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Legendary Music Stars Dionne Warwick and Sam Moore Part of Day Long Royalty Campaign at I Heart Radio Today

We've been talking about this for 25 years: the music we here on the radio is free to broadcasters. They pay a royalty to...

Belated Obit: Dick Sequerra, Genius of Audio Hifi, Died Last October at Age 92, Made Marantz a Household Name

This is a belated obit, but one that's necessary. I had just read about the death of John Koss, the man who made stereo...

“Moonfall” Shapes Up to Be $150 Mil Bust for Lions Gate with Rotten Reviews and Just $700K Preview Night

"Moonfall" made landfall last night. The $150 mil sci-fi epic had a bad night: just $700,000 in 2,300 locations. The morbidly curious were the ticket...

CNN: Jeff Zucker’s Big Problem Wasn’t His Girlfriend, It Was A Lack of Ratings Plain and Simple

On Wednesday, as most days, Fox News had five times as many viewers as CNN. That was the day Jeff Zucker was fired. So far,...

UPDATE Spotify, Facebook Stocks Went Off a Cliff Today Down Down Down, Taking the Markets with Them

4PM UPDATE Spotify closed at 159.70, down nearly 17% or 32.22. Facebook was much worse-- closed -26.4%, down 85.24 from from 323 to 237. Triple yikes. The...

Box Office: Dreaded Space Epic $150 Million “Moonfall” Starts Tonight, “One of the Worst Movies Ever Made”

The reviews for Roland Emmerich's "Moonfall" are coming in now, and they are not pretty. I wasn't able to make last night's all media press...

Ratings Giant “Yellowstone” Renewed for 5th Season, Will Fit in Production Before Costner’s New Movie

Not a surprise, but "Yellowstone" will get a fifth season. The ratings giant has been renewed by Paramount TV just in time. Star Kevin...

UPDATING LIVE Spotify Stock Price Goes Off Deep End After Session Trading, More Rockers Defecting

keep refreshing...Spotify stock is cratering...

India Arie Joins a Chorus of Older Artists Deleting Spotify, Says Thanks to Neil Young for His “Activist Spirit”

Another one bites the dust. One of the music world's great talents, and one of my favorite people, India Arie is taking her music off...

Wordle, Popular Online Cult Word Game, Has Been Sold to the New York Times Company for Unknown Amount

Wordle, which rhymes with Yertle the Turtle, has been sold. The popular online word game that has cult status has been bought by the New...