Maroon 5, Travis Scott and former Outkast member Big Boi will perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, the NFL announced on Sunday. The once coveted performance became controversial as star after star rejected an invitation to appear because of NFL treatment of former player Colin Kaepernick and the ‘take…
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UMG Signs Germany’s Top Streaming Artist 2018, Capital Bra
Universal Music has signed German hip-hop artist, Capital Bra. 2018 was a groundbreaking year for the rapper whose real name is Vladislav Balovatsky. Not only did he become Germany’s most streamed artist of 2018, but he is the first artist ever to have eight No.1 hits in one year in…
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Dead & Co. Add Live Recordings To Spotify, Apple Music
Dead & Company, the stadium selling, John Mayer fronted Grateful Dead offshoot, is releasing two years of recording of its live shows to Spotify, Apple Music and other streamers. Live audio for these recordings was mixed and remastered by Dead & Company’s Front of House Engineer, Derek Featherstone, and the…
Record Labels Evolve To Stay Relevant In Streaming Era [Musonomics Report]
A new report based on almost 50 interviews with top-level executives at major and independent record labels, industry analyst and educator Larry Miller digs into how streaming and the digital age have made record labels an indispensable partner for the most ambitious new, developing and superstar artists. _____________________________ In “Same…
YouTube Music Poised To Replace Google Play As Android Default Audio Player
A look at the under the hood of a recent YouTube Music app update shows strong evidence that Google may be about to make it the default music player within its Android operating system. The move could help catapult YouTube Music from also-ran to top tier music streamer. Apple guaranteed…
Black Music Execs Are Finally Rising Faster
Black music industry executives are rising faster in 2019, according to Billboard Magazine. “We need to fight for our seat at the table,” one major label senior VP told Billboard’s Gail Mitchell. Over the past eight months, some 20 seats were added to that top executive table. “If you think…
Does Ticketmaster Finally Have A Rival?
Former Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard’s new Rival Ticketing has signed its first client, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment’s Altitude Tickets, putting it in a position to compete with Ticketmaster, at least on paper. “Anyone looking for a not-so-subtle hint that’s he’s planning to disrupt the ticketing space could probably point to…
Major Layoffs At Billboard, Hollywood Reporter
About 22 staffers have been laid off at Billboard and The Hollywood Reported as part of a restructuring by parent company Valance Media. Dana Miller, chief marketing officer for both publications, was among those cut, according to multiple sources, along with most of her of her New York-based staff. Billboard…
Spotify Passed 200 Million Active Users At End Of 2018
[UPDATED] Spotify passed 200 million monthly active at the end of 2018, Dustee Jenkins, Spotify Head Of Global Communications shared during an interview at CES yesterday. Jenkins promoted the streamer’s push into podcasts and shared that podcast listeners also consume more music than average on the platform. Spotify had 191…