Blake Shelton Sells Recorded Catalog to Influence Media Partners

Blake Shelton Sells Recorded Catalog to Influence Media Partners

(l to r) Starstruck Entertainment’s Narvel Blackstock, Influence execs Rene McLean and Lylette Pizarro, Blake Shelton, Influence higher-up Lynn Hazan, Warner Music Nashville CEO John Esposito, and WM Nashville co-president Ben Kline. Photo Credit: Influence […]

‘Björk said it should sound like the Cantina band!’: the enduring influence of Star Wars’ bizarre jazz group | Music

John Williams with Star Wars character C-3PO in 1980.

Of all the gin joints in all the galaxy, Luke Skywalker walked into Mos Eisley Cantina. A wretched hive of villainy where your pint of blue milk might get spilled by some unfriendly bum-faced alien, […]

Future’s Publishing Catalog Bought by Influence Media in Eight-Figure Deal

Future’s Publishing Catalog Bought by Influence Media in Eight-Figure Deal

Future’s publishing catalog has been acquired by Influence Media in an estimated deal worth eight figures. Influence Media, a New York-based entertainment company first launched in 2019, announced the deal on Tuesday. In a statement, Influence […]

Future Sells Catalog to Influence Media In ‘Eight-Figure’ Deal

Future Sells Catalog to Influence Media In 'Eight-Figure' Deal

Future performing live. Photo Credit: Frank Schwichtenberg Future has officially sold his publishing catalog to Influence Media Partners in an “eight-figure” transaction. New York City-headquartered Influence Media Partners, which arrived on the scene in 2019, […]

Future Sells Catalog to Influence Media In ‘Eight-Figure’ Deal

Future Sells Catalog to Influence Media In 'Eight-Figure' Deal

Future performing live. Photo Credit: Frank Schwichtenberg Future has officially sold his publishing catalog to Influence Media Partners in an “eight-figure” transaction. New York City-headquartered Influence Media Partners, which arrived on the scene in 2019, […]

The Who Mourn Tom Wright, Friend, Photographer, Road Manager, And Key Influence

The Who - Photo: Courtesy of Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

The death has been announced of Tom Wright, a longtime friend and confidant of The Who as both photographer and tour manager. The Alabama-born Wright, the stepson of an American Air Force officer, studied photography […]

how reality celebrities influence young shoppers’ habits

Quarter life, a series by The Conversation

This year, contestants on the TV show Love Island will be scantily clad in secondhand rather than new clothing – a pivot away from fast fashion that could influence more eco-conscious shopping habits in fans. […]

Skyler Stonestreet Sells Songwriting Catalog to Influence Media Partners

Skyler Stonestreet

Photo Credit: Tonyb25 / CC by 4.0 Skyler Stonestreet has sold her songwriting catalog to Influence Media Partners. Skyler Stonestreet’s works include writing chart-topping hits for Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, The Chainsmokers, Hailee […]