Legendary thrash metal band Slayer will be screening their new concert film on November 6th. The concert/action film, which is entitled The Repentless Killogy, will appear in over 1,500 movie theaters around the world, but only for a day. There are two…
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Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, Who Once Sniffed 2-3 Grams of Cocaine Daily, Congratulates Metallica’s James Hetfield on Entering Rehab
Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi, himself a former addict, has offered support to Metallica’s James Hetfield. Metallica’s recent decision to cancel the Oceania leg of their tour (due to James Hetfield’s entering rehab) has received support from both pun…
RIAA Reports Telegram to the U.S. Government for Massive Copyright Infringement
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has filed an official complaint with U.S. Government over copyright infringement on Telegram. The RIAA, the well-funded trade organization that represents Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, a…
Live Nation Acquires Finnish Booking Agency, Promoter Hög
Music conglomerate Live Nation has acquired yet another company. This time it purchased Finland’s Hög Agency & Promotion though its local subsidiary Live Nation Finland. Hög Agency began in 2016 and it has since been a major player in the local mus…
Cincinnati Symphony Violinist Stops Her Performance to Ask an Audience Member to Stop Recording
A classical music concert this week in Cincinnati featuring world-renowned violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter came to a sudden stop for a most unusual reason: a woman sitting in the front row was recording her with her phone and refused to stop. Reportedly, …
Looks Like a Tekashi 6ix9ine Biopic Is In the Works — With 50 Cent Executive Producing
It now appears that 50 Cent is closing in on the production rights for a Tekashi 6ix9ine biopic. A Tekashi 6ix9ine biopic is now in the works, and 50 Cent has indicated that he’s making a play for the production rights. 50 Cent, whose real name is Curt…
AEG Facilities and SMG Officially Merge to Form ASM Global
Just hours ago, SMG and AEG Facilities announced that they had finally completed their merger. Introducing ASM Global. In the process, the live concert giants have established a new company called ASM Global, which will manage more than 300 venues acr…
Travis Scott Quietly Settles a $20 Million Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Brought by Three Six Mafia
Rappers Travis Scott and DJ Paul settled a $20 million lawsuit filed by Paul, who insisted that Scott’s “No Bystanders” song was similar to “Tear Da Club Up,” which he recorded back in 1997 as a member of Three 6 Mafia. The terms of the settlement were…
Appeals Court Says the Trump Administration Can’t Force States to Repeal Net Neutrality
Earlier today (October 1st), a U.S. federal court upheld the FCC’s decision to eliminate net neutrality rules back in 2017. But the decision was hardly a victory for the Trump Administration, which still has to fight states like California. The Obama …
30% of Beatles Streams on Spotify Are Coming from 18-24 Year-Olds
Spotify recently revealed that songs by The Beatles have been streamed roughly 1.7 billion times to this point in 2019. More impressive yet is the fact that about 30 percent of these streams came from individuals between the ages of 18 and 24. In other…