Ashley King

A Brand New Stage: Marshmello’s Fortnite Performance Smashes Records With 10MM Simultaneous Players

February 4, 2019

EDM producer Marshmello held the most massive in-game concert in Fortnite over the weekend. The concert was held entirely within the Fortnite universe, with Marshmello's digital re-creation live on stage for... Read More...

R. Kelly Symbolically Banned from the City of Philadelphia

Ashley King

February 4, 2019

The City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia (photo: Michael W Murphy CC 2.0) The entire city of Philadelphia just muted R. Kelly after the city council passed a resolution to ban the performer. The #MuteRKelly ... Read More...

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Sony/ATV Scores a Juicy Queen Sync in Amazon Alexa’s Super Bowl Spot

Ashley King

February 1, 2019

Sony/ATV Music Publishing Offices, Nashville Sony/ATV Publishing has landed a high-profile sync on Amazon's Alexa Super Bowl commercial. The spot features a star-studded celebrity line-up, all of whom experi... Read More...

David Bowie’s Son on His Dad’s Biopic: ‘Nobody has been granted any music rights for ANY biopic… I would know’

Ashley King

February 1, 2019

photo: Adam Bielawski CC 2.0 An upcoming biopic about David Bowie and his life has drawn criticism from his son. And just maybe, show-stopping criticism. The biopic is called Stardust, and it's scheduled to... Read More...

NY Attorney General Declares War on Fake Followers, Likes, Hidden Endorsements, and ‘Online Deception’

Ashley King

February 1, 2019

The now-infamous Instagram post from Kendall Jenner promoting Fyre Festival, as presented in the Hulu documentary, Fyre Fraud. Jenner was paid $250,000 for the post, but didn't tell followers it was paid. Th... Read More...

Roger Waters Urges Maroon 5 to ‘Take a Knee’ During Their Super Bowl Halftime Performance

Ashley King

January 31, 2019

Roger Waters in Barcelona (photo: Alterna2 CC 2.0) Former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters is calling on Maroon 5 to take a knee at their Super Bowl Halftime performance. The musician posted a video of him ta... Read More...

YouTube Music Finally Adds Sonos Speaker Integration

Ashley King

January 31, 2019

YouTube Music is finally available on Sonos speakers through the Sonos app. Anyone with a YouTube Music Premium or YouTube Premium subscription can now play their songs, albums, and playlists on a Sonos smar... Read More...

Lord of the Rings Director Peter Jackson Will Oversee the Upcoming Beatles Documentary ‘Let It Be’

Ashley King

January 31, 2019

WCFL Sound 10 Survey, October 1966, featuring Jim Stagg with the Beatles (photo: WCFL, public domain) Director Peter Jackson of Lord of the Rings and Hobbit fame will be directing a new documentary about the ... Read More...

Maroon 5 Cancels Its Super Bowl Halftime Press Conference as Boycott Petition Crosses 112,000

Ashley King

January 30, 2019

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Change.org petition urging Maroon 5 to cancel its upcoming NFL Super Bowl Halftime appearance, Wed., Jan 30th. Maroon 5 is still going ahead with its Super Bowl Halftime Show, but the group has canceled its g... Read More...

PledgeMusic Cofounder Benji Rogers Returns to Help Clean Up the Payments Mess

Ashley King

January 30, 2019

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PledgeMusic has been giving artists the run around for months about payments. Now co-founder Benji Rogers is returning to help straighten out the mess. Rogers announced yesterday that he is returning to the ... Read More...

Warner Music Just Dumped 75% of Their Spotify Shares - A $400 Million Payday

Warner Music Group Dials Into Turkey With a Dogan Group Partnership

Ashley King

January 30, 2019

Warner Music Group has officially announced a deal with Istanbul-based Doğan Group. The group owns Doğan Music Company, which is the largest independent record label in Turkey. DMC will work to distribute... Read More...

Apple Is Prepping a Netflix-Style Video Streaming Service — and Potentially Bundling Music Into It

Ashley King

January 29, 2019

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According to a new report, Apple's rumored streaming TV service will be launching later this spring. The report cites several unnamed sources and is primarily about Amazon's efforts to scale back some of its... Read More...

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A Brand New Stage: Marshmello’s Fortnite Performance Smashes Records With 10MM Simultaneous Players

Sony/ATV Scores a Juicy Queen Sync in Amazon Alexa’s Super Bowl Spot

David Bowie’s Son on His Dad’s Biopic: ‘Nobody has been granted any music rights for ANY biopic… I would know’

Roger Waters Urges Maroon 5 to ‘Take a Knee’ During Their Super Bowl Halftime Performance

YouTube Music Finally Adds Sonos Speaker Integration

Lord of the Rings Director Peter Jackson Will Oversee the Upcoming Beatles Documentary ‘Let It Be’

Maroon 5 Cancels Its Super Bowl Halftime Press Conference as Boycott Petition Crosses 112,000

PledgeMusic Cofounder Benji Rogers Returns to Help Clean Up the Payments Mess

Warner Music Group Dials Into Turkey With a Dogan Group Partnership

Apple Is Prepping a Netflix-Style Video Streaming Service — and Potentially Bundling Music Into It

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