“This is the strongest I’ve ever seen the songwriting community” – Ross Golan, hit songwriter, podcaster of ‘And The Writer Is…’ The Music Modernization Act recently passed the House by a 415-0 vote. It looked as if …
Category archives: Politics
Breaking: Spotify Removes Alex Jones’ InfoWars, Citing Its ‘Hate Conduct Policy’
Looks like Spotify is reviving its ‘Hate Conduct Policy’ — starting with Alex Jones’ InfoWars. Spotify has quickly reversed its decision to incorporate Alex Jones’ InfoWars podcast onto its platform, thanks to a torrent of prote…
Do All-Female Music Festivals Break Gender Discrimination Laws?
Despite a government investigation into the first all-female music festival, Statement Festival founder Emma Knyckare vows to push on. Sweden has a major sexual assault problem at music festivals. To be honest, so do most countries. Two years ago, Swe…
Venezuela’s ‘Music for Medicine’ Trades Vinyl & CDs for Desperately-Needed Medication
In Venezuela, most people don’t have access to the medicine they desperately need. Music for Medicine aims to change that. Life in Venezuela is anything but easy. Most people live in poverty. Food shortages are rampant. The country’s recently-electe…
Industry Execs Say ‘The Rules Are Very, Very Different’ After Amato, Portnow, Gunn Firings
In the wake of high-profile dismissals of Billboard CEO John Amato, Recording Academy chief Neil Portnow, and Disney writer/director James Gunn, music industry executives are expressing insecurity over where things stand — and constructing brand-new ru…
Industry Execs Say ‘The Rules Are Very, Very Different’ After Amato, Portnow, Gunn Firings
In the wake of high-profile dismissals of Billboard CEO John Amato, Recording Academy chief Neil Portnow, and Disney writer/director James Gunn, music industry executives are expressing insecurity over where things stand — and constructing brand-new ru…
How Will Brexit Affect the UK Music Industry?
According to Beggars Group, Brexit will likely have a devastating effect on the British music industry. Especially on local artists. Beggars Group, a UK music organization, has issued a warning to the British music industry. The group – which houses l…
Guns Rights Advocate & NRA Member Ted Nugent Bans Guns at His Shows
Fans of hard rock musician and pro-gun activist Ted Nugent were surprised Tuesday evening when they were patted down upon entry and told that guns would not be allowed at his Virginia concert. The call to ban guns at the show was made by Nugent’s…
Australian Industries Want to Impose Quotas on Streaming Services
Quotas, according to APRA AMCOS and SPA, will help develop local Australian artists. But, why are they forcing streaming services to spend money to do it? Australia’s music, TV, and film industries have teamed up to lobby the Commonwealth government f…
Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ Tops Multiple Charts as Donald Trump Arrives
A coordinated effort to spike Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ on the British charts is working better than expected. If you’re English, you’re having a really, really f—ing bad week. After a devastating World Cup loss to Cro…