#Grammy Chief Harvey Mason jr. Talks 2021 Nominations, Justin Bieber, Category Changes, and More

#Grammy Chief Harvey Mason jr. Talks 2021 Nominations, Justin Bieber, Category Changes, and More

“#Grammy Chief Harvey Mason jr. Talks 2021 Nominations, Justin Bieber, Category Changes, and More” The 2021 Grammy Award nominations arrived yesterday with good news for artists like Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, and Dua Lipa. It also stoked an outpouring of backlash about one artist who didn’t get nominated: The Weeknd’s album…

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#Guitar Center Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

#Guitar Center Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

“#Guitar Center Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy” Guitar Center has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as The New York Times reports. The company filed on Saturday night (November 21) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Virginia, according to the Times. Guitar Center will continue to pay employees amid bankruptcy. Read…

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#Bandcamp Launches New Livestreaming Service for Artists

#Bandcamp Launches New Livestreaming Service for Artists

“#Bandcamp Launches New Livestreaming Service for Artists” Bandcamp has announced a new livestreaming feature, Bandcamp Live, which will allow artists to set up ticketed livestream performances. The online shows will be integrated within the Bandcamp ecosystem, with a virtual “merch table,” real-time chat, and the ability to promote the show to pre-existing Bandcamp fans. In…

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#Morrissey and BMG Part Ways

#Morrissey and BMG Part Ways

“#Morrissey and BMG Part Ways” Morrissey is no longer signed to BMG, the label that released his three latest albums, he revealed in a statement on Morrissey Central yesterday (November 16). The singer-songwriter, who has generated a slew of political controversies in the past decade, blamed the label’s “new plans for ‘diversity’” and claimed the…

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#Scooter Braun Sells Taylor Swift’s Masters: Report

#Scooter Braun Sells Taylor Swift’s Masters: Report

“#Scooter Braun Sells Taylor Swift’s Masters: Report” Scooter Braun and his media holding company Ithaca Holdings LLC are selling the master rights to Taylor Swift’s first six albums, Variety reports. Ithaca announced its acquisition of Big Machine Label Group back in June 2019, giving the company the rights to Swift’s albums for the label (2006’s…

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#Tower Records Returns as Online Store

#Tower Records Returns as Online Store

“#Tower Records Returns as Online Store” Tower Records, the music chain that shuttered its 89 stores back in 2006, is relaunching as an online shop, the Bay Area’s ABC7 reports. The new website also features scheduled livestream concerts, as well as a digital version of the company’s in-house magazine Tower Pulse! According to ABC7, the…

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#Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires Exit Country Music Association After 2020 CMAs Didn’t Honor John Prine

#Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires Exit Country Music Association After 2020 CMAs Didn’t Honor John Prine

“#Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires Exit Country Music Association After 2020 CMAs Didn’t Honor John Prine” Some country icons who died this year were honored during the 2020 CMAs last night (including Kenny Rogers, Charlie Daniels, and Mac Davis), but three icons went unmentioned during the broadcast: John Prine, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Billy Joe…

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#Ticketmaster Announces Plan to Check Coronavirus Vaccine Statuses Before Concerts

#Ticketmaster Announces Plan to Check Coronavirus Vaccine Statuses Before Concerts

“#Ticketmaster Announces Plan to Check Coronavirus Vaccine Statuses Before Concerts” In the wake of news that a coronavirus vaccine with a 90% efficacy rate on an initial trial is in development from pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Ticketmaster has announced a plan to check concertgoers’ vaccine statuses prior to attending concerts, Billboard reports. The proposed system involves…

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