James Arthur receives BRIT Billion Award live on BBC’s The One Show – Music News

James Arthur receives BRIT Billion Award live on BBC’s The One Show - Music News

Middlesbrough singer-songwriter the latest artist to be celebrated for achieving over one 1bn UK streams. The BPI – the representative voice for the UK’s world leading record labels and music companies – is delighted to […]

Universal Music Group Plots $1 Billion Queen Catalog Deal: Report

Universal Music Group Plots $1 Billion Queen Catalog Deal: Report

Photo Credit: Carl Lender / CC by 3.0 Universal Music Group (UMG) is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Queen’s catalog for north of $1 billion.   The potential song-rights sale (as well as its […]

SoundExchange Announces $10 Billion Distribution Milestone

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Photo Credit: Joe Mabel / CC by 3.0 SoundExchange says it’s distributed north of $10 billion since debuting as a standalone organization in 2003. The Washington, D.C.-based entity, which collects royalties from non-interactive digital music […]

Now That The Washington Commanders Have Sold For $6 Billion, Here Are The 10 Most Expensive Sports Team Sales In History

Now That The Washington Commanders Have Sold For $6 Billion, Here Are The 10 Most Expensive Sports Team Sales In History

Dan Snyder just officially sold the NFL’s Washington Commanders for $6 billion. The buyer is billionaire Josh Harris and it is the biggest team sale in the history of pro sports. Here’s a list of […]

NewJeans Fastest Kpop Act to Hit 1 Billion Spotify Streams

NewJeans billion streams Kpop act

Photo Credit: theMEGASTUDY / CC by 3.0 NewJeans has broken a Guinness World Record to become the fastest Kpop act to reach one billion streams on Spotify. Guinness World Records confirmed the record on March […]

‘Here Comes the Sun’ First Beatles Song to Hit 1 Billion Spotify Streams

The Beatles Here Comes the Sun first song to one billion Spotify streams

Photo Credit: Kevin Burg / CC by 2.0 The Beatles achieve another milestone as ‘Here Comes the Sun’ has become the first Beatles song to hit 1 billion Spotify streams. “Here Comes the Sun,” a […]

Las Vegas’ Sphere Construction Costs Soar to $2.3 Billion

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Photo Credit: Las Vegas Sphere Website Madison Square Garden is focusing huge amounts of advertising, marketing, and promotional efforts on its Las Vegas MSG Sphere project. That’s because it’s the costliest venue to build in […]

Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” Becomes the Fastest Song to Reach 1 Billion Streams

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Photo Credit: Spotify Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” has become the fastest song to reach one billion streams in history.  The song has attracted worldwide attention for its lyrics, which some fans believe gives insight into her […]

Meta’s Reality Labs Losses Total $30 Billion — $4B This Quarter

Meta Reality Labs staggering losses total over 30 billion

Photo Credit: Meta Will Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse vision ever materialize? Meta’s Reality Labs burned through $3.99 billion last quarter—around $44 million a day. In total, the division has lost a staggering $30 billion. Meta’s Q1 […]

PRS for Music Hails ‘Dramatic Recovery’ from Pandemic as Collections Approach £1 Billion in 2022

PRS for Music

Photo Credit: Andrea Czapary Martin, CEO of PRS for Music PRS for Music reports a dramatic recovery from the pandemic, with record-breaking revenues as collections approached £1 billion in 2022. PRS for Music, the UK-based […]

There World Has A New Billionaire Named “Buffett”: Jimmy Buffett Has Now Officially Partied His Way To A Billion Dollar Fortune

There World Has A New Billionaire Named "Buffett": Jimmy Buffett Has Now Officially Partied His Way To A Billion Dollar Fortune

Parrotheads rejoice! Jimmy Buffett, the man who famously sang about cheeseburgers in paradise and being wasted away in Margaritaville, has officially partied his way to celebrity billionaire status. That’s right, the “Margaritaville” singer’s fortunes recently […]