A new website called HitPiece purports to offer NFTs for a massive swath of music catalogs for which it reportedly has no permission or ownership. The company immediately caused an uproar across Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram with artists, managers, and labels calling for the removal of their content from the site. The website briefly suffered a

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Twitch and UMG (Universal Music Group) recently signed an agreement to enable more services for fans and opportunities on the platform. It is, in theory, a potentially good sign that Twitch and a major label are working more closely to reach a symbiotic relationship in the industry. But is it really actually news that will affect

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In 2021, the Nashville-based rock band Walden completed an epic tour of all 50 states on a starting budget of $50. We spoke with the band’s manager Matt Ladis, who also traveled with the band and played a large part in booking shows, about how the whole thing came to fruition. You should absolutely read that

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TikTok Live is essentially the best and worst parts of the Internet right on your phone in highly scrollable format. It is the perfect example of the mayhem that emerges when you let people broadcast to potentially hundreds of millions of people — regardless if the broadcaster knows what they’re doing or has anything to

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Olivia Rodrigo and her manager Kristen Smith reportedly split earlier this month. And while it’s not the only high profile management change in recent history, it’s certainly surprising given how quickly Rodrigo rose to the top over the past two years.  In fact, one year ago this week, Smith (who founded the management company Camp Far

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