HBO Max revealed on WarnerMedia Day 3 the female-helmed TV comedy projects it is developing, which includes Rap Shit from Issa Rae. Rap Shit, which is the working title of the show, will be a half-hour series that will seek to continue the success Rae …
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EU Study Reveals a Dramatic Decline in Music Piracy Among Young People
A study by the European Union (EU) Intellectual Property Office indicates that only 49% of people between the ages of 15 and 24 accessed pirated digital content over the past year. This represents a decline in piracy of 22% since 2016 when 60% of peopl…
Apple Reports Record Services Revenue of $12.5 Billion — Buoyed In Part by Apple Music
Apple just released its 4th quarter financials for the period ending September 30, in which services such as Apple Music generated a record $12.5 billion in revenue. Services revenue at the company increased a whopping 18% over the same period in 2018….
Musicians Protest HBO Max Launch at Warner Bros. Studios
On October 30, Los Angeles musicians held a protest and an impromptu performance under the water tower of Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, as they continue to attempt to receive fair pay for work that gets streamed. The musicians were protesting the la…
Atlanta Judge Halts the Demolition of the Building Where Fiddlin’ John Carson Recorded
A preservationist activist has succeeded in gaining a temporary restraining order against those who want to tear down an historical Atlanta building where many believe the first country music hits were recorded by Fiddlin’ John Carson. Last week,…
John Legend Is Updating the Lyrics to ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ with Something More Politically Correct
In an interview with Vanity Fair, singer John Legend announced that he and Natasha Rothwell have rewritten “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” with politically correct lyrics, but not everybody is happy about it. The legendary Christmas song, w…
What Plateau? Sony Music Quarterly Streaming Revenues Boom 21%
Earlier today, Sony Music reported its second-quarter financial results for 2019, with music streaming driving a sharp increase in revenues. In the period ending September 30th, Sony Music reported an operating income of 37.5 billion yen ($344 million)…
Sony Music Thinks the ‘Family Entertainment’ Market Is Untapped, Launches a New Label To Address It
Trying to capitalize on what it considers an “untapped” market, Sony Music UK is launching a label dedicated to children’s music. The new Sony Music UK label will be named Magic Star. Heading it will be Will Speer, who previously work…
Tiktok Owner ByteDance Says ‘Absolutely Zero Truth’ to Report It Plans to Go Public
The owner of the popular video app TikTok has denied a report that it is planning to file an IPO. The report came from the Financial Times, which indicated that TikTok’s parent ByteDance would be filing an initial public offering in Hong Kong as …
Justin Bieber Says He’ll Release a New Album If He Gets 20 Million Instagram Likes
Over the weekend, pop superstar Justin Bieber teased the release of what would be his 5th studio album. Bieber’s tease, though, came with a catch. He indicated in an Instagram post that he would only release the record if the post received 20 mil…