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SBA Has Delivered $1 Billion in Shuttered Venue Grants

As of today (June 30), the Small Business Administration has delivered $1 billion in Shuttered Venue Operator Grant funds to the accounts of independent promoters, venues, movie theaters and more, according to the organization. The SBA informed those on the daily SVOG stakeholders call this morning that another $1 billion in funds has been awarded to businesses, but has […]

Gangstagrass Bring ‘Hee-Haw Hip-Hop’ to ‘America’s Got Talent’

On Tuesday’s (June 29) episode of America’s Got Talent, host Terry Crews called the music of bluegrass/rap quintet Gangstagrass “hee-haw hip-hop.” And that blending of musical genres and personalities is exactly what the band’s founder, Rench, was going for when he assembled the group more than a decade ago. “I wanted to create a band […]

A Tribe Called Quest to Auction Off Portion of Royalty Streams as NFT

Following on its announcement earlier this month that it would allow rightsholders to sell off their royalty streams as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), online music royalties marketplace Royalty Exchange has partnered with A Tribe Called Quest to auction off a 1.5% share of the sound recording royalties from the hip-hop group’s first five studio albums. The […]

The Weeknd to Star In & Co-Write New HBO Series With ‘Euphoria’ Creator

The Weeknd is set to star in and co-write a cult drama series for HBO titled The Idol, Billboard can confirm. News of the series, which will follow a female pop singer who sparks a romance with an enigmatic L.A. club owner who doubles as a leader of a secret cult, was first reported by Variety on Tuesday (June […]