Ashley King

Mariah Carey’s Christmas Cash Machine Ramps Up With New ‘All I Want for Christmas’ Video

December 8, 2023

Photo Credit: Mariah Carey / YouTube All Mariah Carey wants for Christmas is to share her newest ‘All I Want For Christmas’ video with her adoring fans. Mariah Carey’s Christmas cash machine is in full swing ... Read More...

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Who Got Fired at Spotify? Scathing Internal Memo from Daniel Ek Leaked

Ashley King

December 8, 2023

Photo Credit: Glenn Villas Following a 17% reduction in workforce and the exit of CFO Paul Vogel, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is not mincing works on his way to profitability. Spotify shed around 1,500 people from... Read More...

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Fans First Act Introduced in the Senate for Further Ticket Reform

Ashley King

December 8, 2023

Photo Credit: Redd F Six US Senators have introduced the ‘Fans First Act’ as another means to address live event ticketing reforms. The act hopes to increase transparency in ticketing sales. The bipartisan b... Read More...

Major Labels Urge Court to Uphold $47 Million Judgement Against ISP Grande Communications

Ashley King

December 7, 2023

Photo Credit: Carlos Alfonso Major record labels are urging a federal Texas court to uphold its $47 million piracy liability judgement against internet provider Grande Communications. When a Texas federal ju... Read More...

Spotify CFO Paul Vogel Cashes in $9.4 Million in Shares, Then Exits the Company

Ashley King

December 7, 2023

Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify CFO Paul Vogel cashes in $9.4 million worth of shares following post-layoff stock jump — just before the company announces his departure. Days after the company’s mass layoffs, ... Read More...

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Universal Music Group Plans $250M Entertainment, Education Campus in Nashville

Ashley King

December 7, 2023

Photo Credit: Charley Pangus Universal Music Group plans to build a $250 million entertainment and education campus in the Berry Hill suburb of Nashville. The proposed rendering features four zones that incl... Read More...

MediaNet Partners Steers $20 Million Music Acquisition Rights Fund Into Latin Music

Ashley King

December 7, 2023

Photo Credit: MediaNet Partners Entertainment investment company MediaNet Partners makes a significant move into Latin music with a $20 million Music Acquisition Rights fund. Latin American-based entertainme... Read More...

UMPG Announces Joint Venture with DnB Allstars, Focused on Drum & Bass

Ashley King

December 7, 2023

Photo Credit: UMPG Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has announced a new joint venture with DnB Allstars, focusing on drum and bass talent. DnB Allstars has cultivated a huge community of aficionados w... Read More...

Kane Brown’s ‘Heaven’ Reaches Diamond Certification

Ashley King

December 7, 2023

Photo Credit: Kane Brown / RIAA Kane Brown’s ‘Heaven’ achieves diamond RIAA certification, one of only eight country songs to reach this milestone. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has an... Read More...

Bipartisan Live Event Ticketing Legislation Advances in Congress

Ashley King

December 7, 2023

Photo Credit: Tom Dillon Two pieces of legislation aimed at reigning in high ticket prices have advanced through Congress. The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee unanimously passed the STOP Act, movi... Read More...

Tidal Lays Off 10% of Staff As Owner Block ‘Right-Sizes’

Ashley King

December 6, 2023

Photo Credit: Tidal Streaming service Tidal lays off 10% of its staff as its owner, Jack Dorsey’s company Block, ‘right-sizes’ its team to ‘continue to build and invest in critical areas of the business.’ Ju... Read More...

Former Recording Academy Chief Michael Greene Faces Sexual Assault, Battery Allegations

Ashley King

December 6, 2023

Photo Credit: Julian Marks / CC by 4.0 Former president of the Recording Academy Michael Greene has been accused of sexual assault and battery in a new lawsuit. Here’s the latest. A former executive director... Read More...

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