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Sound Royalties Acquired by GoDigital, MEP Capital in ‘High Eight-Figure’ Deal
Founded in 2014 by Alex Heiche and backed by York Capital, Sound Royalties provides funding to music creators against royalties from all major collection societies, labels, publishers and distributors for a finite duration. Creators who utilize the service get to keep their copyrights, as well as ongoing royalty cash flow over the amount financed. The company caters to both emerging artists, songwriters and producers and established hitmakers, including the likes of DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Pitbull, Rich Robinson and Wyclef Jean. In his own statement, Heiche said that joining GoDigital “will enable us to expand our technology platform and grow more rapidly, while preserving the ability for creatives to speak and work directly with our experienced Royalty Specialists to ensure they receive the...
Twitch & Music Publishers Nearing Licensing Deal
Amazon-owned Twitch has operated under the DMCA for years without backlash, but ever since the pandemic turned the music industry’s attention to Twitch for livestreaming concerts, spurring huge growth for the platform, music trade organizations like the NMPA and RIAA have accused Twitch of taking advantage of the DMCA to avoid paying for music — similar to the way the organizations have pressured TikTok, Facebook and YouTube to sign licensing deals in the past. So the two organizations have flooded Twitch with tens of thousands of takedown requests over the past year, forcing Twitch to the negotiation table by frustrating its users. In response, Twitch vp/head of music Tracy Chan has reiterated that Twitch does not tolerate copyright infringement, arguing that Twitch’s monetiza...
ACE FREHLEY Says He’s Been Vaccinated Against COVID-19: ‘I Do Not Wanna Get’ This Disease
During an appearance on yesterday’s (Thursday, September 16) episode of SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley said that he has been in contact with Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons in the days after they were both diagnosed with COVID-19. “I spoke to Paul, and he told me he was completely baffled [as to how he got infected],” Ace said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “The minute I heard he had it, I got hold of him. The minute Gene got it, I got hold of him. Gene sent me a video of him with a nurse, telling him he’s okay. They followed the guidelines. Paul goes, ‘I’m completely baffled, Ace. I have no idea how I got it.’ He was stuck in a hotel in Pennsylvania. I said, ‘Be ca...
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA’s Cover Of METALLICA’s ‘The Struggle Within’: Making-Of Video
Acclaimed guitar virtuosos RODRIGO Y GABRIELA have shared behind-the-scenes video footage from the making of their cover of METALLICA‘s “The Struggle Within”. The track was included on METALLICA‘s “The Metallica Blacklist” charity covers compilation, featuring 53 artists covering the 12 songs from “The Black Album.” All proceeds from the release benefit a charity of each artist’s choice and METALLICA‘s All Within My Hands foundation. “The Metallica Blacklist” offers up new dimensions of the record whose gravitational pull first drew the mainstream to METALLICA — and provides new insights into the universal and timeless appeal that kept it there: the boundary-smashing influence these 12 songs have had on fans and musici...
AXL ROSE Says Probable Case Of ‘Food Poisoning’ Affected His Vocal Performance At GUNS N’ ROSES’ Chicago Concert
Axl Rose says that he is feeling “a lot better” after a probable case of “food poisoning” affected his vocal performance during GUNS N’ ROSES‘ concert Thursday night (September 16) in Chicago. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Axl “struggled often during” the show at Wrigley Field “to tether himself to a comfortable vocal range, especially straining to hit notes in his top register for the arena showdowns like ‘You Could Be Mine’ and ‘Sweet Child O Mine’.” Earlier today, Rose shared the following message via the GN’R Twitter account: “A note to Chicago… I got to the show feeling great, but started getting sick pretty early on. It progressed to where I was throwing up & was light headed. Wo...
MARC RIZZO Says He ‘Probably Should Have Quit SOULFLY Five Or Six Years Ago’: ‘I Stayed Too Long’
Former SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo says that he “probably should have quit” the band five or six years ago. Although Rizzo‘s departure from SOULFLY wasn’t officially announced until August 7, it was widely speculated that he was out of the group two days earlier when it was revealed that FEAR FACTORY‘s Dino Cazares would play guitar for SOULFLY on the band’s current U.S. tour, which kicked off on August 20 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Rizzo addressed his split with SOULFLY in a new interview with “The Ex-Man” podcast hosted by Doc Coyle (BAD WOLVES). Speaking about the circumstances that led to his exit from SOULFLY, Rizzo said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “There’s a lot of confusion that goes on there, obviously. Everybo...
