Ashley King

Downtown Music Publishing to Represent the Venerable Gershwin Catalog

April 30, 2019

Ninian Reid Downtown Music Publishing has inked a new deal to represent the catalog of legendary songwriter George Gershwin. The new deal struck with the Godowsky family and Heyward Memorial Fund covers Gers... Read More...

Sony Music, Microsoft Deliver an Interactive, AI-Driven Music Video for NAO

Ashley King

April 30, 2019

R&B artist NAO teamed up with Microsoft to use machine learning and artificial intelligence for an interactive music video. NAO says she was so moved by the Saturn's Return theme in astrology that she wa... Read More...

Woodstock 50 Cofounder Insists the Event Isn’t Cancelled — “It’s Gonna Be a Blast!”

Ashley King

April 30, 2019

Woodstock founder Michael Lang has written an open letter emphatically stating that Woodstock 50 is still on — despite a cancellation notice sent by investors. Yesterday, we covered a letter sent to the medi... Read More...

Beats Introduces a $250 AirPods Alternative — ‘Powerbeats Pro’

Ashley King

April 30, 2019

Beats Powerbeats Pro wireless earphones will be available to pre-order on Apple.com starting on May 3rd. The Powerbeats Pro will be available for purchase in stores one week later on May 10th. The new Beats... Read More...

Austria’s Cobra Agency Forms a Latin JV With Basic Music, 5B Artists

Ashley King

April 29, 2019

Austria's Cobra Agency has announced its international expansion into Latin America through the formation of a joint venture. Cobra Agency Latin America is a new strategic alliance between Cobra Agency, Mexi... Read More...

AWAL Inks Global Label Services Deal With SideOne Dummy Records

Ashley King

April 29, 2019

AWAL has signed an exclusive worldwide deal with independent label SideOne Dummy Records. The deal will see AWAL's marketing, A&R, promotion, distribution, and licensing expertise applied to SideOne Dumm... Read More...

Tunecore Artists Earned $83 Million in Q1 — With Heavy Metal and J-Pop Leading the Way

Ashley King

April 29, 2019

Tunecore announced today that its artists earned $83 million in Q1 2019, a 21% increase over the same period last year. Tunecore says its total artist distribution revenue is now over $1.5 billion. Distri... Read More...

The Latest Music Industry Gigs: BMG, eOne, iHeartMedia, Universal Music, More

Ashley King

April 26, 2019

Here’s a wrap on the latest music industry jobs — in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. If you have a job listing to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to [email protected]. If you’d like to post a ... Read More...

Amidst IP Litigation Suit, Spotify's Launch Reportedly Delayed Until February or March

Indian Streaming Service Gaana Hits 100 Million Active Users — Up 25% In 4 Months

Ashley King

April 26, 2019

Local Indian music streaming firm Gaana has announced its streaming service has over 100 million monthly active users. Gaana claims that it is the first Indian platform to achieve that milestone. Gaana's ... Read More...

‘Almost Famous’ the Musical Is Officially Opening

Ashley King

April 26, 2019

Almost Famous the musical will debut on San Diego at the Old Globe later this September. The musical is based on Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical film about an aspiring music journalist. The film starre... Read More...

Live Concert Wearable Peex Signs Onto Elton John’s European Tour

Ashley King

April 25, 2019

After its launch in the United States last May, live concert wearable Peex is headed to Europe with Elton John's farewell tour. Peex is a tech start-up that allows concertgoers to create their own audio mix ... Read More...

Cox Is Testing a ‘Fast Lane’ Premium Internet Service for Gamers

Ashley King

April 25, 2019

Apex Legends by Respawn Entertainment Cox Cable is testing a new "Elite Gamer Service" to speed up connections between gamers and games. Cox says the new service doesn't prioritize internet use, and is avoid... Read More...

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