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Just How Rampant is Chart Manipulation in South Korea?

July 18, 2018

Despite unveiling 'chart freezing,' the South Korean music industry still has to deal with widespread chart manipulation efforts from major labels and entertainment companies. Earlier today, J.Y. Park made a... Read More...

Billboard CEO John Amato Steps Down After ‘Internal Investigations’

Paul Resnikoff

July 11, 2018

In a move that is likely to surprise no one, Billboard's CEO John Amato is out of the company. Amato took over at the publication's publisher, the Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group, in 2014. However, ... Read More...

Police Make an Arrest in the XXXTentacion Murder Case

Daniel Sanchez

June 21, 2018

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Dedrick Devonshay Williams, 22, charged with first-degree murder. Despite the arrest, it remains unclear why the suspect would have killed XXXTentacion. Authorities in Florida have made an arrest i... Read More...

Katy Perry at Madison Square Garden holding a blue microphone in 2017

Who’s the Major Label CEO Who Claimed That Dr. Luke Raped Katy Perry?

Lennon Cihak

June 17, 2018

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Photo: slgckgc (CC by 2.0) An unnamed major label CEO is now accused of claiming that Dr. Luke raped Katy Perry. Which CEO might that be? An ugly lawsuit is now getting uglier — and roping Katy Perry and an... Read More...

How a Desperate Girlfriend Nearly Destroyed This Musician’s Career

Daniel Sanchez

June 15, 2018

Eric Abramovitz A tale of bitterness, jealousy, betrayal, and music. And a clarinetist's career completely sabotaged. Eric Abramovitz had the opportunity of a lifetime four years ago. Considered one of t... Read More...

Indiegogo’s Vega+ Campaign Stole Nearly $700,000 — And They’re Probably Getting Away With It

Xavier Miller

June 14, 2018

The 2-year Vega+ saga is only getting worse — with little sign of a resolution. After being more than patient with Retro Computer Studios, crowdfunding platform Indiegogo has hired a debt collector to deal wit... Read More...

Detroit Cancels ‘Michael Jackson Avenue’ Because of Petty Jackson Family Egos

Daniel Sanchez

June 14, 2018

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Why couldn’t Michael Jackson’s older siblings simply allow Detroit to honor the late King of Pop? Last month, the Detroit City Council announced that surviving members of the Jackson 5 – Jermaine, Jackie, Tito... Read More...

As Artists Pull Their Music from the Service, TIDAL Faces Criminal Complaint Over Fake Streams

As Artists Pull Their Music, TIDAL Faces Millions In Damages Over Fake Streams

Daniel Sanchez

May 15, 2018

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TIDAL remains suspiciously silent as the fallout over fake plays continues to grow. Norwegian songwriters, composers, and music publishers have filed a complaint against Jay-Z’s streaming music service, TIDA... Read More...

TIDAL Accused of Fraudulently Inflating Kanye, Beyonce and Subscriber Numbers

Daniel Sanchez

May 9, 2018

How far did TIDAL go to promote Kanye West's The Life of Pablo and Beyoncé's Lemonade? Let’s face it. Jay-Z hasn’t had such a great time so far. First, his last 4:44 album didn’t appear on Billboard ch... Read More...

Adidas Refuses to Drop Kanye — Despite His ‘Slavery Was a Choice’ Diatribe

Marsha Silva

May 3, 2018

So what does Adidas stand for, anyway? Kanye West's latest pro-Trump rants and racist invectives are hardly the stuff that marketers dream of. But maybe Adidas already knew what they were getting into. T... Read More...

And the Music Industry’s ‘Male Piece of Garbage’ Award Goes to…

Marsha Silva

May 1, 2018

Against a very competitive field, Time's Up has named R. Kelly the music industry's biggest piece of male garbage. Now, they want the industry to do something about it. Forget sexual harassment. R&B si... Read More...

Looks Like Germany's Echo Awards Doesn't Like Jewish People

Rap Group Who Says They’ll “Make Another Holocaust” Wins a Prestigious German Award

Daniel Sanchez

April 19, 2018

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German rap duo Kollegah and Farid Bang German rap duo Kollegah and Farid Bang are anti-Semitic. So why did they just receive Germany's prestigious ECHO Award? In one song, they vow to “show up with a Moloto... Read More...