The Fyre Festival has a new owner. The long, strange journey of notorious music festival now has a new chapter that will include another famous band — LimeWire. That’s right! The 2000s-era free peer-to-peer file sharing company that was hugely popular before being shut down over copyright infringement violations, has reportedly acquired the Fyre Festival […]
Lyor Cohen believes artificial intelligence could be the creative lifeline artists never knew they needed—even as the music industry sues AI companies for allegedly stealing copyrighted work. The longtime music executive and current head of YouTube Music and Google Music shared his optimistic stance in a Billboard guest column, arguing that AI won’t erase artistry […]
Even for emerging artists who have participated in televised reality competitions and gained significant attention, it is crucial that we shine a spotlight on their journeys beyond the shows. This is especially true because the artist who triumphs in the competition isn’t always the one who forges the most illustrious career. Take Erin LeCount, for […]
Following the destruction of the Orbyz Mainstage in Belgium, Tomorrowland’s Brazilian offshoot will take a year off as organizers opt to rebuild their centerpiece. As Tomorrowland‘s towering Mainstage stage suddenly went up in flames in July, it took with it an entire year of planning for the festival’s South American edition. In the wake of […]
In a recent conversation with Nikki Blakk of 107.7 The Bone, Rob Halford shared how the upcoming North American trek featuring Judas Priest, Alice Cooper, and Corrosion Of Conformity came together. “Back in the day, it was so easy to put these two together. Now they’re a little bit corporate, and blah, blah, blah. But […]
