Oak View Group (OVG) has partnered with Live Nation to build the first music and sports arena outside the United States. The venue will be built in Milan, one of the most prominent tourist destinations in Italy. The privately funded venue will be built…
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Taylor Swift Breaks Apple Music’s ‘Pre-Add’ Streaming Record — Sorry, What’s a ‘Pre-Add’ Again?
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 for pre-orders of a streaming music album. Swift’s album achieved 178,600 pre-adds worldwide in t…
Previously Unheard Miles Davis Album ‘Rubberband’ Is Being Released by Warner Records
A previously shelved Miles Davis album is now seeing the light of day. The famous jazz artist shocked the music world in 1985 when he left long-time label Columbia Records. He joined with Warner Bros. Records soon after and began recording the Rubberba…
Kid Cudi Named Co-Star In Upcoming ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ Movie
Kid Cudi will co-star in the upcoming Bill & Ted: Face the Music movie, alongside Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter. It looks like Cudi has a pretty significant role in the film. The upcoming movie is expected to release on August 21st, 2020. Alex Winte…
Taylor Swift’s Anti-Homophobia ‘You Need to Calm Down’ Causes a Spike in GLAAD Donations
Taylor Swift’s new single “You Need To Calm Down” sparked a rise in donations to LGBT organization GLAAD, thanks to an explicit lyrical shout-out. The new single appeared Friday at midnight. It’s a catchy tune with some serious shade-throwing at homop…
Live Nation Lashes Out Against Report of ‘Sluggish’ Madonna Ticket Sales — “It’s Just Absolute Lies”
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 Fogel of Live Nation, says reports of sluggish sales are “absolute lies.” Madonna has previously sold out sho…
Music Industry Shuffles: Sony/ATV, SoundCloud, Red Bull Records, Alamo Records, ASCAP, Sofar, iHeartMedia, More
Here’s a wrap on the latest music industry hirings, firings, retirings, and promotions. If you have a job listing to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to news@digitalmusicnews.com. If you’d like to post a job on our Job Board, just send us a reques…
Oana Ruxandra to Lead Business Development at WMG; Ron Wilcox Departing
Oana Ruxandra will step up to oversee Business Development at Warner Music Group, just weeks after WMG’s Chief Digital Officer departed. Ruxandra adds to her present position as Executive Vice President, New Business Channels & Chief Acquisition Of…
FUGA Italy Strikes a Digital Service Deal With Planet Records
FUGA Italy has inked a global digital service deal with distribution company Planet Records. The deal covers Planet Records’ roster of Latin American and European acts, as well as various artists and labels distributed through Planet Distribution. The …
Suge Knight Partner Pleads Guilty to Selling Sealed Court Evidence to TMZ for $55,000
A business partner of Suge Knight has been sentenced after pleading no contest to conspiring to sell sealed video evidence to TMZ. Mark Blankenship was charged with one felony count of conspiracy to obstruct justice. Blankenship entered his plea of no…