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Janet Jackson: The Sales Numbers, and Why They Don’t Matter

I had a lot of static over my Janet Jackson story this week. Her single, "No Sleeep," isn't selling and is getting so...

Neil Young Pulls His Music From Streaming Services: “It’s Not Because of the Money”

Neil Young is pulling off his music off of streaming services, presumably all of them including Spotify and Apple Music. He says it's not...

Robin Thicke: No New Trial on “Blurred Lines,” It’s Still Marvin Gaye’s Song

Robin Thicke, Pharrell, and co. wanted a new trial over the "Blurred Lines" fiasco. But a judge has ruled that's not happening. "Blurred Lines"...

Michael Jackson Estate Accounting for 2013 Is An Eye Opener: Lawyers, Executors, Publicists Are Making Millions

They probably deserve it, but the lawyers and executors for Michael Jackson's estate are making millions and cleaning up. They won't stop til...

Report: Taylor Swift’s Anti-Streaming Campaign Was Great for Her, But Streaming Otherwise Rules So Far in 2015

Taylor Swift kept her music off of streaming services, which turned out to be a great idea. At the the year's mid point, Swift...

Donald Trump Foundation Has $2 Mil Benefactor in NY’s Most Famous Ticket Scalper

Donald Trump has announced his presidential candidacy, and is now a target for everything. He can take it. But he does have at least one...

“Jurassic World” Revised: Number 1 All Time Opening, Sunday Was Bigger than Expected

Revised: "Jurassic World" is the number 1 all time opening weekend movie. New numbers show Sunday was bigger than expected. Total in the US...

Apple Introduces Music Service That is Just Like Spotify and All the Others

Apple Music! It's coming June 30th. It will cost $9.99 a month to stream music. Just like in the old days of the Columbia...

Game Changer: Brad Pitt Takes Next Movie to Netflix, with Theatrical Release as Well

Score for Netflix: Brad Pitt's next feature will debut on the subscription service in 2016 as well as in theaters. "War Machine" comes from...

Janet Jackson New Album is Like Vanity Recording, She’s Paying the Freight for Everything

Before you get too excited about Rhythm Nation Records, Janet Jackson's new label with BMG, take a breath. Janet and her Qatari businessman husband...