Wyoming Ranch Officially Bans Rappers After Kanye West’s Listening Party

Apparently Kanye West’s listening party was a tad obnoxious. Some artists release albums.  Kanye West hosts a lavish private listening party at a ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.  The listening party involved press from around the world, collabora…

As Artists Pull Their Music from the Service, TIDAL Faces Criminal Complaint Over Fake Streams

TIDAL remains suspiciously silent as the fallout over fake plays on Jay-Z’s streaming music platform continues to grow. Norwegian songwriters, composers, and music publishers have filed a complaint against Jay-Z’s streaming music service, T…

Latest Industry: RIAA, Elon Musk, Morgan Evans, BTS, Sony/ATV, TIDAL, Vertigo, Recording Academy, More…

Streaming music services pay Grimes way too little, says Elon Musk. Following the confirmation of his relationship with Canadian pop star Grimes, Elon Musk has blasted the “crazy low payout” artists receive from streaming music services.&#1…

TIDAL Accused of Fraudulently Inflating Kanye, Beyonce and Subscriber Numbers

How far did TIDAL go to promote Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo and Beyoncé’s Lemonade? Let’s face it.  Jay-Z hasn’t had such a great time so far. First, his last 4:44 album didn’t appear on Billboard charts …

Latest Industry: Jay-Z, G-Eazy, Kanye West, Spotify, Pandora, Live Nation, the RIAA, More…

Spotify + Hulu…and Scribd? According to a new report, Spotify may expand its entertainment bundle to include Scribd’s audiobook service.  TechCrunch notes that the company has placed a consumer survey in its mobile app.  The surve…