Biz Markie To Have Street Named After Him In Strong Island
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Louis/WENN.com / WENN Earlier this summer, the Hip-Hop world was shocked when the legendary icon, Biz Markie, passed away at the young age of 57. Luckily the man was beloved enough by the culture and his community enough that he’ll now be getting a street named after him in his hometown of Patchogue, Long Island. Yesterday his widow, Tara Davis took to Instagram to announce the great news and when the ceremony would be going down. “HONORARY STREET NAMING DEDICATION! “In honor of the contributions Biz has achieved as an actor, beatboxed, DJ and philanthropist, his hometown of Patchogue Long Island will honor him with the renaming of South Street to Biz Markie Way,” Davis wrote before thanking the people who helped make the honor happen.” “Thank you....
Lil Baby Responds To Claims He Bought A Fake Patek Phillipe
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Radio One Digital Lil Baby has some more explaining to do. The Internets have called him out for wearing an obviously fake Patek Phillipe watch. As spotted on Complex the trapper turned rapper’s name had some smut thrown on it this week. He recently flexed what was supposed to be a limited-edition Patek Philippe Nautilus 40th Anniversary timepiece. Originally released in 2016, the selection celebrated the 40th anniversary of its casually elegant Nautilus collection. For many aficionados and connoisseurs of classic watchmaking artistry, this was a release that was highly anticipated. The Fake Watch Buster page was first to call fake in a very detailed post that pointed out the irregularities. “He got scammed and m...
Twitter & Bobby Brown Agree: ‘The Bodyguard’ Remake Is The Bad Movie Idea Nobody Asked For
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Legato / Getty A lot of people are done with all the remakes. Even the news of Bel-Air, the dramatic remake of the ’90s sitcom favorite, The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, has probably been met with just as much scorn as it has anticipation. It’s like every day there’s news of a new movie or TV show that has literally been done before, and often it’s the kind of timeless classic that leaves plenty of detractors expressing the same sentiment: Just leave it alone. Also, some of these remake and reboot ideas are just bad. According to TMZ, Tony-nominated playwright Matthew Lopez is reported to have been tapped to direct a remake of the classic 1992 romance drama, The Bodyguard, which starred Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner and gifted the world with W...
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Hip-Hop Wired Presents: CRT FRSH [Certified Fresh] Playlist 9.17.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Riska / Getty We at Hip-Hop Wired pride ourselves on being fully immersed in the music of the culture we rep proudly. Part of our duty as a publication and crew is to school the masses on who is doing what musically and there’s no better way to do that beyond our CRT FRSH (Certified Fresh) bi-weekly playlist. As the God Rakim Allah famously said, it’s been a long time, we should’ve left you, but we needed a bit of time to recharge and reset our brains so we can bring brand new heat to the culture. This entry of CRT FRSH is another 35-track collection of Hip-Hop music from all types of artists from the United States and abroad. It is clear that few Hip-Hop fans could avoid the massive releases of Kanye West’s DONDA and Drake’s Certifed Lover Boy, two album...
KDrew Breathes New Life Into 2014 Dance Anthem “Let Me Go” With Melodic Dubstep Remix
KDrew has revitalized “Let Me Go,” a 2014 collab with Rico & Miella that has stood the test of time as one of the most influential songs in his venerated discography. The original track epitomized the soaring progressive house sound that dominated the electronic dance music scene in the mid-2010s. And despite its release over eight years ago, Rico & Miella’s stentorian vocals, which explore the painful realization of a turbulent relationship’s expiration date, still hold water. KDrew has now breathed new life into “Let Me Go” with a riveting rendition that should stuff trashcans with tear-soaked tissues. Serenaded by the same melancholic lyrics, he dunks the arrangement into a melodic dubstep batter and cooks up an aching banger that ma...
Watch the Music Video for BLVK JVCK’s Fiery Single “THE SHOOTV”
After a quiet start to the year, BLVK JVCK is back in action. Returning to Zeds Dead’s Deadbeats imprint, the Miami-based bass music producer has dropped his latest single “THE SHOOTV” alongside a wild music video. In usual BLVK JVCK fashion, “THE SHOOTV” holds nothing back. From start to finish, the raucous single maintains a heavy feel that helps cultivate a hype-inducing atmosphere. The music video follows an escaped convict celebrating his getaway as he gets rowdy to the high-powered single. The music video was directed by Content Kidz with BLVK JVCK himself as the editor. Check out the new music video below. Recommended Articles Since launching his solo project in 2017, BLVK JVCK has quickly become a dynamic force in electronic music. He w...
