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UMG's lawsuit against Believe moves forward

UMG’s $500 Million Lawsuit Against Believe Moves Ahead, Pretrial Conference Set for January

November 8, 2024

Photo Credit: Universal Music Group UMG’s $500 million lawsuit against Believe gets ready to move ahead with a pretrial conference set for January. Universal Music Group’s massive $500 million copyright infr... Read More...

Block scales back investment in Tidal in favor of mining Bitcoin

Music Streaming? Why Bother When You Can Mine Bitcoin — Block Scales Back Investment in Tidal

Ashley King

November 8, 2024

Photo Credit: Vasilis Chatzopoulos In a shareholder letter on Thursday, Jack Dorsey’s Block confirmed it is scaling back investment in TIDAL in favor of mining Bitcoin. “We are scaling back our investment in... Read More...

Sony Music Posts Double-Digit Q3 2024 Revenue Jump — Recorded Music Streaming Growth Hits 9%

Dylan Smith

November 8, 2024

A live performance from SZA, whose SOS, despite having debuted in late 2022, generated the most Q3 2024 revenue of any Sony Music release. Photo Credit: Erin Cazes Sony Music achieved double-digit YoY revenue growth in Q3 2024 thanks in part to a relatively ... Read More...

Izzy MacArthur’s Debut EP ‘Blame It On A Bad Dream’ Out Now

Ashley King

November 8, 2024

Photo Credit: Earthprogram Emerging alt-pop artist Izzy MacArthur’s debut EP drops November 8 (today) through a unique scavenger hunt with her loyal cult fanbase. The pop star mailed anyone who pre-saved her ... Read More...

Dua Lipa Abruptly Cancels Jakarta Show Due to ‘Safety Issues’

Ashley King

November 8, 2024

Photo Credit: Dua Lipa by Daniel Åhs Karlsson / CC by 3.0 Dua Lipa will not perform in Jakarta this weekend over what the singer referred to as ‘a safety issue with the staging.’ Dua Lipa has cancelled her u... Read More...

Vacaville Legends Papa Roach Announce ‘Rise of the Roach’ North American Tour with Rise Against and Special Guest Underoath

Ashley King

November 8, 2024

Photo Credit: Live Nation Papa Roach announces ‘Rise of the Roach’ North American tour with Rise Against and special guest Underoath, alongside comedian Bert Kreischer. Papa Roach announces they’re joining forces with Rise Against and special guest Underoat... Read More...

Spotify Stock Cracks $400 for the First Time — Multiple Analysts Up SPOT Targets Ahead of Q3 Earnings Release

Dylan Smith

November 7, 2024

Spotify stock has cracked $400 per share for the first time, and all eyes are now on the business's upcoming Q3 2024 earnings report. Spotify shares (NYSE: SPOT) have officially cracked a record high of over ... Read More...

A Sample Within a Sample? Soulja Boy, GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion, and Cardi B Face Infringement Suit Over ‘Wanna Be’

Dylan Smith

November 7, 2024

A Hot Girl Summer Tour performance from Megan Thee Stallion, who, along with GloRilla and others, is facing a copyright infringement suit centering on 'Wanna Be.' Photo Credit: Live Nation Copyright infringem... Read More...

Prosecutors Charge Three People in Connection with Liam Payne’s Death

Ashley King

November 7, 2024

Photo Credit: Liam Payne performing with One Direction / Eva Renaldi / CC by 2.0 Three people in Argentina have been arrested and charged in connection with the death of Liam Payne. According to a statement from Argentina’s National Criminal and Correctiona... Read More...

Spotify and Apple Music Roll Out ‘Share to TikTok’ Feature, Enabling Users to Link Directly to Songs, Audiobooks, and More

Dylan Smith

November 7, 2024

A new 'Share to TikTok' feature is enabling users to post and message to the short-form app about tracks from Spotify as well as Apple Music. Photo Credit: Spotify It just got even easier for fans to share mu... Read More...

TikTok Vows to Fight Canada’s Shutdown Order In Court — Here’s Their Just-Released Statement

Ashley King

November 7, 2024

Photo Credit: Berkay Gumustekin TikTok says it will challenge Canada’s national security ban of the app in court, but users shouldn’t have anything to worry about yet. The Canadian government announced on We... Read More...

iHeartMedia Restructuring $4.1 Billion in Outstanding Debt as Layoffs Trim $150 Million in 2025 Costs

Ashley King

November 7, 2024

Photo Credit: Indra Projects iHeartMedia announces its Q3 financial results, with layoffs trimming $150 million in 2025 costs to curb outstanding debt. iHeartMedia’s third-quarter financial results spell positive news for the company amid the layoff of hund... Read More...