The Rolling Loud Festival is recovering from an active shooter scare over the weekend. Thankfully, there wasn’t an active shooter at the Miami mega-event. But at some point during the festivities Friday night, reports of a gun-wielding assailant trigg…
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Is Rolling Stone In Trouble? Charts Delayed After Top Executive Departs
Rolling Stone’s much-ballyhooed charts release has been delayed — just days after a splashy announcement and the departure of the magazine’s Publisher/CRO. Last week, Rolling Stone magazine bid adieu to its Chief Revenue Officer and Publisher Andrew Bu…
Woodstock 50 Meltdown Continues: Michael Lang Is Suing Dentsu for ‘Illegally’ Pulling Its $17.8 Million Investment
The debacle that is Woodstock 50 is descending into a full-blown legal war. The original Woodstock was heralded as a celebrating of music, peace, and loving harmony. Fifty years later, the ill-fated Woodstock 50 has descended into an acrimonious legal…
PledgeMusic Is Officially Going Bankrupt — Cofounder Says ‘I’m Sorry’
PledgeMusic didn’t find a last-minute buyer and has confirmed its intentions to enter bankruptcy. Bad news for anyone involved with PledgeMusic. Earlier this week, Digital Music News leaked a pre-liquidation fire-sale offer floated to prospective buyer…
Rolling Stone Cuts Chief Revenue Officer, Publisher Andrew Budkofsky After Just One Year
There’s smoke over at Rolling Stone Magazine. At this stage, we’re just not sure if there’s a full-blown fire or not. According to sources to Digital Music News, the venerable music magazine has released Andrew Budkofsky, who was named Chief Revenue Of…
Groundbreaking Metadata Alliance Announced Between Music, Film, TV Industries — “This Partnership Will Have a Truly Significant Impact on Rights Holders”
A cross-industry metadata alliance could loosen millions in unmatched royalties from films and TV series. The music industry is notorious for its disastrously disorganized metadata and billions in unmatched royalties. But despite extremely contentious…
Garth Brooks Surpasses 1 Million ‘Legacy Collection’ Vinyl Pre-Orders — Setting Up the Biggest Vinyl Sales Week Yet
Looks like Garth Brooks just set a brand-new vinyl sales record — and lifted a giant middle finger at streaming. Last week, a surge in Record Store Day buying in the U.S. spurred a near-record in one-week vinyl LP sales. According to Nielsen stats, a …
New York City Officially Renames Staten Island Neighborhood as ‘Wu-Tang Clan District’
Staten Island’s Park Hill neighborhood has a brand-new identity. The Wu-Tang Clan, arguably Staten Island’s greatest cultural export, has now been honored with a dedicated neighborhood district. In a presentation this weekend (May 4th), the borough’s …
Tool Profile Pages Appear on Spotify and Apple Music — Is the Streaming Holdout Over?
Tool is one of the last streaming music holdouts. Now, there are more signs that the band is rethinking its stance. Back in 2017, the band was reportedly negotiating terms with Spotify, not to mention Apple Music and other streaming platforms. But li…
Spotify Adds XXXTentacion to Its ‘Make Out Jams’ Playlist
Spotify’s confused morality crusade continues. After initially removing XXXTentacion under its ‘Hate Conduct Policy’ last year, Spotify has had a serious change of heart about the slain rapper. Last year, the controversial rapper was removed from the p…