Charlie Walk On Leave From UMG, Won’t Appear On ‘Four’ Finale, As New Accuser Steps Forward

Republic Records boss Charlie Walk will be missing next week’s finale of Fox’s talent competition show “The Four.” In a statement, his attorney Patricia Glaser, Walk said:

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How To Land A Record Deal

While many emerging artists have chosen to eschew labels, there are still a number of advantages to having the backing of a traditional label. Here we delve into how artists. Continue reading

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Billboard, Hollywood Reporter, Dick Clark, MRC Merge As Valence Media

Todd Boehly Eldridge Industries is folding three major entertainment companies – Billboard-Hollywood Reporter, dick clark productions and film and television studio MRC, into one new company, Valence Media.

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Is Rock On Music’s Endangered List?

In the wake the recent Grammy Awards, Fred Jacobs bemoans the decline of rock music as a genre, something which has been on a steady downhill slide for years, but. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: Spotify Adds Songwriter Credits • WMG Revenue Up 14% • Female Execs Call Out Portnow • More

FRIDAY 2.2.1​8​ Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Stars Help Petition To Oust Recording Academy President Collect Over 12,922 Signatures [UPDATED]

UPDATE 2: A petition demanding the ouster of  Recording Academy president Neil Portnow surpassed its original goal of 10,000 signatures overnight. By Thursday afternoon 12,992 had signed demanding the exec exit. Continue reading

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How Facebook’s Algorithm Update Will Affect You

As many are now aware, Facebook is rolling out a massive change to its newsfeed algorithm intended to favor posts from friends over public content and advertisements. Here we look. Continue reading

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Landing Your First Indie Video Game Soundtrack

As a $32 billion dollar industry with serious growth projected, the PC gaming market has become a premium area for artists to pull in serious money, provided if they're willing. Continue reading

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Will Music Modernization Act Precipitate The Decline Of BMI, ASCAP, SESAC?

[UPDATED] All week week we've been exploring The Music Modernization Act currently before Congress. A consequence could be a significant decline in the importance of PROs BMI, ASCAP, GMR and. Continue reading

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Facebook Has An Instagram And Messaging App Problem [Mark Mulligan]

Total time spent on Facebook fell for the first time ever last quarter, down 5% or 50 million hours every day.  The decline, which came in part from changes in. Continue reading

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