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Jennifer Lopez Repackages Tour Due Following Low Ticket Sales

Jennifer Lopez has repackage her This Is Me…Now Tour as a “Greatest Hits” concert series after the tour generated low ticket sales.On Wednesday (April 3), NME reported that the trek’s official name has been amended to This Is Me… Live | The Greatest Hits. Live Nation’s listings, however, has not been updated as of this writing.The Bronx native’s team hasn’t issued a statement regarding the name change either, so it […]

todayApril 4, 2024 1

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Scowl Drop Out of Second Fest Due to Army Sponsorship

California-based hardcore punk band Scowl have removed themselves from yet another festival lineup due to the even being sponsored by the U.S. Army.Reason Behind Welcome to Rockville Cancelled PerformanceScowl posted on social media Tuesday that they will no longer play Welcome to Rockville in Daytona Beach, Florida this year due to the festival's sponsorship choices.The U.S. Army is one of 13 "partners" listed on the Welcome to Rockville website. The festival […]

todayApril 3, 2024 1

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Triumph Won’t Make Rock Hall Due to ‘Huge Prejudice’

Rik Emmett believes Triumph has never gotten serious consideration for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame due to a lingering “huge prejudice” against band's like his.The Canadian rocker laid out his reasoning during a recent interview with Misplaced Straws."In the United States, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame politically… I mean, we were on RCA Records, which was — of the seven major labels, they were number six. And then […]

todayMarch 24, 2024

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Songwriters & Music Publishers Due Nearly $400M in Streaming Payments

Songwriters and publishers are due nearly $400 million in additional payouts following the Copyright Royalty Board‘s Phonorecord III final determination in August, according to information the Mechanical Licensing Collective (the MLC) released on Friday (Feb. 23). During the Phono III blanket license period (2021-2022), the MLC reports that digital service providers like Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube and Pandora underpaid rightsholders by $419.2 million — $281 million from mechanical royalties and […]

todayFebruary 24, 2024 7

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Rock + Metal Album Covers That Were Changed Due to Controversy

Here are 10 rock and metal album covers that had to be changed due to controversy.Album covers may not be as important today as they used to be thanks to the world of streaming, but back when vinyl and CDs were the primary formats of music, the artwork was the first impression.There've been some "controversial" ones over the years though, so much so that the bands actually had to change them. […]

todayJanuary 16, 2024 2

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Spotify Withdraws Support From 2 French Music Festivals Due to Country’s Streaming Service Tax

Spotify is pulling its support from two of France's upcoming music festivals due to the country's latest change in tax law.The streaming service's managing director in France, Antoine Monin, discussed the situation on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday."Following the announcement of the implementation of a tax on music streaming in France, we regret to announce that Spotify France will stop supporting the Francofolies de la Rochelle and the Printemps de […]

todayDecember 22, 2023 4

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Anime Music Event Abruptly Called Off Due To Violence Threats

The Ani x Loca (AniLoka) Fes, envisioned by composer Takahiro Yamada to enliven rural areas through anime songs, was scheduled for December 22nd in Shiga. However, in early December, an associated organization received a disturbing threat depicting a stabbing of a student at a nearby station, dousing the venue in gasoline and igniting a fire, killing all inside, plus a shooting targeting a specific staff member. Faced with such alarming […]

todayDecember 16, 2023 4

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Music festival alcohol decision due

With just two weeks until its gates open, one of the South Island’s largest music festivals is expected to learn today just how much alcohol it will be able to sell to festival-goers. The Rhythm & Alps festival in the Cardrona Valley had its liquor licence application brought before the district licensing committee this week after the application was opposed by police and Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand. At […]

todayDecember 15, 2023 2

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Four people hospitalised due to ‘drug issues’ after attending Western Sydney dance music festival

Four people have been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after attending a music dance festival in Sydney's west during a severe heatwave on Saturday.Key points:Epik music festival took place at Sydney Olympic Park on SaturdayTemperatures reached a maximum of 42.5C during the dayThe heath minister said festival-goers had to take "some personal responsibility"The revellers were at the Epik music festival at the Sydney Showground in Sydney Olympic Park, […]

todayDecember 10, 2023 2

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