Ashley King

Amazon Music Unlimited and Prime Music Are Now Available on Xbox One Consoles

November 15, 2018

As part of a big update for the Xbox One console, Microsoft has enabled support for Amazon Music streaming. The update also includes support for using the mouse and keyboard and a range of Xbox Skill updates... Read More...

Netflix Green Lights ‘Rhythm + Flow’ featuring Chance the Rapper, Cardi B, and T.I.

Ashley King

November 14, 2018

Netflix has announced it will host a new hip hop competition series called Rhythm + Flow. The new competition is set to debut on the streaming service in 2019. The show will feature Chance the Rapper, Cardi... Read More...

‘YouTube Burnout’ Claims Another Victim: Lilly Singh. Sadly, the Music Industry Can Relate.

Ashley King

November 14, 2018

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Lilly Singh (IISuperwomanII) at VidCon in 2014 (photo: Gage Skidmore CC 2.0) Burnout has claimed another victim. Lilly Singh, aka IISuperwomanII, has announced that she will step away from YouTube as a creat... Read More...

Prince Estate Moves to Secure $4 Million In Damages Over an Unauthorized Release

Ashley King

November 14, 2018

Prince in Paris, 2010 (photo: Nicolas Genin CC 2.0) Prince's estate filed a federal lawsuit against producer Ian Boxill just a day after Prince's song called 'Deliverance' dropped. The estate has now request... Read More...

Playboy Admits to Fabricating Ennio Morricone Quotes — And Throws Its Reporter Under the Bus

Ashley King

November 13, 2018

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Ennio Morricone (photo: Gonzalo Tello CC 2.0) So what exactly happened? After a supposed quote from Ennio Morricone about Quentin Tarantino went viral, it looks like Playboy Germany has been forced into a co... Read More...

Pandora Unveils Its ‘Podcast Genome Project’ In a Bid for Differentiation

Ashley King

November 13, 2018

Pandora is hoping to use its music genome project with podcasts to differentiate itself from competitors like Apple Music and Spotify. Both music streaming services have offered exclusive podcasts and podcas... Read More...

Spotify Officially Launches Its Apple Watch App — But It’s Pretty Bare-bones

Ashley King

November 13, 2018

Spotify for Apple Watch The official Spotify app for the Apple Watch is now available. A beta test of the app earlier this month hinted at its existence. Now, it's a reality, though this is very 'version 1'... Read More...

Bankrupt iHeartMedia Reports a Slightly Better Q3 Though 2018 Is Down

Ashley King

November 12, 2018

iHeartMedia reported higher revenues for the third quarter, but it may not be enough to save the bankrupt company. A filing with the SEC revealed that revenue was up $13.9 million compared to the same period... Read More...

Facebook’s Musical.ly/TikTok Clone Lasso Quietly Launches

Ashley King

November 12, 2018

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Facebook has been working on a Musical.ly competitor for months. Now, it's ready. The app is called Lasso, and it was first reported to be in development back in October. Today, the head of the Facebook La... Read More...

Keith Richards the Soloist Inks a Worldwide Deal With BMG

Ashley King

November 12, 2018

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BMG has inked a new deal with Keith Richards that will bring his entire solo catalog to the diversified music company. Even Mick Jagger couldn't pull off a solo career. But Keith Richards attempts are now p... Read More...

Billie Eilish Inks a Co-Publishing Deal With Universal Music Publishing Group

Ashley King

November 12, 2018

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Universal Music Group has announced a co-publishing deal with the meteoric Billie Eilish. The 16-year-old singer is currently working on her debut album for Darkroom/Interscope. Eilish's song, "Ocean Eyes,"... Read More...

Canadian Independent Publisher Ole Acquires a 50% Ownership Stake In SB21

Ashley King

November 11, 2018

Independent music publisher ole has reached a deal with SB21 Music Publishing to acquire 50% ownership of its music catalog. The Canadian publisher will also control all songwriter contracts and administrati... Read More...

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Canadian Independent Publisher Ole Acquires a 50% Ownership Stake In SB21

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