Ian Courtney, Author at CelebrityAccess

Mark Mulligan: Indie Artists, Labels Outperform Majors On Streaming Platforms

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 8, 2020

(Hypebot) – Streams by independent artists and labels grew faster than their major counterparts last year according to MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA and the Music Industry blog Recently…

IFPI Global Music Report Sees Strong Growth For Recorded Music In 2019

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 8, 2020

LONDON (CelebrityAccess) — The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, the global recorded music industry trade association, released its annual music report, revealing that the global market for recorded music…

Queen’s Brian May Hospitalized Following Garden Misadventure

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 8, 2020

LONDON (CelebrityAccess) — Queen guitarist Brian May has been hospitalized but fortunately, as the result of an gardening mishap and not coronavirus. May, who is 72, posted about the experience…

Musicians Launch GoFundMe Campaign To Help Trumpeter Jon Hassle

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 8, 2020

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Friends and colleagues of the noted trumpeter and composer Jon Hassell have launched a crowdfunding campaign for the musician as he faces “dire” financial and health…

Axl Rose And Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin Get Into A Slap Fight On Twitter

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 8, 2020

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — In what surely must be a sign of the apocalypse, Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose and United States Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin have been trading…

Nina Lee Promoted To Director Of Publicity At Shore Fire Media

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 8, 2020

NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — Public relations firm Shore Fire Media announced the promotion of publicity veteran Nina Lee to the post of Director of Publicity. Lee has been a part…

Concert Ideas Brings Virtual Events To The College Space

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 8, 2020

WOODSTOCK, NY (CelebrityAccess) — After the college concert world, like much of the concert industry worldwide, shut down amid the COVID-19 pandemic this March, the situation for Concert Ideas, one…

Brett Favre To Return Speaker Payments Connected To Mississippi Welfare Scandal

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 7, 2020

JACKSON, Miss. (CelebrityAccess) — NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre will repay the state of Mississippi for $1.1 million in fees for appearances he never made. According to the…

Kevin Lyman’s Virtual 320 Festival Goes Live On Friday

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 7, 2020

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — The 320 Festival, an online event that includes more musical performances, panel discussions, educational sessions, videos and special guests to highlight the importance of mental health…

Saudi Arabia Sovereign Wealth Fund Rumored To Be Eyeing Warner Music Group

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 7, 2020

(Hypebot) — Warner Music Group has been approved to IPO, according to an updated SEC filing. No date for the IPO has been set. Warner confirmed the SEC update in…

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