AM BRIEF: WMG Signs “Difficult” YouTube Deal • Spotify, Deezer Fight Apple, Google • iHeart’s Future • More
Monday 5.8.17 Music Business News From Around The Web WMG is criticizing YouTube for exploiting the DMCA rather than fighting for higher royalties form them. Updated continuously under our More News tab…
Read more »WMG Reports Strong Earnings: Streaming Revenue Equals 2X Physical, 3X Downloads
Days after signing a difficult deal with YouTube, Warner Music Group Corp. has announced its second quarter financial results for the period ended March 31, 2017. “We had another excellent quarter,…
Read more »Live Nation Stock Jumps 8% On Strong Earnings Report
Live Nation stock was up by as much as 10% mid-day on Friday after a strong earnings report. It closed the day Friday up 8.27% to $34.55. The concert giant…
Read more »US Entertainment Firm Milks Croatian Promoter w/ Trademark Rights It May Not Own
Although trademark bullying is certainly an all too common occurrence, the bully in question typically owns the trademark it’s swinging around, although this may not be the case with World…
Read more »Rob Scallon Releases Romantic Cello Cover of System of a Down’s “B.Y.O.B.”
System of a Down is for lovers. The post Rob Scallon Releases Romantic Cello Cover of System of a Down’s “B.Y.O.B.” appeared first on MetalSucks.
Read more »
Report: Tool + A Perfect Circle Will Not Release New Albums in 2017
The wait continues? Continue reading…
Read more »Why (and How) We Should Learn David Gilmour’s Guitar Habits
David Gilmour is one of the few guitar players who might cause me to wreck my car one day; every time I hear one of his solos, I close my…
Read more »Stephen Egerton Tries to Break Ernie Ball’s New Paradigm Strings
Ernie Ball has shared a handful of videos featuring guitarist players giving hell to their latest string innovation—the break-resistant Paradigm strings. Today’s challenger is Stephen Egerton of the Descendents, who…
Read more » Andrew Hendryx – Lesson 01: “Hey Joe” on a mandolin
In his first exclusive video tutorial for VG Online, Andrew Hendryx uses his Collings MF5 mandolin to show us how to play the intro of the Jimi Hendrix version of “Hey Joe.”…
Read more » Jakes Guitar Show and Music Swap Meet
May 6 & 7, at the Indoor Treasure Barn at Jakes Flea Market, 1380 Rt. 100, Barto, PA. For more info, contact Justin Treichler (484) 256-6515 or info@jakesfleamarket.com.
Read more »