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Roc Nation Invests In Financial Services Company Robinhood

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 6, 2018

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Jay-Z’s management, music publishing, and entertainment company Roc Nation and its investment division Arrive, announced that they were taking a stake in Robinhood, a financial services company. Launched…

Arcade Fire Leads 2018 Juno Noms

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 6, 2018

VANCOUVER, BC (CelebrityAccess) — Canadian art-rockers The Arcade Fire, Jessie Reyez and the late Gordon Downie were among the top nominees for this year’s Juno Awards. Arcade Fire landed nods…

Report: Best Buy Ditching CDs

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 6, 2018

RICHFIELD, Minn (CelebrityAccess) — It’s starting to look like the end of the line for those seeking to purchase music on compact discs at their local brick-and-mortar retailer. Billboard is…

Opry Entertainment Group Names Jordan Pettit Director Of Artist Relations, Promotes Two

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 6, 2018

NASHVILLE, TN (CelebrityAccess) — Opry Entertainment Group has hired Jordan Pettit as their new Director of Artist Relations & Programming Strategy. In his new role, Pettit will work to foster…

Sweetwine Entertainment Group Joins Empire

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 6, 2018

DENVER (CelebrityAccess) — Veteran booking agent and talent manager Ira Sweetwine announced that after an eleven year run as an independent operator, he was merging his company Sweetwine Entertainment Group…

Mardeen Mattix Named CFO At San Diego Convention Center

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 5, 2018

SAN DIEGO (CelebrityAccess) — The San Diego Convention Center Corporation has promoted Mardeen Mattix to serve as their new Chief Financial Officer at the facility. Mattix, who was previously the…

Bruno Mars Teases ’24k’ Finale

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 5, 2018

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Fresh from his wins at the 60th annual Grammy Awards, Bruno Mars announced the final segment of his 24K Magic World Tour and revealed that rapper…

Springfield Mayor Seeks To Annex State Fairgrounds

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 5, 2018

SPRINGFIELD, IL (CelebrityAccess) — Jim Langfelder, the Mayor of Springfield, is seeking the state to allow the city to annex the Illinois State Fairgrounds and use sales tax generated there…

CTS Eventim Selects Jens B. Arnesen As Venuepoint CEO

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 5, 2018

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (CelebrityAccess) — German events and ticketing giant CTS Eventim has named Jens B. Arnesen as CEO of Venuepoint, Eventim’s Nordic event ticketing joint venture with Nordisk Film. Jens…

Sony’s “Jumanji” Closes In On $1Bn

Posted by Ian Courtney - February 4, 2018

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — In a sign of a quiet pre-Oscars January, Sony’s action-adventure reboot “Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle” remained at the top of the weekend domestic box office.…