REPORT: Border Charities Using Taxpayer Money For Big Salaries, Music Therapy, People-Plant Programs
Border crisis charities are reportedly using large government grants to fund music therapy, human-plant interactions and high salaries for staff, according to a report published by the Free Press on Monday. NGOs that receive funding from the Unaccompanied Children Program and operate shelters in Texas, Arizona and California are accused of profiting from these contracts, […]
The week in classical: Igor Levit, Renaud Capuçon, Julia Hagen; Manchester Camerata: Disruptors review – ringing successes | Classical music
No The phone was placed in a high place Igor Levitt – Russian-born, German-based pianist – Two other top soloists, a French violinist Renault Capucon and an Austrian cellist julia hagenplayed Complete collection of Brahms’ piano trios last weekend. Despite restrictions on the use of electronic devices in Wigmore Hall, every seat was sold. The […]
Supreme Court sides with music producer in copyright case over Flo Rida hit ‘In the Ayer’
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a music producer in a copyright case, seeking more than a decade’s worth of damages from the music producer over samples used in Flo Rida’s hit songs. acknowledged. The 6-3 decision was handed down in a lawsuit brought by Sherman Neely, who was suing rapper […]
Florida man bit chunk out of deputy’s head at music festival: sheriff’s office
A Florida man was arrested earlier this week after allegedly biting off part of a lawmaker’s head at an EDM music festival on Sunday. The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook that one of its deputies was on foot patrol Sunday night at Sol Fest 2024, a music and arts festival in Ponce de […]
Sam Ash files for bankruptcy after 100 years in music business
Sam Ash is a 100-year-old musical instrument retailer. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy The company announced late Wednesday that it intends to close all 42 stores in the United States. Jordan Myers, Sam Ash’s chief restructuring officer, said in court documents that the family-owned company has faced declining sales since the COVID-19 pandemic, which has […]
Music Midtown, popular Atlanta music festival, canceled this year
The music festival that draws tens of thousands of people to Atlanta’s Piedmont Park will not be held this year. Atlanta’s Midtown Music Festival canceled due to Georgia gun ban, reports say A post Wednesday on Music Midtown’s Instagram page and website, a longtime staple for pop music lovers, said the festival is “on hiatus […]
Sam Ash to close down all 42 music store locations nationwide
Sam Ash, the iconic family-owned music store chain that attracted everyone from rock stars to wannabe guitar heroes, has announced it will be closing all of its stores after 100 years in business. Derek Ash, great-grandson of founders Sam and Rose Ash, said the company has struggled to attract customers to its 42 brick-and-mortar stores […]
Rapper Macklemore calls out Biden, police and music industry in new pro-Palestinian song
Rapper Macklemore released a pro-Palestinian song on Monday in which he praised student-led protests on college campuses across the country and criticized President Biden, police and the music industry. The new song is titled “Hind’s Hall,” a reference to the Columbia University building occupied by students and renamed in honor of a six-year-old Palestinian girl […]
Drake, Taylor Swift Label Universal Music Group Strikes Deal with TikTok
Universal Music Group, the label of pop star Taylor Swift and rapper Drake, has reportedly signed a new licensing agreement with Chinese app TikTok. TikTok and Universal Music Group announced Thursday a new deal that will bring UMG label music back to China’s popular video-sharing app after months of inactivity, according to people familiar with […]
Taylor Swift songs back to TikTok after Universal Music deal
Universal Music Group and TikTok signed a new licensing agreement Thursday that will allow users of the popular video-sharing app to regain access to songs by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Adele. The music giant pulled the stable singer from the Chinese-owned app after the licensing agreement expired in January after the two countries failed […]