Music
Statement from Universal Music about Kanye West: Deal Over, “No Place for Antisemitism in Our Society”
Universal Music's Def Jam has just sent this announcement. Their relationship with Kanye West is over.
It doesn't matter much. West's record sales and streaming...
Business
UPDATED With Adidas, CAA, Gap Gone, Pressure is On Universal Music Group to Drop Kanye West from Label
UPDATED TUESDAY 2:12PM: I'm told that Kanye's record contract expired at the end of 2021 and he is no longer signed to UMG. But...
Music
Taylor Swift Breaks the Record for LP Sales with “Midnights” Four Different Editions
Taylor Swift has broken another record -- figuratively -- for selling records.
"Midnights" has apparently sold almost 500,000 LP copies since its release on Friday....
Business
Kanye West Must Be Dropped by Universal Music Immediately: Taylor, Elton, Gaga, Beatles Must Speak Out
This weekend, hatemongers draped a sheet on an overpass on the 405 Freeway: "Kanye is right," it read, "about the Jews."
Fliers appeared in...
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Bruce Springsteen’s Sold Out Tour: No New E Street Album as “Letter to You” Has Never Been Performed
Even though a typical Bruce Springsteen/E Street Band show is three to four hours long, there will not be a new album to go...
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Kanye West’s Record Sales Collapsed This Week as the Public Joins Fashion Companies, Even “Vogue” Canceling Him
Kanye West is having a bad week -- deservedly so.
After doubling down on hate talk, anti-Semitism, and making horrible remarks, several groups have disavowed...
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Taylor Swift Sets Spotify Record for Most Streamed Album in 1 Day, Headed to 1 Million Sales Week
Taylor Swift's "Midnights" is a hit, to say the least.
The album itself, plus seven more tracks only available on streaming, set records on Friday....
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Taylor Swift Has the Top 14 Singles on iTunes the Morning After “Midnights” Merchandising Madness
Taylor Swift is smarter than all of us. She released her "Midnights" album at midnight last night, then a bunch more songs at 3am.
The...