Eat Your Own Years launches record label
Promoter Eat Your Own Ears has launched a record label, Eat Your Own Ears Recordings, in partnership with Virgin Music, starting with a compilation of unreleased tracks.…
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Alcopop Records launches film distribution arm
Alcopop Records launches a film distribution division, with its first release being Jon Spira's documentary 'Hollywood Bulldogs' on streaming from 4 Apr.…
Brian Epstein statue to be erected in Liverpool
Liverpool City Council has granted planning permission for a statue of Beatles manager Brian Epstein in the Whitechapel area, with no unveiling date yet.…
Lil Peep negligence case to proceed to trial
A Los Angeles judge has declined to dismiss the negligence and wrongful death claims brought by Lil Peep's mother against his former management company, so the case will go to trial.…
Former Suge Knight attorney agrees plea deal over conspiracy to pay off a witness in hip hop mogul's murder case
Matthew Fletcher, a former lawyer for Suge Knight, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct justice and perjury and agreed to give up practising law in California.…
BMG acquires John Lee Hooker rights
BMG has acquired John Lee Hooker's publishing catalogue, royalty income and part of his recorded music catalogue from his estate, managed by JAM Inc.…
Spotify buys podcasting data companies Podsights and Chartable
Spotify has acquired podcast advertising measurement firm Podsights and analytics platform Chartable, reportedly while also seeking to buy Audioboom.…
One Liners: Girl In Red, Health & Lamb Of God, Bodega, more
Girl In Red signs to Sony's Columbia, Kobalt signs several artists, and Capitol, UTA and Downtown announce new appointments.…
Snoop Dogg plans to relaunch Death Row as “an NFT label”
Snoop Dogg says he will relaunch Death Row Records as an NFT label after buying the brand, pointing to his NFT drop for his album 'BODR' as proof of concept.…
Movie industry web-blocking order targets cyber-locker
The UK courts have issued a web-blocking order requested by movie studios, Netflix and Sky, targeting the Mixdrop cyber-locker and streaming sites.…
Billboard launches a load of new country-specific music charts
Billboard has launched weekly top 25 charts for dozens of countries, based on streaming and download data, published via its Hits Of The World section.…
OVO Energy takes on Wembley Arena's naming rights
OVO Energy has taken over the naming rights of Wembley Arena from SSE, and will work with ASM Global towards Greener Arena Certification.…