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Jay-Z and Meek Mill Launch Criminal Justice Reform Organization

January 24, 2019

With the launch of the REFORM Alliance, Jay-Z and Meek Mill hope to change the US criminal justice system for the better. Last September, Jay-Z’s TIDAL streaming music service launched Tidal X: Brooklyn, its... Read More...

Jay-Z Files an Appeal and Multiple Subpeonas in Parlux Fragrances Case

Legal Warfare Continues Following Jay-Z’s Failed ‘Gold Jay Z’ Fragrance

Daniel Sanchez

December 19, 2018

The subpoenas may reveal who’s to blame for Gold Jay Z’s failure – Shawn Carter or Parlux Fragrances. Six years ago, Parlux Fragances entered into a deal with Jay-Z – real name Shawn Carter – to produce a ne... Read More...

Latest Industry: Pandora, American Airlines + Made in America, The Commodores, Sony Music, Journey, More…

Daniel Sanchez

August 24, 2018

Pandora signs office lease in Atlanta. Pandora Media has announced it will vacate its Atlantic Station offices following a deal for 50,000 square feet in the 21-story Campanile Tower in Midtown Atlanta. The... Read More...

Music Industry Latest - Sting, Tracer, Jay-Z, IFPI, Music Canada Live, Phil Rudd Band, AEG, BMI, More...

Latest Industry: Sting, Tracer, Jay-Z, IFPI, Music Canada Live, Phil Rudd Band, AEG, BMI, More…

Daniel Sanchez

July 19, 2018

BMI's new Senior Vice President of Creative, Alex Flores Sting will star in his own musical. Mirvish Productions, a Canadian theatrical production company, has announced Sting will star in the Canadian premi... Read More...

As Artists Pull Their Music from the Service, TIDAL Faces Criminal Complaint Over Fake Streams

As Artists Pull Their Music, TIDAL Faces Millions In Damages Over Fake Streams

Daniel Sanchez

May 15, 2018

TIDAL remains suspiciously silent as the fallout over fake plays continues to grow. Norwegian songwriters, composers, and music publishers have filed a complaint against Jay-Z’s streaming music service, TIDA... Read More...

TIDAL Accused of Fraudulently Inflating Kanye, Beyonce and Subscriber Numbers

Daniel Sanchez

May 9, 2018

How far did TIDAL go to promote Kanye West's The Life of Pablo and Beyoncé's Lemonade? Let’s face it. Jay-Z hasn’t had such a great time so far. First, his last 4:44 album didn’t appear on Billboard ch... Read More...

Music Industry Latest: Jay-Z, G-Eazy, Kanye West, Spotify, Pandora Media, Live Nation, the RIAA...More

Latest Industry: Jay-Z, G-Eazy, Kanye West, Spotify, Pandora, Live Nation, the RIAA, More…

Daniel Sanchez

May 4, 2018

Spotify + Hulu…and Scribd? According to a new report, Spotify may expand its entertainment bundle to include Scribd’s audiobook service. TechCrunch notes that the company has placed a consumer survey in its... Read More...

Latest Industry: Jay-Z, Spotify, YouTube, Xiaomi, Meek Mill, Russell Simmons, More…

Daniel Sanchez

May 3, 2018

No longer running with the bulls. Following its Q1 2018 results, Spotify shares have dropped more than 10%. The stock closed Wednesday at $170. Despite reporting better-than-expected earnings, its re-adjus... Read More...

Less Than 180 Days Until TIDAL Runs Out of Cash

Daniel Sanchez

December 13, 2017

Jay Z has 99 problems. And TIDAL running out of cash is one of them. 2017 hasn’t been a good year for Jay Z. First, his latest album, 4:44, didn’t appear on Billboard charts. During its debut week, DJ K... Read More...

50 Cent on Jay-Z’s 4:44: ‘People Don’t Wanna Hear That S—t’

Paul Resnikoff

July 5, 2017

photo: Instagram Last week, 50 Cent ripped apart Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me. Now, he's torching Jay-Z's just-released 4:44. 50 Cent verbally dismantled Jay-Z latest album, 4:44, just moments after i... Read More...

Why Everyone Is Stealing the Crap Out of Jay Z’s 4:44

Paul Resnikoff

July 4, 2017

Somewhere in Jay-Z's alternative universe, a Sprint/TIDAL-exclusive is a fantastic idea. The music industry got the memo on streaming exclusives in 2016! And this memo has been delivered — and re-delivered ... Read More...

Kanye West Just Killed the Streaming Music Exclusive

Daniel Sanchez

July 3, 2017

As Kanye West and Jay Z prepare for a legal battle, their feud already has a victim: music exclusives. To grow their fledging music service, Apple implemented a new strategy: obtain and release album exclusi... Read More...

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Jay-Z and Meek Mill Launch Criminal Justice Reform Organization

Legal Warfare Continues Following Jay-Z’s Failed ‘Gold Jay Z’ Fragrance

Latest Industry: Pandora, American Airlines + Made in America, The Commodores, Sony Music, Journey, More…

Latest Industry: Sting, Tracer, Jay-Z, IFPI, Music Canada Live, Phil Rudd Band, AEG, BMI, More…

As Artists Pull Their Music, TIDAL Faces Millions In Damages Over Fake Streams

TIDAL Accused of Fraudulently Inflating Kanye, Beyonce and Subscriber Numbers

Latest Industry: Jay-Z, G-Eazy, Kanye West, Spotify, Pandora, Live Nation, the RIAA, More…

Latest Industry: Jay-Z, Spotify, YouTube, Xiaomi, Meek Mill, Russell Simmons, More…

Less Than 180 Days Until TIDAL Runs Out of Cash

50 Cent on Jay-Z’s 4:44: ‘People Don’t Wanna Hear That S—t’

Why Everyone Is Stealing the Crap Out of Jay Z’s 4:44

Kanye West Just Killed the Streaming Music Exclusive

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