Month: July 2015

Bassist Calls for Equal Credits on Apple Music (and Beyond)

“We want to know who’s playing the music we’re hearing, who produced it, who arranged it, where it was recorded and by whom,” reads the MoveOn petition page for ‘Show the Album Credits on Apple Music!’…


Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well Sets Attendance Record at Chicago’s Soldier Field

The trippy circus that follows the Grateful Dead descended on Chicago en masse as the first of the three-night Fare Thee Well, the final performances by the core four — Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, ​Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, along with guest musicians Trey Anastasio from Phish and keyboardists Bruce Hornsby and Jeff Chimenti — got out of the gates smoothly. The attendance of 70,764 shattered Soldier Field’s post-renovation attendance record of…


Wantickets Strikes Partnership With Nightlife App Discotech: Exclusive

Online ticketing provider Wantickets has announced an exclusive partnership with nightlife app Discotech that will allow users to purchase tickets directly in the mobile app on their Android or iPhone devices….


Dr. Dre’s New Beats 1 Show, ‘The Pharmacy,’ Officially Announced

Through all the big name celebrities getting their own shows on Beats 1, Dr. Dre‘s program has probably been the most highly anticipated of the bunch….


D.C. Newspaper Claims Foo Fighters’ Photographer Contract Is ‘Exploitation’

On Saturday night, the Foo Fighters are set to return to the stage for an Independence Day blowout show in Washington D.C. with Buddy Guy, Gary Clark Jr., Heart, Joan Jett, LL Cool J, and more, following Dave Grohl’s sidelining leg injury. One D.C. newspaper, however, will not be photographing the band as planned, claiming in a…


Lil Wayne Just Dropped His Entire ‘Free Weezy Album’ as a Tidal Exclusive

He’s been promising it for months, and as the clock struck midnight on Independence Day, Lil Wayne finally dropped his long awaited Free Weezy Album as a Tidal exclusive. Anchored by the lead single “Glory,” the project sprawls across 15 tracks and features guests including Young Jeezy, Wiz Khalifa, Cory Gunz, and more. Being a Tidal…


iTunes users hit stumbling blocks with arrival of Apple Music

Apple Music offers a lot of cool features from streaming music to an online radio station. But it also seems to be creating some headaches for loyal iTunes users….


Buddy Holly widow entrusts BMG with artist’s rights

BMG has agreed the acquisition of all the rights in the seminal Buddy Holly catalogue, controlled by his widow Maria Elena Holly….


Eminem and Gwen Stefani Collaborated on ‘Southpaw’ Track ‘Kings Never Die’: Listen

Few would have seen this coming. Eminem and Gwen Stefani have teamed up for “Kings Never Die,” a song lifted from the forthcoming film “Southpaw.”…


The Agency Group Acquires US-Based EDM Agency Autonomous Music

  The Agency Group (TAG) has acquired US-based boutique EDM agency Autonomous Music….