Live Nation’s battle with the U.S. Department of Justice is creating internal warfare with investors. Live Nation just reported a solid financial quarter and surprised a skeptical Wall Street. But lurking underneath the positive financial n…
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Introducing the ‘DMZ Peace Train Music Festival,’ Happening Next Month Along Korea’s Demilitarized Zone
The ‘DMZ Peace Train Music Festival’ is happening along Korea’s Demilitarized Zone. Here’s the early line-up of participants and bands. What’s the perfect way to celebrate the end of the Korean War and a newfo…
U.S. Officials Call Canada One of the Worst Piracy Offenders In the World
The U.S. has just published its ‘Notorious Markets List’ – and Canada is near the top. The United States has racked up its fair share of piracy offenses over the years. So maybe this is a classic ‘pot calling the kettle bl…
Smaller ISPs are Suing the U.S. Government to Preserve Net Neutrality
ISPs supposedly benefit from the FCC’s net neutrality repeal. So why are smaller ISPs suing the U.S. Government to protect net neutrality? An unexpected group has now joined the rebellion against the FCC: smaller ISPs. The group…
R. Kelly Wins the Music Industry’s Male Piece of Garbage Award
Against a very competitive field, Time’s Up has named R. Kelly the music industry’s biggest piece of male garbage. Now, they want the industry to do something about it. Forget sexual harassment. R&B singer R. Kelly has been …
Alzheimer’s Patients Have No Problem Remembering Their Favorite Songs, Study Finds
Scientists remain hopeful that one day, music could help patients suffering from the ravaging effects of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers have found that playing meaningful music may alleviate anxiety associated with dementia. The study was…
Super-Secret Pro Tips for Approaching Any Music Supervisor
Music supervisors are really, really, really busy. Don’t take it personally. But here are some tricks to approaching them and scoring a huge placement. Let’s start this article out with a definition of what a music supervisor is…
This Stripped-Down Version Of YouTube Removes Everything Except the Video
‘Tube’ is an extremely simplified version of YouTube. More than 400 hours of content are uploaded to YouTube each minute. One billion hours of content are watched on YouTube every day. The platform was ranked by Alexa, a web tra…
South Korea Will Stop Blasting Kpop Music Across the North Korean Border
As part of the armistice, South Korea’s assemblage of massive speakers will stop pumping Kpop into North Korea. Peace has its benefits. And ahead of historic talks that occurred last week, South Korea stopped broadcasting Kpop music into No…
Thousands of Sites — Including Tumblr, Etsy & Postmates — are Staging a Last-Ditch Net Neutrality Protest
The last-ditch effort probably won’t save net neutrality from being demolished. But at least it will raise awareness of the issue among midterm voters. Net neutrality hasn’t technically been erased in the U.S. But it’s bas…