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Inside 48 Hours Entertainment, the Company Brokering Deals for Breakout Artists
This story is part of Billboard‘s annual 40 Under 40 list, recognizing the music industry’s trailblazing young executives. Alex WilhelmCo-owner, 48 Hours Entertainment The music business moves fast, but Alex Wilhelm moves faster. At 22, Wilhelm founded the music blog Crazed Hits out of his bedroom in a small town in Germany, showcasing then-unknown artists...
Publishing Briefs: Music of The Sea Partners With MTV; Four Artists Sign With Sony
Music of The Sea, one the world’s largest black-owned sync publishing catalogs, has partnered with MTV Entertainment Group to provide content creators with “one stop, easy clearable, access to thousands of songs from its catalog,” the press release reads. Songs included in Music of The Sea’s multi-genre catalog include Marilyn Monroe’s “How Wrong Can I...
ACM Honors Celebrate Luke Combs, Loretta Lynn, Toby Keith & More
The 14th annual ACM Honors, which saluted special award honorees well as the ACM Industry and Studio Recording Award winners from the 55th and 56th ACM Awards, served as a homecoming of sorts for Nashville’s country music industry on Wednesday (Aug. 25) at the Ryman Auditorium. Among the artists honored were Luke Combs, Loretta Lynn,...
The Weeknd Talks Emmy Nom, Super Bowl Memes and New Album
The Weeknd wasn’t expecting an Emmy nomination for his Super Bowl performance. Even still, the artist — also known by his real name Abel Tesfaye — is grateful for the “pleasant surprise.” The Emmy nod for Outstanding Variety Special comes in stark contrast to The Weeknd’s most recent album After Hours — the most-streamed R&B album of all time —...
Pokémon Go's Social-Distancing Measures Are Expanding Again After Fan Backlash
Update: Niantic is reversing course on one of the most controversial changes made to Pokémon Go during the pandemic. The range to which players can interact with Pokéstops and gyms is again expanding from 40 meters to 80. This change was announced in a series of tweets on Pokémon Go’s official channel and comes just...
Pokémon Go's Social-Distancing Measures Are Expanding Again
Update: Niantic is reversing course on one of the most controversial changes made to Pokémon Go during the pandemic. The range to which players can interact with Pokéstops and gyms is again expanding from 40 meters to 80. This change was announced in a series of tweets on Pokémon Go’s official channel. These tweets reveal...
Arby's Now Sells Official Dungeons & Dragons Dice, Because Naturally
Arby’s is no stranger to showing that gaming love, but they are taking that tabletop passion to a new level with official D&D dice. As far as we’re aware, they don’t come with meat in them, so this is the first time the company isn’t “bringing the meat,” and can we all just take a...
Jack Harlow, UMPG Earn Top Honors at 2021 SESAC Pop Music Awards
Rapper Jack Harlow was named songwriter of the year at the 2021 SESAC Pop Music Awards, the performing rights organization announced on Thursday (Aug. 26). In addition, Harlow’s “Whats Poppin,” which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, was awarded song of the year. The song was published by Sony Music Publishing and Harlow Happenings. Universal Music Publishing Group was honored...
Monster Rancher Returns In A New Bundle For Switch And PC
Click here to watch embedded media Koei Tecmo today announced the return of Monster Rancher as a retro collection that will release on Switch and PC on December 9. The collection brings back Monster Rancher and Monster Rancher 2, two titles that originally released on PlayStation in 1997 and 1999. In the announcement video above,...
5 Memorable Covers of Adele’s ‘Rolling In the Deep’
It’s been a decade since Adele released her 2011 masterpiece “Rolling in the Deep,” and it would be an understatement to say that it still holds up. Even now, when those guitar eighth notes start playing, everyone in the room knows it’s time to start belting. The lyrics, the delivery, the passion — everything about “Rolling in...
Xbox Games With Gold September 2021 Free Games Revealed
Click to watch embedded media September is almost here, which means there are new free Xbox games to enjoy. For those with Xbox Live or Game Pass Ultimate, the September 2021 free games have been revealed, with next month’s lineup offering a little bit of fighting action, chaos, and one particular adventure with a beautiful art...
How Katy Perry and Her ‘Dream’ Team Tied Michael Jackson’s Single-Album Hot 100 Record in 2011
On July 2, 1988, Michael Jackson’s “Dirty Diana” reached the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100, creating chart history in the process. The No. 1 hit was the fifth straight off Jackson’s 1987 album Bad, breaking a tie with the Bee Gees-led Saturday Night Fever soundtrack from 1977 and Whitney Houston’s own ’87 album Whitney — making the global superstar...
