In a bid to adapt to the ever-changing content market, Thessaloniki International Film Festival’s industry component, Agora, is unveiling a slew of new initiatives as it gears up for its 63rd edition. This year, it’s launching […]
Travis Scott’s two shows at London’s O2 in August were a huge success, selling out in less than two hours – with tickets for the 20,000-capacity venue going for as much as £180. But when […]
Peter Andre is giving his son the space to make it on his own in music. The ‘Mysterious Girl’ hitmaker’s 17-year-old boy signed a deal with major label Columbia Records and released his debut single […]
In one of September’s music industry jobs, Napster named Jon Vlassopulos (pictured) CEO. Photo Credit: Napster Here’s a recap of recent music industry jobs — including both hirings and in-house promotions — as of September […]
Spoilers for Industry Season 2 below. Industry’s Yasmin (Marisa Abela) messed around and found out. In the Season 2 finale of the HBO hit show titled “Jerusalem,” the posh young woman decided to confront her wealthy father, Charles […]
Photo Credit: RIAA The U.S. recorded music industry generated $7.69 billion during 2022’s opening half, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) – a figure that reflects comparatively modest year-over-year growth of about […]
Photo Credit: Alexander Shatov YouTube has paid the music industry $6 billion during the past year – up from $4 billion throughout the prior 12-month stretch – according to global head of music Lyor Cohen. […]
On the Come Up, directed by actress-turned-director Sanaa Lathan and written by Zora Howard (Premature) and Kay Oyegun, is based on the book by acclaimed author Angie Thomas (The Hate U Give). The film explores […]
Venice, Italy. Photo Credit: canmandawe The Italian recorded music market achieved an 18.3 percent year-over-year revenue improvement during 2022’s opening half, per a newly released report from the European nation’s Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) […]
Henry Cavill Is ‘100% Back’ As Superman? Here’s What Industry Insiders Have To Say ( Photo Credit – Still from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ) Henry Cavill is a name known across the […]
Spoilers for episode four of Industry’s Season 2 below. HBO’s Industry spends a lot of time on the lives of Harper Stern (Myha’la Herrod) and her fellow Pierpoint contemporaries. As the entry points into this financial world, their lives in and out of the […]
Warner Bros’s previously announced Batgirl film is the latest big-budget project that will never see the light of day, despite being in post-production, with shooting already completed. Hollywood is brutal – for every film released […]
Berlin, Germany. Photo Credit: Stefan Widua The German music industry generated €967 million during 2022’s first half, according to a newly released report, with digital having accounted for more than 80 percent of the total. […]
French-based indie distribution outfit Believe has released its H1 2022 financials. The outlook shows just how rosy things are looking for the distribution and services company — despite the macro environment being anything but. Believe’s […]
For superfans it was a superfrenzy. After three long years, Comic-Con last month returned to full-attendance mode in San Diego and made up for lost time by unveiling a new slate of Marvel movies. There […]
Mo Ostin, the music executive who helped transform Warner Bros. Records into one of the most admired music labels in the world and who earned respect and lasting allegiance from musicians from Los Angeles to […]
London, England. Photo Credit: Benjamin Davies Last year, following an in-depth government analysis, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) unveiled plans for a “probe into music streaming.” Now, six months following the study’s start, […]
Bananarama hopes that the music industry is “a little less sexist now.” The pop duo – which comprises Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward – shot to fame alongside former member Siobhan Fahey back in 1982 […]
London, England. Photo Credit: Benjamin Davies British recorded music exports cracked an all-time high of £590.8 million (currently $706.85 million) in 2021, according to newly released data, as a record number of UK artists racked […]
Amsterdam based, Brazilian-born producer and vocalist LYZZA will release a new alt-pop mix-tape. All 10 tracks of Mosquito capture LYZZA’s experiences as a Black woman within the music industry. Having felt misunderstood and unaccepted in the past, recalling […]