Ian Courtney, Author at CelebrityAccess

Saban Music Group Ties Up With UPMG For Global Admin

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 26, 2020

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Saban Music Group, a music company backed by Israeli-American investor Haim Saban, announced an exclusive, global administration agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group. SMG was founded…

TikTok Deal Brings Prince’s Entire Discography To The Platform

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 26, 2020

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Short form video streamer TikTok announced it has struck a deal with the estate of late pop icon Prince to make his entire catalog available for…

Kayne West Brings His Yeezy Fashion Line To The Gap

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 26, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO (CelebrityAccess) — Clothing retailer The Gap announced it has partnered with rapper and fashion designer Kanye West to carry the Yeezy brand at Gap stores. Gap said that…

Justin Bieber Files Defamation Suit Against Two Social Media Users Who Accused Him Of Sexual Assault

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 26, 2020

Pop star Justin Bieber has launched legal action against two social media users who accused him of sexual assault. Bieber filed a defamation suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against…

‘Pop, Lock and Drop It’ Rapper Huey Killed In St. Louis Shooting

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 26, 2020

ST. LOUIS (CelebrityAccess) — St. Louis rapper, Huey, who scored a top 10 Billboard hit in 2006 with “Pop, Lock and Drop It” was killed in his hometown on Thursday…

Bonnaroo Cancels For 2020

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 26, 2020

MANCHESTER, TN (CelebrityAccess) — Organizers for the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee announced that the festival has been canceled for 2020 due to the coronavirus. “Our annual time…

Play Ball! Major League Baseball Plans To Return In July For A Short Season

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 25, 2020

NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. announced that Major League Baseball will be back this summer, with an abbreviated 2020 regular season scheduled to start…

Australia Throws A $250 Million Lifeline To Its Arts Community, Including Funding For Concerts And Festivals

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 25, 2020

SYDNEY, NSW (CelebrityAccess) — The Government of Australia has pledged $250 million in relief funds to safeguard jobs in the nation’s beleaguered arts community. A range of new grant and…

Marc Geiger Exits WME, Lucy Dickins Named Co-Head Of Music

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 25, 2020

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — On Thursday, WME confirmed reports that had been circulating this week that Marc Geiger, WME Partner and Worldwide Head of Music, is exiting the company after…

Amazon Strikes A Naming Rights Deal With Oak View Group For Seattle Arena

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 25, 2020

SEATTLE (CelebrityAccess) — E-commerce and streaming giant Amazon has secured a naming rights deal for the Seattle venue formerly known as KeyArena. However, unlike most corporate naming rights partnerships, the…

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