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Jay-Z, Roc Nation Named NFL’s "Live Music Strategist"
The National Football League has partnered with music mogul Jay-Z’s Roc Nation that will see the management company become the N.F.L.’s “live music entertainment strategist.” The deal will see Roc Nation and Jay-Z consult on everything from entertainment offerings, including the prestigious Super Bowl Halftime Show, and on the N.F.L.’s…
WED. BRIEF: Jay-Z, NFL Partner • Spotify Woos Siri • Cinq Adds $40M • Corite Launches • Bandzoogle • More
WEDNESDAY 8.14.19
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NFL Considers Options for Medical Use of Marijuana
The NFL has been hidebound about players using pot for pain, but federal law makes it tough for the league to lighten up.
Colin Kaepernick NOT OK With Travis Scott Super Bowl Gig
After rapper Travis Scott was announced as a guest performer with Maroon 5 during the halftime show for the Super Bowl month, he revealed that as a condition of his performance, the NFL had agreed to join him in making a $500,000 donation to a social justice organization. At the…
Maroon 5, Travis Scott, Big Boi Confirm Super Bowl Show, Scott Demands $500,000 For Charity
Maroon 5, Travis Scott and former Outkast member Big Boi will perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, the NFL announced on Sunday. The once coveted performance became controversial as star after star rejected an invitation to appear because of NFL treatment of former player Colin Kaepernick and the ‘take…
The NFL Admits: We Didn’t Pay Lady Gaga for the Super Bowl
Last week, sources told Digital Music News that the National Football League paid Lady Gaga $0 for her Super Bowl LI Halftime performance. Now, an executive at the NFL itself has confirmed that information (but there’s an asterisk…) Should the National Football League pay its Super Bowl Halftime performers? According to the NFL, the answer […]
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SAG Says Lady Gaga Was Definitely Paid for the Super Bowl…
And the plot thickens. Did Lady Gaga get paid for her Super Bowl LI Halftime performance, or not? Now, the Screen Actors Guild is saying that she was paid — just not directly by the NFL. On Monday, a source to Digital Music News reported that the NFL didn’t pay Lady Gaga for her Super Bowl […]
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Someone Decided to Remix a Planet Earth Clip to NFL Gameday Music
Planet Earth II + NFL + Animal Chase Scene = Hilariously Original. Back in 2006, a thrilling TV series aired, documenting the world’s animals in their nature states and habitats. Produced by the BBC Natural History Unit, Planet Earth provided viewers with vivid shots of animals, and how they act, along with breathtaking landscape shots. […]
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