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Random music news for Wednesday, August 7, 2019

August 7, 2019August 7, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Drummers, FRBs, Metallica, Near Mint, Simpsons, Sony, Triumph, Universal, Woodstock

On this day in 1955, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the precursor to Sony, sold its first transistor radios. When it comes

Random music news for Friday, June 28, 2019

June 28, 2019June 27, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Sabbath, BTS, Glastonbury, Metal, Nitrous Oxide, Universal

Summer long weekend number 2. How many people are going to *cough* call in sick today to make a four-dayer?

Random music news for Monday, June 17, 2019

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Andre 3000, Bluegrass, Breast Cancer, Chris Cornell, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Jimmy Buffet, Liam Gallagher, Lil Durk, Mariah Carey, Noel Gallagher, Thom Yorke, Universal

No basketball. No hockey. I feel so…empty. Best just concentrate on music news for June 17, 2019. And here come

This is very, VERY bad: Eleven years ago, thousands of master tapes of albums burned up in a fire. Now there’s a lawsuit involving “the biggest disaster in the history of the music business.”

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Universal

Just before 5 am on June 1, 2008, while maintenance workers were using blowtorches to repair the roof of a

Random music news for Monday, May 27, 2019

May 27, 2019May 25, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, David Bowie, Documentary, Dolby ATMOS, Hard Rock Hotel, Malcolm McLaren, Morrissey, Spotify, Universal, Vevo, Vivienne Westwood

It’s the Memorial Day holiday in the US, so is there any music news for May 27, 2019? Let’s find

Random music news for Friday, February 8, 2019

February 8, 2019February 7, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy Corgan, Copyright, Dear Rouge, Foo Fighters, Kanye, Lenny Kravitz, Marshmello, Pledgemusic, Religious zealots, Smartphones, Sony, Universal

The first weekend without football since June. Time for NASCAR. And did you know that the UN has declared today

Warner Bros Music cashes out of Spotify; how much will musicians see?

August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 Amber Healy 2 Comments Musicians, Sony, Spotify, Streaming, Universal, Warner Brothers Music

Earlier this year, Warner Brothers Music announced it would be selling off 75% of its stake in Spotify, a move

YouTube won’t introduce its music service at SXSW

March 14, 2018March 13, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Google, Muisc Streaming, Sony, SXSW, Universal, Warner, YouTube

Don’t look for YouTube’s music service to launch at SXSW There’s a month’s worth of panel discussions, concerts, art exhibits

When Spotify goes public, labels are going to sell their shares in the company

March 7, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Merlin, Sony, Spotify, Universal, Warner, WIN

Here’s a little secret that few people know: The major record labels have equity positions in Spotify. That’s right: the

Facebook Signs a Massive Music Licensing Deal with the World’s Biggest Record Label. Here’s What That Means for Us.

December 22, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Facebook, UMG, Universal

Ever seen a music video on Facebook that suddenly disappears? Facebook has been legally bound to take down these videos

Random Music News for Thursday, November 9, 2017

November 9, 2017November 8, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Bono, Concert Ticket Prices, Donald Trump, Drake, Gee Gees, Indie Labels, Kanye West, Kimye, Mariah Carey, Netflix, Paul McCartney, Streaming, Taylor Swift, Tunein, Universal, Warner

One year of Trump. How y’all feeling? And now, some music news for November 9. Speaking of Trump, Paul McCartney