It’s not uncommon for people to rethink experiences from their early life. And a lot has changed since 1991, when Nirvana shot the album cover for Nevermind, the sophomore album that catapulted the band into superstardom — and whose image of a baby is now the subject of a lawsuit …
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Furiously writing emails wasn’t how Callie Young wanted to start her 2021. But that’s what happened in the late hours of January 2nd when a fan frantically messaged the Los Angeles-based pop singer to ask why her song “Problematic” had vanished from Spotify the day before. Young reached out to …
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Like many anxiety-ridden Americans, the first thing I do in the morning is roll over and check my email. Today (April 30th), I spotted a message from Peloton announcing three new kinds of scenic rides — the result of a specific licensing deal with Warner Music Group to soundtrack cycling …
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Livestreaming platform Maestro announced on Tuesday that it has closed a $15 Million Series B investment round, courting Sony Music Entertainment — the second largest of the “big three” music labels — along with Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin and several venture capital firms as investors. Chinese technology company NetEase, Acronym …
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Ryan Tedder, the prolific songwriter and lead singer for pop-rock band OneRepublic, is the latest high-profile artist to cash in on their prolific song catalog — selling a majority stake of his recorded music and publishing rights to investment firm KKR on Monday morning. Tedder’s 500-song catalog includes major OneRepublic …
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Milwaukee’s Summerfest — the largest music festival in the U.S. by attendance — has been canceled, festival organizers announced on Thursday. Originally scheduled to take place in June, the annual festival was pushed to late September back in March as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic first hit the U.S., but continued …
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After weathering decades of decline, the global recorded music industry saw its fourth consecutive year of revenue growth in 2018, according to the latest annual review from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The IFPI reports that music sales from around the world topped $19.1 billion last year …
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Amid the myriad of discounts that music-streaming services offer to entice new users (one month free! six months free!), Spotify‘s decision in 2017 to team up with video-streaming service Hulu to deliver bundled student subscriptions was unusual because it was one of the first times that two disparate entertainment services …
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