The 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards were held last night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Here is a complete list of CMA 2018 winners and nominees. Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Kenny Chesney Chris Stapleton Keith Urban – WINNER Album of the Year "From A Room:…
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Prince Estate Awarded $4M Judgment Over EP Release
Producer George Ian Boxill has reportedly been ordered to pay nearly $4 million to the estate of Prince for releasing songs after his death without permission. Boxill was ordered to pay the estate $3,960,287.65 for damages, costs and attorney’s fees, according to court documents obtained by The Blast and was…
YouTube Music Charts 11.2-8.18: Ariana Grande Is #1, Linkin Park Passes 1B Views
On the YouTube Music Charts this week, Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next” reached #1 on the US Top Songs Chart, Linkin Park’s “Numb” crosses 1 billion views, and Queen continues up charts again following the release of their biopic Highlights – Linkin Park’s official music video for “Numb” hit 1B…
Neil Young Slams Trump Over California Wildfires
Canadian rocker Neil Young took U.S. President Donald Trump to task on Monday over calls to revoke federal funding for forest management. Young, a vocal environmentalist, is one of the thousands of people who lost their home in the ongoing deadly Woolsey fire near Malibu, California. Trump, per usual, sparked…
Did Chart Topper Kris Wu Just Game iTunes?
Kris Wu, a Chinese-Canadian actor, singer and former member of EXO, topped the iTunes song chart on Monday. For almost 24 hours, Wu had all 5 tracks in the Top 5 with the exception of Ariana Grande’s just released single “Thank U, Next." But Wu’s success appeared under some unusual…
Did Chart Topper Kris Wu Just Game iTunes?
Kris Wu, a Chinese-Canadian actor, singer and former member of EXO, topped the iTunes song chart on Monday. For almost 24 hours, Wu had all 5 tracks in the Top 5 with the exception of Ariana Grande’s just released single “Thank U, Next." But Wu’s success appeared under some unusual…
YouTube Paid Music Industry $1.8B In Past Year
YouTube paid the music industry $1.8 billion in advertising revenue from October 2017 to September 2018, according to Google. YouTube has paid the music industry $6 billion since launch. Google and YouTube say that they have invested $100 million to build and staff the Content ID system which underpins YouTube’s…
BTS Is 1st Korean Artist To Pass 1M Apple Music Streams
The BTS behemoth keeps gaining momentum.This week …
CD Manufacturers Can’t Keep Up With Demand
In recent weeks, four hit titles from UMG have sold out and put on backorder or never made it to stores for their release dates. Causes of the shortage include unexpected demand, reduced manufacturing capacity and a shift of factories to Mexico. CD orders that once took 10 days to…
Izzy Azalea Is Thrilled To Be ‘Officially Unsigned’
Iggy Azalea has revealed that she is officially an unsigned artist. The Australian performer signed a deal with Island Records back in February of 2018, however, has now parted ways with the label after only nine months. Azalea broke the news via Twitter over the weekend saying: “I’m officially unsigned…