In the wake of his controversial Instagram post about Oprah Winfrey, rapper 50 cent will executive produce an animated series featuring a black superhero for Lionsgate TV. The series will be called Trill League and will be based on a graphic novel by t…
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Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Life Story To Become a Podcast on Spotify
It is being reported that Spotify will release a podcast about the life of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine next month. The eight-episode podcast, which is being produced in conjunction with Complex, will be entitled Infamous: The Tekashi 6ix9ine Story. It will …
What Taylor Swift Controversy? Big Machine Signs Sugarland
All the controversy relating to Taylor Swift and Big Machine Records have not stopped the record label from signing the country music duo Sugarland. This is not the first partnership between Big Machine and Sugarland, which consists of Jennifer Nettles…
CBS Shelves Ghost Ship Warehouse Fire TV Series
CBS has announced that it is shelving a television series about the infamous Ghost Ship warehouse fire after many criticized the project. Just a week earlier, the network announced the series, in a deal with novelists Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman,…
European Composer and Songwriter Alliance Strongly Condemns ‘Malpractices’ of Epidemic Sound
The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) has issued a condemnation of music licensing platform Epidemic Sound, insisting that it shows “disrespect for fundamental authors’ economic and moral rights.” The Belgium-based ECSA, whic…
Tencent Music Announces $400 Million Stock Repurchase Plan
The board of directors of Tencent Music Entertainment announced that the company plans to repurchase $400 million of its shares. The repurchase relates to U.S.-traded Class A ordinary shares, in the form of American depository shares, and it will take …
YouTube Music Is Beating Spotify in India, Bloomberg Says
Bloomberg is reporting that YouTube in India has gotten over 800,000 paid subscribers for its music service less than a year since launching. According to the report, YouTube’s growth is faster than Spotify’s in this important developing ma…
TikTok Inks Broad-Reaching Deal with WWE — Including Substantial Music Licensing
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) announced that they have formed a partnership with TikTok, which includes significant music licensing. A big part of the new partnership is the launching of an official WWE TikTok account. The WWE will also provide t…
ICM Partners Sells 33% Interest at $450 Million Valuation
ICM Partners, which is one of the largest talent and literary agencies in the United States, have sold 33% of the agency for $150 million to a private equity firm called Crestview Partners. The deal values the company at $450 million. Interestingly, no…
$4 Billion StubHub Acquisition Is Officially Under Regulatory Review
In the aftermath of the United Kingdom’s parliamentary elections last Thursday, the country’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) officially announced that it would investigate Viagogo’s $4 billion acquisition of StubHub from eBay. A fe…