Top music industry executives and music organizations don’t think too fondly of fraudulent Spanish collecting society, SGAE. That’s putting it lightly. First, between 2003 and 2007, top SGAE executives illegally misappropriated millions of euros. Auth…
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Michael Jackson Estate Suffers Another Serious Setback Against HBO Over ‘Leaving Neverland’
The legal dispute over the ‘Leaving Neverland’ documentary must remain in open court, according to a new ruling from a federal judge. After a hearing last week, a judge decided on Tuesday to reject a motion by Michael Jackson’s Estate to transfer the c…
Eventbrite President Andrew Dreskin Is Out — and Dumping Millions In Company Stock
Recent SEC filings reveal that exiting Eventbrite president Andrew Dreskin is dumping more than $2 million in Eventbrite stock. Eventbrite announced its quarterly earnings data on May 1st, missing analyst expectations by $0.05. Revenues were $81.30 mil…
Former App Store Approval Boss Expresses His “Worry” About Apple’s Anti-Competitive Behavior
According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, and unlike Facebook and Google, the Cupertino tech giant doesn’t focus on gathering and using consumers’ personal information for advertising. On the contrary, a massive billboard in Las Vegas boastfully proclaims, “Wha…
American Federation of Musicians Confirms “Painful” Pension Fund Cuts for Existing Members
Around 20,000 members of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) will soon see a reduction in their retirement pay. This comes after the musicians union confirmed its pension fund has reached a “critical and declining” status. The AFM will reduce p…
Amadeus Code Receives $1.8 Million in Series A Funding
According to a new study set to go live tomorrow, music fans and consumers can’t distinguish between music created by artificial intelligence and music created by humans. Testing panelists with music composed by AI versus stock music across 10 ‘diverse…
Are ‘Microbe-Grown Headphones’ the Future of Sustainable Audio Technology?
These Korvaa headphones were grown using fungus and a yeast-based bioplastic grown by microbes. But how do they sound? The answer is that these aren’t working headphones, just prototypes for a future, sustainable pair. But biodegradable, landfill-fre…
Lil Wayne Plans to Double Attendance at This Year’s Lil Weezyana Fest
Lil Wayne has some ambitious attendance goals for his 5th annual festival in New Orleans. It’s fun to play at a festival — but way more fun when it’s your festival. Of course, very few artists have the weight required to throw their own festival. But …
Sony Music Inks Distribution Deal With Two Hip-Hop Indie Labels – Selfmade and Divine
Sony Music has just made a major deal in Germany. The major record label has signed a major deal to distribute two hip-hop indie labels’ respective catalogs. Selfmade Records and Division’s catalogs include nine No. 1 albums. In addition, the agreemen…
Iggy Azalea Plans Criminal Charges Over Topless Photo Leaks
Three years ago, and as part of a photo shoot with GQ Australia, Iggy Azalea agreed to have several topless photos snapped. Shot by Nino Muñoz, Azalea explained why. “A lot of high profile women have shot covers for GQ with a strategically placed hand,…