Combination creates world’s largest entertainment company with 100+ million listeners Sirius XM Holdings Inc. has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Pandora Media, Inc. With the transaction complete, SiriusXM is the world’s largest audio entertainment company with strong,…
Domestic customers with an Apple Music subscription will be able to stream 50 million songs, playlists and music videos beginning February 1st On American Airlines, Apple Music subscribers can listen to curated playlists, such as The New Chicago, with no…
CEO Alex Heiche will be operating out of Nashville full time Music industry specialty finance firm Sound Royalties has announced that it has now opened a location in Nashville, Tennessee to better serve the creatives in the city’s thriving music…
Epic Rights Roster Includes KISS, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Billy Joel, David Bowie, Zac Brown Band, Woodstock Festival Universal Music Group’s (UMG) Bravado, the leading global consumer, lifestyle and brand management company, has acquired Epic Rights, a boutique merchandise and branding…
All will be unveiled during Winter NAMM 2019 from January 23-27th in Anaheim, CA Last year was a tough year for Gibson, one of the largest guitar manufacturers in the world. The company was saved from bankruptcy and skipped Winter…
Two 50th Anniversary Guitars At 2019 Winter NAMM will be unveiled at NAMM Martin Guitar has partnered with the Woodstock Foundation to celebrate one of the most historic moments in music history. 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock…
The largest international vinyl festival in the world Discogs has partnered with Vinyl World Congress for Crate Diggers 2019. Crate Diggers will become the largest international festival series in the world dedicated to vinyl collecting and music merchandise ever with…
Sound Royalties advances royalty payments while allowing artists to retain ownership Rapper Pitbull has partnered with music finance firm Sound Royalties. The company helps artists advance their careers while retaining ownership of their own creative works by advancing royalty payments…
Experience the world of music festivals FestWorld Magazine, the world’s first print magazine devoted exclusively to music festivals and music festival fans, will launch on March 9, 2019. The quarterly magazine will feature engaging and informative exclusive-to-print content related to…
Customers can donate online or at any retail store In response to the California wildfires threatening thousands of families, Guitar Center Inc., the world’s largest musical instrument retailer, has teamed up with the American Red Cross – the humanitarian organization…
Both set to air from Los Angeles The Recording Academy and CBS have announced the dates for Music’s Biggest Night in 2020 and 2021. The 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards will air on Sunday, January 26, 2020, and the 63rd Annual…
Orrin G. Hatch—Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act will be effective Jan 2, 2021 President Donald Trump has signed the Music Modernization Act, now know as the The Orrin G. Hatch Music Modernization Act (MMA) into law. The bill will go into…