This year’s Istanbul Jazz Festival took place without any problems at all.
In 2016, a failed political coup almost put an end to the Istanbul Jazz Festival. This year, more than 20,000 people attended the e... Read More...
Chester Bennington's final show was July 6th in Birmingham, England. He committed suicide two weeks later.
This seems more like an emotional farewell in retrospect, though of course,... Read More...
If you're just finding out about Arcade Fire's fidget spinner album, it's already too late. But did they really exist?
Streaming music platforms like Spotify are exploding, though most artists are getting left out in the cold. Streaming simply doesn't pay... Read More...
Digital downloads are way, way down at Sony Music Entertainment.
For the first quarter of 2017, Sony Music has reported an impressive 18.8% sales and operating revenue gain year-over-year to ¥168.8 billion (... Read More...
Luis Fonsi’s success with ‘Despacito’ on YouTube proves that the Latin music market is once again on the rise.
Three weeks ago, Wiz Khalifa’s ‘See You Again’ dethroned PSY’s ‘Gangnam Style’ on YouTube. Now,... Read More...
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I felt old last night.
Not because I was amongst teeny boppers (I wasn't) or anything like that. But because the John Mayer crowd I remember has grown up. At 32, I was probably the median age attendee at the legendary Forum for his 2nd LA... Read More...
God, guns, motorcycles, and 'my America'. Welcome to Apple Music's latest advertising target.
The civil war between the Coastal Elites and Trump Country has left some companies with a giant blind spot. Sur... Read More...
AMC has approved Questlove’s documentary covering the impact of hip-hop in pop culture.
AMC has announced that it will produce a year-round documentary series. Dubbed AMC Visionaries, it will partner with p... Read More...
Spotify just crossed 60 million paying subscribers. That's 2 million subs a month. Sounds fantastic, but are they really beating Apple?
Spotify has just crossed another paid subscription milestone. And you're gonna be impressed. As of this morning, the ... Read More...
SoundCloud remains strapped for cash, and teetering on bankruptcy. Now, there's a rescue plan in the works.
SoundCloud may sell stakes in the company to two private equity firms, according to Bloomberg. Th... Read More...
Cloud-based mastering company Landr will soon launch its own digital music distribution service.
Update: Shortly after we published this piece, Landr soft-launched its digital distribution service. It isn’t be... Read More...
Tyler the Creator says that Meek Mill and TIDAL inflated streams and took advantage of Billboard’s verification problems.
Tyler The Creator has called out Meek Mill and TIDAL for scamming the Billboard 200. He has accused TIDAL of offering free streams to p... Read More...
