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Spotify video content controls (how to turn off videos on Spotify)

Now You Can Turn Off All of Spotify’s Video Content

April 9, 2026

Just after rebranding itself as a multi-content platform, Spotify is rolling out new controls to stop video from playing alongside music and podcasts. Spotify is introducing new video controls that enable us... Read More...

Former Kanye West Security Guard Sues for Unpaid Wages Totaling Nearly $900,000

Ashley King

April 9, 2026

Kanye West’s former security guard is suing the musician for nearly $900,000 over allegedly unpaid wages dating back to 2021. The artist formerly known as Kanye West is being sued by a former security guard ... Read More...

A Single Fan’s Bootleg Recordings of Over 10,000 Concerts Are Now a Curated Online Archive

Ashley King

April 8, 2026

A fan’s recordings of over 10,000 concerts across four decades are now becoming a curated online archive, thanks to a group of volunteers. Since 1984, a music fan named Aadam Jacobs has been recording audio ... Read More...

Secretly Distribution acquires Babel Ops

Secretly Distribution Acquires Entertainment Intelligence and Babel Ops

Ashley King

April 8, 2026

Secretly Distribution acquires Entertainment Intelligence and Babel Ops, which develop bespoke data and analytics tools for the independent sector. Secretly Distribution (SD) has announced its acquisition of... Read More...

Gamma disputes disappointing Kanye West album

Apple-Backed Gamma Disputes Disappointing Kanye West ‘Bully’ First-Week Album Sales Figures

Ashley King

April 8, 2026

Gamma is now disputing somewhat underwhelming first-week album sales figures for Ye’s ‘Bully’ on the heels of the cancellation of Wireless Fest. The album struggled to top 150,000 'album equivalent' units des... Read More...

Patreon Podcasters Earned $629 Million In 2025, Platform Reveals

Ashley King

April 8, 2026

Podcasts are having a major boom on Patreon, generating $629 million in revenue on the direct-to-fan platform in 2025. If you thought Spotify was out of its element in pushing to expand into podcasting, you’... Read More...

Industry Mogul David Geffen Quietly Settles Nasty Divorce Battle

Ashley King

April 8, 2026

Billionaire music mogul David Geffen finally settles his highly publicized divorce with model David Armstrong, 50 years his junior. David Geffen has finally settled his highly contentious divorce with the mu... Read More...

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s Los Angeles Mansion Is Now Up for Sale for a Cool $17 Million

Ashley King

April 8, 2026

Sharon Osbourne puts her Los Angeles mansion, shared with the late Ozzy, up for sale for $17 million, located in Hancock Park, just south of Hollywood. The Los Angeles home of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne is now... Read More...

police arrest suspect in offset shooting

Police Arrest Top Suspect Following Offset Shooting In Florida

Ashley King

April 8, 2026

Rapper Lil Tjay was arrested on Monday night and charged in connection with the shooting of fellow rapper Offset in South Florida. Update: Tjay's attorney has sent the following statement to Digital Music Ne... Read More...

Italian Court Deems Netflix Price Hikes Illegal, Orders Immediate Rollbacks and Refunds

Ashley King

April 8, 2026

An Italian court has ruled that Netflix illegally raised monthly subscriber rates without providing a valid reason to consumers, and now it must pay. An Italian court in Rome has ruled that Netflix price hik... Read More...

$75 Million for a 50 Cent Documentary? It’s More Likely Than You Think—Hulu Greenlights Three-Part Rapper Profile

Ashley King

April 7, 2026

50 Cent teased that Hulu was paying $75M for a documentary about him, but since it was April 1, fans weren’t sure if it was a joke. It wasn’t. On April 1, rapper 50 Cent posted on social media that Hulu was ... Read More...

Migos Rapper Offset Shot and Hospitalized, in ‘Stable’ Condition

Ashley King

April 7, 2026

Rapper Offset was shot in Florida on Monday and is currently hospitalized and in stable condition, a spokesperson confirmed. Offset, the Migos member and ex-husband of Cardi B, was shot in Hollywood, Florida... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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BTS Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘Swim’ Abruptly Dropped After a Few Months

Now You Can Turn Off All of Spotify’s Video Content

Former Kanye West Security Guard Sues for Unpaid Wages Totaling Nearly $900,000

A Single Fan’s Bootleg Recordings of Over 10,000 Concerts Are Now a Curated Online Archive

Secretly Distribution Acquires Entertainment Intelligence and Babel Ops

Apple-Backed Gamma Disputes Disappointing Kanye West ‘Bully’ First-Week Album Sales Figures

Patreon Podcasters Earned $629 Million In 2025, Platform Reveals

Industry Mogul David Geffen Quietly Settles Nasty Divorce Battle

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s Los Angeles Mansion Is Now Up for Sale for a Cool $17 Million

Police Arrest Top Suspect Following Offset Shooting In Florida

Italian Court Deems Netflix Price Hikes Illegal, Orders Immediate Rollbacks and Refunds

$75 Million for a 50 Cent Documentary? It’s More Likely Than You Think—Hulu Greenlights Three-Part Rapper Profile

Migos Rapper Offset Shot and Hospitalized, in ‘Stable’ Condition