San Francisco’s The Independent Plots 20th Anniversary Celebration Series

San Francisco’s The Independent Plots 20th Anniversary Celebration Series

Next month, San Francisco’s legendary venue The Independent will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a spectacular week of concerts. Starting on February 22, the storied indie theater will present eight nights of music from eight […]

Jon Batiste Plots First-Ever North American Headlining Tour

Jon Batiste Plots First-Ever North American Headlining Tour

Decorated musician Jon Batiste has announced his Uneasy Tour: Purifying The Airwaves For The People in support of his newly Grammy-nominated album World Music Radio, out via Verve Records/Interscope Records. The freshly dropped dates serve […]

Spotify Plots Change to Royalties Structure, With a Minimum Streams per Song Requirement for Payout

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Spotify is planning to make changes to its royalties model early next year, Billboard and Music Business Worldwide (MBW) report. The reported plans will impact artists who don’t generate significant streaming numbers, anyone accused of […]

Universal Music Group Plots $1 Billion Queen Catalog Deal: Report

Universal Music Group Plots $1 Billion Queen Catalog Deal: Report

Photo Credit: Carl Lender / CC by 3.0 Universal Music Group (UMG) is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Queen’s catalog for north of $1 billion.   The potential song-rights sale (as well as its […]

Tyler Childers Plots 2023 Tour with Margo Price, Drive-By Truckers, Marcus King and More

Tyler Childers Plots 2023 Tour with Margo Price, Drive-By Truckers, Marcus King and More

Photo Credit: Emma Delevante Tyler Childers has plotted an extensive North American tour with his band, The Food Stamps, in support of their Sept. 30 release, Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? The run […]