Dylan Smith

And Another One: Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Postponed to September

March 18, 2020

The Bonnaroo stage (photo: Shawn Mariani) Bonnaroo is the latest music festival to be postponed in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. According to a statement published on the four-day event’s ... Read More...

New Orleans Jazz Fest Officially Postponed Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Dylan Smith

March 18, 2020

photo: Alex Zamora The famed New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (Jazz Fest) has been postponed because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Jazz Fest organizers revealed the postponement in a recent s... Read More...

Amazon Suspends CD and Vinyl Mass-Ordering, Prioritizes Food and Medical Deliveries

Dylan Smith

March 18, 2020

A London record store (photo: Clem Onojeghuo) In an effort to more quickly and effectively distribute food and medical supplies, Amazon has temporarily stopped mass-ordering of CDs and vinyl records. The pur... Read More...

Vanessa Hudgens Calls Coronavirus Timetable ‘Bulls—t,’ Says Deaths ‘Inevitable’

Dylan Smith

March 18, 2020

Vanessa Hudgens (photo: Glenn Francis CC SA 4.0) Vanessa Hudgens is under fire for comments she made about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In a now-deleted Instagram post, the 31-year-old said that the ... Read More...

Glastonbury Organizers Officially Cancel 50th Anniversary Festival

Dylan Smith

March 18, 2020

Glastonbury Music Festival (photo: Paul Holloway) In an unsurprising, nevertheless disappointing announcement, the organizers of Glastonbury revealed today that their annual music festival has been cancelled.... Read More...

Shamrock Capital Purchases Stargate's Music Publishing Catalog

Federal Judge Reverses Katy Perry $2.8 Million Copyright Infringement Decision

Dylan Smith

March 17, 2020

Last year, a California jury found Katy Perry guilty of copyright infringement and ordered her to pay $2.8 million to Flame, a Christian rapper. Now, after a long, expensive courtroom battle, Perry and her l... Read More...

Recording Academy Pledges $2 Million to Coronavirus Relief; Additional Donations Expected

Dylan Smith

March 17, 2020

The Recording Academy and its charitable organization, MusiCares, have donated $2 million to assist members of the music industry who are suffering financially from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Both ... Read More...

DJ’s Remix of Cardi B Saying ‘Coronavirus’ Is Quickly Charting

Dylan Smith

March 17, 2020

For the first time in recent memory, a relatively lighthearted coronavirus (COVID-19) headline is making waves, as DJ iMarkkeyz’s remix of Cardi B saying “coronavirus” has become immensely popular on music-st... Read More...

SAG-AFTRA Issues Urgent Warning Against Coronavirus Scams

Dylan Smith

March 17, 2020

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) is warning its members of widespread fundraising scams, which are being perpetrated by third parties who claim to be ass... Read More...

Apple Stores In Lockdown; Apple Employee Tests Positive In Culver City Campus

Dylan Smith

March 17, 2020

An Apple Store in Beijing (photo: Kaiyu Wu) Apple has closed its brick-and-mortar stores, and one of the company’s Culver City, California, employees has tested positive for COVID-19. Excepting the 42 Apple ... Read More...

Media Streaming Poised to Spike 60 Percent Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

Dylan Smith

March 17, 2020

(photo: Sara Kurfeß) With a significant portion of the United States and the world remaining indoors due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, media streaming—including television, movies, music, and more—i... Read More...

Musicians Are Suddenly Out of Work — Musicians Union President Urges Immediate Government Relief

Dylan Smith

March 16, 2020

photo: Martin Robles Ray Hair, the international president of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM), is calling on the U.S. government to provide relief funds to gig-econo... Read More...

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And Another One: Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Postponed to September

New Orleans Jazz Fest Officially Postponed Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Amazon Suspends CD and Vinyl Mass-Ordering, Prioritizes Food and Medical Deliveries

Vanessa Hudgens Calls Coronavirus Timetable ‘Bulls—t,’ Says Deaths ‘Inevitable’

Glastonbury Organizers Officially Cancel 50th Anniversary Festival

Federal Judge Reverses Katy Perry $2.8 Million Copyright Infringement Decision

Recording Academy Pledges $2 Million to Coronavirus Relief; Additional Donations Expected

DJ’s Remix of Cardi B Saying ‘Coronavirus’ Is Quickly Charting

SAG-AFTRA Issues Urgent Warning Against Coronavirus Scams

Apple Stores In Lockdown; Apple Employee Tests Positive In Culver City Campus

Media Streaming Poised to Spike 60 Percent Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

Musicians Are Suddenly Out of Work — Musicians Union President Urges Immediate Government Relief

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