R. Kelly Banned from Playlists on Apple Music, Pandora, and Spotify

R. Kelly’s is now getting pulled from curated playlists on Apple Music, Pandora, and Spotify.   But don’t call it censorship… R. Kelly has been accused — though never convicted — of a raft of horrifying…

Grammy-Winning Producer Noel ‘Detail’ Fisher Accused Of Rape & Sexual Assault

Noel “Detail” Fisher now faces serious rape and sexual assault allegations. In a post-Weinstein world, women are increasingly speaking out about sexual abuses involving powerful men in the entertainment industry.  Noel Fisher aka &#822…

Christina Grimmie’s Family Releases Original ‘Little Girl’ Track for Mother’s Day

Christina Grimmie’s ‘Little Girl’ tells a supporting love story between a mother and daughter. “Little Girl,” a now-released original by the late star, is about the support between a mother and daughter.  At the age o…

Snapchat’s Stock Has Fallen & It Can’t Get Up

Snapchat’s stock keeps going downhill amidst continued investor anxiety. In after-hours trading last Tuesday, Snapchat’s parent company Snap saw its shares fall by 17 percent, or $2.39, to $11.74.  Its shares haven’t recovered si…

Adidas Refuses to Drop Kanye — Despite His ‘Slavery Was a Choice’ Diatribe

So what does Adidas stand for, anyway? Kanye West’s latest pro-Trump rants and racist invectives are hardly the stuff that marketers dream of.  But maybe Adidas already knew what they were getting into. The question is whether Adidas is abou…

R. Kelly Wins the Music Industry’s Male Piece of Garbage Award

Against a very competitive field, Time’s Up has named R. Kelly the music industry’s biggest piece of male garbage.  Now, they want the industry to do something about it. Forget sexual harassment.  R&B singer R. Kelly has been …

Mason Ramsey — “The Walmart Yodeling Kid” — Lands A Major Label Record Deal

Mason Ramsey isn’t your average yodeler. Who would have thought that a little yodeling inside a Walmart could land you a major label deal?  Not to mention gigs at Coachella and Stagecoach, with an intro to Justin Bieber tossed in-between? 11…

Universal’s Lucian Grainge, YouTube’s Lyor Cohen, and Kayne West Urge You to Make America Great Again

Kanye West is back to proclaiming his love for the President.  But… Lucian Grainge and Lyor Cohen? Guess Kanye West has found some unexpected supporters of his pro-Trump re-election efforts.  Or maybe it’s just a strange selfie.&#…

Grammys President Neil Portnow Battles for His Life as Resignation Petition Crosses 13,500

Recording Academy President Neil Portnow is still spinning his controversial ‘step up’ statement demeaning women in the music industry.  But, why hasn’t he simply apologized? Following last Sunday’s Grammy Awards, Neil Portnow made some rat…

Halsey, Iggy Azalea, Pink + 10,000 Protesters Speak Out Against Grammys President Neil Portnow

Why haven’t more women received Grammy nominations?  According to Neil Portnow, because they need to “step up.” Last week, the USC Annenberg Initiative published a study with damning results for the Recording Academy.  According to the global think tan…