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Jay-Z Offered $1.5 Billion to Buy Bacardi’s Half of D’USSE Cognac Brand, Court Documents Show

December 1, 2022

Photo Credit: Hippopx / CC by 1.0 According to court documents, Jay-Z offered $1.5 billion to purchase Bacardi's half of their D'USSE Cognac brand. Newly unsealed court documents show that Jay-Z and his SC L... Read More...

Cardi B Faces Potential Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over Marge Simpson Halloween Costume

Ashley King

December 1, 2022

Photo Credit: Jora Frantzis, Cardi B's Instagram Cardi B faces a potentially serious copyright infringement lawsuit -- over a Marge Simpson Halloween costume. Cardi B's Halloween costume this year has genera... Read More...

Houston Astroworld permitting procedures

A Year After Astroworld, Houston Officials Issue New Permitting Procedures for Large Events

Ashley King

December 1, 2022

Photo Credit: Alexander Londoño One year after Astroworld, Houston officials issued new permitting procedures for large-scale events. The City of Houston is fine-tuning its plans to deal with large-scale eve... Read More...

SKIMS Inks Holiday Branding Campaign with Snoop Dogg’s Entire Family

Ashley King

December 1, 2022

Photo Credit: Donna Trope, SKIMS SKIMS inks a holiday branding campaign with Snoop Dogg featuring three generations of his family. Loungewear and underwear brand SKIMS has announced the launch of its 2022 ho... Read More...

TikTok CEO sidesteps growing US security concerns

TikTok CEO Tap-Dances Around Growing US Security Concerns

Ashley King

December 1, 2022

Photo Credit: Collabstr TikTok CEO Shou Chew is dancing around the growing security concerns about U.S. data ending up in the hands of the Chinese government. Several U.S. federal entities including the FCC ... Read More...

Rolling Stone India short-form social media India

Rolling Stone India & Jio Team Up to ‘Disrupt’ Short-Form Social Media in India

Ashley King

December 1, 2022

Photo Credit: Barun Aditya Rolling Stone India, Creativeland Asia, and Jio Platforms are teaming up to launch a short-form video app for entertainers called Platform. The app aims to disrupt the short-form s... Read More...

Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac Passes Away at Age 79

Ashley King

November 30, 2022

Photo Credit: Raph_PH / CC by 2.0 Christine McVie, singer, songwriter, and keyboardist for Fleetwood Mac, has passed away at age 79. The biggest hitmaker for Fleetwood Mac, singer-songwriter and keyboardist ... Read More...

Dutch mysteryland festival to run on green grid power

Dutch Music Festival Mysteryland to Run on Locally-Generated Green Grid Power

Ashley King

November 30, 2022

Photo Credit: Mysteryland Dutch music festival Mysteryland will run on locally-generated green grid power in 2023. Mysteryland will help lead the charge for music festivals taking massive steps toward sustai... Read More...

South Dakota Bans TikTok For State Employees as Congressional Hearings Begin

Ashley King

November 30, 2022

Photo Credit: Matan Levanon As Congressional scrutiny over TikTok is heating up, South Dakota becomes the first state to ban TikTok for its employees. South Dakota Kristi Noem announced the decision for her... Read More...

Spotify’s 2022 Wrapped Results Are Here – Let’s Take A Peek

Ashley King

November 30, 2022

Photo Credit: Spotify / CC by 2.0 Spotify unveils its 2022 Wrapped and personalized user experience, as well as the top artists, songs, albums, and podcasts worldwide. Spotify users can now access their pers... Read More...

Rolling Stones Announce Definitive Live Album Featuring John Mayer, The Black Keys, Bruce Springsteen, & More

Ashley King

November 30, 2022

Photo Credit: Mercury Studios The Rolling Stones have announced the release of a 'definitive' live album featuring John Mayer, The Black Keys, Bruce Springsteen, and more. The Rolling Stones have announced t... Read More...

Annual music streams surpass one trillion 2022

For the First Time Ever, Annual Music Streams Top 1 Trillion — In the US Alone

Ashley King

November 30, 2022

Photo Credit: Wesley Tingey Music streaming has surpassed one trillion streams in the US alone for 2022 — as streaming continues to dominate. Luminate, the data firm formerly known as MRC Data, says that l... Read More...

How I Landed a Juicy Sync Deal With SZA and TAZO

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Suspect Arrested in Killing of Migos Rapper Takeoff

Mariah Carey Brings Christmas to the Metaverse with Roblox-Hosted ‘Mariah Carey’s Winter Wonderland’

Amazon Music Presents Inaugural Rotation Winter Formal Livestream on December 6

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Kanye West Won’t Be Buying Parler After All, Company Confirms

Jay-Z Offered $1.5 Billion to Buy Bacardi’s Half of D’USSE Cognac Brand, Court Documents Show

SKIMS Inks Holiday Branding Campaign with Snoop Dogg’s Entire Family

Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac Passes Away at Age 79

Spotify’s 2022 Wrapped Results Are Here – Let’s Take A Peek

Rolling Stones Announce Definitive Live Album Featuring John Mayer, The Black Keys, Bruce Springsteen, & More

For the First Time Ever, Annual Music Streams Top 1 Trillion — In the US Alone