There are few film-makers quite as particular about music as Jim Jarmusch. Over the years, he’s enlisted Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA to score his hitman-meets-samurai flick Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, had Tom Waits […]
Jonah Hill has formed a new brand called Meaningful Existence, which insists that it seeks to “spread joy throughout the universe by monetizing happiness” and is “definitely not a cult.” The 39-year-old actor/director teased the launch alongside Real Housewives […]
Artist Morrissey recently announced a string of UK dates for this coming Summer. Venues include Portsmouth Guildhall 8th July, Royal Nottingham Concert Hall 9th July and London Troxy 22nd July. Going on sale on 6th […]
This first-of-its-kind vinyl compilation is entirely compostable. BLOND:ISH continues to usher the music industry towards a plastic-free future with the release of the world’s most sustainable vinyl record. The environmental activist, dance music producer and […]
Fame is simple for Scottish pop star Lewis Capaldi. “Being famous is easy,” he told the Times of London in an interview published Sunday. “You’re out and about and people say hello. What’s hard about […]
Superstar Pride was in his bed at 2 a.m. one morning, writing the words to what would become the Mississippi rapper’s breakthrough hit, “Painting Pictures.” He knew it was special by the time it left […]
The Porta Nuova business district of Milan, Italy. Photo Credit: Daniel Case Italian recorded music industry revenue increased by about 11% year over year (YoY) during 2022, per newly released data from the Federazione Industria […]
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, […]
For more than 100 years, films have been made of film. Now, instead of a magazine being loaded on to the camera, a card is inserted that electronically records whatever the camera sees. Today, most […]
Photo Credit: Audoo Ever heard your music playing over a retail speaker only to find you weren’t paid for it? That’s exactly what happened to Ryan Edwards and why he founded Audoo. So what is […]
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 […]
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: Beth Appleton, CEO Jaxsta; Josh Simons, Founder & CEO Vampr Jaxsta, the largest dedicated database of music credits worldwide, has announced its Heads of Agreement to acquire Vampr, the world’s leading music industry […]
A nighttime shot of Melbourne, Australia. Photo Credit: Linda Xu Earlier this month, amid continued licensing talks between the major labels and TikTok, it came to light that the video-sharing app had started limiting the […]
Photo Credit: James Yarema As the economy slows and consumers ease spending, the music industry has seen a massive reversal in the tech sector hiring spree that surged during the pandemic. Here’s what to know. […]
Photo Credit: BBC A group of music industry trade bodies has published an open letter to BBC about saving ‘BBC Music Introducing’ from being axed. ‘BBC Music Introducing’ is aired on several local radio stations […]
Photo Credit: Viberate “Reducing the price from $129 to only $9.90 per month feels like the right thing to do,” says the co-founder of music data analytics platform Viberate, which also started the year by […]
During a recent appearance on Math Hoffa’s My Expert Opinion, French Montana praised 50 Cent for utilizing beefs to his own benefit. “50 was picking on n***as to pick on n***as,” French explained. “At one point, he […]
Today, Julianne Moore is one of the most celebrated actors in Hollywood, but she’s faced unnecessarily criticism about her appearance, like so many other women in the profession. In a new interview with The Times […]
London, England. Photo Credit: Benjamin Davies Thanks largely to continued streaming and vinyl growth, UK music industry sales increased by about three percent during 2022 and approached £1.99 billion, according to a newly released preliminary […]