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Australian merch companies say they are owed $250,000 by Merchbar

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Australian merch companies say they are owed $250,000 by Merchbar

receiving payments from merch platform Mechbar late last year and are now owed more than $250,000. But a Merchbar spokesperson says those claims are “simply not accurate”…

Chris Cooke • 13 Jun 2024

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Spotify launches in-house brand partnerships agency

Still searching for ways to boost revenues towards consistent profit, Spotify has launched its own in-house brand partnerships agency AUX. It will facilitate putting brands and artists together for marketing campaigns, and has kicked things off by pairing up Coca-Cola with Peggy Gou…

Andy Malt • 22 Feb 2024

Bjorn Ulvaeus and Ian McKellen make their Abba socks dance

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Bjorn Ulvaeus and Ian McKellen make their Abba socks dance

Do you want to buy some Abba socks? No? Well, what if you saw Bjorn Ulvaeus and Ian McKellen make them dance? Yeah, I think that changes things…

Andy Malt • 08 Dec 2023

Judges wave away appeal over Tyga’s Vans ‘parody’ shoes

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Judges wave away appeal over Tyga’s Vans ‘parody’ shoes

Tyga and MSCHF’s Wavy Baby shoes, which it put on sale last year, did infringe trademarks owned by Vans, an appeals court has ruled…

Andy Malt • 07 Dec 2023

Korn announce official Adidas collection, just 27 years late

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Korn announce official Adidas collection, just 27 years late

Korn have announced an official collection of Adidas gear celebrating their song ‘ADIDAS’, which came out in, er, 1996…

Andy Malt • 20 Oct 2023

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Garrix to sell his own currency at ADE

Martin Garrix is selling his own banknotes - the Garrix 10 - at this year’s Amsterdam Dance Event, in aid of the SOS Children’s Villages and War Child charities…

Andy Malt • 16 Oct 2023

Madonna pleased that Pepsi is now celebrating her cancelled ad from 1989

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Madonna pleased that Pepsi is now celebrating her cancelled ad from 1989

Madonna has thanked Pepsi for re-broadcasting her cancelled ‘Like A Prayer’ ad from 1989 as part of its 125th anniversary celebrations…

Chris Cooke • 14 Sep 2023