Celebrity Life
Recorded Music Grew $1.5 Billion in the Pandemic Year
The global recorded-music industry in 2020 saw $23.1 billion in revenue, up seven percent from 2019, according to new estimates from Midia Research
Want to Dream With Post Malone? ‘Sleep Remixes’ Are Now a Thing
Stars like Ariana Grande and Shawn Mendes will release hour-long, soothing versions of their songs as part of a new partnership between Calm and Universal Music Group
Will SoundCloud’s Fan-Centric Royalties Spark Wider Change?
"You want to get paid for the fact that they're spinning your record — not the fact that someone thinks they're spinning someone else's record," says Hipgnosis CEO Merck Mercuriadis
She Managed Concert Tours. Now, Covid Vaccines
Without tours, Pale Waves and Zara Larsson's crew leader works at a mass vaccination center in Scotland: "It's the camaraderie, being part of a team, working toward the same goal — I have that again"
Ozuna Is Dropping Art for the Launch of a New NFT Site
Reps for ArtGrails, the new digital marketplace, say collectibles by Nicky Jam, Rich The Kid, and TV star Scott Disick are also on the way
The Damage Done: Looking Back At A Year Without Concerts
With Covid-19 stranding the concert industry in a limbo for a year now, artists from Martha Reeves to Tech N9ne, along with behind-the-scenes workers, reflect on an unprecedented twelve months
Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Plan Gives Struggling Venues a Needed Boost
Legislation adds $1.25 billion to Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program and allows venue owners to also apply for Paycheck Protection Loans
Music NFTs Have Gone Mainstream. Who’s In?
Shawn Mendes, Grimes, and Tory Lanez are just a few celebrities who've jumped aboard the crypto train to release exclusive digital goods — turning the Internet into a futuristic, fine-art auction house on crack
T-Mobile’s Ex-CEO John Legere Bought a $888,888.88 Steve Aoki NFT
Steve Aoki's "Dream Catcher" art collection, which went on sale March 7th, brought in $4.25 million in sales, with Legere's purchase setting a single-item record for the hosting platform
Triller Network Buys Timbaland and Swizz Beatz’ Verzuz
The acquisition ends a recent partnership between the beat-battle livestreaming project and Apple Music
Ethiopia Habtemariam, Motown Records’ New CEO, on Recentering Black Music in Culture
"I’m hoping this opens up the door for a lot more that happens for people that look like me,” says the new chief executive, who will report directly to Sir Lucian Grainge at Universal Music
Juilliard Must Modernize, or It Will Disappear
A Juilliard-trained violinist argues that more innovative education at music conservatories could reverse classical music's decline in the face of pop culture