A five-part docuseries about Tupac Shakur’s life has been greenlit after a deal between his estate and director Allen Hughes. Hughes reached a deal with the Shakur estate to grant full access to released and unreleased recordings, writings, and poetry….
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Country Fans Calling For a Wrangler Boycott After Lil Nas X Sponsorship Deal
Lil Nas X has turned his Old Town Road lyric, “Cowboy hat from Gucci, Wrangler on my booty” into a lucrative partnership. But some country fans are upset about it. ‘Old Town Road’ has taken the music world by storm after it was first plucked by Justin …
Universal Music Teams Up With Dolby Atmos For More Immersive Music
Universal Music Group is teaming up with Dolby Atmos to create 3D immersive music content across multiple genres. Dolby and UMG have struck a partnership that will see several of UMG’s studios outfitted with support for Dolby Atmos Music. Dolby says th…
It’s Not Just PledgeMusic — The Entire Crowdfunding Sector Is In Trouble
The global crowdfunding market is set to decline by 17% over the next three years, according to the recent projections. An in-depth market analysis now asserts that the crowdfunding model is in serious decline. But maybe that was obvious. Evidence of …
DJ Earnings Plunge to a Five-Year Low as EDM Revenues Continue to Slide
A new report from the International Music Summit’s annual economic study reveals that EDM music and DJ pay is trending downward. Las Vegas night clubs and parties have long fueled the growth of EDM in the United States, but that trend appears to be slo…
Justin Bieber is Launching a Plant-Based Deodorant Later This Year
Mega pop star Justin Bieber has teamed up with Unilever-owned Schmidt’s Naturals to introduce a new deodorant scent. The Bieber-created scent is called Here + Now and was revealed by the singer on his Instagram. He posted a shirtless photo of himself c…
FLY Open Air Festival in Scotland Bans Mobile Phones Entirely
The FLY Open Air festival in Scotland completely banned smartphones at its Boiler Room Stage to keep attendees “in the moment.” The festival took place in Edinburgh over the weekend and organizers tweeted to let fans know phones would be collected. A t…
A Smaller Samsung Smart Speaker Passes Through FCC Testing
Several months after revealing the Galaxy Home, Samsung appears to have another smaller smart speaker on the way. Recent FCC filing documents show a smaller Samsung smart speaker with a design that resembles its larger Galaxy Home cousin. The smart sp…
Brooklyn Is Officially Naming a Street After Notorious B.I.G.
The Brooklyn intersection that the late rapper Notorious B.I.G. called his stomping grounds will be renamed in his honor. The announcement was made by the Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation yesterday, on what would have been Biggie’s 47th birthd…
Dirty Paper Plate Used by Kurt Cobain Sold For $22,000 at Auction
I I A dirty paper plate Kurt Cobain used to eat pizza and compose a setlist for a Nirvana show in 1990 has sold for $22,400 at auction. California-based auction house Julien’s tweeted the following image of the paper plate, along with its history. The …