A tribute museum for late Swedish DJ and producer Avicii, the Avicii Experience, is officially slated to open in Stockholm next year, as part of an expansive, seven-floor facility called Space Sweden. Organizers disclosed details pertaining to the Avic…
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New Metallica Song Features Lyrics Written Entirely by a Bot
A YouTube user has created a new Metallica-inspired song, “Deliverance Rides,” that features lyrics written entirely by a bot. One “Funk Turkey” recently uploaded the three-and-a-half-minute Metallica track to YouTube, and at the time of this writing, …
Norwegian PRO Warns of COVID-19 Revenue Hit Ahead
Norwegian performance rights organization (PRO) TONO revealed all-time-high earnings in its latest financial report, but warned that a coronavirus-fueled revenue hit is imminent. The PRO recently published the mentioned report, which highlighted 2019’s…
Hundreds of Music Companies and Artists Demand the Repeal of New York’s ’50-A’ Police Secrecy Law
Many music industry companies and artists have signed a letter calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo and members of New York State Legislature to repeal New York’s “50-A” police-secrecy law. Digital Music News obtained a copy of the firmly worded 50-A oppos…
SiriusXM Announces $1.5 Billion Debt Offering to Counter Coronavirus Ad Drops
Satellite radio mainstay SiriusXM has announced that it will issue $1.5 billion in senior secured notes as part of an effort to offset a coronavirus-fueled drop in ad revenue. SiriusXM revealed the debt offering in a series of press releases, which wer…
Russell Simmons Issues ‘Hip Hop Community Demands’ to Police Departments Nationwide
Def Jam co-founder and entrepreneur Russell Simmons has issued a demand to police departments and officers on behalf of the “hip hop community.” Russell Simmons recently published the fiery message on Instagram, along with a lengthy caption that reads,…
AEG Announces Major Staffing Cuts as Concert Cancellations Stretch Further
Owing to the novel coronavirus’s ongoing impact upon the live event sphere, Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) is preparing to layoff, furlough, and cut the salary of a number of its team members, according to preliminary reports. AEG President and CEO…
John Legend Explains What ‘Defund the Police’ Actually Means
In a recent series of Twitter messages, John Legend explained what it actually means to “defund the police,” which some activists are calling for in the wake of George Floyd’s death. John Legend published his 10-tweet-long take on the matter yesterday,…
A Richard Pryor Skit from 1974 Is Going Viral on Spotify
Many older tracks, including a 1974 bit from comedian Richard Pryor, are climbing the Spotify United States Viral 50 chart as protests continue to unfold across the country. Entitled “N— vs. The Police,” Richard Pryor delivered and recorded the b…
Beyoncé Calls Out Music Industry Discrimination In Virtual Graduation Speech
During YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 virtual commencement event, Beyoncé took aim at ongoing discrimination in the music industry and the wider entertainment sphere. Speaking against an all-gray backdrop before what was apparently a professional-grade c…