Shoreline Mafia is mourning the loss of Mac P Dawg. The rising L.A. rapper, an affiliate of the West Coast group, was shot and killed on Monday night, according to social media posts from his friends and collaborators. He was 24. “Shoreline Mafia associate @MACPDAWG was gunned down in LA tonight. Rest In Peace,” tweeted… Read More
Investment banking company Raymond James has downgraded its rating of Spotify stock, due in large part to music streaming’s popularity decline amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Raymond James analyst Justin Patterson officially lowered the music-streaming giant’s stock (traded under the symbol SPOT) rating from “Strong Buy” to “Market Perform.” In his report, James indicated that […]
Photo Credit: Kaleb Nimz A stark report on what the global live industry could have been in 2020 reveals staggering math. Pollstar looked at the preliminary gross revenue for the Q1 Top 100 Tours for their forecast. 2019 was a record-setting year for live revenue – Q1 2020 revenue rose 10.9%. Ticket sales were also […]
The saga continues. The Weeknd debuts the fifth installment in his After Hours video series for “Until I Bleed Out.” After being beheaded in the bloody video for “In Your Eyes,” the XO crooner returns with all his body parts in tact. The dizzying clip opens with a delirious Abel at a lavish party in… Read More
Judge John A. Kronstadt has dismissed the lawsuit filed against Universal Music Group (UMG) by artists (and artists’ estates) whose master tapes were damaged in the 2008 Universal Studios fire. Digital Music News has documented the long-running legal battle since it began in June 2019. Soundgarden, Hole, and Steve Earle, as well as the estates […]
R. Kelly won’t be getting out of jail. A Brooklyn judge denied the singer’s request for release on Tuesday due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to Variety, the judge ruled that he is not among the inmates most endangered by the disease. Kelly remains behind bars the Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Center, where he is awaiting… Read More
Hot off the release of “Toosie Slide,” Drake is breaking fans off with more music. The 6 God took to OVO Mark’s Instagram Live in the early hours of Tuesday morning to preview unreleased music ahead of his upcoming album, including collaborations with Playboi Carti and Fivio Foreign. On his untitled track with Fivio, Drake… Read More
photo: Mustaches Cactus (CC 2.0) Performance rights giant ASCAP is now delivering some bleak news to member writers and publishers. Perhaps this was inevitable, but PRO giant ASCAP is now feeling the serious ripple-effects of a shuttered United States. In a letter sent to members earlier this week — and shared with Digital Music News […]
Ghostluvme is quickly making a name for himself while thrilling fans with his latest single “Vampira.” Produced by Miami hitmakers Ronny J (Eminem, XXXTentacion) and BRYVN (Trippie Redd, Juice WRLD), the Auto-Tuned track finds the 25-year-old Florida rapper-singer yearning for a past lover. “Time feels like forever without you,” he sings. Ghostluvme, who cites Kendrick… Read More
Bhad Bhabie is under fire once again. The rapper is stirring more controversy for a video she posted of herself where her skin appears darker. The 17-year-old, whose real name is Danielle Bregoli, can be seen sporting a long black wig while staring into the camera. View this post on Instagram A post shared by… Read More