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Snoop Dogg Cancels Hollywood Bowl Concerts in Solidarity with WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strikes

July 25, 2023

Snoop Dogg is canceling his upcoming 30th-anniversary Hollywood Bowl show to stand in solidarity with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Previously the rapper postponed his plans to celebrate the 30th anniversa... Read More...

Spotify explicit Jason Aldean "Try That In A Small Town"

Spotify, Apple Music Add ‘Explicit’ Tag to Jason Aldean’s “Try That In A Small Town”

Ashley King

July 25, 2023

Spotify and Apple Music have added 'explicit' tags to Jason Aldean's "Try That In A Small Town." The song has been out since May, but a newly released music video for the song sparked controversy online. The... Read More...

Jason Aldean Addresses Defiant Crowd In Cincinnati Before Playing “Try That In A Small Town”

Ashley King

July 24, 2023

Country star Jason Aldean addressed a crowd in Cincinnati blasting cancel culture before playing his song, "Try That In A Small Town." The track was released in May, but drew attention when CMT began playing... Read More...

The 1975 Cancels Shows in Jakarta, Taipei After Malaysian Cancellation

Ashley King

July 24, 2023

The 1975 have canceled upcoming showed in Indonesia in Taiwain following the cancellation of their show in Malaysia. Matty Healy kissed bass player Ross McDonald after a long rant against the Malaysian gover... Read More...

Malaysian Government Cancels Good Vibes Festival After Matty Healy On-Stage Protest

Ashley King

July 24, 2023

The Malaysian government cancelled the rest of the Good Vibes Festival after English singer Matty Healy kissed a male in protest of anti-gay laws. Healy publicly criticized the Malaysian government while on ... Read More...

Shakira ‘Calm and Confident’ as Spanish Authorities Reportedly Green-Light Second Tax Fraud Investigation

Dylan Smith

July 21, 2023

About 10 months after being ordered to stand trial in Spain for allegedly failing to pay €14.5 million (currently $16.14 million) worth of taxes between 2012 and 2014, Shakira is reportedly the subject of a s... Read More...

Suspect Released From Jail — And Ordered to Cease Mentioning Lana Del Rey on Social Media — Following Alleged Death Threats

Dylan Smith

July 17, 2023

Last week, Canadian police arrested a man accused of making death threats against Lana Del Rey ahead of the singer-songwriter’s performance at the Festival d'été de Québec. Now, after a brief stint in jail, t... Read More...

Spotify CEO Branches Out Into Health Care—Raising $65M for Neko Health

Ashley King

July 13, 2023

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's health start-up Neko Health has raised $65 million in a Series A funding round. The funding round was led by Lakestar, with participation from Atomico and General Catalyst. Daniel Ek ... Read More...

Saratoga bomb threat cancels Noel Gallagher concert

Noel Gallagher Concert in Saratoga, NY Canceled Due to Bomb Threat

Ashley King

July 10, 2023

A three-act rock concert in Saratoga, NY, was canceled before Noel Gallagher took the stage due to a bomb threat. The performance at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) was canceled on Saturday night ... Read More...

As Threads Hits 70 Million Subs, Twitter Launches a Legal Counteroffensive

Ashley King

July 7, 2023

Twitter is squaring up for a fight with Meta over its Threads app, which gained 70 million new users this week. According to news reports, Twitter's legal team delivered a cease and desist letter to Meta on ... Read More...

Taylor Swift Quietly Changed the Lyrics of a Rerecorded ‘Speak Now’ Track — And Fans Aren’t Happy

Dylan Smith

July 7, 2023

Taylor Swift has quietly rewritten a potentially controversial lyric on one track of her newly released Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) reissue – spurring conversations about the long-term effects of modifying e... Read More...

Reddit Chaos Continues as Hackers Demand $4.5M Ransom, Communities Still Dark

Ashley King

June 21, 2023

As the Reddit blackout chaos continues, a hacker group has claimed responsibility for the February 2023 hack. The BlackCat ransomware group says they were behind the attack, stealing 80GB of data from the co... Read More...

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

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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