Ian Courtney, Author at CelebrityAccess

Op-Ed: YouTube’s Failure To Provide Retroactive Payment Lends ‘Conversion Rate’ A Whole New Meaning

Posted by Ian Courtney - July 20, 2020

(Hypebot) — Chris Castle explores how YouTube’s Content ID system and the company’s consistent failure to pay artists retroactively when YouTube is caught violating their property rights. Op-ed by Chris Castle of Music…

Bikini Kill Reschedules North American Tour

Posted by Ian Courtney - July 20, 2020

OLYMPIA, Wash. (CelebrityAccess) — Alt punk icons Bikini Kill announced the dates for their rescheduled tour which was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The tour, which was originally scheduled to…

Kanye West Threatens To Walk Away From His Deal With The Gap During His First Campaign Event

Posted by Ian Courtney - July 20, 2020

While the ink on his expansive deal with clothing retailer The Gap has barely had time to dry, Kanye West is already threatening to walk away from the deal. Speaking…

Q Magazine To Cease Publication

Posted by Ian Courtney - July 20, 2020

LONDON (CelebrityAccess) — Influential British music publication Q Magazine announced that its July 28th issue will be its last as it folds for good amid the coronavirus pandemic. Q Magazine…

Live Nation SVP International Jason Miller Exits The Company

Posted by Ian Courtney - July 20, 2020

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Jason Miller, a veteran concert industry exec and Senior Vice President of International & Emerging Markets at Live Nation, announced he is stepping down from his…

Singer, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist Emitt Rhodes Dead At 70

Posted by Ian Courtney - July 20, 2020

(CelebrityAccess) — Emitt Lynn Rhodes, a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalists, who released five albums in the 1970s before taking a long hiatus from the music industry, has died. He was…

L.A. Club The Satellite Shuts Down Due To COVID-19

Posted by Ian Courtney - July 20, 2020

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — The Satellite, a longtime Los Angeles concert venue announced it is closing its doors for live entertainment for good due to the effects of the extended…

MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan On Why Spotify Needs Russia

Posted by Ian Courtney - July 20, 2020

NEW YORK (Hypebot) — Last week’s Spotify launch in Russia may not seem like a big deal, until Mark Mulligan of MIDiA pulls back the curtain and digs into the…

Report: Tory Lanez A Suspect In Megan Thee Stallion Shooting

Posted by Ian Courtney - July 17, 2020

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Rapper Tory Lanez is a suspect in the alleged shooting of rapper Megan Thee Stallion following a dispute inside of his vehicle on Sunday morning, according…

Bandit Lites’ Michael Strickland And NAMM Call On The Live Industry To Join The Fight For Targeted COVID-19 Aid

Posted by Ian Courtney - July 17, 2020

WASHINGTON D. C. (CelebrityAccess) — In a letter delivered earlier today, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Executive Committee and Michael T. Strickland, CEO of Bandit Lites, urgently called…

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