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Live Nation, Warner Music, and Coldplay Partner With MIT on ‘A Comprehensive Study of the Live Music Industry’s Carbon Footprint’

January 29, 2024

Under a new partnership with Warner Music Group (WMG), Live Nation, and Coldplay, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Environmental Solutions Initiative (MIT ESI) is set to conduct a detailed “study o... Read More...

Explicit AI-Generated Taylor Swift Pics Circulate Online — X/Twitter in Damage Control

Ashley King

January 25, 2024

Explicit AI-generated pictures of Taylor Swift begin circulating on social media, leading to X/Twitter doing damage control. When explicit AI-generated fake pictures of Taylor Swift started circulating on X ... Read More...

AMPTP must face American Federation of Musicians for bargaining or face strike

Writers, Actors, & Musicians, Oh My!—AMPTP Must Face American Federation of Musicians Now

Ashley King

January 23, 2024

After the writers and actors strikes of 2023, the AMPTP now faces negotiations with the American Federation of Musicians—serving 70,000 musicians across the United States and Canada. The AFM represents membe... Read More...

Google broke labor laws YouTube Music contract workers

Google Refused to Bargain with YouTube Music Contract Workers—Breaking Labor Laws in the Process

Ashley King

January 7, 2024

The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that Google’s refusal to bargain with YouTube Music’s unionized contract workers is illegal. Both Google and its sub-contractor Cognizant denied any wrongdoing af... Read More...

Nigel Lythgoe Steps Down From ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Following Multiple Sexual Assault Allegations

Ashley King

January 7, 2024

Nigel Lythgoe officially steps down from ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ following multiple sexual assault allegations, including a lawsuit from Paula Abdul. Choreographer and executive producer Nigel Lythgoe i... Read More...

Lizzo Lawyers Move to Dismiss Harassment Lawsuit by Ex-Employee, Calls Allegations ‘Meritless and Salacious’

Ashley King

December 20, 2023

Lizzo’s attorneys move to dismiss a “meritless and salacious” harassment and discrimination lawsuit filed by a former employee. On Friday, December 15, Lizzo’s legal team requested to dismiss a harassment an... Read More...

What Is the Net Worth of Jason Aldean?—2024 Estimates

Ashley King

December 17, 2023

Despite his share of controversies over the years, Jason Aldean has had a highly prolific career in country music. But just what is the country singer’s net worth? Jason Aldean signed to Broken Bow Records i... Read More...

TikTok Crosses $10 Billion in Consumer Spending — First Non-Gaming App to Cross This Threshold

Ashley King

December 13, 2023

TikTok crosses $10 billion in consumer spending as the first non-gaming app to cross this threshold. It’s a record-breaking year for short-form video and social app TikTok, which has become the first mobile ... Read More...

Warner Music trials music for anxiety, stress, pain relief

Warner Music Trials ‘Musical Medicine’ for Pain, Anxiety, and Stress

Ashley King

December 13, 2023

Warner Music partners with a medical tech company to trial ‘musical medicine’ to ease pain, stress, and anxiety. Warner Music Group (WMG) has announced a partnership with British health tech startup MediMusi... Read More...

Former Recording Academy Chief Michael Greene Faces Sexual Assault, Battery Allegations

Ashley King

December 6, 2023

Former president of the Recording Academy Michael Greene has been accused of sexual assault and battery in a new lawsuit. Here’s the latest. A former executive director of the Los Angeles chapter of the Reco... Read More...

Spotify Has Royalty Changes—IMPALA Has Serious Questions

Ashley King

December 6, 2023

Spotify is making changes to how it pays royalties—but that raises lots of questions for independent artists and musicians. The IMPALA executive board is asking them. The Independent Music Companies Associat... Read More...

Fifth Harmony’s Ally Brooke Teams Up with Thematic to Make Her Christmas EP Under the Tree Available for Content Creators

Ashley King

December 5, 2023

The former Fifth Harmony member Ally Brooke has released her first Christmas EP, Under the Tree. The four-song project features three festive classics and the titular new original pop track. Brooke is partner... Read More...

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

What Is Attribution?

So Busy With "The Quiet Time..."

Netflix Won the Streaming Wars. YouTube Changed the Rules.

Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

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

More AI Detector False Positives Emerge In Rapid Succession: Do Indie Musicians Have a Serious Problem Here?

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