Ashley King

Siri Thinks Bob Dylan Has Been Dead for 11 Years

September 19, 2019

Photo Credit: The White House A glitch is causing Apple's Siri to report singer Bob Dylan as deceased. Asking Siri how old Bob Dylan is prompted a response that the singer passed away on April 24th, 2008. Th... Read More...

Live Nation Says It Isn’t “Currently” Planning to Deploy Facial Recognition at Shows

Ashley King

September 19, 2019

After a campaign against facial recognition technology has taken off, Live Nation says it's not "currently" using the tech. A campaign launched by Fight for the Future seeks to ban facial recognition at musi... Read More...

Turtle Beach Bundles 3-Month Tidal Subscriptions With a Headset Purchase

Ashley King

September 19, 2019

Turtle Beach has announced a partnership with Tidal to include three months free with its headsets. The gaming headphone manufacturer capitalized largely on the rise of the battle royale genre on mobile. Hea... Read More...

eBay Has Sold More Than 24 Million Vinyl Records Since 2007 — Now They’re Tying TIDAL Hi-Fi Subscriptions to Vinyl Sales

Ashley King

September 18, 2019

Photo Credit: Unsplash eBay is promoting its second annual 'Vinyl Obsession Week' with deals and a focus on physical retail. The effort follows sales of more than 24 million LPs since 2007. Beyond (almost) ... Read More...

KAABOO Bought Through Virgin Fest Affiliate ⁠— Branding Will Remain Unchanged

Ashley King

September 18, 2019

Photo Credit: KAABOO The KAABOO festival brand has been acquired by Virgin Fest. Jason Felts will lead the festival next year. Virgin Fest is the music festival arm of Richard Branson's multi-national conglo... Read More...

Stagelight Acquired By Roland ⁠— Launching New Product Called Zenbeats

Ashley King

September 18, 2019

Photo Credit: Roland Open Labs has announced that Roland Corporation has acquired Stagelight. According to official word this morning, the app and team will continue under Roland. The development has been un... Read More...

Sofar Sounds CEO Defends Poor Artist Payouts as Company Raises $25 Million

Sofar Sounds Hires Paid Crew Members as New York State’s Investigation Into Exploitative Labor Practices Continues

Ashley King

September 18, 2019

Sofar Sounds has announced it will begin hiring paid part-time crew members to work its concerts. The organization has been under fire from artists and critics who say it relies too heavily on its unpaid vol... Read More...

Amazon Music Introduces Lossless, High-Definition Streaming — Spotify Says It’s Not What People Want

Ashley King

September 17, 2019

Amazon Music HD launched today, undercutting several other high-definition streaming services. A new HD streaming plan has been rumored to be in the works for a few months now. The new plan will cost $14.99 ... Read More...

Sirius XM Tries to Move Its ‘Bait and Switch’ Lawsuit Into Arbitration

Ashley King

September 17, 2019

Photo Credit: Unsplash Sirius XM is looking to get the 'bait-and-switch' lawsuit filed by subscribers moved into arbitration. The original lawsuit was filed in New Jersey state court by a Sirius XM subscribe... Read More...

Creepy Whitney Houston Hologram Tour Is Officially Happening

Ashley King

September 17, 2019

The long-planned Whitney Houston hologram tour is slated to get underway in 2020 with official date reveals. BASE Hologram will power the hologram tour. The company also powered the Roy Orbison and Buddy Hol... Read More...

Warner Music Responds to Lily Allen Sexual Assault Allegation — ‘He Wasn’t and Isn’t Our Employee’

Ashley King

September 16, 2019

Warner Music has responded to sexual assault allegations made by Lily Allen in an internal memo. Allen's appearance on the BBC's The Next Episode podcast described how the label failed to act. She says after... Read More...

Spotify Creates an Entire Podcast Series Around Fast-Rising Artist mxmtoon — Is This the First of Many?

Ashley King

September 16, 2019

Photo Credit: mxmtoon Spotify has announced the launch of a new 12-episode music podcast following mxmtoon, who has over 3 million monthly listeners on the platform. 21 Days is a new audio-diary style podcas... Read More...

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