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Troubled Esports Brand FaZe Clan Terminates CEO Lee Trink ‘Effective Immediately’

September 14, 2023

A shot of Waiblingen, Germany-based esports training facility 1337Camp. Photo Credit: ELLA DON Troubled esports and lifestyle brand FaZe Clan has officially terminated its CEO of five years, Lee Trink. The p... Read More...

WCM BorderKid Publishing renew CASTA publishing deal

Warner Chappell Music Renews Global Publishing Agreement with Producer CASTA

Ashley King

September 14, 2023

Photo Credit: PIPES (Courtesy of WCM) Warner Chappell Music and WCM Colombia have renewed their publishing deal with producer CASTA in partnership with BorderKid Publishing. CASTA co-produced the 23x multi-p... Read More...

‘Ganger’ Rapper Veeze Partners With Warner Records To Launch JV Label Navy Wavy

Dylan Smith

September 14, 2023

Veeze, who's partnered with Warner Records to launch a JV label called Navy Wavy. Photo Credit: Shot By Mel/Warner Music Group On the heels of the commercially successful release of Ganger, Detroit-based rapper Veeze has partnered with Warner Records to laun... Read More...

93% of Event Ticket Providers Use ‘Drip Fees’, UK Study Finds

Ashley King

September 13, 2023

Photo Credit: Brandon Erlinger-Ford A new study commissioned by the UK government found that 93% of event ticket providers use 'drip fees'—fees added on after the advertised price. Here's the latest. The stu... Read More...

peso pluma faces cartel death threats for tijuana concert

Peso Pluma Faces Cartel Death Threats Ahead of Mexican Concert — ‘It Will Be Your Last Show’

Ashley King

September 13, 2023

Photo Credit: KC Musica / YouTube / CC by 3.0 Peso Pluma faces cartel death threats ahead of Mexican concert -- 'It will be your last show.' Rapidly rising Mexican star Peso Pluma has received death threats ... Read More...

MTV’s VMA Ratings Continue to Rebound After Record-Low 2021 Viewership

Ashley King

September 13, 2023

Photo Credit: MTV YouTube MTV's VMA ratings continue to rebound after record-low viewership in 2021 -- due to a combination of a record number of new artists up for awards, Taylor Swift's award sweep, and an NSYNC reunion. After two considerably lean viewer... Read More...

UMPG Signs Composer Stephen Schwartz to Global Publishing Deal

Ashley King

September 13, 2023

Photo Credit: UMPG Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has announced it has inked a global publishing deal with Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz. Through the new agreement, UMPG will represent the majo... Read More...

DistroKid Acquires Bandzoogle — Adding Crowdfunding, Mailing Lists, Subscriptions, and Other Direct-to-Fan Tools to Its Platform

Dylan Smith

September 13, 2023

DistroKid has acquired music-focused website builder Bandzoogle, through which artists are said to have sold north of $112 million worth of releases, merch, and tickets to date. Digital Music News received w... Read More...

Defected Records Opens Demo Submissions via Beatport’s LabelRadar, Doubles Down on ‘Commitment to Nurturing Exceptional Musical Talent’

Dylan Smith

September 13, 2023

Purple Disco Machine, one of the many artists who have released music via Defected Records. Photo Credit: Kimthaya Creators can officially submit demos to London-based house label Defected Records via Beatport’s LabelRadar. Demo-submission platform LabelRa... Read More...

WhatsApp Expands ‘Channels’ Offering Globally

Ashley King

September 13, 2023

Photo Credit: WhatsApp WhatsApp is rolling out its Telegram-like Channels to more users, expanding the broadcasting feature to more than 150 countries. The Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp has announced the... Read More...

Olivia Rodrigo announces GUTS world tour 2024 dates

Olivia Rodrigo Announces 2024 GUTS World Tour Dates

Ashley King

September 13, 2023

Photo Credit: Nick Walker Olivia Rodrigo has announced the tour dates for her upcoming GUTS world tour to support her second studio album. The 57-date tour will be produced by Live Nation and will kick off o... Read More...

Olivia Rodrigo shot her entire music video for "get him back!" on iPhone 15 Pro

Apple Swoops In With Olivia Rodrigo Deal — iPhone 15 Used to Shoot Her Latest Music Video

Ashley King

September 13, 2023

Photo Credit: Apple Apple's latest version of the iPhone comes with new camera and video recording capabilities. Olivia Rodrigo helped showcase them by filming an entire music video using the iPhone 15. Apple shared a video clip online after its event annou... Read More...