Mel B in Bathing Suit Finds “Peace” — Celebwell
Mel B, the Spice Girl and TV personality, is all about relaxing. Her place of choice to go? By the water. Mel posted a new photo on Instagram of herself lounging by an outdoor pool, […]
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PRS For Music Posts 22.4% 2021 Growth As Live’s Struggles Continue
PRS for Music achieved a 22.4 percent year-over-year (YoY) revenue increase in 2021, even as royalties from live shows and plays in public establishments remained nearly 40 percent beneath their pre-pandemic total. 108-year-old PRS for Music, […]
NFT of First Tweet Draws $32,000 Resale Bid In Warning For Music NFTs
Block CEO Jack Dorsey. Photo Credit: Mark Warner Last year, a non-fungible token (NFT) of the first tweet (posted by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey) fetched a staggering $2.9 million. Now, in a possible warning sign […]
Cinq Music Scores $100MM Investment From Its GoDigital Media Parent
Photo Credit: Markus Winkler GoDigital Media Group has officially infused $100 million into its Cinq Music subsidiary, which will use the capital to acquire music IP. Multiple outlets just recently reported on the $100 million […]
Chris Rock’s Mother Gets Heartbreakingly Emotional Over Will Smith’s Slap, Says “He Really Slapped Me”
Chris Rock’s Mom Calls Out Will Smith’s Oscars Ban, Says “You Don’t Even Go Every Year” ( Photo Credit – Facebook ; Wikimedia ) It may be almost a month since Oscars 2022 took place […]
Pollen Announces $150 Million Series C, Says 2021 Sales Jumped 300%
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, where J Balvin played a Pollen event in December of 2021 and is scheduled to play once again in December of 2022. Photo Credit: Sergei Remarenko London-headquartered destination-event company Pollen (formerly […]
One Media Posts 10% Revenue Jump After Dropping $5.5MM On Music IP
An aerial shot of Furzton Lake in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Photo Credit: Ethan Wilkinson One Media iP, which describes itself as a “digital media content provider which exploits intellectual digital property rights around music, video […]
Soundful Raises $3.8 Million From Universal Music, Disney, Other Backers
Photo Credit: Markus Winkler AI-powered music-creation platform Soundful, which says that it “enables anyone to create incredible music quickly,” has raised $3.8 million from investors including Disney, Microsoft, and Universal Music Group. San Diego-headquartered Soundful, […]
Snapchat Records 18% Daily Active User Growth As Revenue Jumps 38%
Photo Credit: Alexander Shatov Snapchat achieved an 18 percent year-over-year jump in daily active users during Q1 2022 – the first full quarter in which it’s had licensing deals in place with each of the […]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to host and produce 2022 Billboard Music Awards – Music News
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been tapped to host and executive produce the 2022 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs). The Last Night hitmaker will emcee and produce the annual ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of his […]
Katharine McPhee in Bathing Suit Says “Happy Earth Day” — Celebwell
Katharine McPhee Foster is celebrating Earth Day, by flaunting her incredibly flat abs in a swimsuit. In the mother-of-one’s latest Instagram post, she puts her fabulous figure on display while posing in the ocean. “Happy […]
Artist-Monetization Startup Trac Announces $2.5 Million Raise
Photo Credit: Melanie van Leeuwen Trac, which operates as “a one-stop-shop for artists to monetize and manage every aspect of their careers,” has officially announced a $2.5 million pre-seed round. Two-year-old Trac just recently unveiled […]
Revamped LimeWire Raises $10.4 Million In Private LMWR Token Sale
(l to r) LimeWire CCO Ivis Buric, co-CEOs Julian and Paul Zehetmayr, and COO Marcus Feistl. Photo Credit: LimeWire Last month, LimeWire announced plans to relaunch not as a piracy platform, but as a digital […]
Stem Announces $20 Million Raise, Outlines ‘Next Phase’ of Expansion
Rapper Juicy J, whose music is distributed via Stem. Music distribution and payments platform Stem has announced the completion of a $20 million funding round and detailed plans to deliver “sophisticated financial tools to all […]
Kat Tat Returns To Black Ink
A tattoo artist/television personality/entrepreneur is BACK on VH1! Source: Tommaso Boddi / Getty Katrina “Kat Tat” Jackson is making a return to the Black Ink Crew franchise via Black Ink Crew Compton. As previously reported […]
Deezer Confirms SPAC Merger, Plans to Generate €1 Billion During 2025
(PRNewsFoto/Deezer) Five days back, reports suggested that French streaming service Deezer was preparing to go public as part of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger. Now, the Access Industries subsidiary has officially unveiled the […]
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Randall Griffin
A few months ago, Randall Griffin’s name isn’t one that would’ve been known to people all over the world. However, thanks to the Netflix series The Ultimatum, Randall has become a legitimate reality TV star. […]
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Madlyn Ballatori
Over the last few years, Netflix has been on a roll when it comes to reality shows and The Ultimatum has kept that trend going. During the show, couples agreed to be part of an […]
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Mykel Shannon Jenkins
There are countless people in the entertainment industry who don’t get nearly as much credit as they deserve, and Mykel Shannon Jenkins is one of them. He has been acting professionally for more than 20 […]
Steinway Files For IPO As Annual Sales Approach $540 Million
A Steinway & Sons piano. Photo Credit: Filipp Romanovski Steinway Musical Instruments Holdings, the entity behind 169-year-old piano company Steinway & Sons, has revealed plans to list shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). […]