As part of a larger initiative to bring broader support to its roster of artists, Sony Music Entertainment announced in an internal letter that it will be offering free counseling and therapy services to all its actively signed artists. The new initiative, called the Artist Assistance program, is an expansion …
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Music has long been touted for its abilities to heal, whether it be helping cope with loss or evoking old memories. Now, one ambitious medical startup — with the endorsement of the world’s largest music company — is looking to use music for a much more clinical purpose: teaching people …
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You’re trapped in a carnival of horrors. Every move you make is crucial. If you open the right door, you’ll survive, but others will send you falling down a slide of doom for eternity, getting your head bitten off, turned into a chicken, or sent into space. Wait, no, these …
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Los Angeles is the beating heart of the entertainment industry, but it’s also a city with a terribly flawed public school system, a.k.a. the LAUSD, in which arts-related classes notoriously get the short end of the stick. It’s tough not to imagine the talent that could be fostered if this …
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NFTs could reshape the fan experience — that is, if NFT marketplaces were user-friendly and the digital collectibles were actually affordable. Industry insiders tellRolling Stone that a new marketplace called OneOf has been designed specifically for musicians and music lovers, and that it will announce its plans on Tuesday to …
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Katy Perry isn’t known for being a Pikachu whisperer. Nor did Liam Payne make his millions as a sports aficionado. However, Universal Music Group (UMG) sees the value in both of these alter-egos. On Wednesday, the company announced three separate partnerships with big names in the games, sports, and fitness …
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In July, Goldenvoice revealed on social media platforms that a diverse group of employees had formed an entity called GV Black to increase black representation at the concert company and its biggest music festival, Coachella. On Tuesday morning, the company announced the group’s first list of initiatives in a memo, …
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Citing safety concerns from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the New York Metropolitan Opera announced on Wednesday that it is cancelling its 2020-2021 season. The decision carries ominous implications for the return of the live music industry, which has been battered since the pandemic almost completely stalled what was supposed to …
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Updated: After Apple pulled Fortnite from its App Store, Google also removedthe gamefrom its Google Play Store. A google spokesman providedRolling Stone with the following statement: “The open Android ecosystem lets developers distribute apps through multiple app stores. For game developers who choose to use the Play Store, we have …
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Guitar brand Gibson wants some long-lost documents back, and it’s willing to pay some serious cash for them. The missing paperwork in question — shipping ledgers on rare Gibson guitars from the late 1950s — may not sound valuable, but they contain authenticity-verifying information on some of the most iconic …
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