Steve Knopper

6 days ago | billboard.com | Steve Knopper

Why YouTube’s Coachella Livestream Became Must-See TV for Fans — And Essential for Artists Thirteen years after launching, YouTube's stageside view into Coachella has become an invaluable resource for fans, and a huge opportunity for artists.

1 week ago | billboard.com | Tyler Jenke |Chris Eggertsen |Taylor Mims |Steve Knopper

MELBOURNE, Australia — Just months after the 2024 Music Victoria Awards were confirmed to have been targeted in an egregious occurrence of voter fraud, organizers have made the decision to suspend the 2025 event. The 2024 edition of the awards – which seeks to honor and recognize the talents of musicians in the Australian state of Victoria – was held in Melbourne on Oct. 24, though it was later announced on Nov.

1 week ago | billboard.com | Steve Knopper

Six months ago, a stadium-concert headliner decided to create tens of thousands of high-end T-shirts and hoodies to “rival any streetwear brand and be able to sell it for less than Sabrina Carpenter or Billie Eilish,” says Billy Candler, CEO/co-founder of Absolute Merch, a 13-year-old company that works with 30 artists. Candler arranged to purchase the shirts from China, then ship them on April 9, two weeks before a new U.S. tour.

1 week ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Taylor Mims |Chris Eggertsen |Steve Knopper |Bill Donahue

Music agents Zach Iser and Caroline Yim have landed at UTA, where both will serve as partners and agents in the music department. Iser and Yim were previously at WME, which they joined in 2021 as partners and co-heads of hip-hop and R&B. Prior to that, they were with CAA for three years. Both have a proven track record of working with some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B including Anderson .Paak, Doechii, Kehlani, SZA and Future.

1 week ago | billboard.com | Bill Donahue |Katie Bain |Chris Eggertsen |Steve Knopper

Nelly’s former St. Lunatics bandmate Ali wants to drop a lawsuit that had accused the rapper of failing to pay him for his alleged work on Nelly’s 2000 debut album Country Grammar. But Nelly’s lawyers say Ali and his lawyers must pay for bringing a “ridiculous” case. The action, filed last year, alleged that Nelly (Cornell Haynes) had cut four of his former St. Lunatics crew out of the credits and royalty payments for the hit album.