[ad_1] Arctic Monkeys’ The Car was named one of the 12 albums of the year by the 2023 Mercury Awards on Thursday (July 27). It’s the band’s fifth album to be shortlisted for the honor, which puts them in a tie with Radiohead for the most shortlisted albums since the award was introduced in 1992. … Read more
[ad_1] Universal Music Group’s stock closed up 11% on Thursday, one day after the company reported it saw a 10.6% rise in recorded music subscription revenues in the second quarter thanks to higher streaming subscription prices. UMG’s stock closed at €24.21 ($26.63) on Thursday, up 11% from the prior day’s close. The world’s largest music … Read more
[ad_1] The Jenni Rivera Estate has signed a global deal with Universal Music Publishing Group to administer the publishing rights for Jenni Rivera’s global catalog, Billboard has learned. “I’m so excited about this new partnership with Universal Music Publishing. It’ll bring great achievements for my mom’s legacy and for Jenni Rivera Enterprises,” said Jacqie Rivera, CEO of … Read more
[ad_1] Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” soars in at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Alternative Songs chart dated July 29 following its first full week of streaming, sales and airplay. In the July 14-20 tracking week, “What Was I Made For?” earned 11.4 million official U.S. streams and 699,000 radio audience impressions and … Read more
[ad_1] Two weeks before hear death, Sinead O’Connor revealed to fans that she was working on her 11th studio album and contemplating a world tour in support of the untitled work. In her last public post on Facebook, on July 11 O’Connor informed fans that she had recently moved back to London after 23 years and … Read more
[ad_1] A Mississippi woman has dropped her copyright lawsuit claiming that Taylor Swift stole aspects of a self-published book of poetry when she created a companion book for her album Lover, months after the star’s lawyers called it a case that “never should have been filed.” Teresa La Dart sued Swift last year, claiming that … Read more
[ad_1] Utopia Music has no plans to sell either of its U.K. distribution businesses, Proper Music Group and Utopia Distribution Services, according to the Swiss-based tech company’s co-founder/interim CEO, as it attempts to transition from a hyper-growth company to a profitable one. Utopia Music acquired Proper Music Group, the United Kingdom’s leading independent physical music … Read more
[ad_1] As the outpouring of tributes and grief continued in the wake of Sinead O’Connor‘s death on Wednesday (July 26) at age 56, London’s Metropolitan Police released some information about the circumstances surrounding the “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer’s passing. According to a statement from the London Metropolitan Police — which did not refer to … Read more
[ad_1] Another day, another messy news story to come out of X, or Twitter, or whatever we’re supposed to be calling it nowadays. Following a chaotic rebranding week in which Elon Musk abruptly announced that Twitter would be rebranded as X, the company is now reportedly demanding that brands pay $1,000 per month in ads … Read more
[ad_1] Despite appearances, a sword isn’t a sword isn’t a sword in The Witcher. Both volumes of Season 3 are heaving with Nilfgaardian daggers, Redanian swords, elven bows, and dwarven axes, and it’s all helmed by head armourer Nick Jeffries. Expanding the range of equipment used by Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill) and his allies … Read more