Federal Judge Approves Jay-Z Request to File Dismissal Motion in Intensifying Jane Doe Rape Lawsuit
Jay-Z is set to file a dismissal motion in the sexual assault lawsuit levied against him by a Jane Doe plaintiff. Photo Credit: Jay-Z by…
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Avenged Sevenfold’s M. Shadows Says It’s ‘Incredibly Hard’ to Make Money On Tour Now
Photo Credit: Avenged Sevenfold by Stefan Brending (2eight) / CC by 3.0 Avenged Sevenfold frontman M. Shadows talks about post-pandemic touring and increased travel expenses…
Sean Kingston & Mother Move to Dismiss Wire Fraud and Jewelry Theft Case From Federal Court
Photo Credit: Sean Kingston by Irwandy Mazwir / CC by 2.0 Sean Kingston and his mother file a motion to dismiss the federal case against…
Will SESAC Sell in 2025? Blackstone Reportedly Entertains Private Equity Offers Following BMI Sale
Will a SESAC sale arrive during 2025? Multiple private equities are reportedly inquiring about a potential purchase. Photo Credit: SESAC Is a SESAC sale in…
BPI Says Recorded Music Market in UK Up 9.7% — Physical Sales Included
Photo Credit: Adrian Korte BPI has revealed data about the UK recorded music market showcasing a 9.7% rise to 201 million albums. Streaming also hit…
Waterloo Records in Austin Has New Location & Ownership
Photo Credit: Caryn Noel Photography (Trey Watson, John Kunz and Caren Kelleher) Austin’s Waterloo Records & Video has announced new ownership and a move from…
Pershing Square Completes 2.6% UMG Stock Distribution, Says the Major Label ‘Will Remain An Attractive Long-Term Investment’
Pershing Square founder Bill Ackman appears before Congress. Pershing Square has distributed about 47 million shares in Universal Music Group (UMG), leaving its own stake…
Neil Young Drops Out of Glastonbury, Calls It A ‘Corporate Turn-Off’
Photo Credit: Neil Young by Andy Roo (6tee-zeven) / CC by 2.0 Neil Young and his band The Chrome Hearts have pulled out of this…
Atlanta Christian Radio Station WFSH-FM ‘The Fish’ Shutting Down Following Salem Media Group Sale
Photo Credit: WFSH-FM “The Fish” A longtime Atlanta Christian radio station is shutting down at the end of the month, following its sale by Salem…
Cheryl Burke Indefinitely Suspends ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Podcast
Photo Credit: Cheryl Burke’s Instagram “Dancing with the Stars” alumnus Cheryl Burke says she’s suspending her iHeart podcast, “Sex, Lies, and Spray Tans.” Former Dancing…
OpenAI Fails To Deliver Opt-Out Tool It Promised in 2024
Photo Credit: OpenAI (Sam Altman) OpenAI teased a tool called ‘Media Manager’ to allow creatives and content owners to opt-out of AI research and training.…
Anthropic Agrees to Maintain Copyright ‘Guardrails’ In Concession to Music Publishers
Photo Credit: Anthropic Anthropic must maintain guardrails to prevent future AI tools from producing infringing material from copyrighted content. This stipulation partially resolves the music…
Gwyneth Paltrow Questions Her Spotify Wrapped Results — ‘My Data Was Not Accurate’
Photo Credit: Gwyneth Paltrow by Georges Baird / CC by 3.0 Gwyneth Paltrow’s skepticism over the data on her Spotify Wrapped playlist sparks further debate…
A Karol G Documentary Spanning Her Life and Career is Coming to Netflix in 2025
Photo Credit: Karol G’s Instagram Colombian superstar Karol G announces a documentary about her life and career coming to Netflix in 2025. Reggaeton singer Karol…
Lil Wayne’s Young Money Sports Agency is Taking Off
Photo Credit: Connor Coyne Lil Wayne’s Young Money Sports agency is taking off, as Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter has signed to the agency for…
Salem Media Group Sells 7 Contemporary Christian Music Radio Stations for $80M
Photo Credit: Salem Media Group Salem Media Group sells its remaining contemporary Christian music radio stations to the Educational Media Foundation for $80 million. Salem…
Porn Videos Appear in Spotify Search Results with Explicit Thumbnails
Photo Credit: Spotify Explicit porn videos are appearing in Spotify search results. A redditor captured an image of their search results after typing in the…
Spotify Stock Is Down About 10% From a Record High Earlier in December — Is Continued Growth in Store for 2025?
Spotify stock (NYSE: SPOT) is on track to finish 2024 about 10% beneath the all-time-high price that it cracked earlier in December. When the market…
Bob Dylan Biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’ Turns In Solid First-Week Box Office Ahead of January IMAX Release
An official poster for Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, which is set to release in IMAX on January 3rd. Photo Credit: CT & Co…
Drake Says Jeff Bezos Turned Down His ‘God’s Plan’ TV Series Concept
Photo Credit: Drake by Charito Yap for The Come Up Show / CC by 2.0 Drake says he pitched a TV show in the vein…