November 21, 2023

Black Sheep’s Class Action Lawsuit Against Universal Music Group Over Royalties and Spotify Deal Is Dismissed

Earlier this year, the 1990s hip-hop duo Black Sheep filed a class-action lawsuit against Universal Music Group over the label’s business dealings with Spotify. The breach of contract lawsuit claimed that the label owed more than $750 million in royalties to various artists. That lawsuit was dismissed on Monday, court documents viewed by Pitchfork confirm. […]

Music Licensing Powerhouse BMI Is Being Sold to a Private Equity Firm

BMI, the music licensing agency that represents thousands of songwriters, has announced that it will sell to the private equity firm New Mountain Capital, The New York Times reports. Terms of the deal have yet to be disclosed; in August, Billboard cited sources claiming the deal could be worth $1.7 billion. The sale needs to […]

Records That Sold a Million in One Week – Billboard

In a world full of albums, only 23 have ever sold a million or more U.S. copies in a single week — and only one has ever done so more than once, much less three times total. At least, that’s what can be gathered since Luminate began electronically counting music sales in 1991, back when […]

Landon Barker Talks Dad Travis Barker’s Advice, ‘Friends With Your Ex’ – Billboard

Landon Barker kicked off his music career two months ago with the release of “Friends With Your Ex.” In the latest episode of Billboard News, Barker details what the song is about, shares insight into its writing process and reveals the advice he got from from his rock star dad, Travis Barker. The 20-year-old musician […]

BTS’ Jimin, Jung Kook, V, RM Start ‘Military Enlistment Process’

Jimin, Jung Kook, V, and RM are getting ready to fulfill their military duties, BTS‘ label BIg Hit informed fans Tuesday. The four musicians are the last members of the group’s original seven to enlist. “We would like to inform our fans that RM, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook have initiated the military enlistment process,” […]

Pulp, Bikini Kill, Kid Cudi, Kali Uchis Among Thousands of Musicians Calling for Cease-Fire in Gaza

Thousands of artists have come together to sign a letter from a collective that calls itself Musicians for Palestine demanding a cease-fire in Gaza. The signatories include Pulp, Bikini Kill, Kid Cudi, Kali Uchis, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Lucy Dacus, Brian Eno, Sleater-Kinney, Arooj Aftab, Blonde Redhead, Kehlani, Denzel Curry, Fontaines D.C., Pink […]

Eminem Teasing Fortnite Collaboration – Billboard

Is Eminem gearing up to enter the Fornite universe? Signs point to yes, if the rapper’s most recent Instagram post is to be believed. The “Lose Yourself” rapper shared a video to his Instagram page on Tuesday (Nov. 21) that starts with a wide shot of America from space before rapidly zooming into a living […]

Lana Del Rey Was ‘All Over’ Taylor Swift’s ‘Snow on the Beach’

Fans of Lana Del Rey wanted so badly to hear more of the Honeymoon singer on “Snow on the Beach” that Taylor Swift released an edition with “more” Lana on the deluxe edition of Midnights earlier this year. Well, Del Rey is setting the record straight: She was “all over” the track all along — […]

Saxophonist Was 68 – Billboard

Mars Williams, illustrious saxophone player who played a significant role in bands like The Psychedelic Furs and The Waitresses, died on Monday (Nov. 20). He was 68 years old. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The Chicago Tribune revealed the news, noting that the Chicago area native died […]

Lana Del Rey Shares Taylor Swift’s ‘Snow on the Beach’ Story – Billboard

When Taylor Swift first released her Midnights track, “Snow on the Beach,” fans were confused. The song featured Lana Del Rey, but the singer was barely heard throughout the track. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Swift listened to her fans and soon released an updated version in […]

Day: November 21, 2023