A sibling rivalry is unfolding between brothers and former bandmates Rudolph and Ronald Isley in the Illinois court system. On Monday, Rudolph Isley filed a lawsuit against Ronald Isley accusing his younger brother of secretly […]
Global recorded music industry revenue by year. Photo Credit: IFPI Following a nearly 19% year-over-year jump in global recorded music industry revenue during 2021, continued streaming growth drove a comparatively modest 9.2% increase during 2022, […]
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Taylor Swift stood on stage at State Farm Stadium, lights bouncing off her bedazzled leotard, and absorbed the sound of the 70,000 or so fans in front of her. “I don’t know how […]
Greer Blitzer, a contestant on the latest season of “The Bachelor,” gave a second apology for defending a former classmate who dressed in a racist blackface costume at a Halloween party. This time, the apology […]
Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems has one word for critics of her fabulous but enormous Oscars gown: “Oops.” That’s what the Oscar nominee tweeted Monday afternoon after memes and a video of a woman trying to peer […]
Drake announced Monday his It’s All a Blur tour with 21 Savage, the first North American tour for the Toronto rapper in five years. Making 28 stops in the U.S. and Canada, the tour includes […]
All banking crises throughout history have shared a common element: Short-term depositors try to withdraw their money from institutions locked into long-term assets. When all the depositors try to get out at the same time, […]
Customers shop at the Shuga Records store during the Record Store Day in Chicago on April 13, 2019. Vinyl record sales have been on the rise for 16 straight years, with an extra bump in […]
U.S. recorded music revenue approached $16 billion during 2022 as streaming subscriptions generated more than $10 billion for the first time, according to a new report. Photo Credit: RIAA The value of the U.S. recorded […]
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Photo Credit: Jezael Melgoza The Japanese recorded music industry achieved a more than 17% year-over-year increase in digital revenue during 2022, when streaming gains (including an 18.54% YoY boost in subscription revenue) […]
Photo Credit: BPI BPI reports that revenues for recorded music in the UK rose for an eighth successive year in 2022, fuelled by streaming growth, continuing demand for vinyl, and substantial label investment in artists. […]
“Shakespeare in Love” producer Edward Zwick let readers in on a few big secrets about the making of the Oscar-winning 1998 film. The period romance starred Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes and won seven Academy […]
Photo Credit: BVMI BVMI revealed that the German music industry generated €2.07 billion in 2022. This is not the first time the German music industry has hit the €2 billion mark — though it’s been […]
Photo Credit: Tony Webster / CC by 3.0 Universal Music Group (UMG) generated north of €2.94 billion (currently $3.12 billion) during 2022’s final three months, when recorded music streaming revenue grew by nearly 19% year […]
Photo Credit: Soundtrap The US Copyright Office issues a notification of inquiry soliciting public comments on late fees for mechanical royalty payments under the Music Modernization Act. The US Copyright Office is asking for public feedback on […]
Bandcamp has curated an 11-track playlist for Fortnite. Photo Credit: Vlad Gorshkov Nearly one year after Epic Games acquired Bandcamp, the indie music platform is officially curating tracks for Fortnite’s “Radio Underground” station. Epic-owned Fortnite, […]
Photo Credit: rupixen DiMA releases its ‘Streaming Forward: Fan Engagement Report 2023,’ a trove of (unsurprisingly) positive stats on music streaming services. Digital Media Association (DiMA), the US-based trade body that represents music streaming services, […]
The sun may be setting on the cryptocurrency craze. If you’re an investor or even just a curiosity-seeker on the fringes of this financial segment, you might want to prepare for its demise. In just […]
With the update, Xbox consoles are able to be “carbon aware” of when to perform game downloads and updates by connecting to the internet and checking for regional carbon intensity data. Microsoft says it will […]
Legendary bombshell Raquel Welch, who became a global icon almost overnight following her small but memorable role in the 1966 fantasy film “One Million Years B.C.,” died Wednesday. She was 82. During a career that […]