Ashley King

Amazon’s ‘Echo Auto’ Is Now Shipping to 1 Million Drivers In the U.S.

January 10, 2019

Smart speakers are the fastest growing tech category in the United States. Now, they're threatening to transform car dashboards, with potentially huge implications for music. Amazon's Echo currently leads t... Read More...

Deezer Crosses 7 Million Subscribers, With 14 Million Active Users

Ashley King

January 10, 2019

Deezer is way behind Spotify and Apple Music. But 7 million is 7 million. CEO Hans-Holger Albrecht says that four years ago, 80% of Deezer's revenue was telecom driven thanks to bundling deals with mobile op... Read More...

Warner/Chappell Names Guy Moot, Carianne Marshall as Co-Chairs

Ashley King

January 9, 2019

Warner/Chappell Music Publishing announced two new co-chairs today in a widely expected decision. Sony ATV Music Publishing's former executive Guy Moot lands at the top spot as co-chair and CEO. He'll be ru... Read More...

1 Out of Every 5 American Adults Currently Owns a Smart Speaker, Study Finds

Ashley King

January 9, 2019

53 million is a big number. But it's just 20% of the addressable pie. A survey conducted by NPR and Edison Research has determined that smart speakers are destined to become mainstream devices. That part y... Read More...

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

Ashley King

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...

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