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America’s Creative Edge—New Copyright Alliance Campaign Rallies Music Pros to Shape AI Policy

July 1, 2025

The Copyright Alliance has launched a nationwide initiative mobilizing creators to influence upcoming U.S. policies on artificial intelligence. Their campaign urges lawmakers to adopt approaches that protect ... Read More...

UTA Immediately Drops Bob Vylan After Glastonbury Political Rant — US State Department Revokes Travel Visas

Ashley King

June 30, 2025

The fallout from British rap-punk grime duo Bob Vylan’s set at Glastonbury Festival 2025 has grown rapidly. Major industry and governmental repercussions have now landed for the band—UTA dropped them and the ... Read More...

Glastonbury Kneecap Bob Vylan hate speech

Glastonbury Goes Seriously Sideways—Police Investigating Hate Speech Allegations Following Sets by Bob Vylan and Kneecap

Ashley King

June 29, 2025

The Glastonbury 2025 music festival became a flashpoint for controversy when performances by British punk duo Bob Vylan and Irish-language rap Group Kneecap led to accusations of hate speech. The show receive... Read More...

AI ‘Band’ Tops 474,000 Spotify Monthly Listeners, Tees Up Third Album in Six Weeks — Introducing ‘The Velvet Sundown’

Dylan Smith

June 27, 2025

Has an AI “artist” topped 474,000 Spotify monthly listeners (and counting) in just weeks? It sure seems that way, and the development is raising new questions about machine-generated tracks’ streaming prevale... Read More...

R. Kelly Demands New Trial, Claiming Widespread & Coordinated Corruption by Prosecutors

Ashley King

June 22, 2025

R. Kelly seeks a new trial amid allegations of prosecutorial corruption amid ongoing claims of a murder-for-hire plot. R. Kelly and his attorney have filed a motion in Illinois asking that the singer’s feder... Read More...

Taylor Swift Dragged Back Into Baldoni v. Lively Showdown As Judge Rejects Text Message Protective Order Push

Dylan Smith

June 19, 2025

Just when she thought she was out, they pulled her back in: Taylor Swift is once again being dragged into the Justin Baldoni v. Blake Lively legal war, where her texts with Lively are officially fair game. ... Read More...

Nas’ Mass Appeal Settles Long-Running Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

Ashley King

June 16, 2025

Nas’ imprint Mass Appeal settles a long-standing legal dispute over allegations of racial discrimination. New York rapper Nas’ label, Mass Appeal, has finally settled the 2023 racial discrimination lawsuit f... Read More...

Curfew Clashes: Protests Squeeze the Pulse of Live Entertainment In Los Angeles — Venues Closed, Gigs Canceled

Ashley King

June 13, 2025

Downtown Los Angeles is currently under curfew, impacting several live entertainment events as protests over ICE raids continue. The curfew was enacted by Mayor Karen Bass on June 10 and covers a one-square-... Read More...

PBS sues Trump over federal funding cuts

PBS Sues Trump Just Days After NPR Files Suit Over Federal Funding Freeze

Ashley King

June 1, 2025

PBS files a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over an executive order signed earlier this month to cut funding to the public television network and NPR. On Friday, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS... Read More...

music industry leaders unite against antisemitism

Execs at YouTube Music, WMG, UMG, VEVO, Roc Nation, Recording Academy & More Denounce Anti-Israel Extremism and Antisemitism

Ashley King

May 30, 2025

More than 400 prominent leaders from the music and entertainment industries—including executives from YouTube Music, Warner Music Group (WMG), Universal Music Group (UMG), VEVO, Roc Nation, and the Recording ... Read More...

Trump Pardons YoungBoy Never Broke Again — “He’s a Fully Free Man Now”

Ashley King

May 28, 2025

President Trump pardons rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again, who was sentenced last year to 23 months in prison for possession of firearms as a felon. YoungBoy Never Broke Again had also been given 60 months o... Read More...

WNXP Director of Partnerships & Projects
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Digital Content Coordinator (WNXP)
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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
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Director of Marketing
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Kanye West Tries to Remove Pages of His Extreme Antisemitism From a Copyright Court Battle, Federal Judge Shuts Him Down