Ashley King

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

Warner Music Group Dials Into Turkey With a Dogan Group Partnership

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...

Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Musical Is Headed to Broadway

Ashley King

January 29, 2019

Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill is headed to Broadway. Producers for the show say it will open next fall, but no specific date or theater was given. The production had one previous 10-week, sold-ou... Read More...

Mariah Carey Facing Pressure from Activists to Drop Saudi Arabia Support

Ashley King

January 29, 2019

photo: vipnyc CC 2.0 Mariah Carey is facing pressure from activists to cancel her upcoming performance in Saudi Arabia. Carey joins a long list of celebrities who have been asked to boycott the country over ... Read More...

John Mayer Is Bringing His Instagram Talk Show Back For Season 2

Ashley King

January 28, 2019

John Mayer launched a new talk show exclusively through Instagram last year, and now the show is returning for its second season. The 45-minute show is called 'Current Mood with John Mayer,' and is filmed en... Read More...

Apple Is Issuing New In-App Purchasing Rules to Make Charges More Obvious

Ashley King

January 28, 2019

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Apple has updated its guidelines for in-app subscriptions and how they should be displayed. The guidelines lay out how in-app purchases should appear and when they should be shown to the user. Apple is ai... Read More...

Ed Sheeran Launches a Signature Small Guitar Line

Ashley King

January 28, 2019

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Ed Sheeran made a surprise visit to the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) conference in Southern California this week. The singer-songwriter revealed a new line of acoustic guitars, just like th... Read More...

Chuck Schumer’s Press Secretary Denies Working With Fyre Festival Fraudster Billy McFarland

Ashley King

January 25, 2019

Press Secretary for Chuck Schumer Angelo Roefaro (l), appearing in Netflix's recent documentary, Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened. McFarland (r) was out on bail and renting a high-priced hotel sui... Read More...

Apple Music Is Officially Available on Android Tablets

Ashley King

January 25, 2019

Apple Music is pushing deeper into the Android ecosystem. Once upon a time, iTunes on a PC was considered unthinkable. These days, under the leadership of Tim Cook, Apple has a totally different outlook on ... Read More...

Logic’s Manager Is Starting a New Imprint With Sony Music Entertainment

Ashley King

January 25, 2019

Visionary Music Group CEO Chris Zarou Sony Music has announced a new partnership with Visionary Music Group CEO, Chris Zarou. Zarou manages Logic and Jon Bellion, among other artists. The new partnership has... Read More...

Sonos Is Expanding Into Wireless Headphones — Priced In the $300 Range

Ashley King

January 24, 2019

Sonos will be expanding its product range with high-end headphones, according to sources familiar with the company's plans. The company will bring Bluetooth over-the-ear headphones to the market as early as ... Read More...

Instagram Denies That It Hides Posts Like Facebook

Ashley King

January 24, 2019

photo: Jakob Owens A viral post on Instagram claiming that the site limits posts to just 7% of a person's followers has prompted the company to respond. The post was shared across social media sites on Pinte... Read More...

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