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1. After Failing to Sell Out In 2024, Coachella Stacks the 2025 Lineup With Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone, and Travis Scott

   Coachella announces their 2025 lineup, with headliners Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone, and Travis Scott. Here’s the complete lineup. Despite an impressive list of headliners in 2024, Coachella failed to sell out this year compared to its record-breaking sellouts in years past. But 2025 aims to change that with a stellar lineup including headliners […]

2. Universal Music Partners With ‘Leading’ Chinese Indie Modern Sky, Targets ‘Opportunities for UMG’s International Artists to Connect With China’s Audiences’

   Doubling down on efforts to expand in China, Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced a partnership with Modern Sky, ostensibly the nation’s “leading music label.” UMG unveiled its Modern Sky deal, finalized specifically via Universal Music Greater China, in a brief release today. Founded in 1997, the Beijing-based label touts itself as “the leading music […]

3. Larossa Music Group Inks Bell Partners Deal to Acquire and Develop Latin Artists

   Larossa Music Group inks a strategic partnership deal with Bell Partners for the acquisition and development of Latin artists. Global music rights investment firm Bell Partners and leading music industry financing consultant Larossa Music Group have announced a strategic alliance aiming to accelerate the growth and global projection of music companies, with a specific focus […]

4. Can’t Wait for Spotify Wrapped? Some People Are Accessing Their Summaries Early

   Feeling reflective this holiday season? Can’t wait for Spotify Wrapped to drop next week? Here are some tips for opening your Spotify Wrapped early. If you’re champing at the bit to open your 2024 Spotify Wrapped, you’re not alone. Each winter, music enthusiasts eagerly await the release of the annual personalized report showing their music […]

5. AEG Presents Resumes Litigation Against Young Thug, Demands Details About Alleged $16 Million Catalog Sale

   Following the end of Young Thug’s marathon criminal case – and his time behind bars – AEG Presents has formally moved to resume its years-old lawsuit against him. Anschutz Entertainment Group’s live division just recently asked Judge Mónica Ramírez Almadani (to whom the case was transferred in February) to sign off on a fresh set […]

6. TikTok Thinks Trump Might Reverse Their US Ban — But Trump’s FCC Nominee Has Other Ideas

   Trump’s FCC nominee wants to focus on a TikTok ban, despite TikTok hoping a Trump presidency will reverse their impending US ban. As a potential TikTok ban looms over an impending political shift in the US, the short-form video sharing app has been pleased that a Trump presidency might put a stop to the ban […]

7. Min Hee-Jin Resigns from ADOR After Long, Ugly Battle with Hybe

   Min Hee-Jin resigns from ADOR after a seven month ugly battle with parent company Hybe. It’s been a long seven months for former ADOR CEO Min Hee-Jin and her internal battle with K-pop entertainment conglomerate Hybe, but Min is officially announcing her resignation from the company. Min Hee-Jin joined Hybe in 2019 as a brand […]

8. Live Music Society Surpasses $1 Million in 2024 Funding with Largest-Ever Toolbox Grant Round

   Live Music Society surpasses $1 million in 2024 funding with the largest Toolbox grant round to date. Live Music Society, the non-profit organization supporting small venues and listening rooms across the US, has notified applicants of the 2024 Toolbox grant round about the status of their applications. Awardees are now in the process of accepting […]

9. Why Doesn’t Ticketmaster Offer 2FA On Ticket Transfers? The Question Is Worth Asking as Tickets Keep Disappearing

   Ticketmaster experienced a high-profile hack earlier this year. Now, countless people are seeing their tickets transferred to other accounts—with no verification step to prevent the instant transfer process. Why does Ticketmaster have 2FA for sign-in, but not ticket transfer? The company disclosed the data breach on May 15, stating that more than 40 million users […]

10. Universal Music Greater China Announce Exclusive Agreement with iQIYI’s Show ‘The Rap of China 2024’

    Universal Music Greater China has announced it has reached a strategic agreement with iQIYI to distribute new releases from signed contestants of ‘The Rap of China 2024’ worldwide. UMGC will provide signed contestants with an integrated support network and the top three finalists will be invited to visit UMG’s global music labels and iconic studios […]

11. Anthem Entertainment Acquires ‘A Catalog of Songs’ from Country Songwriter Matt Alderman, Finalizes Publishing Deal

    Let the music IP sales continue: Anthem Entertainment has purchased “a catalog of songs” from country songwriter and producer Matt Alderman. Toronto-headquartered Anthem reached out with word of its latest play, having taken a stake in Puerto Rican rapper Darell’s body of work earlier this month. On top of the core IP purchase – the […]

12. Music Tectonics 2024: From Artist-Fan Relationships and Merch to Streaming Fraud and Financing

    Music Tectonics 2024 featured informative panels on hot industry topics like streaming fraud, fan relationship management, music investments, financing options for artists, and more. The Music Tectonics 2024 conference is all about the fusion of music and tech. There are certain things you come to expect at Music Tectonics in sunny Santa Monica — beautiful […]

13. Nine Months Later, Sony Music Drops Copyright Suit Alleging Missing Whitney Houston Biopic Sync Payments

    Sony Music Entertainment (SME) has officially dropped a missing-payments lawsuit filed against the production companies behind a Whitney Houston biopic. The major label just recently moved to dismiss the action with prejudice, about nine months after first submitting the straightforward complaint. In a nutshell – and as we reported at the time – SME specifically […]

14. Fatboy Slim Criticizes Dynamic Pricing Practice and ‘Sick’ Oasis Ticket Prices

    Fatboy Slim criticized ‘sick’ pricing for Oasis’ reunion gigs and the dynamic pricing practice as a whole. UK DJ Fatboy Slim, real name Norman Cook, took a jab at Oasis’ highly coveted reunion tour tickets, calling their steep pricing “sick.” He also posited the controversial practice of dynamic ticket pricing is a rip-off for the […]

15. Apple Fires Back Against ‘Parasitic’ Musi App In Contentious App Store Lawsuit

    After Musi developers filed a lawsuit for breach of contract and seeking the app to be reinstated to the App Store, Apple’s lawyers have responded to the lawsuit. They seek a denial of the preliminary injunction that would force Apple to allow Musi back onto the App Store. Here’s why. Apple lawyers state that the […]