Grand Ole Opry Owner Sells 30% Stake to Atairos and NBCUniversal

Grand Ole Opry

Photo Credit: Grand Ole Opry Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania-headquartered investment company Atairos and its “long-term strategic partner” NBCUniversal have officially acquired a 30 percent interest in Grand Ole Opry owner Opry Entertainment Group. The involved parties […]

Swing Time: Blue Lab Beats

photo credit: Iliana Kanellopoulou *** “For me, it’s the law to play behind,” notes David “Mr DM” Mrakpor, multi-instrumentalist of London duo Blue Lab Beats. “It just feels better.” He’s reflecting on the laid-back groove […]

Sepultura Drummer Eloy Casagrande Breaks Right Leg In Stage Accident; Tour To Continue Without Him

SEPULTURA Drummer ELOY CASAGRANDE Breaks Right Leg In Stage Accident; Tour To Continue Without Him

SEPULTURA drummer Eloy Casagrande will miss the remainder of the band’s North American tour after breaking his right leg in a stage accident. Earlier today, the 31-year-old Brazilian musician took to his Instagram to share […]

How Upstart Streaming Music App Plern Took on Spotify In Thailand

How Upstart Streaming Music App Plern Took on Spotify In Thailand

Plern wraps a Bangkok subway car, part of a localized, artist-focused branding blitz throughout Thailand  (photo: Digital Music News) Never heard of Plern? Here’s how an upstart Thai streaming music platform quickly topped 1 million […]

How the Wiggles took over the world – and got the cool kids on side too | Music

The original Wiggles in their skivvies

Since forming in 1991, Australian children’s group the Wiggles have pretty much seen it all. They’ve created a vast discography spanning 59 studio albums alone – and last year, they were the second-highest streamed Australian […]