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X Ambassadors Ink a Global Music Publishing Deal With Warner Chappell

October 20, 2020

The rock band X Ambassadors have signed a global music publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music. The trio includes lead vocalist Sam Harris, keyboardist Casey Harris, and drummer Adam Levin. The band's hit... Read More...

Joe Rogan Shuts Down Podcast Studio After COVID Scare – Kanye On Hold

Ashley King

October 20, 2020

Photo Credit: Austin Distel The Joe Rogan Experience podcast studio is shut down this week after a positive coronavirus case. Jamie Vernon tested positive for COVID-19, with Rogan making the announcement via... Read More...

50 Cent Says ‘Vote for Trump’ — ‘I Don’t Care If He Doesn’t Like Black People’

Dylan Smith

October 20, 2020

50 Cent has encouraged his followers to “vote for Trump," even if he "doesn’t like black people,” citing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s tax plan as his chief reason for making the endorsement. 50 Cent, who backed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 rac... Read More...

Second Stimulus Check Decision Expected Within 48 Hours

Dylan Smith

October 19, 2020

After months of back-and-forth negotiations – and multiple impasses – it appears that lawmakers will reach a decision concerning a pre-election second stimulus check within the next 48 hours. A second stimul... Read More...

Sigur Ros Is ‘Facing Potential Financial Ruin’ Thanks to Icelandic Tax Laws

Dylan Smith

October 19, 2020

Sigur Ros performing in Amsterdam in 2013. Photo Credit: Alive87 Sigur Ros has taken aim at their native Iceland’s “shameful” tax laws, calling for immediate reform and specifying that they’ve been the subject of “unjust and draconian prosecution” concerning... Read More...

55% of British Professional Musicians Aren’t Earning Any Money from Music

Dylan Smith

October 19, 2020

London, England. Photo Credit: Eva Dang 55 percent of British musicians are currently earning nothing from music as COVID-19 lockdown measures continue to devastate the live-entertainment space. The 99-year-... Read More...

Still Want Your MTV? Apple Launches New 24-Hour Music Video Livestream — Apple Music TV

Ashley King

October 19, 2020

Apple is bringing MTV back to its roots with a new 24-hour music video live stream — dubbed Apple Music TV. Apple says the music videos selected will include new music videos and premiers, specially curated ... Read More...

Wichita Musician Arrested For Kidnapping Plot Against the City’s Mayor

Ashley King

October 19, 2020

Photo Credit: Dorrell Tibbs A Wichita musician was arrested on Friday for allegedly planning to kidnap and kill the city's mayor. The Wichita Police Department confirmed it had arrested 59-year-old Meredith Dowty. Dowty is a retired Wichita City firefighter... Read More...

Beastie Boys Break Their Pledge to Never License Their Music for Advertising — ‘Sabotage’ Appears In a Joe Biden Campaign Spot

Dylan Smith

October 19, 2020

The Beastie Boys performing live in Barcelona, Spain, in 2007. Photo Credit: Michael Morel The Beastie Boys have broken their longstanding pledge to abstain from licensing music for advertising, as their 1994... Read More...

Sony Music Masterworks Acquires a Majority Stake In Terrapin Station Entertainment

Ashley King

October 19, 2020

Photo Credit: Sony Music Masterworks Sony Music Masterworks has acquired a majority stake in Terrapin Station Entertainment. The group is also launching a new joint venture with manager Jonathan Shank. Maste... Read More...

Billboard Music Awards Sink 55% to All-Time Ratings Low

Ashley King

October 19, 2020

Post Malone swept the Billboard Music Awards with nine trophies. But few people tuned in live. Variety estimates around 3.6 million viewers tuned in via NBC, which is a 55% drop from last year. The total viewership of the show dropped an estimated 62% among... Read More...

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Latest Posts

X Ambassadors Ink a Global Music Publishing Deal With Warner Chappell

Joe Rogan Shuts Down Podcast Studio After COVID Scare – Kanye On Hold

50 Cent Says ‘Vote for Trump’ — ‘I Don’t Care If He Doesn’t Like Black People’

Second Stimulus Check Decision Expected Within 48 Hours

Sigur Ros Is ‘Facing Potential Financial Ruin’ Thanks to Icelandic Tax Laws

55% of British Professional Musicians Aren’t Earning Any Money from Music

Still Want Your MTV? Apple Launches New 24-Hour Music Video Livestream — Apple Music TV

Wichita Musician Arrested For Kidnapping Plot Against the City’s Mayor

Beastie Boys Break Their Pledge to Never License Their Music for Advertising — ‘Sabotage’ Appears In a Joe Biden Campaign Spot

Sony Music Masterworks Acquires a Majority Stake In Terrapin Station Entertainment

Billboard Music Awards Sink 55% to All-Time Ratings Low