Harry Shearer Files $125M Lawsuit After 17 Years Of Spinal Tap Soundtrack Sales Nets $98

One of the stars and co-creators of the classic rock spoof "This Is Spinal Tap" has filed a $125 million lawsuit after statements from film producer Vivendi allegedly issued statements claiming. Continue reading

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Obama’s Hit Playlist And Using Music To Cope With Politics

Dealing with global events can be mentally and emotionally taxing for anyone, but particularly so when you're the president of the United States. Here we look at Obama's top playlists,. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEF: Sillerman Likely Lied, No One Is Surprised • L’il Wayne: ‘Birdman Spent My $100M Advance’ • Musical.ly Tests Ages • More

Monday 9.19.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Former SFX CEO Bob Sillerman is the Donald Trump of the music business. Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Royalties, Regulation, And Risk: Why Artists Need To Diversify

In the wake of the recent DoJ Decree, this article explores the need for artists to diversify their sources of revenue, expanding beyond just musical opportunities but establishing revenue streams completely. Continue reading

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AM BRIEF: Live365 To Relaunch • Bieber Deletes Instagram • PA Streaming Tax • Sonos Mystery Event • More

TUESDAY 8.16.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Details are thin, but a Live365 relaunch should be great news for small webcasters and broadcast diversity. Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

As we flip back through another eventful week of music industry news, we look at an infographic of musicians killed by guns since the 1950s, Trump's 'Freedom Kids' lawsuit against. Continue reading

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Kim Kardashian Uses Snapchat To Discredit Taylor Swift, She Responds On Instagram [VIDEO]

The ongoing war of words between Taylor Swift, Kim Karsashian and her husband Kayne West would usually not be worth paying attention to. But it unfolded entirely on two fairly. Continue reading

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Kayne West “Famous” Video Is Now On YouTube Uncensored – 2.5M Views In 48 Hours [WATCH]

The controversial official video for Kayne West's "Famous" is now on YouTube via Vevo, after a one week exclusive on Tidal. The video, which may lead to lawsuits from celebrities. Continue reading

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How The Share Button Is Ruining Social Media

If you’re anything like me, your social feeds are a mess right now. A quick sample of mine: festival flyers, ads for a CRM system, open letters to Donald Trump,. Continue reading

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Clickbait Genius: Kayne West Debuts Star Fueled “Famous” Video

Kayne West has called his marriage to Kim Kardashian live performance art, and indeed that could be said about his entire career and life.  his latest piece of social media. Continue reading

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The Changing Face Of Media [Bas Grasmayer]

In this piece Bas Grasmayer reflects on how a changing media landscape is working to dramatically alter how we as media consumers absorb and retain information, and what it means to. Continue reading

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