In the wake of The Fader firing its head of content Eric Sundermann as a result of sexual misconduct allegations, the site has further fired publisher Andy Cohen after working there for 16 years. In the immediate aftermath of Sundermann’s dismiss…
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As U.S. Investigation Continues, ByteDance Moves To Separate TikTok from Its Chinese Operations
Reuters is reporting that ByteDance, which is the parent of TikTok, is stepping up attempts to separate the app from its Chinese operations in the wake of a U.S. government investigation of its data handling policies. According to the report, which com…
Hacker Shows Just How Easy It Is To Leak Unreleased Music
A 27-year-old hacker demonstrated just how easy it is to acquire and leak unreleased music, according to an indictment filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan. Christian Erazo and a group of other hackers allegedly hacked the social medi…
Warner Music Group Corp. Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Year Ending September 30
Warner Music Group has reported its financial results for both its fiscal fourth-quarter and the year ending September 30, 2019, and the news is good. In terms of the fourth quarter, revenue rose 8.2% at the company. They further indicated that recorde…
Musicians Reach Tentative Deal with Film and TV Studios
Musicians have reached a tentative deal with film and television studios, despite not getting their most pressing demand: residuals for streaming, which they had fought for through their #BandTogether campaign. Negotiations between the American Federat…
Recording Academy Settles Ugly Lawsuit Over Harassment, Wrongful Termination, and Financial Impropriety
Dana Tomarken, who is a former vice president of MusiCares and the Grammy Foundation, has settled her lawsuit against the Recording Academy. While Tomarken dismissed the suit, which charged the Academy with wrongful termination and discrimination among…
Robert Sillerman Dead: SFX Entertainment Founder Passes Away at 71
Embattled music executive Robert Sillerman, who founded the company that would eventually become ticketing giant Live Nation, has died at the age of 71. Raised in Bronx, New York and the son of a radio station owner, Robert F.X. Sillerman started SFX B…
Instance of Rick Ross Copyright Infringement Lawsuit on ‘Billionaire’ Tossed by Federal Judge
The U.S. District Court of Tacoma, Washington has dismissed an instance of a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by a man who had accused rapper Rick Ross and Universal Music Group (UMG) of copyright infringement because he felt Ross’ “Bil…
California Court Dismisses Apple Music Data Privacy Lawsuit
The U.S. District Court for Northern California has dismissed a lawsuit against Apple Music filed by users who claimed that the company sold and exposed user data to third parties. In May of this year, three Apple Music users — Leigh Wheaton, Jill Paul…
Mariah Carey Basically Owns Christmas — Wins Third Guinness World Record for ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’
The Guinness World Records have just awarded pop superstar Mariah Carey her third record relating to her Christmas classic, “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” In the 2020 edition of its book, the organization awarded Carey the record for th…