Industry

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  T-Pain Stopped Taking Credit for Writing Country Songs Due to Racist Response

  PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2024

  Autotune aficionado T-Pain's influence on pop music extends far beyond his own discography. The "Buy U a Drank" singer has written tracks...

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  Universal Music Responds to TikTok's "Woefully Outdated" Views on Artist Compensation Amid Catalogue Removal

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2024

  Universal Music Group's catalogue is in the process of being removed from TikTok after the stalemate in the licensing dispute between...

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  boygenius Call Out Grammys for Mitski Snub: "It's Super Weird"

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2024

  It goes without saying that the Grammys mostly do not do a great job at representing the state of musical innovation — and popularity, even...

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  HMV Is Coming Back, but Inside Toys "R" Us Locations for Some Reason

  PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2024

  If you're over a certain age, there's a fair chance your first CDs came from HMV. And, if you're still salty that the Toronto flagship loca...

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  Universal to Pull Catalogue Including Drake, the Weeknd, Justin Bieber from TikTok Amid Licensing Dispute

  PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2024

  Get your Drake and Taylor Swift lip-syncing videos in now, kids — Universal Music Group (UMG) is pulling the plug on their licensing deal...

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  Talking Heads Apparently Turned Down $80 Million for a Brief Reunion Tour

  PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2024

  It was undeniably one of the biggest music events of 2023 when A24 released their 4K restoration of Talking Heads' seminal 1984 concert...

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  Joni Mitchell to Make Debut Grammys Performance

  PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2024

  The 66th annual Grammy Awards are happening this coming Sunday (February 4) at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. In an effort to make ...

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  Vancouver to Host 2025 JUNO Awards

  PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2024

  Ahead of the upcoming 2024 JUNO Awards in Halifax this March, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) has announced...