Matt Simons Takes Legal Action Against UMG Over Allegedly Unpaid “Catch & Release” Royalties

Matt Simons Takes Legal Action Against UMG Over Allegedly Unpaid “Catch & Release” Royalties

By LatestUpdates / May 8, 2021

Matt Simons performing live in Berlin in 2016. Photo Credit: Denis Apel“Catch & Release” singer-songwriter Matt Simons has taken legal...

FBI Releases Files on Kurt Cobain After 21 Years

FBI Releases Files on Kurt Cobain After 21 Years

By LatestUpdates / May 8, 2021

Photo Credit: Sally / CC by 3.0The FBI has released its archive of files on Kurt Cobain, revealing requests for...

Sennheiser Sells Headphones Business to a Hearing Aid Manufacturer

Sennheiser Sells Headphones Business to a Hearing Aid Manufacturer

By LatestUpdates / May 7, 2021

Photo Credit: AlphacolorSennheiser has sold its headphones business to Sonova, a Swiss medical audio manufacturer.Sennheiser announced it was looking for...

Mac Miller’s Family Blasts Unauthorized Biography

Mac Miller’s Family Blasts Unauthorized Biography

By LatestUpdates / May 7, 2021

Mac Miller’s family is speaking out against an unauthorized biography on the late rapper. On Friday, Miller’s estate and his mother, Karen Meyers, released a statement bashing Paul Cantor’s upcoming book, Most Dope: The Extraordinary Life of Mac Miller. “This book is not authorized or endorsed by Malcolm’s family and has been written by a... Read More

Homeless Man Helped Develop Daft Punk’s “One More Time”, Report Says

Homeless Man Helped Develop Daft Punk’s “One More Time”, Report Says

By LatestUpdates / May 7, 2021

Photo Credit: Cameron VentiA new report alleges Daft Punk has lifted the sound of a homeless man to create “One...

Jay-Z, Troy Carter Jump Into $19 Million Round for NFT Platform Bitski

Jay-Z, Troy Carter Jump Into $19 Million Round for NFT Platform Bitski

By LatestUpdates / May 7, 2021

Photo Credit: BitskiJay-Z leads a $19 million funding round for Bitski, a new NFT platform that wants to take over.Bitski...

Take Your Photography Skills Up a Notch With This Luminar e-Learning Bundle

Take Your Photography Skills Up a Notch With This Luminar e-Learning Bundle

By LatestUpdates / May 7, 2021

Hey, you can post a mean Instagram pic, but when it comes to real photo editing skills, picking a filter may be the extent of your editing chops. But don’t be hard on yourself, perhaps you just need some quality software to help take your images from cool to truly mind-blowing. From photography basics, like... Read More

PRS Issues a 10% Backdated Livestream Tariff — Not Everyone’s So Thrilled With the ‘Discount’

PRS Issues a 10% Backdated Livestream Tariff — Not Everyone’s So Thrilled With the ‘Discount’

By LatestUpdates / May 7, 2021

PRS for Music has officially issued a 10 percent backdated livestream tariff – though not everyone is thrilled with the...

Morgan Wallen’s Older Music Is Also Blowing Up — ‘Spin You Around’ Goes Gold Nearly 6 Years After Its Release

Morgan Wallen’s Older Music Is Also Blowing Up — ‘Spin You Around’ Goes Gold Nearly 6 Years After Its Release

By LatestUpdates / May 7, 2021

Morgan Wallen recording ‘The Dangerous Sessions’Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album remains the top-charting album of 2021, the unexpected result...

Nicki Minaj’s ‘LLC’ Hits No. 1 After Fan Campaign

Nicki Minaj’s ‘LLC’ Hits No. 1 After Fan Campaign

By LatestUpdates / May 7, 2021

Nicki Minaj may not have released any music this year, but that hasn’t stopped her from earning a No. 1 single. On Friday, the rap queen’s song “LLC” off her 2018 album Queen hit No. 1 on the U.S. iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap chart thanks to Minaj’s loyal Barbz, who organized an “LLC Party” on social media... Read More

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Matt Simons Takes Legal Action Against UMG Over Allegedly Unpaid “Catch & Release” Royalties

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Matt Simons performing live in Berlin in 2016. Photo Credit: Denis Apel “Catch & Release” singer-songwriter Matt Simons has taken legal action against Universal Music Group’s Republic Records for allegedly breaching the terms of their worldwide licensing agreement by withholding royalty payments. Netherlands-based Maspeth Music, which “furnishes the services” of the Brooklyn native Matt Simons, […]

FBI Releases Files on Kurt Cobain After 21 Years

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Sennheiser Sells Headphones Business to a Hearing Aid Manufacturer

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Mac Miller’s Family Blasts Unauthorized Biography

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Homeless Man Helped Develop Daft Punk’s “One More Time”, Report Says

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