Dylan Smith

Warner Music Group Inks Partnership Deal With Digital Collectibles Platform Blockparty

January 21, 2022

Photo Credit: Unsplash Warner Music Group (NASDAQ: WMG) has officially struck a partnership agreement with five-year-old “digital collectibles platform” Blockparty. New York City-headquartered Warner Music ... Read More...

‘Paradise By The Dashboard Light’ Artist Meat Loaf Passes Away At 74

Dylan Smith

January 21, 2022

Meat Loaf performing live in 2007. Photo Credit: Egghead06 Bat Out of Hell artist Meat Loaf (full name Michael Lee Aday) has passed away at the age of 74. The Dallas native’s family and representatives took ... Read More...

Indie Venues Face a Surging Concert No-Show Rate — 50% of Ticketholders Are Staying Home

Dylan Smith

January 20, 2022

Photo Credit: John Matychuk Last month, a troubling report revealed that live concerts were grappling with a serious no-show problem, with 20 percent of ticketholders opting not to attend certain big-name gig... Read More...

Jimi Hendrix Estate Preemptively Sues Estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell Over Copyright Infringement Notice

Dylan Smith

January 20, 2022

The Jimi Hendrix estate is preemptively suing the estates of the late “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” artist’s Jimi Hendrix Experience bandmates over a new infringement claim concerning the act’s recordings. ... Read More...

Nas Joins $20 Million Funding Round For Carry1st, ‘Africa’s Leading Mobile Games Publisher’

Dylan Smith

January 20, 2022

Photo Credit: Escobar Cigars Rapper Nas has joined a $20 million funding round for Cape Town, South Africa-headquartered Carry1st, which bills itself as “the leading publisher of social games and interactive ... Read More...

Catalog Appraiser Massarsky Consulting Sells to Citrin Cooperman as Music IP Sales Rush Continues

Dylan Smith

January 19, 2022

43-year-old professional-services firm Citrin Cooperman has acquired Massarsky Consulting, which bills itself as a “unique music industry consulting boutique” and has appraised a substantial number of music c... Read More...

Songtradr Officially Merges Peter Gabriel-Founded Cuesongs Into Big Sync Music

Dylan Smith

January 19, 2022

Music licensing and distribution platform Songtradr has officially merged sync company Cuesongs with its Big Sync Music subsidiary. Santa Monica-headquartered Songtradr announced the move via a formal relea... Read More...

Kenny Chesney Sells Recorded Catalog Stake to Blackstone-Powered Hipgnosis Song Management

Dylan Smith

January 19, 2022

Kenny Chesney performing live. Photo Credit: LawrenceFung Hipgnosis Song Management (HSM) has officially acquired a majority stake in the recorded catalog of 53-year-old country star Kenny Chesney. Hipgnosi... Read More...

Recording Academy Reschedules the 2022 Grammys for April, Moves Ceremony to Las Vegas

Dylan Smith

January 18, 2022

The 2022 Grammys have been rescheduled for April. Photo Credit: Sudhith Xavier Two weeks after postponing the Grammys due to “uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant,” the Recording Academy has reschedule... Read More...

Moneybagg Yo Introduces ‘Vior Alkaline Water’ in Latest Music Industry Beverage Play

Dylan Smith

January 18, 2022

Moneybagg Yo, who's introduced Vior Alkaline Water, in 2020. Photo Credit: HotSpotATL Rapper Moneybagg Yo has added his name to the growing list of artists (and music-industry companies) who are hunting for c... Read More...

Peloton Licenses ‘Entire’ David Bowie Catalog — And Produces Three Exclusive Remixes — Following SiriusXM Deal

Dylan Smith

January 18, 2022

A little over one week after SiriusXM launched a dedicated David Bowie channel, Peloton has officially debuted The David Bowie Collection, featuring the five-time Grammy winner’s “entire” body of work as well... Read More...

Netflix Raises Its Prices For the Sixth Time Since 2014 — Is Spotify Next?

Dylan Smith

January 17, 2022

Photo Credit: Magnus Höij / CC by 2.0 With Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) having raised its prices once again, some are asking whether Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) – the premium version of which still costs $9.99 per month i... Read More...

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Warner Music Group Inks Partnership Deal With Digital Collectibles Platform Blockparty

‘Paradise By The Dashboard Light’ Artist Meat Loaf Passes Away At 74

Indie Venues Face a Surging Concert No-Show Rate — 50% of Ticketholders Are Staying Home

Jimi Hendrix Estate Preemptively Sues Estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell Over Copyright Infringement Notice

Nas Joins $20 Million Funding Round For Carry1st, ‘Africa’s Leading Mobile Games Publisher’

Catalog Appraiser Massarsky Consulting Sells to Citrin Cooperman as Music IP Sales Rush Continues

Songtradr Officially Merges Peter Gabriel-Founded Cuesongs Into Big Sync Music

Kenny Chesney Sells Recorded Catalog Stake to Blackstone-Powered Hipgnosis Song Management

Recording Academy Reschedules the 2022 Grammys for April, Moves Ceremony to Las Vegas

Moneybagg Yo Introduces ‘Vior Alkaline Water’ in Latest Music Industry Beverage Play

Peloton Licenses ‘Entire’ David Bowie Catalog — And Produces Three Exclusive Remixes — Following SiriusXM Deal

Netflix Raises Its Prices For the Sixth Time Since 2014 — Is Spotify Next?

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