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Spotify’s New Hulu Bundle Could Hurt Musicians – Here’s Why

Posted by Ian Courtney - March 15, 2019

(Hypebot) — In a new move towards bundling, Spotify made waves this week in announcing that Spotify Premium will also include a subscription ...

Ryan Adams

Posted by Bob Lefsetz - February 14, 2019

Then there were cellphone cameras. Despite Cameron Crowe depicting the backstage life of a rock star as a pajama party, the truth was ...

YouTube’s ContentID System Being Repurposed By Blackmailers

Posted by Hypebot - February 14, 2019

(Hypebot) — YouTube’s content ID system has long been maligned by the music industry for its multifaceted failings. The minimal staffing YouTube provides ...

Ariana Grande Punts The Grammys

Posted by Bob Lefsetz - February 7, 2019

“Don’t tell me what to do And don’t tell me what to say” Don’t these guys learn? After leaving Lorde out of the ...

Maroon 5 & The Super Bowl

Posted by Bob Lefsetz - February 4, 2019

Is all publicity good publicity? It was a strange game, since the NFL’s ratings were resuscitated by the Chiefs and their passing attack, ...

Monetize Music Fandom, Not Consumption: What Japan, Global Industry Can Learn From China

Posted by Hypebot - January 31, 2019

(Hypebot) — Music fans in Japan have shifted from buying CDs to streaming at a rate far slower than most of the rest ...

Is Music Out Of Touch With America?

Posted by Ian Courtney - January 29, 2019

“Don’t help elect Trump, you egotistical, billionaire assshole! Go back to getting ratioed on Twitter. Go back to Davos with other billionaire elites ...

The Truth About Advances

Posted by Hypebot - January 24, 2019

(Hypebot) — As with all entrepreneurs, songwriters are likely to run into issues with cash flow, to which getting an advance is one ...

Pledge Music

Posted by Bob Lefsetz - January 23, 2019

Fastball can’t get paid. I got a call from their manager Ron Stone today. The band was due their 20k on 1/1, Pledge ...

Will Robots Top The Charts? Musician’s Voice In Age Of AI

Posted by Hypebot - January 13, 2019

(Hypebot) Here Marc G Tan looks ahead to future where artificial intelligence has become an integral part of the creative music process, and ...

Artist	Start Date
Beasto Blanco	05/20/19
Black Star (Mos Def and Talib Kweli)	05/21/19
American Football	05/21/19
Aly & AJ	05/21/19
Guitar Wolf	05/22/19
Cary Hudson	05/22/19
Cretus	05/22/19
Gracie Day	05/23/19
Big Al & the Heavyweights	05/24/19
Greg Gilroy & the Critically Ashamed	05/24/19

View More Tour Dates

TourDate	Artist	Venue	Verify Status
07/26/2019	Helen Gillet	Lincoln Center - Out of Doors Concert Series / Lincoln Center	Not Verified
06/20/2019	Heiress	Toad's Place / Toads Place	Verified
02/08/2020	Heavens Edge	Monsters of Rock Cruise	Not Verified
08/02/2019	Hayden James	Auckland Town Hall	Verified
06/09/2019	Hawthorne Heights	Rex Theater	Verified

