Category archives: Breaking News

Miley Cyrus, Neil Young, Robin Thicke, Michael Plen Have All Lost Their Homes In the California Wildfires — Here’s the Latest List of Those Impacted

The music industry, like many other entertainment sectors, has been heavily impacted by raging California wildfires. Over the past decade-plus, Los Angeles has gradually become a hub for the music industry.  So the impact of a natural disaster like thi…

Samsung’s Hi-Fidelity Deal With Deezer Gets Totally Overshadowed by Spotify

Last week, Samsung announced a high-profile partnership with Spotify.  But there’s another streaming deal that got totally overlooked. It was another splashy deal for the high-flying streaming service.  Just last week, Spotify signed up to serve …

Spotify Is Testing Unlimited Ad-Skipping In Australia — And Refunding Advertisers Who Get Skipped

Spotify’s free users in Australia can skip as many ads as they want, thanks to a recently launched experiment in the country.  But will Spotify’s ‘hypothesis’ work? For months, Spotify has been flirting with the concept of compl…

There’s a Brand-New Management Company — for Songwriters & Producers

The most storied music managers are always tied to recording artists.  But maybe that’s starting to change. Of course, the biggest hit songwriters and hotshot producers have their reps.  And compositional machines like Hans Zimmer have their own …

Johnny Depp’s Film About the Notorious BIG/Tupac Murders Gets Pulled from Theaters

The film City of Lies about the investigations into the murders of rap legends Tupac Shakur and the Notorious BIG has been pulled from theaters, sources reported on August 7th. City of Lies, starring Johnny Depp, had previously been scheduled to open i…

Concord Music Acquires London-Based Independiente Records

Concord Music has announced that it has acquired Independiente Records, a London-based indie label with a storied history. Andy Macdonald began Independiente Records in 1997, and the company has produced a significant number of influential artists sinc…

Lady Gaga, Jay-Z Collaborator Zombie Boy Plunges to His Death — But Was It a Suicide?

Zombie Boy’s fast-rising modeling and performance career has come to a tragic halt. Canadian model and performance actor Rick Genest, better known as ‘Zombie Boy,’ has died after apparently committing suicide.  Genest, whose full-body…

US-Based PRO Pro Music Rights Reaches a 7.4% Market Share

Pro Music Rights — the fifth Public Performance Rights Society In U.S. — now controls a  market share of 7.4%. The following announcement comes from Pro Music Rights, a company we’re excited to partner with to help broaden their awareness within …

Deezer Just Raised Another $185 Million, at a Valuation of $1.16 Billion

Deezer has long lagged behind Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon’s Music Unlimited offering, but maybe there’s room for more. The Paris-based company announced today that it has raised €160 million ($185 million) in funding.  This new round o…