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Is traditional radio done ignoring the internet? And, everyone under the age of 25? It’s a question whose answer is obvious. Why are people tuning out of ‘traditional’ broadcast radio? Usually the answer involves one or more of the following: (a) long commercials (b) lots of repeated songs (c) long deejay breaks (d) Spotify (e) […]
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Payback’s a bitch? After a flurry of new child abuse allegations, there’s more bad news for the Michael Jackson Estate. Now, the IRS is chasing down a $700 million debt. Last year, the legacy of Michael Jackson took another major hit. Pages and pages of dirty documents from a 1990s raid of the Neverland Ranch hit […]
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It’s a good time to be a Warner Music Group artist. Today, Warner Music Group released their first quarter financials ending on December 31, 2016. As expected, streaming pushed overall label revenues higher by 8%. Yet, streaming didn’t only help push overall label revenues. WMG attributed top-selling artists like Bruno Mars and Michael Bublé for […]
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Do you upload content regularly to YouTube? Do you also have 10,000 subscribers? No? Prepare to wait for live streaming, then. After a limited mobile beta test, YouTube finally released their answer to live streaming. Dubbed YouTube Live, there’s just one problem, though: it’s only available for “top content creators” with over 10,000 subscribers (I […]
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So I guess Kanye West and Donald Trump aren’t BFFs anymore? Should I cry now? Will Kanye West 2020 really happen? Prior to his hospitalization several months ago, Kanye West went on a Pro-Trump tirade. He attacked Hillary Clinton and even postulated himself for presidency in 2020. In December, he also met with the (then) […]
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What happens when you launch a streaming service for hardcore hip-hop fans without the proper licenses? Just ask the RIAA and Spinrilla founder Jefferey Dylan Copeland. Spinrilla launched with the hopes of providing hip-hop fans quality music tailored just for them. Of course, it immediately caught the attention of top major record labels, but not […]
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The second-string quarterback on a losing Super Bowl team gets paid $53,000. Halftime performers like Lady Gaga are still getting paid $0. Is this fair? Last year, the NFL admitted that it doesn’t pay its marquee, halftime Super Bowl performers. Now, it looks like a long-standing tradition of not paying musicians is continuing. According […]
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I saw one of ionie‘s posts on Facebook about something that recently happened to her and asked her if this was just a one time experience from a creeper or something that she encountered regularly in the music industry. Unfortunately, she told me it was the latter. So I asked her if she would share some […]
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Right after a dazzling Super Bowl performance, Lady Gaga announced her Joanne World Tour. Atop the roof of Houston’s NRG Stadium, drones illuminated the American flag behind Lady Gaga. She sung God Bless America as a subtleswipe at President Donald Trump. The song highlighted unity and inclusion for all people. Then, she recited part of […]
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Beyonce’s Ivy Park apparel line is still abusing factory workers in Sri Lanka, according to more claims disclosed over the weekend. The clothing line, which preaches female empowerment, is paying women approximately 54 cents an hour. Beyonce’s clothing line, Ivy Park, is all about female empowerment. But it looks like Ivy Park is abusing female workers […]
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