TikTok Testing New ‘Subscriber Only’ Livestreams with ‘Sub Space’
Photo Credit: TikTok TikTok is testing a new feature to allow users an exclusive space to interact with subscribers only. The new feature is called…
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Roddy Ricch Beats ‘The Box’ Infringement Suit: ‘No Reasonable Jury Could Find That the Works Are Substantially Similar’
A federal judge has dismissed an infringement lawsuit filed against Roddy Ricch over “The Box.” Photo Credit: Wesley Tingey Roddy Ricch has officially emerged victorious…
Oklahoma Radio Station Says It Won’t Play Beyonce Country Album—Quickly Backtracks
Photo Credit: 100.1 KYKC / Twitter Beyonce dropped new music for her country era, but one radio station in Oklahoma didn’t get the message. Now…
Sony Music Posts Double-Digit Q4 2023 Revenue Jump As Streaming Price Increases, Strong SZA Sales, and More Drive Growth
A live performance from SZA, whose SOS was identified in a Sony Music earnings report as the major label’s top-selling project of Q4 2023. Photo…
Sony Music Publishing Debuts MENA Division, Taps Former Anghami Exec As MD: ‘There Couldn’t Be a More Opportune Moment to Launch’
Dounia Chaaban, the managing director of Sony Music Publishing’s newly established MENA division. Photo Credit: Sony Music Publishing As music markets throughout North Africa and…
Travis Scott, Metro Boomin, and James Blake Face Copyright Suit Over Alleged Unauthorized Sample
A live performance from Travis Scott, who’s facing a copyright lawsuit for allegedly sampling a work without permission. Photo Credit: Frank Schwichtenberg Travis Scott, Metro…
Rémy Martin x Usher Sponsorship Kicks Into High Gear Following Super Bowl Splash
Photo Credit: Rémy Martin x Usher Hot on the heels of the Super Bowl, Usher teams up with Rémy Martin Cognac to debut a global…
Warner Chappell Music & Production Music Launch Run4Cover
Photo Credit: Warner Chappell Production Music Warner Chappell Music and Warner Chappell Production Music have launched a new label, Run4Cover, offering fresh arrangements of beloved…
Usher’s Record-Breaking Night on Apple Music—1,200% Rise in Streams
Photo Credit: Apple Music Usher went big for his Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show, making Apple Music’s numbers go even bigger. Usher’s 13-minute Apple Music…
Taylor Swift Shown 54 Seconds at Super Bowl LVIII—Record-Setting Game for the NFL
Photo Credit: NFL Taylor Swift was shown for a total of 54 seconds at Super Bowl LVIII. Viewership surged to 123.4 million—boosted by an overtime…
Spotify Tries Live Music Discovery Again with Bandsintown as a Partner
Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify’s previous attempts at live music discovery didn’t work out too well. Now it’s rebooting the attempt with Bandsintown as its chosen…
H.E.R. Signs with Lighthouse Management + Media
Photo Credit: H.E.R. / Apple Music After a stunning performance at Super Bowl LVIII alongside Usher, H.E.R. has signed with Lighthouse Management + Media for…
Indie-Focused Music Promotion Platform Groover Announces $8 Million Series A, Targets Global Expansion
Music promotion platform Groover has announced an $8 million funding round. Photo Credit: Austin Neill Indie-focused music promotion platform Groover has announced an $8 million…
GoDigital Injects $250 Million into Cinq Music Subsidiary, with ‘8-Figure’ Acquisition in the Wings
Photo Credit: Cinq Music Group GoDigital invests $250 million into its Cinq Music subsidiary, with an ‘eight-figure’ acquisition in the wings. Cinq Music, a subsidiary…
Mechanical Licensing Collective Files Suit Against Pandora Over Unpaid Mechanical Royalties
Photo Credit: Pandora The Mechanical Licensing Collective is suing Pandora for allegedly failing to pay the mechanical royalties required to continue functioning as a consumer…
As TikTok Becomes YouTube, YouTube Becomes TikTok—Vertical Live Steams Now Live for Everyone
As TikTok moves to become more like YouTube with horizontal videos, YouTube becomes more like TikTok by offering vertical livestreams. TikTok began experimenting with offering…
Warner Chappell Music Signs Songwriter and Producer Jon Shave
Photo Credit: Warner Chappell Music Warner Chappell Music signs a worldwide publishing deal with multi-platinum songwriter and producer, Jon Shave. Warner Chappell Music, the music…
Beyonce Wasn’t the Only One Dropping New Music During Super Bowl LVIII — Jennifer Lopez Releases New Album This Friday
Beyonce wasn’t the only artist to drop new music during Super Bowl LVIII; Jennifer Lopez announces a new album to coincide with her musical film…
SiriusXM Lays Off Reported 160 Employees Amid Push to ‘Become Even More Efficient, Agile, and Flexible’
Weeks after reporting a sizable self-pay subscribership falloff for 2023 – and against the backdrop of a major operational revamp – SiriusXM has laid off…
Commercializing Album Announcements—First Taylor Swift at the Grammys, Now Beyonce with Verizon
Photo Credit: Beyonce Beyonce announces a new album, Act II, arriving March 29, and drops two new songs ahead of its release. During the Super…