Despite receiving three Grammy Awards nominations (‘Song of the Year,’ ‘Best Pop Solo Performance,’ and ‘Best Pop Vocal Album’), Taylor Swift is now reportedly exiting this year’s ceremony. “Taylor Swift will not attend the 2020 Grammy Awards at…
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Billie Eilish Tackles Suicide on ‘Everything I Wanted’ Music Video
Billie Eilish’s new “Everything I Wanted” music video, a collaboration with her brother Finneas, bravely tackles suicide. In her newly released music video for “Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish digs deep and tackles the ever-prevalent issue of suici…
Baillie Gifford Becomes Spotify’s Largest Stakeholder, Beating Out Co-founder Martin Lorentzon
Scottish investment management company Baillie Gifford is officially Spotify’s largest stakeholder with an 11.82% share. In a disclosure submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Baillie Gifford revealed that its total Spotify ow…
A Juice WRLD Album Is In the Works, Label Says
Juice WRLD’s unreleased tracks and projects will be published posthumously. Juice WRLD, whose real name was Jarad Anthony Higgins, tragically passed away in December 2019, just six days after his 21st birthday. The Chicago native’s sudden d…
RIAA Brushes Off the U.S. Government, U.S. Government Intensifies Its Radio Payola Probe
FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly is now directly sending his payola questions to the major labels. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is doubling down on its payola probe. In September of 2019, FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly sent a letter …
Former Grammy Awards CEO Responds to Allegations of Rape
Former Recording Academy and Grammy Awards CEO Neil Portnow had vehemently denied rape and misconduct allegations. The 2020 Grammy Awards have nearly arrived, and though it’s important to reserve final judgments until all is said and done, the 62nd ann…
The Ringer Staff Finds Out About Spotify Acquisition Talks—from the Wall Street Journal
Spotify’s interest in acquiring The Ringer, a sports and popular culture website and podcast network, came as a surprise to many—including Ringer employees, who learned of the news just like everyone else did: through a report published by The Wall Str…
Downtown Music Is Going’ Full Stack’ — Acquires Amsterdam-Based FUGA
Downtown Music Publishing’s AVL Digital Group has acquired FUGA, an Amsterdam-based digital-music distributor and service provider. The purchase, which was announced publicly this morning (January 22nd), is the latest in a series of aggressive, g…
Britney Spears Pop-Up Store ‘The Zone’ Has the Same Name as a Gay Men’s Sex Club Down the Street
The Zone is the name of an upcoming new Britney Spears experience in Los Angeles. It’s also the name of a popular gay men’s sex club just a few minutes away from Spears’ location. The Spears’ Zone is said to be the penultimate Britney Spears experience…
Spotify Taps Viacom In a Major Global Content Marketing Deal
Spotify has contracted the marketing department of Viacom to create programming, influencer content and custom content for the streaming company. The unusual venture will cover many different markets that span Europe, the Middle East, North America, La…