Rapper Lou the Human is accusing his label Intersonic Records of making scatological demands, which included asking him to urinate on a black baby in a video so that it could go viral. Lou the Human made this startling claim in a recent Twitter post, i…
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Apple Music Slots Jessie Reyez as Their Latest ‘Up Next’ Artist
Apple Music has announced that Canadian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez has been selected as the latest artist to be featured in its monthly Up Next program, which is an initiative aimed at identifying, showcasing and elevating rising talent. Reyez is t…
Ellie Goulding Threatens to Cancel Her NFL Thanksgiving Show Over Salvation Army Homophobia
British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding is threatening to cancel her performance during halftime of the Cowboys-Bills football game this Thanksgiving because of its association with the Salvation Army. Only five days ago, Goulding announced on Instagr…
Berklee Student’s ‘Music for Purpose’ Helps Impoverished Honduran Children Learn Music
Berklee student Rose Banuelos is focused on teaching children music in an impoverished Honduran town using funds raised in the U.S. Banuelos, who is majoring in Songwriting at Berklee Online, started her nonprofit Music for Purpose after attending the …
SoundCloud Jumps Into Pay-For-Promotion Game With ‘Promote on SoundCloud’
SoundCloud has announced the launch of a new self-service advertising tool, which will allow the company’s Premier artists to promote their music for a fee. Called Promote, the service places an ad for song tracks on top of both user feeds and mo…
Alanis Morissette’s Broadway Show ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Crosses $1.1 Million in Its First Week
A new Broadway musical written in part by Alanis Morissette generated more than $1 million in ticket sales during its first week. Jagged Little Pill saw $1,107,845 in sales for the week ending November 10. This was for eight performances that are consi…
Tencent Music Earnings Surge 31% In the Latest Quarter
Tencent Music Entertainment Group has released its third-quarter financials for 2019, with revenue surging a staggering 31% and beating the expectations of Wall Street analysts. In spite of the news, shares of the company are down by more than 7% at th…
Adult Mom Says Indie Label Tiny Engines Isn’t Paying Royalties — Or Even Sending Statements
Adult Mom is accusing her indie record label Tiny Engines not only of not paying her but also of using revenue from her releases to fund other artists at the label. In a long series of tweets, Adult Mom — whose real name is Stevie Knipe — says that Tin…
BMG Announces a 30,000 Square Foot LA Office Upgrade
BMG has announced that it will be moving its Los Angeles operations 7 blocks from its current facility, to a 30,000-square-foot space on the very same street: Wilshire Boulevard. This is just the latest of office moves for BMG, whose L.A. operations re…
Tencent Prevails Against NetEase in Jay Chou Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
Tencent Music Entertainment has prevailed in its copyright infringement case against NetEase Cloud Music over the latter’s unlicensed use of Jay Chou’s songs. A Chinese court in the city of Shenzhen has ordered NetEase to pay Tencent 850,00…