Ashley King

RCA Records Faces Heavy Pressure to Drop R. Kelly — So Far, No Response

January 9, 2019

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, pressure continues to build around R. Kelly. In the past week, Lifetime has aired a six-part documentary featuring women describing sexual misconduct from the singer. The... Read More...

Phish, Post Malone, Childish Gambino, Brockhampton to Lead Bonnaroo 2019

Ashley King

January 8, 2019

Iconic American festival Bonnaroo has revealed its headliners for 2019. The festival in Manchester, Tennessee will be held on June 13th through June 16th. This time, several past Bonnaroo performers will ... Read More...

Apple Music Quietly Launches Lyrics In 7 New Countries — Including Germany and France

Ashley King

January 8, 2019

Yesterday, Apple quietly updated Apple Music's lyrics support for seven new countries across the globe. France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, and Spain now offer both song lyrics and l... Read More...

Universal Music Acquires Nashville’s House of Blues Studio for $4.3 Million

Ashley King

January 7, 2019

Universal Music Group has added another prestigious studio to its umbrella of properties. UMG purchased the House of Blues recording studio in Berry Hill last November for an estimated $4.3 million. Other... Read More...

Coachella Introduces Anti-Harassment Measures Amidst Rising Sexual Assault Reports

Ashley King

January 7, 2019

Coachella is increasingly being called a gropefest for women. Now, there's a new sexual harassment policy to change that. Earlier this year, a female reporter from Teen Vogue revealed that she was groped 22... Read More...

Perpetrators Behind the Fake Beyonce and SZA Albums Have Been Found

Ashley King

January 7, 2019

Over the holiday season, Beyonce appeared to have dropped two new albums for fans to enjoy on Spotify and Apple Music. But the two albums were released under a different name and quickly disappeared from bot... Read More...

Ebro Darden: Beats 1 Radio Will Become a Lot More Discoverable Within Apple Music

Ashley King

January 4, 2019

Apple Music, Beats 1, and Hot 97 extraordinaire Ebro Darden On January 2nd, Ebro Darden officially announced his addition to the Apple Music team as global editorial head of hip-hop. Darden says he wants to ... Read More...

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Cancels His CES Keynote for the Second Year In a Row

Ashley King

January 4, 2019

FCC chairman Ajit Pai The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is kicking off in Las Vegas next week minus a few U.S. government attendees. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai was scheduled to make an appearance but has cancel... Read More...

Beyonce & Jay-Z’s ‘Apes**t’ Video Causes Record Attendance Levels at the Louvre In Paris

Ashley King

January 4, 2019

The Louvre in Paris is crediting Beyonce and Jay-Z's video 'APES**T' with creating record attendance numbers in 2018. The dynamic duo came together as The Carters this year to release the video in June. So ... Read More...

BTS’s Jimin Breaks SoundCloud’s 24 Hour Streaming Record

Ashley King

January 3, 2019

Park Jimin of BTS fame released his first solo composition on SoundCloud on December 31st. Since then, the solo song, called 'Promise,' has broken the record for most streams in a 24-hour period. SoundClo... Read More...

Who’s the Hippo? Fox’s ‘The Masked Singer’ Is a Resounding Ratings Success

Ashley King

January 3, 2019

Ladies and gentlemen ... The Hippo! Fox has a new hit on its hands with The Masked Singer, which is an American adaptation of a hit South Korean reality show. The studio managed to keep the identity of 12 ce... Read More...

Technics Teases a Brand-New SL 1200 Turntable for DJs

Ashley King

January 3, 2019

Technics is teasing a big reveal at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas later this month. Vinyl has been making a comeback among consumers for more than a decade now, with plenty of updated hardware t... Read More...

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RCA Records Faces Heavy Pressure to Drop R. Kelly — So Far, No Response

Phish, Post Malone, Childish Gambino, Brockhampton to Lead Bonnaroo 2019

Apple Music Quietly Launches Lyrics In 7 New Countries — Including Germany and France

Universal Music Acquires Nashville’s House of Blues Studio for $4.3 Million

Coachella Introduces Anti-Harassment Measures Amidst Rising Sexual Assault Reports

Perpetrators Behind the Fake Beyonce and SZA Albums Have Been Found

Ebro Darden: Beats 1 Radio Will Become a Lot More Discoverable Within Apple Music

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Cancels His CES Keynote for the Second Year In a Row

Beyonce & Jay-Z’s ‘Apes**t’ Video Causes Record Attendance Levels at the Louvre In Paris

BTS’s Jimin Breaks SoundCloud’s 24 Hour Streaming Record

Who’s the Hippo? Fox’s ‘The Masked Singer’ Is a Resounding Ratings Success

Technics Teases a Brand-New SL 1200 Turntable for DJs

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