			Track	Streams
			SONG/ARTISTby Post Malone	LISTENS

	Track	Streams
1	I Don't Care (with Justin Bieber) by Ed Sheeran	6,987,478
2	bad guy by Billie Eilish	5,775,235
3	Old Town Road - Remix by Lil Nas X	4,751,796
4	If I Can't Have You by Shawn Mendes	3,643,078
5	EARFQUAKE by Tyler, The Creator	3,609,474
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0171 has signed with David Exley for exclusive UK & European representation.
99 Neighbors has signed with Mike Malak & James Whitting for exclusive UK & European representation.
Aaron West & The Roaring Twenties / Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties has signed with Anna Bewers for exclusive UK & European representation.
Aazar has signed with Cris Hearn & Mike Malak for exclusive UK & European representation.
Alice Merton has signed with Nick Matthews for exclusive UK & European representation.
Birthh has signed with James Whitting for exclusive UK & European representation.
Boston Bun has signed with Cris Hearn for exclusive UK & European representation.
Chloe Lilac has signed with Sol Parker for exclusive UK & European representation.
Chloe Moriondo has signed with Anna Bewers for exclusive UK & European representation.
Christian Paul has signed with Mike Malak & Nick Matthews for exclusive UK & European representation.
Drug Church has signed with Anna Bewers for exclusive UK & European representation.
Emma Steinbakken has signed with James Whitting for exclusive UK & European representation.
Ex:Re / Elena Tonra has signed with Paul Buck for exclusive UK & European representation.
George Eve has signed with Michael Harvey-Bray for exclusive UK & European representation.
George Gretton has signed with Sol Parker for exclusive UK & European representation.
Glowe has signed with Jess Kinn for exclusive UK & European representation.
Holy Fuck has signed with Cris Hearn for exclusive UK & European representation.
Lewis Watson has signed with Ryan Penty for exclusive UK & European representation.
Lou Doillon has signed with Clementine Bunel for exclusive UK & European representation.
Mndsgn has signed with Michael Harvey-Bray for exclusive UK & European representation.
Modern Error has signed with Anna Bewers for exclusive UK & European representation.
mxmtoon has signed with Andy Clayton for exclusive UK & European representation.
Nevada has signed with Ryan Penty for exclusive UK & European representation.
Pagan has signed with Anna Bewers for exclusive UK & European representation.
Peter Cat Recording Co. has signed with Clementine Bunel for exclusive UK & European representation.
Pulled Apart By Horses has signed with Anna Bewers for exclusive UK & European representation.
Purple Mountains has signed with Rob Challice for exclusive UK & European representation.
Santi has signed with Mike Malak & Nick Matthews for exclusive UK & European representation.
Sir Sly has signed with Natasha Bent for exclusive UK & European representation.
Slayyyter has signed with Nick Matthews for exclusive UK & European representation.
Stop The Rain has signed with Natasha Bent & Anna Bewers for exclusive UK & European representation.
Tayo Sound has signed with Michael Harvey-Bray & Alex Hardee for exclusive UK & European representation.
The Knife has signed with Natasha Bent for exclusive UK & European representation.
The Manor has signed with Alex Hardee for exclusive UK & European representation.
With Confidence has signed with Anna Bewers for exclusive UK & European representation.
Yashua has signed with Ryan Penty & Alex Hardee for exclusive UK & European representation.
Paradigm Talent Agency
1TakeJay has signed with Fred Zahedinia for exclusive North American representation.
Alex Hall has signed with Lenore Kinder for exclusive North American representation.
Alex Sensation has signed with Ira Goldenring & Devin Landau for exclusive North American representation.
Animal Requiem has signed with Ron Kaplan & Seth Malasky for exclusive North American representation.
Aya Nakamura has signed with André Guérette & Tom Windish for exclusive North American representation.
AzChike has signed with Fred Zahedinia & Callender for exclusive North American representation.
Bad Bunny has signed with Paul Morris & Victor Mercado for exclusive North American representation.
Beshken has signed with Lee Anderson for exclusive North American representation.
Chastity has signed with Rob Zifarelli for exclusive North American representation.
Chelou has signed with Lee Anderson & Jackie Nalpant for exclusive North American representation.
Chris Malinchak has signed with Paul Morris & Cody Chapman for exclusive North American representation.
Christian Paul has signed with Matt Meyer for exclusive North American representation.
Danny Pellegrino has signed with Kristin O'Neill for exclusive North American representation.
Dave Stewart has signed with Tom Windish & Marty Diamond for exclusive North American representation.
Disq has signed with Ryan Craven for exclusive North American representation.
DYLAN has signed with Marty Diamond & Tom Windish for exclusive North American representation.
Ella Henderson has signed with Marty Diamond for exclusive North American representation.
Emily Bear has signed with Sara Bollwinkel, Andrea Ambrosia & Jonathan Levine for exclusive North American representation.
Emma Steinbakken has signed with Owen Mallon & Tom Windish for exclusive North American representation.
Gabriels has signed with Owen Mallon & Avery McTaggart for exclusive North American representation.
George Eve has signed with Jay Moss & Tom Windish for exclusive North American representation.
Goth Babe has signed with Jackie Nalpant, Kiely Mosiman & Tom Windish for exclusive North American representation.
Grace Ives has signed with Ryan Craven for exclusive North American representation.
GRACEY has signed with Marty Diamond for exclusive North American representation.
Grady has signed with Ira Goldenring, Kiely Mosiman & Mike Marquis for exclusive North American representation.
Hex Cougar has signed with Callender for exclusive North American representation.
Hope Tala has signed with Avery McTaggart for exclusive North American representation.
Huxlxy has signed with Tom Windish for exclusive North American representation.
