Fresh off her success at the American Music Awards — and her ability to sing her old songs there — Taylor Swift has launched a new line of T-shirts in celebration of this. Swift not only won Artist of the Decade at the award show, but she a…
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Independent Labels Take a Firm Stance Against UMG-Tencent Deal
Independent music company coalition IMPALA is taking a firm stance against the impending deal between Universal Music Group (UMG) and Tencent, believing that it will hurt both competition and consumers. Tencent is currently in the process of closing a …
Former PledgeMusic CEO Threatens Legal Action Following Accusations of Fraud
Dominic Pandiscia, who is the former CEO of scandal-plagued PledgeMusic, is threatening legal action against a website that published allegations from a musician who accused him of financial misconduct. The kerfuffle began when Ken Andrews, who is a mu…
What Violent Political Unrest? Tencent Music Schedules Its Annual Shareholder Meeting in Hong Kong
Tencent Music Entertainment Group has announced that it will hold its annual general meeting next month in Hong Kong, in spite of all the unrest there due to political protests. The annual meeting will take place December 19 at the Ritz-Carlton in Kowl…
Ebay Dumps StubHub in $4.05 Billion All-Cash Deal
Ebay has announced that it has agreed to sell StubHub to a Swiss ticketing company called Viagogo for $4.05 billion, all of which will be in cash. The company hopes to complete the sale by end of its first quarter. Though the deal is still subject to r…
American Music Awards Hit a New Ratings Low, Despite Taylor Swift
Despite all the controversy generated by Taylor Swift’s battle with Scooter Braun over performing her old songs at the American Music Awards (AMA), ratings for the event fell 6% from last year, reaching an all-time low. The event received a Niels…
K-Pop Star Goo Hara Dies at 28, Cause of Death Yet Unknown
28-year-old K-Pop star Goo Hara was found dead in her home in Seoul by her manager, with police currently investigating the cause. While speculation is rampant that Hara killed herself, police have yet to file an official report regarding her death. Th…
Eric B. Gets Probation Over a 17-Year-Old Charge
Hip-hop legend Eric B. received one-year probation stemming from a 17-year-old warrant for his arrest. The charge related to an incident that occurred on September 27, 2001 in Richfield Park, New Jersey. The police arrested Eric B., whose real name is …
What Murder Trial? YNW Melly Releases Latest Album While Incarcerated
In spite of being in prison while awaiting trial for the murder of his friends, rapper YNW Melly has released a new album. Entitled Melly vs. Melvin, the record is the first studio album for the rapper. Though he has released a pair of mixtapes before:…
Damon Dash Arrested for Unpaid Child Support While in Courthouse
Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash was arrested in New York for failing to pay child support while in a courthouse to pay a different warrant relating to unpaid child support. The problem stems from the fact that Dash has teenage children with t…