In 1968 (46 years ago) The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine premiered in New York. The film was directed by George Dunning and produced by United Artists and King Features Syndicate.
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Taylor Swift’s Label Claims She Only Made $500k From Spotify
Talk about messy breakups. This Taylor Swift and Spotify situation is getting ugly. Spotify claimed recently that Taylor Swift was on track to make $6 million, but in Time cover story her label’s CEO Scott Borchetta reported she only made $496,044 from the domestic streams.
YouTube Launches Music Streaming Service
YouTube Launches Music Streaming Service: After settling on a deal between YouTube and the indie records, YouTube has unveiled their music streaming service
Indie Labels and YouTube Music Service Reach Licensing Deal
YouTube has reached a licensing deal with Merlin, an organization that represents thousands of small record labels around the world. This is in the wake of YouTube trying to start its own subscription feature similar to music streaming services like Spotify.
Spotify Claims Taylor Swift Was on Track to Make $6 Million
Many claim Spotify isn’t paying the artists fairly, but Spotify’s chief executive Daniel Ek constructed a blog post stating big artists like Swift “are on track to exceed $6 million a year.”
Pieces of John Lennon’s Guitar Up for Auction
On London collector’s shop known for rock memorabilia auction – will auction pieces of John Lennon’s guitar They plan on auctioning the original pick guard
Big Artists Come Together to Raise Ebola Awareness
A pretty amazing amount of big named artists are coming together for the Band Aid project this year. Organized by Roomtown Rats’ Bob Geldof, current artists include
Guinness World Record for The World’s Largest Collection of Autographed Drumsticks
Peter Lavinger holds the Guinness World Record for The World’s Largest Collection of Autographed Drumsticks
Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum Celebrates Grand Opening of Roy Orbison Exhibit
In Nashville, Tenn. the musicians Hall of Fame and Museum celebrated the grand opening of its newest exhibit commemorating Roy Orbison and the 50th anniversary of his iconic song, “Oh, Pretty Woman.”
Bono is Proud of U2’s iTunes Giveaway
There has been a lot of criticism in regards to how U2 released their last album Songs of Innocence. Bono addressed all the attacks in a Web Summit tech conference held in Dublin on Nov. 6. Turns out, Bono is proud of U2’s iTunes Giveaway.