Ashley King

DJ Earnings Plunge to a Five-Year Low as EDM Revenues Continue to Slide

May 23, 2019

A new report from the International Music Summit's annual economic study reveals that EDM music and DJ pay is trending downward. Las Vegas night clubs and parties have long fueled the growth of EDM in the Un... Read More...

Justin Bieber is Launching a Plant-Based Deodorant Later This Year

Ashley King

May 22, 2019

Mega pop star Justin Bieber has teamed up with Unilever-owned Schmidt's Naturals to introduce a new deodorant scent. The Bieber-created scent is called Here + Now and was revealed by the singer on his Instag... Read More...

Dirty Paper Plate Used by Kurt Cobain Sold For $22,000 at Auction

Ashley King

May 22, 2019

A dirty paper plate Kurt Cobain used to eat pizza and compose a setlist for a Nirvana show in 1990 has sold for $22,400 at auction. California-based auction house Julien's tweeted the following image of the ... Read More...

FLY Open Air Festival in Scotland Bans Mobile Phones Entirely

Ashley King

May 22, 2019

The FLY Open Air festival in Scotland completely banned smartphones at its Boiler Room Stage to keep attendees "in the moment." The festival took place in Edinburgh over the weekend and organizers tweeted to... Read More...

A Smaller Samsung Smart Speaker Passes Through FCC Testing

Ashley King

May 22, 2019

Several months after revealing the Galaxy Home, Samsung appears to have another smaller smart speaker on the way. Recent FCC filing documents show a smaller Samsung smart speaker with a design that resembles... Read More...

Brooklyn Is Officially Naming a Street After Notorious B.I.G.

Ashley King

May 22, 2019

Photo Credit: Jaroh The Brooklyn intersection that the late rapper Notorious B.I.G. called his stomping grounds will be renamed in his honor. The announcement was made by the Christopher Wallace Me... Read More...

eOne Entertainment Earnings Fall on Weak Film Unit Revenues

Ashley King

May 21, 2019

Canadian indie producer and distributor Entertainment One saw a 9% full-year revenue drop on pre-tax profit. eOne's film business was weak this year, and only offset by sales of Peppa Pig brands. The Toro... Read More...

Pandora’s New Desktop App Puts Music Front-and-Center Over Podcasts

Ashley King

May 21, 2019

The new Pandora app for desktops is now available for Mac users. Pandora says support for Windows PCs is coming soon. The new app is a native desktop app designed to give you access to Pandora without a brow... Read More...

Ciara Is Heading to Harvard Business School

Ashley King

May 21, 2019

Ciara is headed to Harvard Business School after releasing her seventh studio album, Beauty Marks, earlier this month. The singer released the album under her own label, Beauty Marks Entertainment. But mayb... Read More...

Showtime Picks Up Polygram/UMG’s ‘Hitsville’ — “You’ve Never Seen Motown Explored and Remembered This Way”

Ashley King

May 20, 2019

Showtime has reached a deal with Universal Music Group's film and television division to distribute Hitsville: The Making of Motown in North America. The feature-length documentary from Polygram Entertainmen... Read More...

A Whitney Houston Hologram Tour and Musical Are in the Works

Ashley King

May 20, 2019

After singer Whitney Houston died in 2012, her estate has turned down more deals than you can count. But now executor Pat Houston says the estate is "open for business." Pat Houston revealed that the estate ... Read More...

TikTok Is the Most Download iOS App — for the 5th Straight Quarter

Ashley King

May 20, 2019

TikTok is the most downloaded iOS app for the fifth consecutive quarter, according to a new analytics report. App analytics firm Sensor Tower has released a new report revealing the top apps by downloads. T... Read More...

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