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Report: UMG To Share Spotify Equity Windfall With Artists

Posted by CelebrityAccess Staff Writers - March 5, 2018

NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — Now that Spotify has finalized their IPO plans, record labels are in line to reap a windfall due to their equity ownership stakes in the company.…

The 90th Academy Awards Had Historically Low Ratings

Posted by CelebrityAccess Staff Writers - March 5, 2018

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Ratings for the nearly four-hour 2018 Academy Awards telecast on ABC dropped to a record low on Sunday, with just 26.5 million viewers tuning into the…

Spotify Threatens Hacked App Users With Suspension As Practice Spreads

Posted by CelebrityAccess Staff Writers - March 5, 2018

Stockholm, Sweden (Hypebot) — There are no stats as to how many of Spotify’s 159 million active users are accessing the music streamer with a hacked app or account. But…

March 12 Is The Deadline To Opt In To Facebook Music Licensing Program For Unaffiliated Songwriters

Posted by CelebrityAccess Staff Writers - March 5, 2018

NEW YORK (Hypebot) — The March 12th deadline for unaffiliated independent songwriters and music publishers to get paid for use of their music on Facebook by registering with the Harry…

Families Of Vegas Shooting Victims To Receive $250k Each From GoFundMe Campaign

Posted by CelebrityAccess Staff Writers - March 5, 2018

LAS VEGAS (CelebrityAccess) The 58 families of the slain victims of the Las Vegas festival shooting are expected to receive $275,000 each from a GoFundMe campaign. The Las Vegas Victims…

Suge Knight Attorneys Indicted For Witness Tampering

Posted by CelebrityAccess Staff Writers - March 5, 2018

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) Two attorneys for Suge Knight have been indicted for alleged witness tampering. Thaddeus Culpepper and Matthew Fletcher, who have represented the former Death Row Records mogul for…

iHeartMedia Gets A Brief Reprieve

Posted by CelebrityAccess Staff Writers - March 5, 2018

SAN ANTONIO, TX (CelebrityAccess) — Creditors for radio giant iHeartMedia haven given the broadcaster until Wednesday to strike a deal to restructure its $20 billion in debt. According to a…

Iceland Airwaves Festival Sold

Posted by CelebrityAccess Staff Writers - March 5, 2018

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (VIP-Booking) — Icelandic promoter Sena Live has bought the Iceland Airwaves festival. Sena Live CEO Ísleifur Þórhaldsson told mbl.is that the goal is to bring the festival back…

Universal Music Group Purchases Stake In Kenyan Label

Posted by CelebrityAccess Staff Writers - March 4, 2018

NAIROBI, KENYA (CelebrityAccess) Universal Music Group has acquired a 70% stake in leading Kenyan label, Andrews International Records (Kenya) Ltd, also known as AI Records, as the Vivendi-owned major boosters…

AEG Live Rocky Mountain Strasburg Shows Support to Educators

Posted by CelebrityAccess Staff Writers - March 4, 2018

BOULDER (CelebrityAccess) Don Strasburg, VP and senior talent buyer for AEG Live Rocky Mountains loves his job because he’s able to mix his love for music and musicians with his…

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