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This is it. The moment we find out if recorded music can still cut the mustard as a blockbuster proposition, or if it’s been rendered a commercial also-ran to movies, TV and video games. The moment the album proves that the unbundled track culture unleashed by iTunes 12 years ago has failed to vanquish its…

Although music streaming, the most disruptive technologycurrently being used in the industry, is well on its way to becoming the dominant methodthrough which listeners consume music, it has not yet even come close to unlocking its full potential, despite having been around for close to two decades….

Alabama State University has canceled their upcoming homecoming student concert after learning the promoter they were working with allegedly did not book Lil Wayne as promised. The University had been expecting Lil Wayne to headline the homecoming concert on Nov. 18th but learned that they appear to have been scammed….

How is the increasing power of artists affecting the modern day record deal – and how will that dynamic shift in future? Artist lawyer Paul Spraggon, co-founder of SSB with clients including Adele and The Prodigy, knows exactly how he’d like things to change….

With less than 24 hours to go before Adele‘s third album 25 arrives, it seems we finally know if the insanely anticipated LP will be available for streaming. Sadly for those who have shuffled off the CD/mp3 coil, 25 will not be available on the major streaming services come tomorrow’s (Nov. 20) drop date….

Behind the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris, the announcement on Monday of a Pandora-Rdio deal became the music industry’s main topic of discussion this week. As Rdio files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Pandora has agreed to purchase some of the company’s technology and intellectual property, pending court approval, and will hire of some Rdio employees….

Viewers tuning into Empire last night (Nov. 18) were introduced to a new storyline. Middle son Jamal (Jussie Smollet) landed a commercial deal with Pepsi after being named the beverage company’s next breakthrough artist. The My Bad Parts episode also marked the first integration in Pepsi’s real-life sponsorship of the popular Fox television series….

Adele is going for a milestone. Sources reveal that Columbia Records will ship 3.6 million physical copies of the singer’s new album 25 in the U.S., which would probably mark the largest number of new-release CDs shipped in the past decade. The last album to ship more than that would have been *NSYNC‘s “No Strings Attached, which shipped 4.2…

For all the talk of how streaming services like Spotify and Pandora help music fans find the type of artists who don’t get terrestrial radio play or television coverage, not as much attention has been paid to how that exposure translates to ticket sales. Though quietly at first, these companies have built up ways for…

1. Vinyl is a booming part of the business, but it’s being held back. Growing at a rate of 38.4 percent year over year, the old-school technology moved 5.6 million units in 2015. Vinyl sales would have been even bigger, says Passman, if existing vinyl-manufacturing plants were not already operating at capacity to meet demand….