is abruptly departing Sony Music Entertainment, according to reports circulating Thursday. Longtime m... Read More...

What Music Piracy Really Looks Like In 2017

Daniel Adrian Sanchez

May 11, 2017

Mickael Estace (CC by 2.0) So, after being accused of promoting piracy, YouTube commissions a study that shows (surprise!) it actually helps curb piracy. This is only true, though, if you don’t count the massive amount of users using stream ripping piracy s... Read More...

Bow Wow Says He Wasn’t Lying About His Private Jet

Paul Resnikoff

May 11, 2017

After flat-out lying about flying on a private jet to New York, Bow Wow is now presenting some 'alternative facts' about the situation. Maybe Bow Wow should consider a future in presidential politics? Aft... Read More...

The Writing On The Wall: Snap Loses $6 Billion Overnight

While You Were Sleeping, Snapchat Lost $6 Billion In Value

Daniel Adrian Sanchez

May 11, 2017

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel (photo: TechCrunch, CC by 2.0) Snapchat’s parent company proves that building a business model around live filters with dog noses (oh, and some messaging features, too) doesn’t turn a pr... Read More...

Have You Taken the ‘Bow Wow Challenge’? Here Are the Top 10 Entries (So Far)…

Paul Resnikoff

May 10, 2017

Earlier today, Bow Wow was outed for Instagramming his fake 'private jet' (then flying commercial). Which led to one of the most brutal internet roasts of recent memory: 'The Bow Wow Challenge'. But first... The Bow Wow Challenge: Background. So here's t... Read More...

PSY Congratulates BTS for Following In His Footsteps

Paul Resnikoff

May 10, 2017

PSY put South Korea on the map. Now, the 'King of Kpop' is paving the way for the next generation of emerging performers, starting with BTS. When it comes to Kpop, there may never be a superstar as big as P... Read More...

The Latest Music Industry Jobs: Hires, Fires, Shakeups, and Promotions

Daniel Adrian Sanchez

May 10, 2017

Jesus Corrius (CC by 2.0) The music industry started off this month with a slew of hires, fires, promotions, retires, and acqui-hires. Here's the lowdown. Citi has appointed Jennifer Breithaupt as its Globa... Read More...

Dice Says UK Music Fans Spend $218 Milion Annually On Tickets They Can't Attend

British Fans Spend $218 Million Annually on Shows They Never Attend

Daniel Adrian Sanchez

May 10, 2017

Moonez (CC by 2.0) What happens when you can’t attend a sold-out show? Just get a refund if you used Dice. So, what exactly happens when you purchase tickets for a concert or music festival and are unable to attend? They end up on secondary ticket sites, ... Read More...