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UMG ALone Earns $4.5 Million a Day From Streaming

UMG Alone Earns $4.5 Million a Day from Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube

February 24, 2017

celebrityabc (CC by 2.0) For Universal Music Group — and Sony Music and Warner Music Group — there’s no stopping revenue from music streaming. Yet, how much are artists really getting? Under Vivendi ownersh... Read More...

Drake Skips $250000 Gig In Abu Dhabi After Split With Rihanna

Drake Bails on a $250,000 Gig In Abu Dhabi After Splitting With Rihanna

Daniel Sanchez

November 30, 2016

Image by Hail Merry (CC by 2.0) How much does it cost Drake to split up with Rihanna? Try $250,000, a missed gig in Abu Dhabi, and tons of disappointed fans. Drake didn’t show up to a highly-publicized gig i... Read More...

The Top Ten Richest Women In the Music Industry

The Highest Paid Women In Music: Adele, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, More…

Daniel Sanchez

November 3, 2016

Image by 401(k) 2012 (CC by 2.0) Concerts and albums still bring in big numbers for Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and Adele, among others. It’s difficult to ignore top names like Katy Perry, Rihanna, Selena Gomez, ... Read More...

Rihanna Cancels Show in Nice After Terrorist Attack; Other Cancellations Happening

Charlotte Hassan

July 15, 2016

Rihanna's show is cancelled; others are trickling in. Rihanna cancelled her show that was scheduled to take place in Nice today, due to a horrific terrorist attack that took place yesterday during the Bastil... Read More...

This Year’s 10 Craziest Moments In Pop…

Paul Resnikoff

December 3, 2015

#10. Dave Grohl breaks his leg mid-performance, but still finishes the show. #9. Madonna falls off stage during a live BRITS performance. #8. Nicky Minaj vs. Taylor Swift afte... Read More...

The 100 Most Popular YouTube Videos of All Time

Paul Resnikoff

August 26, 2015

YouTube Statistics All view counts taken from YouTube and/or VEVO.... Read More...

Songtradr's Big Sync Music Embarks on a Global Expansion — Australia, New Zealand, France and Germany

“My Whole Source of Income Just Disappeared” — How Two Musicians Are Dealing With Cancelled Concerts

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