Morgan Wallen’s recently-released Dangerous: The Double Album enjoyed a record-breaking week despite the singer’s mass-cancellation by the music industry. After getting cancelled by every major radio station and streaming platform in America, Morgan Wallen’s album sales are going through the roof. According to data emerging this morning, sales of the singer’s recently-released Dangerous: The Double […]
Early this morning, major radio conglomerate Cumulus started removing Morgan Wallen from its playlists. But that was just the beginning of the fallout for the country superstar. Within hours of the Cumulus Media directive, first reported by Digital Music News early this morning, Morgan Wallen is now getting removed by other major radio conglomerates, major […]
Indie label Mexican Summer officially announcing its decision to drop Ariel Pink. Ariel Pink has officially been dropped by his label, Mexican Summer, for attending a pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C. on January 6th. Ariel Pink didn’t storm the U.S. Capitol alongside other protesters, though the indie rocker has lost his label deal for attending […]
Republic Records, a division of Universal Music Group and one of the largest labels in the world, has decided to ban the use of ‘Urban’ to categorize or describe their music. ‘Urban’ has been a standard industry terms for decades, though its use has been criticized as being unfair and discriminatory. Now, Republic Records has […]
Taylor Swift and her dedicated “Swifties” fanbase are up in arms over a new live-performance album that Swift’s former record label, Big Machine Records, has released. Having been informed of Big Machine’s plan by fans, Swift vented about the release in an Instagram story; one of her diehard followers posted a copy of the message […]
Sony has established a $100 million coronavirus-relief fund to support many who are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund will benefit first responders and medical professionals, educators and schoolchildren (to lessen the challenges associated with remote teaching, via digital classrooms), and entertainment-industry employees. A substantial portion of the latter, including actors and musicians, […]
UMG chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge Universal Music boss Lucian Grainge has tested positive for coronavirus, according to multiple reports surfacing this weekend. Lucian Grainge, who recently celebrated his 60th birthday, is reportedly being treated at UCLA Medical Center for coronavirus symptoms. Like most cases, it’s difficult to pinpoint where and when the virus was contracted, though […]
Warner Music India managing director Jay Mehta (photo: WMG) With markets around the world reeling from the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and corresponding fears, Warner Music has put its previously planned IPO on ice. However, the major label is still working to meet its international growth goals, as Warner Music India has officially launched. In an […]
Photo Credit: Resso TikTok parent company ByteDance has launched Resso, its long-awaited music-streaming service, in India. Though the platform bears some similarities to TikTok, it’s been tailored to resemble leading streaming services in terms of payments and subscription options. For instance, instead of being completely free to download and use (as TikTok is), Resso utilizes a […]
Warner Music Group owner Len Blavatnik was smart enough to spark a public offering last month — and wise enough to put it on ice this week. Blavatnik, the Ukrainian-born billionaire who presciently purchased Warner Music Group for $3.3 billion back in 2011, savvily decided to go public last month. With paperwork filed with the Securities and Exchange […]