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Disney+ reportedly caused a million Netflix subscribers to switch services
The launch of Disney+ has been going over very well and reportedly has caused Netflix to take a huge hit in subscribers. According to a report from Cowen & Co., Netflix has lost around one million subscribers since Disney launched their streaming service back in November. Read More: Korn vocalist “went to a really dark place” after losing his […]
Post Malone expands his cannabis business with hemp offshoot
A couple of months ago, Post Malone announced he was starting his own cannabis company which it appears he is looking to expand. The rapper’s company, Shaboink, is partnering with famed cannabis cultivator Mario Guzman’s brand Sherbinskis and Icon Farms to create a line of hemp pre-rolls. Read More: Bishop Briggs takes her heart back in […]
Brendon Urie weighs in on “toxic industry” amid Taylor Swift masters sale
Panic! At The Disco frontman Brendon Urie has come out to support fellow artist and collaborator Taylor Swift about her recent issues involving master recordings. Earlier this week, Swift released a statement in regards to Scooter Braun acquiring her Big Machine catalog, sparking a massive #WeStandWithTaylor movement online. Read more: Mikey Way celebrates first ‘Collapser’ […]
Post Malone rolling out cannabis company this summer
Post Malone is known for his laid-back personality but now he’s heading into one of the most chill industries – cannabis. The rapper’s cannabis company, named Shaboink, debuted at Santa Rosa’s annual cannabis tradeshow but will hit dispensaries on Post Malone’s 24th birthday on July 4th. Read More: Will Smith shares trippy ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ limited-edition […]
Ohio music store would “rather starve” than sell to Trump supporters
An Ohio music store by the name of Joe’s Music has come under fire for it hesitancy to to sell its merchandise to Trump supporters. The owner, who has only been identified as Joe, hung a sign in his window denouncing right wingers’ practices. Then, the shop’s owner shared a photo of the sign to […]
Former Toys ‘R’ Us CEO planning to reboot store
It looks like a potential reboot of Toys “R” Us might be in the works. Read more: Five arrested for rave inside abandoned Toys “R” Us In a new report from Bloomberg, unnamed sources have said that former Toys “R” Us CEO Jerry Storch has been in contact with multiple investors to see if a reboot of the […]
Bring Me The Horizon's Oli Sykes to open a new bar
Bring Me The Horizon‘s frontman Oli Sykes knows a thing or two about creating a business, and it looks like the lead singer has found a new venture. Read more: Bullet For My Valentine’s Matt Tuck doesn’t think rock needs saving Per a report from Kerrang!, the frontman will be opening a 220-capacity venue called Church, […]
5 ways to make your band your business
So, you have your band members, your practice space and some decent gear. You’ve written some awesome music and had a couple of local shows. Where do you go from here? Read more: 10 times your work completely misunderstood what it’s like to be in a band Make an agreement First off, make an agreement with […]
Jay-Z sells 33 percent of Tidal's stake to Sprint in new partnership
Tidal, the premium music-streaming service that is co-owned by hip-hop artist Jay Z, announced today that they would be forming a partnership with Sprint after the telecommunication giant purchased a 33 percent stake in the company. Read More: Spotify offers President Obama ‘President of Playlists’ position The deal is reportedly worth around $200 million according […]
Independent musicians face significant challenges with business communication, study says
[Photo credit: Grizzlee Martin] People who get their start in music may not fully realize the business aspect of the industry, and a new study from North Carolina State University finds that independent musicians face “significant business communication challenges” when they first enter the industry. “I found that rock musicians, particularly those without major label […]
Record label bosses try to buy an NBA team
Global music revenues fell by 4% this year, but that didn’t stop record label bosses David Geffen and Jimmy Iovine (who probably just made a boatload of money off the Apple/Beats deal) from reportedly bidding to purchase the Los Angeles Clippers this past week. The music mogul duo were part of an investor group that […]
Spotify hopes to expand to Latin America and Eastern Europe next year
According to Billboard Biz, Spotify is closing in on $100 million in funds raised for expansion. With that money, the streaming service hopes to open in Latin America and farther across Europe in 2013. Though $100 million may seem like a massive change chunk and, according to the International Business Times, Spotify is valued at […]
Apple in talks to launch online radio in 2013
Yesterday we learned that Apple Inc. has gobbled up The Beatles' Apple Corps logo, and today we learn that they're creeping in for the kill on Pandora Radio, as well. Well, maybe not the kill, but they did make Pandora's stock drop 111.73% yesterday when the market got its hands on the following information: Apple […]
Tre Cool, Travis Barker, Dave Grohl make richest drummer list
Celebrity Net Worth has compiled an approximated list that reveals the “30 richest drummers in the world.” Green Day's Tre Cool and Blink-182's Travis Barker are among them. Check out the full list below. What do you think? 1. Ringo Starr Net Worth – $300 Million (The Beatles) 2. Phil Collins Net Worth – $250 […]
Amazon Inc. announces upgrades to Cloud Player
Amazon Inc. has announced several improvements to its cloud-based music service, Cloud Player. They include licensing deals with “Sony Music Entertainment, EMI Music, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and more than 150 independent distributors, aggregators and music publishers” that will allow users access to and ability to store more music than before and upgrades […]
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