Celebrity Life
NFTs May Seem Like Frivolous Fads. They Should Be the Future of Music
The wild boom and bust of art NFTs made many onlookers wary of blockchain-based technology — but new developments in gaming, ticketing, and music royalties reveal NFTs' true power
Live Nation, Eager For Fans’ Return, Is Selling $20 Concert Tickets
Lil Baby, the Jonas Brothers, The Black Crowes, Maroon 5, Kiss, Alice Cooper and the Zac Brown Band are among the artists offering tickets for $20 across the U.S.
The Rosy ‘Creator Economy’ Is Music’s Biggest Lie
Platforms of the so-called "passion economy" tell us everyone can make bank. The reality of this scam is nowhere more evident than in the numbers out of the music industry
Rockstar Games’ Record Label Is Releasing Music Inside Grand Theft Auto
CircoLoco Records, the new label from the GTA maker and party brand CircoLoco, is launching a remix of its first album inside the popular video game
Universal Music’s SPAC Deal Is No More
Billionaire Bill Ackman will buy a stake in Universal via his hedge fund, Pershing Square Holdings, rather than via blank-check company, after hearing concerns from investors and the SEC
Did ‘Butter’ Butter Butter?
A rather scientifically tenuous investigation into whether U.S. sales of butter crested upward due to BTS's summer anthem "Butter"
Deadmau5 Is Crowdsourcing His Next Music Video Through a Video Game
Through a partnership with video game platform Core, Deadmau5 has made a contest for fans to create virtual worlds for an upcoming music video
U.K. Parliament Committee Decries ‘Pitiful Returns’ for Artists From Music Streaming
The first-of-its-kind report offers major recommendations to ensure those who make music get paid more for it
Why Gift an Album When You Can Send a Personalized Song?
The custom song-request startup Songfinch has won The Weeknd, manager Wasim "Sal" Slaiby, and Atlantic Records CEO Craig Kallman as investors in its latest round
Morgan Wallen, the Winner No One Can Admit
The walking succès de scandale, who has become the best-selling artist of the year while being shunned by every supposed authority in music, is a sour, familiar American lesson
Alicia Keys, James Blunt, Tom Jones, and Yungblud Drop ASMR Tracks
Deezer's new initiative lets stars record themselves whispering to their own hit songs, from 'Fallin'' to 'You're Beautiful'
Portishead Release ABBA Cover Through SoundCloud’s Fan-Powered Royalty System
British act's 2016 cover of "SOS" becomes a test case for a new approach intended to level the playing field for artists