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Why Coachella Always Announces Its Lineup First — And What Happens When It’s Late  

With Tuesday’s flurry of festival lineups — including Boston Calling, Bonnaroo, Sonic Temple Festival, and, finally, Coachella — the 2023 North American festival season formally kicked off, and music fans can expect more announcements to follow.   This figurative ringing of the bell is typically reserved for Coachella (and Coachella alone), which usually announces its […]

Warner Bros. Discovery Exploring Sale of Music Assets

Warner Bros. Discovery is exploring a sale of its music assets that could be worth upwards of $1 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter. The catalog is being shopped by famed entertainment attorney Allen Grubman. Related Phil Collins, Genesis Catalogs Sell to Concord 01/12/2023 While the potential sale — which was first […]

Zendaya, Austin Butler & More Score 2023 SAG Awards Nominations

A day after winning at the 2023 Golden Globes, Zendaya and Austin Butler have a new awards show to look forward to: the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Both young superstars scored nominations Wednesday (Jan. 11) at the SAG Awards – Butler for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for his […]

1 of Every 25 Vinyl Albums Sold in U.S. in 2022 Was by Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift was the queen of vinyl albums in 2022, as the superstar sold more vinyl LPs in the U.S. than any other act by far last year: 1.695 million across her entire catalog of releases, according to the U.S. 2022 Luminate Year-End Music Report. In fact, she sold more vinyl LPs last year than […]

U.S. Cassette Tape Album Sales Grew 28% in 2022

In 2022, sales of albums on cassette tape in the U.S. increased by 28% to 440,000 (up from 343,000 in 2021), according to the U.S. 2022 Luminate Year-End Music Report. While 440,000 a mere fraction of the total album sales market (0.44% to be more precise), it’s a robust figure for a format that was […]