Gibson’s bankruptcy and restructuring prevented the iconic guitar company from appearing at NAMM last year. However, it now looks like the company will be attending NAMM 2019. The newly released NAMM directory for its 2019 show in Anaheim, California r…
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Half-a Dozen Superstars Have Rejected Super Bowl Halftime Offers, Report Says
The NFL may be having trouble landing a contract with the next performer for the Super Bowl Halftime show. A new report suggests that the NFL’s stance on player protests is a very big deal for superstar musicians. Anonymous sources speaking to Variety …
YouTube Subscriber Counts Are Dropping as Site-Wide Spam Clean-Up Continues
YouTube is performing a massive clean-up of spam accounts, which the company says may result in a decrease of subscriber counts. An official post on the YouTube product forum announced the sweep as part of routine maintenance. YouTube says the removal …
Spain Files Tax Evasion Charges Against Shakira — And Threatens to Seize $21.9 Million In Assets
Pop sensation Shakira has been charged with tax evasion by Spanish prosecutors after her appearance in the infamous Paradise Papers. Prosecutors say the singer failed to pay more than 14.5 million euros ($16.4 million) between 2012 and 2014. The charge…
Pirate Radio’s Still a Thing — A Station Operator Gets Busted by the Feds In NY
A pirate radio host operating in Westchester County is facing criminal charges after his arrest. Richard Dominguez was arrested after an investigation by the DA and FCC. An investigation led to the pirate radio operation in Croton-on-Hudson, New York….
Apple Is Investing $1 Billion in a Brand-New Austin Campus — And Adding 20,000 New American Jobs by 2023
It’s official: Apple is now building a new $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas. The 133-acre campus will house 5,000 employees, with a capacity of roughly 15,000 employees possible. The site of the new campus is less than a mile from the company’s curre…
Taylor Swift Tracks Her Stalkers at Concerts Using Facial Recognition
Taylor Swift’s Rose Bowl security in May 2018 included the use of facial recognition technology on millions of unwitting fans. The security system was monitored from more than 2,000 miles away in an attempt to identify known stalkers. A kiosk showcasin…
Fleetwood Mac Settles Its Contentious Lawsuit With Lindsey Buckingham — ‘We’ve Signed Off on Something’
Former Fleetwood Mac member Lindsey Buckingham sued his bandmates after they booted him from the band earlier this year. In a new interview, Buckingham says the suit has been settled, but he refused to disclose the terms. “We’ve all signed off on somet…
AIMP Announces Election Results for LA, New York & Nashville Chapters
The Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) has announced the results of this year’s bi-annual Board of Directors elections. The new leadership will go into effect on January 1st, 2019. In addition to the change in leadership, members ratifi…
Music Ain’t Enough: Pandora, Deezer Announce Major Podcast Expansions
Nearly 50% of US-based audio listeners enjoy at least one podcast per week. Apple has largely supported the podcasting format through iTunes, making it the primary distribution platform. But other streaming services like Spotify and Google Play Music …