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Audiophile Label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over ‘Fraudulent’ Mastering Process Statements

August 22, 2022

Audiophile record label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL) is officially facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly making misleading statements about its mastering process. One Adam Stiles, a North Carolina... Read More...

Blondie, Mac DeMarco, Tori Amos, Spotify Lead Charitable Initiative ‘Band Shirt Day’

Ashley King

August 17, 2022

Several artists are joining with Spotify and MerchFriends to promote the first-ever 'Band Shirt Day.' Band Shirt Day will take place on September 16 as a celebration of the iconic 'band t-shirt' for charitab... Read More...

Is the Vinyl Logjam’s End In Sight? Record Manufacturer elasticStage Announces £3.5 Million Raise, Promises ‘Drastically Shorter Lead Times’

Dylan Smith

August 15, 2022

London-headquartered startup elasticStage, which bills itself as “the world’s first on-demand vinyl manufacturer,” has announced the close of a £3.5 million (currently $4.23 million) seed round. Higher-ups ... Read More...

Bo Burham ‘Inside’ Deluxe Vinyl Box Set Available for Pre-Order

Ashley King

August 11, 2022

Bo Burnham opens pre-orders for Inside deluxe vinyl box set. More than a year after the release of his critically hailed comedy special, Inside, Bo Burnham announces a deluxe (signed or unsigned) vinyl box s... Read More...

Metallica Launches 'Stranger Things' Merch Line

Metallica Launches a ‘Stranger Things’ Merch Line

Ashley King

August 7, 2022

Metallica has teamed up with Netflix to offer a series of 'Stranger Things'-inspired merch. Both Metallica and Kate Bush have enjoyed newfound popularity and a legion of Gen Z fans who are discovering their ... Read More...

Shopify Announces Strategic Investment in Single

Ashley King

August 1, 2022

Shopify announces a strategic investment in music- and creative-focused commerce app Single. The most trusted music and video app for Shopify merchants, Single, recently announced a strategic investment from... Read More...

YouTube Inks Shopify Integration Deal — Including On-Platform Checkouts For U.S. Customers

Dylan Smith

July 19, 2022

YouTube has inked a partnership agreement with ecommerce giant Shopify, enabling artists and others to promote and sell merchandise on their channels. The Google-owned video-sharing platform announced its pa... Read More...

One-of-a-Kind Bob Dylan Record Sells for $1.7 Million

Ashley King

July 8, 2022

Bob Dylan's one-of-a-kind recording of "Blowin' in the Wind" sold for more than $1.7 million at auction during The Exceptional Sale at Christie's in London. On July 7, 2022, Bob Dylan's first studio recordin... Read More...

Ed Sheeran Launches Clothing Collaboration With Lucy & Yak

Ashley King

July 6, 2022

Ed Sheeran teams up with independent clothing brand Lucy & Yak for a limited-edition organic 'capsule' collection. The unisex collection, consisting of dungarees ($77), a hoodie ($69), a t-shirt ($33), a... Read More...

Vinyl Record Manufacturers Still Struggling to Keep Up With Demand

Ashley King

July 6, 2022

Manufacturers are struggling to keep pace with vinyl record demand forty years after CDs nearly killed off the record format. Major record labels sold or dismantled their vinyl pressing machines en masse wi... Read More...

Alliance Entertainment going public SPAC

Distributor Alliance Entertainment Is Going Public On the New York Stock Exchange

Ashley King

June 24, 2022

Alliance Entertainment is going public via a special acquisition (SPAC) merger. Here's what we know. Alliance Entertainment Holding Corp. has announced a deal with Adara Acquisition Corp. Upon closing, the c... Read More...

New Vinyl Record Pressing Plant Planned In Southern California — But Will This Loosen the Logjam?

Ashley King

June 23, 2022

A new vinyl pressing plant will begin operations in Southern California in 2023 to meet high demand. Fidelity Record Pressing says it aims to be the country's "premier vinyl production facility." The plant's... Read More...

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Audiophile Label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over ‘Fraudulent’ Mastering Process Statements

Is the Vinyl Logjam’s End In Sight? Record Manufacturer elasticStage Announces £3.5 Million Raise, Promises ‘Drastically Shorter Lead Times’

Bo Burham ‘Inside’ Deluxe Vinyl Box Set Available for Pre-Order

Metallica Launches a ‘Stranger Things’ Merch Line

Shopify Announces Strategic Investment in Single

YouTube Inks Shopify Integration Deal — Including On-Platform Checkouts For U.S. Customers

One-of-a-Kind Bob Dylan Record Sells for $1.7 Million

Ed Sheeran Launches Clothing Collaboration With Lucy & Yak

Vinyl Record Manufacturers Still Struggling to Keep Up With Demand

Distributor Alliance Entertainment Is Going Public On the New York Stock Exchange

New Vinyl Record Pressing Plant Planned In Southern California — But Will This Loosen the Logjam?