Rhapsody International Inc. has reached a new deal with MQA to deliver high-definition audio to the Powered by Napster streaming platform. The Powered by Napster b2b platform now offers listeners the option to choose between high-resolution and studio-…
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Nashville-Based Music Management Firm Fitzgerald Hartley Is Closing After 42 Years
Fitzgerald Hartley is closing its doors after 42 years in the music management business. Both locations in Nashville and Ventura, CA are affected and will close by the end of the year. Co-founders Larry Fitzgerald and Mark Hartley made the announcement…
LiveXLive Secures Live-Streaming Rights to Synergy Global Entertainment (SGE) Festivals
LiveXLive has announced an exclusive global live streaming and multi-platform distribution agreement with Synergy Global Entertainment (SGE). The LiveXLive SGE deal will see LiveXLive streaming select performances from 11 upcoming SGE festivals and eve…
Disney Recruits Janelle Monae to Help Reinvent the Racist ‘Siamese Cat Song’
The live-action version of Lady and the Tramp will cut the controversial ‘Siamese Cat Song’ in favor of a new track. Disney has tapped Janelle Monae to contribute the additional track, along with her artist collective Wondaland. Disney is investing hea…
Kobalt’s AWAL Snags Another Indie Partnership: In Real Life
LA-based In Real Life has launched a new partnership with Kobalt’s label services company, AWAL. According to the companies, In Real Life will leverage AWAL’s distribution and marketing expertise to maximize artist promotion opportunities. The newly i…
Eventbrite Shares Continue to Plunge After a Serious Earnings Miss
Eventbrite’s stock woes continued on Thursday, with the company witnessing its sharpest one-day loss in history. A disappointing earnings report and outlook spurred the sell-off. The stock fell more than 31% on Thursday morning (May 2nd) after Eventbri…
Tinder Introduces ‘Festival Mode’ for Enhanced Hooking Up at Shows
Tinder has announced a new ‘Festival Mode’ to allow users to share which live concerts and festivals they’ll be attending this summer. The new Festival Mode card allows users to add a festival badge to their profile. Here’s how it works. Clicking on t…
Still Holding $5.7 Billion In Debt, iHeartMedia Says Its Restructuring Is ‘Successfully Completed’
iHeartMedia has officially ended its restructuring process. With the balance sheet restructuring, iHeartMedia’s debt dropped from a whopping $16.1 billion to ‘only’ $5.75 billion. CEO Bob Pittman says he’s pleased to have a capital structure that match…
ASCAP Annual Collections Top $1 Billion Again — Up 7.26% Year-Over-Year
The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) announced that annual collections from 2018 exceeded $1.227 billion. ASCAP saw a 7.26% increase in performance rights collections, up from $1.144 billion in 2017. The PRO notes that tot…
Fox Renews ‘Empire’ for a 6th Season, But ‘No Plans’ to Continue Jussie Smollett’s Character
Fox has chosen to renew ‘Empire’ for a sixth season, just one week ahead of the show’s season five finale. Fox Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV released a joint statement on Tuesday announcing the series extension. The statement says there are no …