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So Long, CDs — Billboard Boots All Physical Sales Data from ‘Market Watch’ Following Vinyl Removal

November 4, 2024

Billboard has now removed CDs (and other physical sales) from its Market Watch breakdown, which compiles Luminate data. Photo Credit: Mick Haupt The latest installment of Billboard’s weekly “Market Watch” sal... Read More...

Fortnite Chapter 2 remix featuring Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Ice Spice & More

Chapter 2 Remix Arrives in Fortnite — Featuring Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Ice Spice, and Juice WRLD

Ashley King

November 4, 2024

Photo Credit: Epic Games Fortnite welcomes Chapter 2 Remix with Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Ice Spice, and Juice WRLD, following a real world and in-game music event. Snoop Dogg and Ice Spice delivered a show-stoppi... Read More...

Netflix Announces Avicii Documentary with Avicii Himself Narrating

Ashley King

November 4, 2024

Photo Credit: Avicii for Candamo Film / Avicii Music AB / Netflix Netflix announces a documentary about the late producer and DJ Avicii, featuring narration from Avicii himself. The film is due for release on December 31. A new documentary about the late DJ... Read More...

Coldplay at Marvel Stadium edges out Adele's old attendance record

Coldplay Edges Out Adele’s Marvel Stadium Attendance Record in Australia

Ashley King

November 4, 2024

Photo Credit: Marvel Stadium Coldplay broke a new attendance record for Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia previously set by Adele. The stadium confirmed a new attendance record of 227,000 people across t... Read More...

vertical vinyl player raises 500,000 kickstarter

Vertical Vinyl Player Surpasses $500,000+ Funding on Kickstarter

Ashley King

November 4, 2024

Photo Credit: Fuse Audio The Fuse Audio GLD is a vertical vinyl player that has surpassed $500,000+ funding on Kickstarter from a collection of more than 2,200 backers. The campaign still has 15 days to go, w... Read More...

Instagram Simplifies DMs for Creators Getting Bombarded by Requests

Ashley King

November 3, 2024

Photo Credit: Instagram Instagram upgrades its DMs to improve the experience for creators and influencers getting bombarded by incoming messages. Instagram announced a big update to its direct messages inbox on Friday, November 1, focused on improving the e... Read More...

Miami Beach Takes Back Diddy’s Key to the City—Vice Mayor Calls Rapper ‘Despicable, Dirty, Inhumane’

Ashley King

November 3, 2024

Photo Credit: Sean “Diddy” Combs for Combs Global Miami Beach takes back its key to the city from Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, as the city’s vice mayor says he is ‘disgusted’ by the allegations against him. The City ... Read More...

Ed Sheeran Beats Long-Running ‘Thinking Out Loud’ Copyright Lawsuit

Ashley King

November 3, 2024

Photo Credit: Ed Sheeran by Stephen Lavoie / iRocktography Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ isn’t similar enough to Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ to enforce copyright protection, an appeals court rules. Ed... Read More...

TikTok inking licensing deals without Merlin

TikTok Is Busy Signing Indie Label Deals Without Merlin — Reports Suggest Monetization Shift, Too

Ashley King

November 3, 2024

Photo Credit: Hanyang Zhang TikTok’s existing licensing deal with indie collective Merlin ended on October 31st. Now, the social media juggernaut has been busy inking deals outside of that expired deal, apparently with monetization changes in place. Here’s w... Read More...

Latest Music Industry Hires: Warner Chappell, CD Baby, TuneCore, Avant Gardner, Mavin Global, More

Dylan Smith

November 1, 2024

In one of late October and early November's music industry hires, promotions, and departures, Josh Wyatt (pictured) became Avant Gardner's first CEO. Photo Credit: Avant Gardner Here’s a recap of recent music... Read More...

Christmas blowouts Apple Amazon Music featuring Mariah Carey

Christmas Blowouts Beginning Early on Apple Music, Amazon Music

Ashley King

November 1, 2024

Photo Credit: Amazon Music Both Apple Music and Amazon Music are starting the Christmas holiday season early—though Mariah Carey is dominating Amazon’s offering. Meanwhile, Apple has a selection of Christmas Carols covered by today’s artists. Apple Music is... Read More...