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Sony Music Sues LiveOne, Claiming $2.6M in Past-Due Licensing Fees

Sony claims in a new lawsuit that streaming platform LiveOne and its subsidiary Slacker Radio owe $2.6 million in unpaid licensing fees yet are refusing to stop playing the label’s music, including tracks by Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus and Tate McRae. The allegations come in a federal lawsuit Sony filed Friday (June 6) against LiveOne and […]

Spotify Share Price Surpasses $700, Reaching New High

Spotify’s share price surpassed $700 for the first time this week and reached a new all-time high of $717.87 on Thursday (June 5).  The Swedish-based, New York-listed company ended the week up 6.9% to $712.26.  Through Friday (June 6), Spotify’s share price has increased 52.6% year to date, and its market capitalization has gained $54 […]

Jimmy Barnes Drops ‘DEFIANT’ Album Ahead of Australian Tour: Stream It Now

Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes has released his 21st solo studio album DEFIANT, just one day before launching a national tour across Australia. Out now via Mushroom Music, DEFIANT arrives after a difficult period for Barnes, who has undergone multiple surgeries in recent years, including a life-threatening heart operation. Despite the challenges, the Cold Chisel […]

Morgan Wallen Extends ARIA Reign With ‘I’m the Problem’

Morgan Wallen’s I’m The Problem continues its reign atop the ARIA Albums Chart, holding steady at No. 1 for a third consecutive week. With this run, the album becomes the longest-running No. 1 by a country artist in Australia in nearly a decade, since Lee Kernaghan’s Spirit of the Anzacs spent four weeks at the […]

Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter VI’: All 19 Songs Ranked

Lil Wayne has turned the Earth into Planet Weezy once again. Wayne returned to deliver Tha Carter VI on Friday (June 6), which comes seven years after the fifth installment of his critically-acclaimed series. Weezy tackles an array of sonics and utilizes various flows across the 19-track effort, which features guest appearances from BigXthaPlug, MGK, […]

Nick Jonas Reportedly Set to Portray Paul Stanley in KISS Biopic

The forthcoming KISS biopic has found an unexpected star, with Nick Jonas reportedly set to portray the band’s frontman, Paul Stanley. Per a report from Deadline, Jonas is preparing to close a deal which will see him taking on the role of KISS’ vocalist and rhythm guitarist in Shout It Out Loud. The role will […]

Lil Wayne Returns With ‘Tha Carter VI’ Album: Stream It Now

It’s officially Tha Carter VI time. Lil Wayne is back and he unleashed the anticipated sixth installment to his Hall-of-Fame series on Friday (June 6). Seven years after C5, Weezy returned with the next chapter for Tha Carter. He brought a star-studded cast with him that includes BigXthaPlug, Big Sean, Bono, MGK, Kodak Black, Jelly […]