Megadeth Fans Offer Undying Support as Dave Mustaine Reveals Cancer Diagnosis
photo: Stuart Sevastos (CC by 2.0) Former Metallica guitarist and current Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine revealed that he has been diagnosed with throat cancer. The…
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Taylor Swift Breaks Apple Music's 'Pre-Add' Streaming Record
Taylor Swift’s upcoming Lover album has broken the record for most ‘pre-added albums’ by a female artist on Apple Music. Pre-adds are Apple’s unique lingo…
Troy Tomlinson Ditches Sony/ATV to Lead UMPG Nashville
Photo Credit: itsjustme812/ CC by 4.0 Troy Tomlinson is ditching his home since 2002 at Sony/ATV Nashville for Universal Music Publishing Group Nashville. He has…
Exponentially Increase Audience Engagement with PosterMyWall
“We more than doubled our audiences using social media posts created with PosterMyWall.” — Arielle Danos, Southern EarthTones band The following guest post comes from…
How Six LGBTQ Artists Feel About the Business of Being Queer
In many corners entertainment and pop culture, LGBTQ representation is only just now moving away from lip service to actually providing queer creators the space…
Lil Nas X Is Dropping a 7-Song EP Titled '7' on June 21st
There’s more down this dusty road. Lil Nas X’s just-released ‘Old Town Road’ vinyl with download. Lil Nas X and Columbia Records are preparing a…
Genius Embedded Secret Codes Into Its Lyrics to Prove Google Was Stealing Them
Genius presents evidence to prove its long-running case against Google. Genius, the New York-based site that allows users to interpret, analyze, and comment on the…
Hear Father John Misty’s Rejected A Star Is Born Song
Having worked with Lady Gaga before, specifically on Joanne tracks like “Come to Mama” and “Sinner’s Prayer,” it’s not completely surprising Father John Misty would…
Jason Bentley Is Stepping Down as KCRW Music Director and 'Morning Becomes Eclectic' Host
Longtime indie curator Jason Bentley is stepping down as KCRW’s music director and host Morning Becomes Eclectic. We’ve had the pleasure in the past, and…
Previously Unheard Miles Davis Album 'Rubberband' Releasing Soon
A previously shelved Miles Davis album is now seeing the light day. The famous jazz artist shocked the music world in 1985 when he left…
Live Nation Lashes Out Against Report of 'Sluggish' Madonna Ticket Sales
Madonna’s upcoming Madame X tour is struggling to sell tickets — at least according to a report in the NY Post. But Madonna’s promoter, Arthur…
Woodstock 50 Lost Its Venue After Failing to Pay a $150,000 Deposit
Entrance to Watkins Glen International Speedway. It seems that there was a bit more to Woodstock 50’s removal from the Watkins Glen International Speedway than…
Apple Starts Removing iTunes Branding, Including Links, From Its Websites
So, is or isn’t iTunes dead? Last week, on the opening day Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple its popular download store would go away on…
YG Entertainment's Stock Plunges Following iKON's Drug-Fueled Scandal
Shares YG Entertainment slipped on news that K-Pop star Kim Hanbin — founder iKON — is leaving after a drug scandal. The 22-year-old star made…
Hipgnosis Acquires Sam Hollander's Music Catalog
Another day, another purchase for Merck Mercuriadis’ Hipgnosis Songs Fund. Following – $260 million last summer and $185 million in an oversubscribed round last month…
Beyoncé Thinks You Can Pull Off Bike Shorts
Everything changed the moment Rihanna dropped the Fenty fur slides in 2016. From then on grocery trips, fourth dates, and wash days got a little…
Hipgnosis Confirms Yet Another Songwriter Catalog Acquisition — Michael Knox
American producer Michael Knox. Merck Mercuriadis’ Hipgnosis Songs Fund has scored yet another key catalog. Hipgnosis has been on the move so far this year….
Ariana Grande Faces Pressure to Cancel an Upcoming Atlanta Concert Over Georgia's Abortion Bill
Photo credit: John Ramspott/CC BY 2.0 A new petition is hoping to put pressure on stars like Ariana Grande to stop performing in Georgia over…
'Baby Shark' the Song Is Now a Nickelodeon TV Series
Nickelodeon just commissioned a show based on the ultra-popular ‘Baby Shark’ video. “Baby Shark,” the immensely popular YouTube video created to entertain young children, is…
Always Be My Maybe’s ‘I Punched Keanu Reeves’ Lyrics, Annotated by Randall Park
In Always Be My Maybe, Randall Park, who was in a band in the ’90s called Ill Again, goes back to his hip-hop roots as…
Yup, Those Are Nine Inch Nails Songs Miley Cyrus Pop-ifies in Black Mirror
We’re not sure how it took five seasons for Black Mirror to pair industrial rock with all those spooky technological wastelands, but here we are…
iTunes is Dead — So, What About My Purchased Music, Movies, and TV Shows?
According to most media platforms, Apple’s iconic (albeit ten-maligned) iTunes is now dead. CNN’s top headline proudly proclaims, “RIP iTunes as we know it. Apple…
Mojo Purchases a Majority Stake in Indie Publisher Chelsea Music
Mojo Music & Media has purchased a majority stake in London-based Chelsea Music. The indie label will remain in operation and will serve as the…
Lil Nas X Found Infringing the Sample on 'Old Town Road,' Opening Millions In Potential Legal Damages
Lil Nas X didn’t clear the sample used in ‘Old Town Road,’ opening the door to potentially millions in copyright damages. But has a settlement…