Nelly Needs 287,176,547 Spotify Streams to Pay His Taxes

It’s time to put on Nelly’s ‘Air Force One’ hundreds of millions of times. #SaveNelly! Forget about sponsoring new creative products on Kickstarter or bidding on the rights to own new AirPod Straps. It’s time for us, the internet, to band together as one body and help out Nelly. That’s what fans are trying to […]

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Kurt Cobain Is Still Alive, Nirvana Says

After faking his own suicide, Kurt Cobain has been teaching himself right-handed guitar in Peru, according to surviving members of the band. Just like Elvis Presley, Kurt Cobain conspiracy theories are a dime a dozen, especially on the internet. Diehard fans just don’t want the singer to have actually passed more than 20 years ago. […]

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Here’s TIDAL’s Latest Financial Filing (Warning: It’s Ugly…)

TIDAL is in serious financial trouble, according to a pair of documents filed in Sweden. TIDAL owner Aspiro AB just filed a pair of financial statements with Swedish authorities, and the results are a little scary.  Aspiro AB, the TIDAL parent acquired by Jay Z last year, posted a net loss of 239 million Swedish […]

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Here’s TIDAL’s Latest Financial Filing (Warning: It’s Ugly…)

TIDAL is in serious financial trouble, according to a pair of documents filed in Sweden. TIDAL owner Aspiro AB just filed a pair of financial statements with Swedish authorities, and the results are a little scary.  Aspiro AB, the TIDAL parent acquired by Jay Z last year, posted a net loss of 239 million Swedish […]

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Lil Wayne: “There’s No Such Thing As Racism…”

“Well, I don’t want to be bashed, cuz I don’t want to sound like I’m the wrong — if there’s a side, but to me, I thought that was clearly a message that there’s no such thing as racism.” – Lil Wayne, speaking with the hosts of ESPN’s ‘Undisputed’ roundtable program: Joy Taylor, Skip Bayless, […]

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Lil Wayne: “There’s No Such Thing As Racism…”

“Well, I don’t want to be bashed, cuz I don’t want to sound like I’m the wrong — if there’s a side, but to me, I thought that was clearly a message that there’s no such thing as racism.” – Lil Wayne, speaking with the hosts of ESPN’s ‘Undisputed’ roundtable program: Joy Taylor, Skip Bayless, […]

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Tupac Shakur’s Legacy Is Quickly Fading, Google Data Shows

Tupac Shakur is considered a god in the hip-hop world.  But Google data shows a fading legacy. Lil Yachty is a fast-rising, 19-year-old rapper, signed to major label Capitol Records after exploding last year.  Born in 1997, Yachty came of age after Tupac Shakur’s death twenty years ago, and obviously has no living memory of the revered […]

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Dude, Amoeba Music Is Totally Getting Bulldozed…

Yesterday, leaked construction plans and architectural diagrams pointed to an imminent bulldozing of Amoeba Music.  Now, it looks like Amoeba is seems to be delaying the inevitable. Amoeba Music in Hollywood now looks like toast, though the store may be preserved for a few years longer.  In a statement issued last night, Amoeba didn’t deny that […]

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Amazon Tweets a $49.99 Amazon Echo Dot, Then Quickly Deletes It

Rule of thumb: Be careful when clicking on “Tweet” ahead of time. Amazon has been having a very good year. Their Prime Day 2016 was a huge success, speakers rival Sonos has recently inked a deal with the company, and they recently strutted into fourth place with their fashion delivery service in the UK. What […]

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Pandora Signs Licensing Deals with Merlin Network, Sony, and Universal

Licensing deals make the world go round. Pandora announced today that they’ve reached a landmark deal with Merlin Network, Sony Music, and Universal Music Group, covering 2 of the big 3 major labels. They’ve also reached a deal with The Orchard and over 30 different independent labels and distributors. These landmark deals create what some […]

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