The first half of 2019 was very good to Big Hit Entertainment, the South Korean company that manages BTS. Earlier today (August 21st) the company announced record revenues at its ‘Big Hit Corporate Briefing With the Community’ event, which was held in …
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Phish Cancels Weekend Camping Because of Plague-Infected Prairie Dogs
Owing to plague-infected prairie dogs, Phish fans won’t be able to camp. Colorado fans of Phish will still be able to rock out on Labor Day Weekend when Phish will hold three separate performances. However, these fans won’t be able to camp out—and the …
Nipsey Hussle’s Puma Collection Is Still Happening — Official Release Next Month
The status of a Puma collaboration with Nipsey Hussle was previously unclear. Nipsey Hussle had been collaborating with Puma on a fall fashion collection, though it was unclear where things stood when the rapper was killed. Now, it turns out that the …
Universal Music Partners With Nas’ Mass Appeal to Spread Indian Hip Hop to the World
Yes, Indian hip hop is a thing. You just haven’t heard of it — yet. Now, there’s an effort to bring India’s burgeoning hip hop scene to broader global audiences. Universal Music Group (UMG) has partnered with Mass Appeal, a Nas-backed media and record…
Porsche’s All-Electric Taycan Becomes the First Car to Integrate Apple Music as a Standard Feature
Porsche is sending a huge shot across Tesla’s bow — but why are they the first to seriously integrate Apple Music in the dash? In its long history, Apple has reached many milestones. Now, there’s another one: Porsche has announced that its all-electric…
In the Wake of a DMCA Copyright Extortion Plot, YouTube Takes Legal Action
Copyright infringement lawsuits are nothing new. But one recently filed by YouTube against one of its users isn’t your typical copyright infringement lawsuit. YouTube is suing Christopher Brady, based on allegations that Brady attempted to extort mo…
Chinese Pop Stars EXO, Lay Zhang, Jackson Wang, and Victoria Song Back China Against Hong Kong
Several prominent Chinese pop stars, including EXO, Lay Zhang, Jackson Wang, and Victoria Song, have voiced their support for the Chinese government amidst the rising tensions in Hong Kong. These C-pop singers uploaded pictures of the Chinese flag to t…
Apple Music, Pandora, and Google Hit with Massive Patent Infringement Lawsuits
Apple Music, Pandora, and Google/Alphabet are being targeted in a series of major patent infringement lawsuits related to music streaming functionality. Post Media Systems, LLC, an obscure company that’s best known for previously suing Spotify and iHea…
Latest Industry Moves: CAA, Sony/ATV, Berklee, Music Sales Group, CIMS, iHeartMedia
Here’s a recap of recent executive shuffles — including both hirings, in-house promotions, and exits — from across the music industry. If you have a job listing to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to news@digitalmusicnews.com. If you’d like to pos…
Woman Groped and Kissed by Katy Perry Says It’s No Big Deal
The latest person to accuse pop superstar Katy Perry of sexual assault has issued something of a retraction. Earlier, we reported that Katy Perry was battling two different sexual assault accusations, which brings the total to three (or four, depending…