It is being reported that Chinese conglomerate Tencent is investing $2 billion in Kuaishou, which owns a short video platform similar to ByteDance’s Douyin. Kuaishou was launched in 2011 by Su Hua, who is also the founder and CEO of Kuaishou Tech…
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Germany’s GEMA Acquires a Majority Stake In Digital Distributor Zebralution
In an unusual move, the German rights collection agency GEMA has acquired a majority interest in Zebralution, which is a digital distribution company. Currently, GEMA has nearly 75,000 members, which includes composers, lyricists, and publishers. It fu…
Kid Rock Closing Restaurant Following Tirade Against Oprah Winfrey
Outspoken artist Kid Rock is closing his restaurant in Detroit in response to a protest against the controversial statements that he made about Oprah Winfrey and others. Rock announced on Facebook that he was closing Kid Rock’s Made in Det…
Viagogo’s $4 Billion StubHub Acquisition Faces a Serious Regulatory Challenge
The FanFair Alliance has filed an official complaint with the British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) relating to Viagogo’s $4 billion purchase of StubHub from eBay. In 2016, the FanFair Alliance was formed. Since then, they have fought l…
Massive Attack Is Taking Climatologists on Tour To Study the Carbon Footprint of Concerts
Trip hop legends Massive Attack have announced that they will be taking climate scientists on tour with them to study the carbon footprints of music concerts. The news comes in the wake of Coldplay deciding that it would no longer tour until concerts c…
Genius Sues Google and LyricFind for $50 Million Over Stolen Lyrics
Lyrics website Genius is suing Google and its partner Lyricfind for $50 million, claiming that the companies are knowingly copying song lyrics from its site as well as employing anti-competitive practices. Google commonly displays song lyrics in respon…
New York Philharmonic’s Geffen Hall Undergoes Massive $550 Million Renovation
The New York Philharmonic and the Lincoln Center announced that they would renovate Geffen Hall at a cost of $550 million, which will both reduce the seating capacity of the hall by 500 and cause the philharmonic to relocate for part of the 2023-24 sea…
K-Pop Star and Actor Cha In-ha Found Dead at 27 — Suicide Strongly Suspected
K-pop star and actor Cha In-ha was found dead at the age of 27, making him the third K-pop star to die in the last few months. A little more than a week ago, singer Goo Hara died at the age of 28. About a month earlier, her friend and fellow singer Sul…
Billie Eilish Says She’s Never Heard of Van Halen, Huey Lewis or Run-DMC — Eddie Van Halen’s Son Responds
17-year-old singer Billie Eilish stirred some controversy, at least on Twitter, when she told Jimmy Kimmel during an appearance on his show that she did not know who Van Halen is. Eilish also admitted that she did not know who Run-DMC or Huey Lewis are…
Plácido Domingo Calls Sexual Harassment Claims a ‘Nightmare’
In the first full interview he has given since sexual harassment charges partially derailed his career, legendary operatic tenor Plácido Domingo maintained his innocence, calling the accusations a “nightmare.” While speaking to El Confidenc…