Jerry Heller’s estate just couldn’t provide enough proof to sustain its lawsuit against Straight Outta Compton’s filmmakers. Several years ago, Jerry Heller, NWA’s original manager, filed a lawsuit against the makers of the film, Straight Outta Compton…
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iHeartMedia Agrees to Split from Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings
With Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings splitting away from iHeartMedia, will iHeart company executives finally stop overspending and pay what they owe? Several months ago, iHeartMedia, under the weight of over $20 billion in debt, filed for bankruptcy. Th…
European Union Aims to Implement Forced Content Quotas on Streaming Services by the End of 2019
Just how exactly will the European Union’s content quota affect streaming music services later on? Several months ago, APRA AMCOS, a copyright collective representing Australian and New Zealander composers, lyricists, and musicians, called on lawmakers…
Live Nation Places Heather Parry, “an Emotional Terrorist,” on Leave
Just how long did Live Nation ignore employees’ verbal abuse claims against Heather Parry? Last week, a person claiming to serve at Live Nation Productions gained access to the company’s Twitter account and posted the following message lambasting CEO M…
The Latest Music Industry Jobs: BMG, OVG, Live Nation, Spin, Cox Media, More…
BMG makes a key appointment. Jonathan Palmer will serve as Senior Vice President of Creative Synch at BMG. He previously served at A Suit of Leaves, representing labels, music publishers, artists, and songwriters for licensing across all media. Based…
Embattled Music Executive Charlie Walk Quietly Returns as a Consultant at UnitedMasters
Thanks to UnitedMasters’ Steve Stoute, Charlie Walk has now returned to the music industry that shunned him. Several months ago, multiple women came forward with serious sexual abuse allegations against Charlie Walk. The longtime music executive had al…
Expanding its Reach into Latin America, Live Nation Acquires a Majority Stake in DF Entertainment
Live Nation continues to make global acquisitions. Several weeks ago, Live Nation acquired Mainland Music, a Swiss promoter. The move came a year after the global entertainment company acquired the Openair Frauenfeld festival in Switzerland. The compa…
Hackers Leak Old Beyoncé and SZA Tracks on Spotify and Apple Music
How exactly did hackers upload Beyoncé and SZA’s past works on Spotify and Apple Music? Yesterday, and for a few hours, hackers uploaded what they called Beyoncé and SZA’s newest albums. One project, titled Have Your Way, featured 10 tracks under the n…
Juelz Santana Brings a Loaded Gun to Newark International Airport — Gets 27 Months in Jail
Juelz Santana will give one final performance before having to spend over 2 years in jail. Last March, rapper Juelz Santana fled from Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at Newark International Airport. They had found a loaded .38 gun …
Making Vinyl Conference Expands to Germany
After selling just 100 vinyl records, indie artists can make the same amount they would earn from 2.5 million YouTube views or 368,000 Spotify streams. Over at the Making Vinyl Conference two months ago, experts agreed that the rise of streaming music …