Partnership aims to introduce new industry standards for inclusion and amplify black music creators voices The world’s leading society of music creators, the Recording Academy, and the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, Color of Change, have announced a partnership…
Memo puts burden on artists and not promoter Rolling Stone has obtained an internal memo from Live Nation that demands some major changes for artists it promotes in 2021 and beyond. The memo outlines the changes to concerts and festivals…
Panel of 93 artists want act changed to reflect today’s climate The Artist Rights Alliance (ARA), the artist-run, non-profit organization that championed the Music Modernization Act and CLASSICS Act, is leading the charge to reform the Digital Millennium Copyright Act,…
Virtual online music performances, concerts and lessons among the highlights Make Music Day, the live global music celebration held annually on June 21st, the summer solstice, has announced it’s going virtual due to COVID-19. This year’s celebration encourages all people,…
New record label is dedicated to preserving the art of high-fidelity recordings and compensating musicians fairly PS Audio has announced the launch of Octave Records, a new audiophile record label that supports the livelihood of musicians in a unique way.…
Big plans are underway for the festival’s 30th anniversary in 2021 The city of Chicago has canceled Lollapalooza, along with all other large, outdoor permitted outdoor events through Labor Day, due to COVID-19. It’s the first time in 29 years…
Amendments reflect Academy’s commitment to drive positive change and transparency The Recording Academy has announced that it has made major changes to several rules and guidelines that reflect its ongoing commitment to evolve with the musical landscape and to ensure…
Unique fan-focused service comes to BluOS enabled products via previously announced adaptive streaming protocol Lenbrook International, developer of the BluOS hi-res wireless premium distributed audio and music management platform, has integrated the Neil Young Archives (NYA), the high-resolution, studio-quality streaming…
Riots have caused looting and damage across the country Record labels and artists across all music genres are banding together for Blackout Tuesday in response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmed Arbery and countless other black citizens…
Concert promoter is hoping to launch fully again in 2021 Last week, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino discussed reopening the concert industry during an earnings quarterly call. Variety reports that the concert giant is planning to test different ideas throughout…
Comprehensive deal introduces 14 additional ViacomCBS cable networks to YouTube TV ViacomCBS and Google have announced a comprehensive, multi-year distribution agreement to deliver more content from ViacomCBS’ leading portfolio of news, entertainment and sports networks for YouTube TV subscribers. In…
Special reissues and more announcements coming soon Concord’s catalog team, Craft Recordings, is proud to welcome Victory Records to its label family. Victory was acquired by Concord in 2019 and their formidable repertoire is now managed by Craft, who also…