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Record Store Day Heads Into Its Biggest Year Yet — Names Brandi Carlile ‘Ambassador’

February 24, 2020

Record Store Day 2020 appears set to thrill vinyl fans and spur considerable sales. And in a testament to just how strong the record (and the record store) is, Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Brandi Carl... Read More...

Tyler, the Creator touring the new Amoeba location.

Amoeba Hollywood Is Officially Getting Demolished — Tyler, the Creator Offers a Tour of the New Location

Marsha Silva

February 6, 2020

Amoeba Hollywood’s long-rumored demolition has been confirmed, but the new store will be located just two blocks away. Amoeba Hollywood — and Tyler, the Creator — took to social media to announce the news. ... Read More...

Tencent Music's IPO May Launch in Time for Christmas

Broadcast Company Bans ‘It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas’ from Retail Playlists

Colin Cohen

December 24, 2019

A media broadcast company responsible for music at thousands of U.S. businesses has banned the song "It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas" from its playlists because the song's lyrics refer to guns. D... Read More...

Pusha T Is Opening a Ramen Bar in Washington, DC

Colin Cohen

December 18, 2019

Rapper Pusha T has announced that, in partnership with two local nightclub owners, he was opening a ramen bar in the nation's capital. Called Kitsuen — which means "smoke" in Japanese — the bar will also off... Read More...

Now You Can Celebrate Taylor Swift’s Victory over Scooter Braun with a Commemorative T-Shirt

Colin Cohen

November 26, 2019

Fresh off her success at the American Music Awards — and her ability to sing her old songs there — Taylor Swift has launched a new line of t-shirts to celebrate. Swift not only won Artist of the Decade at th... Read More...

Is the Music Industry ‘Comeback’ Overrated? A Hard Look at the Latest Stats

Paul Resnikoff

November 20, 2019

Just a few short years ago, the music industry was contemplating its very existence. But is it time to get over the comeback celebration? For an industry that nearly collapsed overnight, the past few years h... Read More...

What Bankruptcy? HMV Is Opening a Massive, 25,000 Sq. Ft. ‘Entertainment Store’ In the UK

Marsha Silva

September 16, 2019

Venerable British music chain HMV certainly has had its ups and downs in recent years. While HMV has filed for bankruptcy multiple times, including last December, this seemingly has not stopped it from expan... Read More...

Tool’s $45 CD Draws Huge Crowds at Indie Record Stores — With Lines Out the Door at Multiple Locations

Paul Resnikoff

September 5, 2019

Tool's $45 record is set to out-chart Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey. Tool's first album in 13 years, Fear Inoculum, has made a major splash at independent music stores. Mobs of Tool fans lined up for th... Read More...

Amazon Responds to Counterfeit CD Allegations: ‘Counterfeit Is an Age-Old Problem’

Paul Resnikoff

August 15, 2019

Yesterday, an investigation by the Recording Industry Association of America found that that 25% of CDs 'Fulfilled by Amazon' were counterfeit, with 100% of box sets determined to be fake. “Alarmingly, 25% o... Read More...

BTS 3-Track “Lights/Boy With Luv” Shifts 1 Million Physical Copies In Japan — The Highest-Selling Single Ever by a Foreign Group

Ashley King

August 9, 2019

BTS released a new Japanese-language 3-track single on July 3rd. It has already shipped over one million physical units in just over a month. Despite the near-evisceration of physical formats in countries ... Read More...

Amoeba Music Will Get Torn Down to Make Way for 26-Story Complex; New Location Still Unknown

Amoeba Music Will Get Torn Down to Make Way for a 26-Story Complex; New Location Still Unknown

Daniel Sanchez

June 26, 2019

Four years ago, GPI Companies purchased Amoeba Music for $34 million. The legendary Los Angeles record store currently sits on Sunset Blvd. Years after the purchase, however, Amoeba’s owners – Marc Weinstei... Read More...

Nas Is Releasing a Children’s Book Called ‘I Know I Can’

Marsha Silva

June 18, 2019

World-famous rapper and investor Nas is taking his talents to the world of book writing. Specifically, Nas, whose birth name is Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, has authored a motivational children's book entitled ... Read More...

WNXP Director of Partnerships & Projects
Company: Nashville Public Radio
Location: Nashville, Other / Non-US, 37201, United States
Senior Marketing Manager
Company: Sound Credit
Location: Drivable to Memphis, TN preferred, but open to remote for the right candidate. Southeastern, US OK
Social Media & Content Manager
Company: SoundStock
Location: Las Vegas HQ
Director of Marketing
Company: Musixmatch
Location: Bologna or Remote
Vice President, Global Head of Fraud Prevention
Company: UMG, the Universal Music Group
Location: Full Time Remote, California and New York

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Record Store Day Heads Into Its Biggest Year Yet — Names Brandi Carlile ‘Ambassador’

Amoeba Hollywood Is Officially Getting Demolished — Tyler, the Creator Offers a Tour of the New Location

Pusha T Is Opening a Ramen Bar in Washington, DC

Now You Can Celebrate Taylor Swift’s Victory over Scooter Braun with a Commemorative T-Shirt

Is the Music Industry ‘Comeback’ Overrated? A Hard Look at the Latest Stats

What Bankruptcy? HMV Is Opening a Massive, 25,000 Sq. Ft. ‘Entertainment Store’ In the UK

Tool’s $45 CD Draws Huge Crowds at Indie Record Stores — With Lines Out the Door at Multiple Locations

Amazon Responds to Counterfeit CD Allegations: ‘Counterfeit Is an Age-Old Problem’

BTS 3-Track “Lights/Boy With Luv” Shifts 1 Million Physical Copies In Japan — The Highest-Selling Single Ever by a Foreign Group

Amoeba Music Will Get Torn Down to Make Way for a 26-Story Complex; New Location Still Unknown

Nas Is Releasing a Children’s Book Called ‘I Know I Can’