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 […]
The impact of Running Up That Hill being used in Stranger Things was so great and so unprecedented that even Kate Bush was taken aback, calling it “quite shocking really” in a rare interview with […]
Max Pope says his music is “better” when you forget the stress of the music industry. The ‘Counting Sheep’ singer-songwriter says he writes the “best s***” when he forgets about the money grabbing music executives […]
Ashanti has praised Taylor Swift for putting artists’ ownership of their music in the spotlight. Back in 2019, Swift announced plans to re-record her own album masters, following a dispute with Scooter Braun and her […]
A distant shot of the Goldman Sachs Tower in Jersey City, New Jersey. Photo Credit: Jordan Merrick Amid the ongoing resurgence of crowd-based entertainment like concerts and festivals – and notwithstanding a slowdown in Spotify’s […]
“How many more warnings do we need? The science is clear, it’s unequivocal.” Author and researcher Ben Abraham is pissed. We’re speaking in April, a few days after the IPCC released its most contentious report […]
Photo Credit: Markus Winkler Songs Music Publishing founder Matt Pincus has raised $200 million (including capital that he contributed) for a new venture that will solely invest in music industry companies and assets. 49-year-old Matt […]
A nighttime shot of Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo Credit: Shai Pal Warner Music Group (WMG) has officially established a division in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Big Three record label formally announced the arrival of Warner […]
On Sunday, May 22, popular American singer songwriter Halsey shared a video on TikTok with tinny music in the background, the onscreen text reading: Basically I have a song that I love that I wanna release ASAP […]
A lot of musicians are skipping the traditional path into the industry, and are going straight to their fans instead. Paul Taylor/Getty Images; Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR hide caption toggle caption Paul Taylor/Getty Images; Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR A […]
The building for the EU’s Court of Justice in Luxembourg. Photo Credit: Cédric Puisney The Court of Justice has officially upheld Article 17 of the controversial EU Copyright Directive, which makes certain “online content-sharing service […]
After a whirlwind 14 years in the electronic dance music industry, Carnage has announced his retirement at the age of 31. While his detractors will likely remember him only for his occasionally irascible offstage antics, most will—and […]