Amid an ongoing investigation into its business practices, music events startup Sofar Sounds published a blog post in which they detailed how they make money. The company says that it splits the net income it receives from its shows 63/37, with artists…
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New York State To Introduce Net Neutrality Bill
Following the lead of California, the state of New York is introducing measures to implement net neutrality in the state. The concept behind net neutrality is to prevent Internet service providers (ISPs) from treating some information as more important…
Russell Simmons’ Shuttered All Def Digital Finds Buyer
Culture Genesis has acquired All Def Digital, which was a hip-hop, comedy and culture media company that Russell Simmons founded and which was shuttered earlier this year. While All Def Digital ceased operating during the summer and laid off all of its…
Live Nation Ordered To Pay $101 Million to Severely Injured Man
Compounding the legal problems it faces, Live Nation has to pay a New York man $101 million because of a fall at a concert that left him with a fractured skull. A jury in a Manhattan Supreme court decided to award the payment to Mark Perez. In June of …
Sen. Amy Klobuchar Slams ‘Broken Ticket Industry’ as Justice Department Prepares Legal Action Against Live Nation
As the U.S. Justice Department prepares to take legal action against Live Nation, U.S. Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) attacked what she called a “broken ticketing industry.” In a Twitter post that referenced ou…
Meet the Single Mom Cellist Who Makes a Living Off Her Music — Our Podcast Interview
In 2015, cellist Zoë Keating suffered tragedy when her husband and business partner of 17 years died. Despite the loss, there wasn’t even the thought in Keating’s mind of ending her indie music career. In this edition of the Digital…
Hipgnosis Acquires the Catalog of ‘So Underrated’ Johnny McDaid
The Hipgnosis Songs Fund has announced that it has acquired the catalog of musician and songwriter Johnny McDaid. McDaid has not only been a member of Snow Patrol and Vega4 but has also written songs for a group of diverse artists that includes: Ed She…
Pusha T Opening Ramen Bar in Washington, DC
Rapper Pusha T has announced that, in partnership with two local nightclub owners, he was opening a ramen bar in the nation’s capital. Called Kitsuen — which means “smoke” in Japanese — the bar will also offer cocktails an…
Burning Man Sues U.S. Government After They Charge $18 Million for Permits
The organizer of the Burning Man festival is suing the U.S. Department of the Interior because of $18 million in permit costs levied against the festival since 2015. Black Rock City filed the lawsuit in a Washington, DC U.S. District Court. It claims t…
Ariana Grande Approaches Voter Registration Record on Current Tour
Superstar Ariana Grande is doing a lot more than just performing and making a lot of money on her current tour: she is about to set a record for voter registrations. In a Twitter post, she announced that she was within 1,000 voter registrations from &#…