Trip hop legends Massive Attack have announced that they will be taking climate scientists on tour with them to study the carbon footprints of music concerts. The news comes in the wake of Coldplay deciding that it would no longer tour until concerts c…
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TikTok Reinstates Banned User Who Criticized China
In the wake of the controversy that ensued after TikTok banned a user who had posted a video that criticized the Chinese government, the company has reinstated the user while insisting that the ban was not related to the video’s criticism of Chin…
Hungary Pulls Out of Eurovision Song Contest Due to Alleged Homophobia
Hungary is reportedly pulling out of the Eurovision 2020 contest for reasons that some may see as homophobic. According to reports, the reason the country is withdrawing from the contest has to do with the contest’s perceived gay-friendly policie…
#NoMusicForICE Campaign Against Amazon Enters Second Phase
#NoMusicForICE, which is a campaign by musicians who are boycotting Amazon over its ties with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE), entered its second phase on Black Friday, with musicians demanding that the company stop streaming …
TikTok Says, ‘We Don’t Remove Content’ — Then Bans User Criticizing China
TikTok executives are on a mission to refute evidence that the Chinese-owned social media app censors content. A 17-year-old in New Jersey was recently banned from TikTok for criticizing China’s treatment of Uighur ethnic minorities. Representati…
Musicians Reach Tentative Deal with Film and TV Studios
Musicians have reached a tentative deal with film and television studios, despite not getting their most pressing demand: residuals for streaming, which they had fought for through their #BandTogether campaign. Negotiations between the American Federat…
Independent Labels Take a Firm Stance Against UMG-Tencent Deal
Independent music company coalition IMPALA is taking a firm stance against the impending deal between Universal Music Group (UMG) and Tencent, believing that it will hurt both competition and consumers. Tencent is currently in the process of closing a …
What Violent Political Unrest? Tencent Music Schedules Its Annual Shareholder Meeting in Hong Kong
Tencent Music Entertainment Group has announced that it will hold its annual general meeting next month in Hong Kong, in spite of all the unrest there due to political protests. The annual meeting will take place December 19 at the Ritz-Carlton in Kowl…
Will.i.am Accuses Qantas Flight Attendant of Racism — Airline Demands a Retraction and Threatens Legal Action
Will.i.am is accusing a Qantas flight attendant of racism because of the way she acted toward him and other “people of colour” during a flight to Sydney from Brisbane. According to will.i.am, the flight attendant in question singled …
Clockenflap Hong Kong Music Festival Canceled as Violence Escalates
Organizers of the Clockenflap music festival, which is Hong Kong’s largest, announced that they are canceling the event, citing the increase in the violence in the city because of the ongoing political protests. The festival was to take place on …