Hyphen Hyphen has signed with André Guérette & Tom Windish for exclusive North American representation.
Jadu Heart has signed with Avery McTaggart for exclusive North American representation.
Jeremy Ivey has signed with Andrea Ambrosia & Jonathan Levine for exclusive North American representation.
Joe Kay has signed with Lee Anderson & Max Braun for exclusive North American representation.
Joshua Burnside has signed with Tom Windish for exclusive North American representation.
Joyero has signed with Trey Many for exclusive North American representation.
KAINA has signed with Todd Walker & Karl Morse for exclusive North American representation.
Kevin Simpson has signed with William Rodriguez for exclusive North American representation.
Khari Mateen has signed with Dave Curtin for exclusive North American representation.
love fame tragedy has signed with Marty Diamond & Ashley Mowry-Lewis for exclusive North American representation.
Maggie Rose has signed with Matt Runner, Jonathan Levine & Jackie Nalpant for exclusive North American representation.
Martin Courtney has signed with Trey Many for exclusive North American representation.
MOODY GOOD has signed with Cody Chapman for exclusive North American representation.
Nathan Bajar has signed with Avery McTaggart for exclusive North American representation.
Noah Cyrus has signed with Matt Adler & Zac Bluestone for exclusive North American representation.
Perto has signed with Lee Anderson for exclusive North American representation.
Robert Earl Keen has signed with Keith Levy, Clint Wiley & Jonathan Levine for exclusive North American representation.
Rootkit has signed with Tim Corbin for exclusive North American representation.
Ruben Paul has signed with William Rodriguez for exclusive North American representation.
Shara Nova has signed with Erik Selz & Todd Walker for exclusive North American representation.
Shordie Shordie has signed with Callender & Randall Uritsky for exclusive North American representation.
Sierra Ferrell has signed with Keith Levy for exclusive North American representation.
Soran has signed with André Guérette & Tom Windish for exclusive North American representation.
Sorry has signed with Marshall Betts for exclusive North American representation.
Soulection has signed with Lee Anderson & Max Braun for exclusive North American representation.
Squid has signed with Carly James & Dave Kaplan for exclusive North American representation.
Surfaces has signed with Jeffrey Hasson & Max Braun for exclusive North American representation.
Tanya Tucker has signed with Jonathan Levine, Lenore Kinder & Kiely Mosiman for exclusive North American representation.
Tayo Sound has signed with Marty Diamond for exclusive North American representation.
The BoyBoy West Coast has signed with Fred Zahedinia for exclusive North American representation.
Tones and I has signed with Jamila Lyndon, Marty Diamond & Rob Zifarelli for exclusive North American representation.
Ultra Q has signed with Corrie Christopher Martin for exclusive North American representation.
Vérité / Verite has signed with Perry Gilman for exclusive North American representation.
Wheats has signed with Emma Hoser for exclusive North American representation.
Xie has signed with Callender for exclusive North American representation.
Zachary Knowles has signed with Matt Adler & Tom Windish for exclusive North American representation.
X-Ray Touring Ltd.
Better Oblivion Community Center has signed with Steve Strange & Josh Javor for exclusive UK & European representation.
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony / Bone Thugs n Harmony has signed with Beckie Sugden for exclusive UK & European representation.
Cherry Pools has signed with Martin Horne & Gemma Milroy for exclusive UK & European representation.
Falling In Reverse has signed with Steve Strange & Josh Javor for exclusive UK & European representation.
Heather Nova has signed with Paul Bolton for exclusive UK & European representation.
James Hersey has signed with Paul Bolton for exclusive UK & European representation.
Kid Bookie has signed with Beckie Sugden for exclusive UK & European representation.
King King has signed with Paul Bolton for exclusive UK & European representation.
The C33s has signed with Jamie Wade for exclusive UK & European representation.
Weird Milk has signed with Jamie Wade for exclusive UK & European representation.
APA
Charles Esten has signed with Jeff Hill for exclusive representation.
ATC Live
Billy Strings has signed with Stuart Kennedy for exclusive UK & European representation.
Elephant Gym has signed with Guillaume Brevers for exclusive UK & European representation.
Indigo Lo has signed with Matt Hanner for exclusive UK & European representation.
Jitwam has signed with Sinan Ors for exclusive UK & European representation.
Kyan has signed with Marlon Burton for exclusive UK & European representation.
Serious Klein has signed with Guillaume Brevers for exclusive UK & European representation.
Sóley / Soley has signed with Guillaume Brevers for exclusive UK & European representation.
Tera Melos has signed with Guillaume Brevers for exclusive UK & European representation.
Triathalon has signed with Guillaume Brevers for exclusive UK & European representation.
Creative Artists Agency
2Cellos has signed with Jon Ollier, Mitch Rose & Shirin Nury for exclusive worldwide representation.
Bryan Adams has signed with Rob Light, Mitch Rose, Chris Dalston & Robert Norman for exclusive representation.
Lil Nas X has signed with Ryan Thompson, Joe Harris, Zach Iser, Caroline Yim, Cameron Kaiser & Rob Light for exclusive worldwide representation.
Ground Control Touring
Glitterer has signed with Josh Stern & Merrick Jarmulowicz for exclusive representation.
Sequoyah Murray has signed with Judd Hower for exclusive representation.
ICM Partners
Phantom Planet has signed with Mike Hayes & Brandon Zmigrocki for exclusive worldwide representation.
Paper and Iron Booking Co.
Mikal Cronin has signed with Nikita Lavrinenko for exclusive UK & European representation.
Madison House LLC
DYNOHUNTER has signed with Mary Allen for exclusive representation.
Meat Loaf Presents: BAT featuring The Neverland Express + Caleb Johnson has signed with Jordan Burger for exclusive representation.