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Spotify Misstep: Direct Licenses With Managers For Rights They Don’t Control

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 12, 2018

(Hypebot) — There have been rumblings over at Spotify HQ of a plan for the streaming platform to pay advances for direct deals with artists and artist managers. Chris Castle…

Modest! Management To Be Presented With The Peter Grant Award At The UK Artist & Manager Awards

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 12, 2018

LONDON (CelebrityAccess) — The Music Managers Forum (MMF) and Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) announced that the Artist & Manager Awards will return to London this year on Wednesday 14th November.…

SiriusXM Settles With SoundExchange

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 11, 2018

WASHINGTON D.C. (CelebrityAccess) — Digital performance rights society SoundExchange announced that settled their litigation with SiriusXM, which alleged that the satellite-radio broadcaster underpaid royalties for music played on the service.…

Nicki Minaj and Future Announce Co-Headlining Run

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 11, 2018

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Hip-hop artists Nicki Minaj and Future announce that they are teaming up for NickiHndrxx, a co-headlining tour with dates set for North America and Europe. The…

4 Paramedics Hospitalized At Bonnaroo

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 11, 2018

MANCHESTER, Tenn. – A group of four paramedics working at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee was transported to the hospital on Monday for treatment for suspected carbon…

Bozoma Saint John Named Chief Marketing Officer At Endeavor

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 11, 2018

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — After slightly less than a year on the job, ride-hailing company Uber’s chief brand officer Bozoma Saint John announced that she’s leaving the company for a…

New Plans For Lord’s Cricket Ground Stadium Upgrades Revealed

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 11, 2018

LONDON (CelebrityAccess) — Marylebone Cricket Club announced plans for a major upgrade of their stadium at Lord’s Cricket Ground as a part of a plan to redevelop the facility with…

Ginuwine Signs With Buchwald Talent

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 11, 2018

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — R&B singer-songwriter Ginuwine has signed with Buchwald Talent for representation. Ginuwine, who started off with the Swing Mob collective in the early 1990s, ventured out on…

Former BoDeans Member Sam Llanas Accused Of Molesting Kurt Neumann’s Step-Daughter

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 11, 2018

MILWAUKEE, (CelebrityAccess) — The step-daughter of BoDeans frontman Kurt Neumann has accused co-founder and former band member Sam Llanas of sexually molesting her when she was a child In an interview with…

Live Nation To Bring Expanded Music To The Vancouver Mural Festival

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 11, 2018

VANCOUVER, B.C. (CelebrityAccess) — The Vancouver Mural Festival announced plans to expand their musical offerings this year with a bigger lineup with some help from Live Nation. According to the Vancouver…