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NEWS & EVENTS
Frank Ocean’s Coachella performance is carnage – or better, it was a literal meltdown
At first, it sounded too random to be true – Ocean’s frankly disastrous and delayed headline set was supposed to involve… an ice rink? The plot thickened this week when an anonymous source broke that the singer’s performance would involve skating.
Jaxsta’s Fix the Mix report is published with challenges women faceing in the music business.
The music credits website/directory has partnered with Emily Lazar’s We Are Moving the Needle to expand the existing body of knowledge regarding inclusion in the music industry by taking a comprehensive look at top streamed songs, albums, genres, awards, and market share.
Megan Thee Stallion’s war with her record label escalates.
In an updated version of her long-running lawsuit, the Savage rapper’s lawyers claimed Wednesday that they had unearthed evidence that 1501 Certified Entertainment founder (and former Major League Baseball All-Star) Carl Crawford had “dissipated millions of dollars held in 1501’s primary bank account,” including funds that will potentially be owed to Stallion.
Universal Music responds to the fake Drake AI track that has been doing the rounds on streaming services
Some music streaming services such as Apple Music, Deezer, and TIDAL pulled the track down almost instantly but it took Spotify, YouTube and Soundcloud a bit longer, and not before it had racked up 625K streams on Spotify alone.
Midia estimates that global revenues grew by 6.7% to $31.2bn in 2022.
The data consultancy company found that streaming generated $20bn of recorded music revenue in 2022, up 8.3% year-on-year, accounting for 64.1% of the total revenues.
FAC welcomes new ambassadors including beabadoobee and more
The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) already had more than 100 musicians signed up as ‘artist ambassadors’ to support its advocacy work.
PizzaExpress is launching its own record label in the UK – yes, really.
The restaurant chain is launching its own label, PX Records, focusing on jazz and soul. For those of you that don’t know PizzaExpress, this isn’t a totally crazy move.