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Glory to Hong Kong protest anthem blocked

YouTube Quickly Blocks Access to Protest Anthem ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ After Chinese Court Order

May 16, 2024

YouTube has blocked access to a popular Hong Kong protest anthem after a court order granted a government request to ban the song, “Glory to Hong Kong.” YouTube confirmed that 32 web links to the song have b... Read More...

Travis Scott, Live Nation Couldn’t Settle Every Astroworld Lawsuit — Case Involving 9-Year-Old Victim Now Slated for September

Ashley King

May 15, 2024

Travis Scott and Live Nation have kept their collective nose to the grindstone, settling most of the Astroworld crowd crush lawsuits — but the one involving the youngest victim is now slated to go to trial in... Read More...

NetChoice lobbying group boots TikTok from membership roll amid battle

TikTok Booted from Tech Lobbying Group as Capitol Hill Pressure Mounts

Ashley King

May 10, 2024

TikTok is prepared to fight the United States government over its divesture this week—but it will do so without Washington tech lobbying group NetChoice. The ByteDance-owned social media giant has been a mem... Read More...

Music Venue Trust & Music Venue Properties Announce Second Purchase

Ashley King

May 9, 2024

UK charity Music Venue Trust announces the second acquisition for Music Venue Properties under its first-of-its-kind Own Our Venues scheme. The Ferret in Preston, a 200-capacity venue which has hosted artist... Read More...

reuters poll says majority of Americans think TikTok influences public opinion

Public Opinion Turns on TikTok—Majority of Americans Say the App is Used to ‘Influence American Public Opinion’

Ashley King

May 1, 2024

According to a new poll conducted by Reuters/Ipsos over a period of two days—a majority of Americans believe TikTok influences public opinion. Around 58% of respondents agreed with the statement that the “Ch... Read More...

Coachella stagecoach garbage left behind in 2024

Coachella, Stagecoach Attendees Left Behind an Estimated 24+ Tons of Gear, Clothing, and Trash

Ashley King

April 30, 2024

What happens after music fans leave behind the Coachella and Stagecoach festivals in Indio, California? The answer is finding a new home for more than 24 tons of left behind gear, garbage, and more. Things l... Read More...

Will Europe Ban TikTok Now? — It’s a Real Possibility, According to European Commission President

Ashley King

April 30, 2024

With the United States passing legislation that would require ByteDance to divest from TikTok or face a ban, will Europe be the next to ban TikTok? European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen won’t rul... Read More...

TikTok removes addictive feature in EU TikTok Lite app

TikTok Removes Potentially Addictive Features in EU Following European Commission Action

Ashley King

April 25, 2024

TikTok has quietly suspended a ‘task and reward’ feature in its TikTok Lite app for the EU following the European Commission opening an investigation. Here’s the latest. The investigation is the European Uni... Read More...

rapper French Montana claims Taylor Swift turned down $9 million to play United Arab Emirates concert

Taylor Swift Turned Down $9 Million for United Arab Emirates Concert—French Montana Claims

Ashley King

April 12, 2024

Rapper French Montana claims he received a $1 million offer to perform in United Arab Emirates—while Taylor Swift received a $9 million offer. The rapper shared a screenshot of text messages he received from... Read More...

Drake removed from Astroworld class action lawsuit

Drake Dropped from Astroworld Class Action — Travis Scott, Apple Still On the Hook

Ashley King

April 11, 2024

The judge overseeing the Astroworld civil litigation has ruled in Drake’s favor in his request to be dismissed from the lawsuit — but Travis Scott and Apple remain on the hook despite similar dismissal reques... Read More...

Morgan Wallen arrested for throwing a chair from a Nashville bar rooftop

Morgan Wallen Arrested in Nashville for Flinging Chair from Bar Rooftop

Ashley King

April 8, 2024

Country superstar Morgan Wallen was arrested by Nashville police over the weekend. The singer allegedly threw a chair from a bar rooftop on Broadway. Here’s the latest. According to the officer’s report, the... Read More...

ByteDance TikTok ban battle headed to the Senate

ByteDance Remains Hands-Off As TikTok Leadership Aims to Combat Potential U.S. Ban

Ashley King

April 7, 2024

Chinese company ByteDance has left the TikTok U.S. team build its own response to the potential ban weaving its way through Congress. Here’s the latest. Unlike the potential ban TikTok faced under the Trump ... Read More...

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

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