The members of Spinal Tap will reunite for their most stunning performance yet. This Is Spinal Tap will be shown to celebrate the anniversary of the classic mockumentary. Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, and Christopher Guest will perform after the film’…
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iHeartMedia Will Acquire Jelli to Boost Its Programmatic Audio Advertising
What bankruptcy? iHeartMedia is doubling-down on audio ad-tech with a Jelli acquisition. Today, the company announced that it would acquire Jelli Inc. The small tech startup is responsible for iHeartMedia’s SoundPoint programmatic platform, which enab…
Juice WRLD — Who Was Uploading Songs to SoundCloud In 2015 — Inks a Global Publishing Deal With BMG
Chicago rapper Juice WRLD has signed a global publishing agreement with BMG. The deal handles all of the rapper’s current catalog of music and any future releases. Juice WRLD made his debut in the industry with Goodbye & Good Riddance, which featu…
Spotify Is Trialing Premium In South Africa for 42-Cents a Month — and $4.20 After That
Spotify is hoping to entice a wave of new premium subscriptions in South Africa with some sweetheart holiday pricing. The new trial offers South Africans Spotify premium for the low price of R5.99, or about $0.42 USD. The introductory pricing is good …
Riot Games Taps FUGA to Distribute Its League of Legends Catalog
Riot Games has signed a deal with music distribution service FUGA to handle its music catalog for League of Legends. The deal includes distribution throughout the world except for China and South Korea. As part of the deal, FUGA will also be handling K…
Kanye West Donates $150,000 to the Family of a Security Guard Shot by Illinois Police
Kanye West has donated $150,000 to the family of a security guard who was killed in a Chicago suburb by a police officer. Jemel Roberson stopped an attempted murder and was securing the suspect when an officer who arrived on the scene shot him dead. Ro…
Label Group IFPI Says It Can’t Account for Half of YouTube’s Claimed $1.8 Billion In Royalty Payments
Google recently published an anti-piracy report claiming that YouTube has paid more than $1.8 billion in ad revenue to the music industry in 2017. However, the IFPI is challenging Google’s claim, saying that it can’t verify the information provided in …
Netflix Is Testing Out a Mobile-Only Service for Just $5
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has been hinting at low-cost, mobile-only plans for a few months now. Now, it looks like trials for the low-cost streaming plan are starting in Malaysia. These mobile-only streaming plans cost around $4 a month, but likely won…
Crosley Is Now Releasing Retro Cassette Players Starting at $60
With the rise in retro vinyl and record players, Crosley is hoping it can spark the same comeback with cassette players. You’ve probably seen the company’s record players littering the shelves at Target and Urban Outfitters. Now, Crosley is launching …
Tidal Is Now Available on Amazon Echo Devices Thanks to the ‘Music Skill’ API
Amazon announced several new Echo devices back in September, but a hidden gem was buried in that presentation. The company announced a Music Skill API to allow any music streaming service to stream songs to Alexa-enabled devices. The new API wasn’t mad…