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Industry Firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks Dumps Diddy As Fall-From-Grace Continues

July 1, 2024

Diddy gets dumped by powerful NYC entertainment and media law firm Grubman, Shire, Meiselas & Sacks as he faces mounting sexual assault allegations. Manhattan’s premier entertainment and media law firm, ... Read More...

Spotify removes pro-war Russian artists that are sanctioned by the West

Spotify Reportedly Removes Russian Pro-War Artists, Raising Takedown Policy Questions

Ashley King

June 28, 2024

Music streaming service Spotify has confirmed that it has removed the songs and profiles of pro-war Russian artists from its service. The removals come after Spotify suspended service in Russia and is focused... Read More...

Created by Humans, Helping People License Their Creative Works to AI Models, Raises $5 Million

Ashley King

June 26, 2024

Created by Humans aims to help creators license their works to AI models, receiving a $5 million injection to launch. In a sea of genAI companies facing litigation from the creative sector over the training ... Read More...

SXSW Bans US Army and Military Sponsorships Following Pressure from Protesters

Ashley King

June 26, 2024

South by Southwest bans sponsorships from the US Army and other military branches for its 2025 festival, following pressure from protesters. Several music acts dropped out of the 2024 South by Southwest (SXS... Read More...

Generative Music AI Platform Suno Being Used to Spread Hate

Ashley King

June 20, 2024

The generative AI music platform Suno is being used by extremists and hatemongers to create music that promotes hate speech, racism, and calls for violence, according to the Anti-Defamation League. Suno AI c... Read More...

Impala and A2IM Launch Carbon Calculator Project for the US, Supported by Merlin

Ashley King

June 20, 2024

Impala and A2IM launch a free one-year pilot of the Carbon Calculator project in the US, with the support of Merlin. Independent trade associations A2IM (US) and Impala (Europe) in partnership with Julie’s B... Read More...

Why Didn’t Justin Timberlake Just Get an Uber Instead of a Felony DWI? World Tour Disrupted

Ashley King

June 19, 2024

Justin Timberlake’s world tour is disrupted following his felony DWI arrest, with a court date looming on the same day as his show in Krakow, Poland. Justin Timberlake was arrested and charged with a felony ... Read More...

ByteDance will spend 2.1 billion on building out AI hub in Malaysia

TikTok Owner ByteDance Plans to Spend $2.1B on ‘AI Hub’ in Malaysia

Ashley King

June 19, 2024

TikTok parent company ByteDance has plans to invest around $2.1 billion to build an ‘AI Hub’ in Malaysia. As part of the deal, ByteDance will expand its data center in the country as well—joining both Google ... Read More...

More Details Emerge on Ticketmaster Breach Involving 560 Million Accounts

Ashley King

June 18, 2024

The hackers responsible for stealing terabytes of data from Ticketmaster and other customers of cloud storage firm Snowflake have detailed their process. According to one insider, the whole incident was a cha... Read More...

Celine Dion Foundation pledges two million

Celine Dion Foundation Pledges $2 Million to Establish ‘Celine Dion Foundation Endowed Chair in Autoimmune Neurology’

Ashley King

June 18, 2024

The Celine Dion Foundation pledges $2 million for the Celine Dion Foundation Endowed Chair in Autoimmune Neurology to bolster education and research. At the premiere of Celine Dion’s forthcoming documentary,... Read More...

music festival extinction event coming australia and ireland reports

Music Festivals Are Facing an ‘Extinction Event’ — Reports from Australia & Ireland Grim

Ashley King

June 17, 2024

Music festival organizers in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia are struggling, with Bluesfest director Peter Noble suggesting a music festival 'extinction event' is on the horizon—with very few survi... Read More...

Diddy returns key to the city of New York CIty

Diddy Officially Returns New York ‘Key to the City,’ Mayor’s Office Confirms

Ashley King

June 17, 2024

New York City Mayor Eric Adams confirms Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has returned the key to the city as requested—less than a year after it was given. Disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has honored New York C... Read More...

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

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MSG Bluntly Responds to Macklemore Allegations: ‘He’s Not an Arena-Level Act’

Nile Rodgers Becomes the Latest High-Profile Musician to Publicly Support AI

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After Bandcamp’s Takedown, Boy George Partners with Warner Music/ADA to Release ‘We Will Dance Again’ as Tel Aviv Shows Quickly Sell Out

Suno Files Subpoena Demands Against Apple As Major Label Legal War Intensifies