Live Event Customers in Massachusetts Unhappy About New Ticket Selling Law
Photo Credit: Rohan Gangopadhyay Massachusetts governor Maura Healey recently signed a massive Economic Development Bill into law. But the bill contains a clause that allows…
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Coachella 2025 Not Sold Out — VIP Weekend 1 Available, General Admission Weekend 2 Widely Available
Photo Credit: Coachella Lakes RV Resort The Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival has sold out the same day ticket sales became available for decades.…
‘Conversational Voice AI Startup’ PlayAI Scores $21 Million Seed Raise, Aims to Provide ‘Human-Like Voice Interfaces for Any Application’
AI voice startup PlayAI has announced a $21 million seed round. Photo Credit: Igor Omilaev Another day, another interesting development in the quick-evolving AI world,…
Pink Concert Receipts Approached $700 Million in 2023 and 2024 — Second-Largest Tour Gross Ever for a Female Artist
A live performance from Pink, who’s said to have generated close to $700 million in gross ticketing revenue while touring during 2023 and 2024. Photo…
Live Nation Reveals Major Venue Investments in Portugal and South Africa
Photo Credit: MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal / Live Nation Live Nation announces plans for major venue investments in Portugal and South Africa in 2025.…
iHeartMedia Slots Damiano David Into Heavy Rotation Across CHR, Hot AC, and Alt Formats
Photo Credit: Damiano David performing with Måneskin by Bruno / CC by 2.0 iHeartMedia promotes Damiano David’s solo single, “Born With a Broken Heart,” across…
Diddy’s Stream Counts Are Booming — But Why?
Photo Credit: Sean “Diddy” Combs for Cannes Lion Learnings / CC by 3.0 Disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is in federal custody and accused…
Musicians Club CEO Fires 90% of Staff Over Missed Morning Meeting
Photo Credit: Christin Hume The Musicians Club CEO Baldvin Oddsson has fired 90% of his staff after a missed morning meeting on November 15. The…
Your Favorite Lo-Fi Chill Music Station Is Probably AI
Photo Credit: YouTube Lo-fi chill music got its start going viral with the Lofi Girl channels, but now there are thousands of imitators offering a…
Supreme Court Requests DOJ Input on High-Stakes Cox Communications Copyright Infringement Case
Washington, D.C.’s Robert F. Kennedy Building, which serves as the DOJ headquarters. Photo Credit: ajay_suresh As both Cox Communications and the major labels seek a…
Nvidia’s ‘Fugatto’ AI Audio Model Synthesizes Sounds That Have Never Existed
Photo Credit: Yassine Ait Tahit Nvidia unveils its Fugatto generative AI model, capable of synthesizing sounds that have never existed. Nvidia recently announced its new…
Gibson Hits Trump Guitars with Cease and Desist Over Design
Photo Credit: Trump Guitars Gibson wastes no time in hitting Trump Guitars with a cease and desist for their resemblance to Les Paul’s body design.…
Drake Claims UMG and Spotify Artificially Inflated the Popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’
Photo Credit: Drake by GabboT / CC by 2.0 Drake alleges in a court filing that UMG and Spotify falsely inflated the popularity of Kendrick…
Universal Music Criticizes Fred Durst’s Unpaid-Royalties Suit As ‘Fiction’ Ahead of Expected January Dismissal Hearing
Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst during a live performance. Photo Credit: CarterSterling The massive unpaid-royalties lawsuit filed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst against Universal…
Nelly Lawsuit Dropped by Three St. Lunatics Members
Photo Credit: Nelly by Adam Bielawski / CC by 3.0 Three of Nelly’s former St. Lunatics bandmates have dropped out of the lawsuit the group…
After Dethroning Spotify in Podcasting, YouTube Now Ranks Second in Overall TV Usage, Data Shows
Spotify is plowing ahead with a video expansion, but as podcasting continues to evolve, it has a long way to go before catching up to…
Björn Ulvaeus Completes ‘First Global Economic Study’ on AI’s Impact on Musicians and Creators
Photo Credit: Possessed Photography Björn Ulvaeus and CISAC complete the ‘first global economic study’ on AI’s impact on musicians and creators, out December 4. ABBA’s…
CD Sales Are Exploding in South Korea — Now Environmental Groups Are Taking Notice
Photo Credit: Manuel Bonadeo K-pop CD sales are exploding in South Korea, but physical album production is raising concerns about the mounting environmental impact. K-pop…
ROSÉ Signs Global Publishing Deal with Warner Chappell Music
Photo Credit: Warner Chappell Music Warner Chappell Music has announced it has signed a global administration deal with K-pop superstar ROSÉ. ROSÉ is the lead…
Bob Geldof Defends “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” After Ed Sheeran Criticism
Photo Credit: Phonogram Ltd. Ed Sheeran says he would have ‘respectfully’ declined the request of re-using his vocals on the 40th anniversary version of “Do…