Celebrity Life
Apple Music Pays $0.01 Per Stream
A memo from the streaming company, reviewed by Rolling Stone, details the Spotify competitor's payment structure for labels, artists, and songwriters
The Marketplace for Getting Celebs to Boost Your TikToks
The Chainsmokers, the Weeknd, and Snoop Dogg figure in the latest investment round for the Pearpop, which lets TikTok stars charge smaller creators for engagement like comments and duetted videos
60 U.S. Music Venues Are Getting ‘Turnkey Livestreaming’ Abilities
As the live music industry weighs its post-pandemic future, Live Nation and Veeps will outfit venues including the Wiltern, the Fillmore, and House of Blues with livestreaming tech
Earth, Wind and Fire, Isley Brothers Climb Charts After Easter Verzuz Special
Earth, Wind and Fire's Album sales climbed 167 percent after the show, while the Isley Brothers' skyrocketed 420 percent
The U.S. Offered Up $16 Billion to Venues. No One Could Apply
The Small Business Administration's grant site for music and arts venues crashed within hours, with no reopening date in sight. "The financial hole we are all digging to stay afloat is getting deeper by the day," says one venue owner
California Music Venues Aim to Reopen by June 15th
Indoor concert venues, performing arts centers and movie theaters, and more could resume business with "limited capacity" if current coronavirus trends continue
Ozuna Is the Latest Superstar to Join Gaming Company XSET
The hit Latin artist will join the XSET team as an owner, investor, and gaming "personality," executives tell Rolling Stone
Entertainment Giant HYBE, Home of BTS, Purchases Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings
Financial terms of blockbuster merger were not disclosed
Paul Simon Sells Catalog to Sony Music Publishing
Simon joins major legacy acts like Bob Dylan and Stevie Nicks in selling his songs, amid still-soaring demand for music rights
Songwriters Are Tired of Having Their Money Taken — By Artists
Top pop writers are asking their peers to support the Pact, an open letter calling for fairer treatment in an industry that often takes them for granted
Peloton and Verzuz Are Making Musical ‘Face-Off’ Workouts
Users can choose between Team Brandy or Team Monica for the first round of song-driven classes, starting today (March 29th)
Secretly Group: Workers at Indie-Music Company Begin Efforts to Unionize
"Our enthusiasm for the culture in which we work can lead to exploitation in ways endemic to the creative industries: poor wages, inadequate benefits ... and an absence of initiatives that address systemic race and gender inequality," employees write in open letter