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PledgeMusic heads toward bankruptcy after sale of company falls through
Artists owed between $1 and 3 million.
Philadelphia club The Trocadero is closing
Long-running venue closing after more than 100 years in business.
Long-running punk zine Maximum Rocknroll to cease print publication
Archive and record reviews to be kept online.
Village Voice shuts down
Gothamist reports that the Village Voice is shutting down. The publication’s end comes about three years after being purchased and one year after ceasing its print edition. “Today is kind of a sucky day,” owner Peter Barbey told the Voice staff, according to the Gothamist story. “Due to, basically, business realities, we’re going to stop […]
Eagles’ Greatest Hits is now the best-selling album of all time
Compilation has sold 38 million copies.
R. Kelly removed from Spotify curated and algorithmic playlists
Other artists like XXXTentacion also being removed.
KEXP to play every Sub Pop catalog release for its 30th anniversary
The next five months will be heavily dedicated to the music of Sub Pop.
The Beatles, Guardians of the Galaxy top 2017 vinyl sales
Prince, Ed Sheeran, Amy Winehouse also among best sellers.
Russell Simmons leaves Def Jam following sexual assault allegations
"I will step aside and commit myself to continuing my personal growth"
LCD Soundsystem’s American Dream reaches number one on the Billboard album chart
James Murphy fulfills his dream of having a number one album.
Duty Now for the Future: Preserving the Record Store experience
Searching for human connection in the retail experience.
Capitol Records announces 75th anniversary reissue campaign
November 15th to be named Capitol Records Day in Los Angeles.
ATP shuts down, ATP Iceland is canceled
The impeccably curated music festival and independent label All Tomorrow’s Parties (ATP) is ceasing its live events. After years of cancelled events, Fact reports that the promoters are calling it quits, citing a lack of funding for a festival in Iceland and mounting financial losses. All existing events planned for the UK have been assigned […]
Radiohead’s A Moon Shaped Pool coming to Spotify
Last month, Radiohead released their new album A Moon Shaped Pool, which to date has been available as a digital download and a stream via TIDAL and Apple Music. However, the two early singles from the album, “Daydreaming” and “Burn the Witch,” have been available to stream on Spotify, even though the rest of the […]
Vinyl revenue exceeds streaming revenue for 2015
Industry brings in more money from LPs than streaming.
Retro-Futurism: Are cassettes still a thing?
Ahead of Record Store Day, a long look at the tape's return.