Neil Young’s Pono Music will be offline for ‘several weeks’

Pono has told customers its store will be offline for the next several weeks as it switches its back-end provider following that firm's acquisition. "In...

Baz Luhrmann, Nas, and Grandmaster Flash recreate the rise of hip-hop in Netflix’s new drama, The Get Down

The Get Down is a mythic saga of how New York at the brink of bankruptcy gave birth to a new art form. Set...

ILS Group Appoints Experienced Music Executive Eric Alper…Er…Me… As Director Of Media Relations

The Independent Label Services Group ("ILS"), a leading worldwide entertainment distributor and marketing company with ties to Universal Music Group and Caroline International, announced...

IHeartMedia, Cumulus, Entercom, Cox, Sun Broadcast Group And Shazam Collaborate On Groundbreaking New Audio Measurement Solution

Broadcast radio industry leaders iHeartMedia, Cumulus, Entercom, Cox and Sun Broadcast Group announced a strategic alliance with Shazam for a groundbreaking audio audience measurement...

SOCAN acquires Audiam, providing royalty payment for songwriters, composers and music publishers.

SOCAN, the member-based organization representing the Canadian performing rights of more than four-million Canadian and international music creators and publishers with revenue of CAD$308-million...

Americas Dominated Global Music Streaming Market In 2015 With 61% Of Market Share

The global music streaming market is expected grow at a CAGR of more than 13% during the forecast period, according to Technavio’s market research. In...

German Music Market Grows By 3.6%

New figures released show that Germany's recorded music market grew by 3.6 per cent in the first half of 2016. Total revenue from the...

John Oliver and some of America’s favorite recording artists remind politicians not to use their songs without permission on...

John Oliver and Heart, John Mellencamp, Usher, Sheryl Crow, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Bolton, Josh Groban and Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons remind politicians not...

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ doesn’t understand this whole milk in a bag stuff

In a recent interview with Sportsnet, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ, who is American, was asked the innocent question: "Is there anything you’re...

This Starbucks Store Is Staffed With Deaf Employees

A new Starbucks location in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is providing a unique employment opportunity to people who are deaf. Starbucks Malaysia partnered with the Society...

Steve Aoki documentary I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead debuts on Netflix August 19

I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead, directed by Justin Krook, is a heart-pumping yet heart-wrenching documentary about one of the most eminent DJs working today:...

‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ Official Comic-Con Trailer Is Here

Mark February 10, 2017 down. That's when Warner Bros. Pictures will release their computer-animated action comedy, The LEGO Batman Movie, a spin-off to the...

Avery Gives Back to Schools With Michael “Pinball” Clemons and Hannah Alper

Avery Products Canada has dedicated their resources to students across Canada through their #AveryGivesBack campaign launching this school season. 7,500 kits filled with Avery...

Steve Harvey explains country music’s appeal

Steve Harvey has a surprising answer for a black woman who is sick of her white husband's music taste. https://youtu.be/QdWGRGstepk

David Bowie box set to include unreleased album The Gouster

Parlophone Records are proud to announce DAVID BOWIE ‘WHO CAN I BE NOW? (1974 – 1976)’ the second in a series of box sets...

That Sony Walkman TV Commercial From 1981 Is Pure Gold

Invented in Japan in 1979, and first released in Britain as the "Sony Stowaway" in 1980 (also its American release year), the personal stereo...