Metallica Donates $50,000 to Support Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts
Metallica announced on Wednesday (Aug. 25) that its All Within My Hands Foundation has donated $50,000 to aid earthquake relief in Haiti following a recent devastating temblor. “At least 2,207 have died, over 12k injured & 50k homes destroyed by the devastating 7.2 quake,” the organization wrote in a tweet announcing the donation. According to...
Wyoming Release Announcement
With the final touches being made to the Wyoming DLC, we are excited to announce a release date for this exciting new addition to American Truck Simulator. Wyoming will be released on September 7, 2021 And if that announcement date hasn’t gotten you excited enough, then we are sure that this video trailer showcasing the...
Marketing Whiz Ileana Diez Wants to Help Artists Grow Their Empires
This story is part of Billboard‘s annual 40 Under 40 list, recognizing the music industry’s trailblazing young executives. Ileana DiezMarketing executive After leaving a career in label publicity to join the management side, the 30-year-old former head of marketing for Roc Nation — where she worked with artists such as Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Big Sean, Kelly...
How A Scientist Is Helping the Music Biz Unlock The Power of Data
This story is part of Billboard‘s annual 40 Under 40 list, recognizing the music industry’s trailblazing young executives. SK SharmaChief analytics officer, Ingrooves Music Group At 23, Sharma graduated from Caltech with a PhD in chemical physics and physical chemistry. Sixteen years later, he’s far from the lab — but using the same skills leading...
Inside 48 Hours Entertainment, the Company Brokering Deals for Breakout Artists
This story is part of Billboard‘s annual 40 Under 40 list, recognizing the music industry’s trailblazing young executives. Alex WilhelmCo-owner, 48 Hours Entertainment The music business moves fast, but Alex Wilhelm moves faster. At 22, Wilhelm founded the music blog Crazed Hits out of his bedroom in a small town in Germany, showcasing then-unknown artists...
Publishing Briefs: Music of The Sea Partners With MTV; Four Artists Sign With Sony
Music of The Sea, one the world’s largest black-owned sync publishing catalogs, has partnered with MTV Entertainment Group to provide content creators with “one stop, easy clearable, access to thousands of songs from its catalog,” the press release reads. Songs included in Music of The Sea’s multi-genre catalog include Marilyn Monroe’s “How Wrong Can I...
ACM Honors Celebrate Luke Combs, Loretta Lynn, Toby Keith & More
The 14th annual ACM Honors, which saluted special award honorees well as the ACM Industry and Studio Recording Award winners from the 55th and 56th ACM Awards, served as a homecoming of sorts for Nashville’s country music industry on Wednesday (Aug. 25) at the Ryman Auditorium. Among the artists honored were Luke Combs, Loretta Lynn,...
The Weeknd Talks Emmy Nom, Super Bowl Memes and New Album
The Weeknd wasn’t expecting an Emmy nomination for his Super Bowl performance. Even still, the artist — also known by his real name Abel Tesfaye — is grateful for the “pleasant surprise.” The Emmy nod for Outstanding Variety Special comes in stark contrast to The Weeknd’s most recent album After Hours — the most-streamed R&B album of all time —...
Pokémon Go's Social-Distancing Measures Are Expanding Again After Fan Backlash
Update: Niantic is reversing course on one of the most controversial changes made to Pokémon Go during the pandemic. The range to which players can interact with Pokéstops and gyms is again expanding from 40 meters to 80. This change was announced in a series of tweets on Pokémon Go’s official channel and comes just...
Pokémon Go's Social-Distancing Measures Are Expanding Again
Update: Niantic is reversing course on one of the most controversial changes made to Pokémon Go during the pandemic. The range to which players can interact with Pokéstops and gyms is again expanding from 40 meters to 80. This change was announced in a series of tweets on Pokémon Go’s official channel. These tweets reveal...
Arby's Now Sells Official Dungeons & Dragons Dice, Because Naturally
Arby’s is no stranger to showing that gaming love, but they are taking that tabletop passion to a new level with official D&D dice. As far as we’re aware, they don’t come with meat in them, so this is the first time the company isn’t “bringing the meat,” and can we all just take a...
Jack Harlow, UMPG Earn Top Honors at 2021 SESAC Pop Music Awards
Rapper Jack Harlow was named songwriter of the year at the 2021 SESAC Pop Music Awards, the performing rights organization announced on Thursday (Aug. 26). In addition, Harlow’s “Whats Poppin,” which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, was awarded song of the year. The song was published by Sony Music Publishing and Harlow Happenings. Universal Music Publishing Group was honored...
Monster Rancher Returns In A New Bundle For Switch And PC
Click here to watch embedded media Koei Tecmo today announced the return of Monster Rancher as a retro collection that will release on Switch and PC on December 9. The collection brings back Monster Rancher and Monster Rancher 2, two titles that originally released on PlayStation in 1997 and 1999. In the announcement video above,...






