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Apple Music Offcially The New Sponsor Of The Super Bowl Halftime Show
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cooper Neill / Getty Hey Siri, who’s performing at the Super Bowl LVII Halftime show? We don’t know the answer yet, but we know that Apple Music will sponsor the big show. Per The Verge, Apple Music will begin its partnership with the NFL by sponsoring the Super Bowl LVII halftime show, replacing long-time sponsor Pepsi. Related Stories In a recent press release, the NFL announced the Emmy Award-winning Super Bowl LVI halftime show in February featuring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent drew 120 million viewers. The specifics of Apple Music and the NFL’s deal have not been disclosed, but according to the New York Times, the NFL was looking for around $50 million for a new home for its sponsorship deal. The Verge also ...
Apple Music Taking Over as Super Bowl Halftime Sponsor
The NFL has found the next presenting sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime show. Apple Music has been named the official sponsor of the annual music and pop culture event, succeeding Pepsi, which announced earlier this year that it would give up its role in presenting the show. Pepsi had been the lead sponsor of the halftime show for the past decade. Apple Music’s first Super Bowl halftime show will take place Feb. 12, 2023 in Arizona, with performers still to be announced. This past year’s show featured Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent and Mary J. Blige perform. Previous shows have seen some of the biggest names in music perform, from Beyonce and Prince to Justin Timberlake and Jennifer Lopez. In fact, the show has become a much bi...
Wizkid to Debut New Music at Apple Music Live London Concert
Nigerian artist Wizkid is set to perform at the Roundhouse in London in collaboration with Apple Music Live, debuting songs from his anticipated fifth studio album. London fans will have the exclusive opportunity to attend the live taping on Sept. 27, but the Grammy-winning musician’s performance will also be available to stream in 165 countries this fall. “Apple Music has always been a supporter of my career and a major tool in connecting me with my fans. Collaborating with them on something like this is special,” the “Essence” singer said in a release. “I’m excited to debut new music from my forthcoming album More Love, Less Ego and share my Apple Music Live show with fans across the world.” The Afrobeat artist dropped his first solo track of 2022 “Bad to Me” last week, teasing his next ...
House Representative Rashida Tlaib Takes Aim at Music Streaming Services In New Resolution
Rashida Tlaib, House Representative for Michigan’s 13th congressional district, has introduced a resolution that seeks to establish a new royalty program. The resolution effectively continues her fight for musicians to earn a “reasonable” living from their recorded music. “Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the duty of the Federal Government to establish a new royalty program to provide income to featured and non-featured performing artists whose music or audio content is listened to on streaming music services, like Spotify,” reads the bill. Tlaib’s resolution proposes the royalty rate be administered by SoundExchange and the Copyright Royalty Board, who would calculate, collect, retain and distribute payments to the appropriate copyright ...
“Race to the Bottom”: U.S. Representative Drafts Letter to Congress for Music Streaming Royalty Reform
The hammer may soon come down on digital service providers. It’s an axiom among music industry professionals that royalties generated from streaming services are abysmal. While these companies rake in record profits and lease luxury office spaces for their employees, the musicians who constitute their userbases often bemoan their business models for practices many deem to be exploitative. Rashida Tlaib, the U.S. representative for Michigan’s 13th congressional district, has written a letter to Congress proposing that musicians should be fairly compensated for their work distributed by digital service providers like Spotify and Apple Music. Tlaib says she has been working closely with the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) to advocate for royalty reform. “W...
“YeeDM”: Apple Launches New Radio Series to Merge Electronic and Country Music
From the tailgate to the rave, Apple Music is providing the soundtrack after launching “YeeDM,” a new radio series merging EDM and country music. Yes, it’s okay to cringe at the name. According to a press release shared with EDM.com, “YeeDM” will deliver an exclusive mix of music spotlighting collaborations between country and EDM artists. Listeners will also hear country songs with electronic production as well as dance remixes of the genre’s biggest hits. “You might hear a Dolly Parton edit going into Jack Harlow, or going into Alesso or Diplo,” said the show’s DJ, Telemitry. “You might hear everything from Megan Thee Stallion to George Strait in these mixes. You have a one-hour mix to blend all these worlds together.”...
The Ledger: Royalty Growth Requires Changing More Than How They’re Calculated
The Ledger is a weekly newsletter about the economics of the music business sent to Billboard Pro subscribers. An abbreviated version of the newsletter is published online. If The Beatles wrote a song about music royalties, the band would sing about a “Long and Winding Road” to higher subscription fees and better pay for artists and labels. The music subscription business model has become the record industry’s main breadwinner since launching in the early 2000s. But for two decades, many artists and rights holders have bristled at the royalty rates paid by streaming services. Some rates have improved: ad-supported royalties grew as online advertising matured. Royalties from subscription services have less wiggle room for change, however. The biggest innovation is a change in how to divvy a...
Mary J. Blige to Celebrate Her Illustrious Career With Livestream Concert on Apple Music
After delivering a show-stealing performance alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs at the 2022 BET Awards on Sunday (June 26), Mary J. Blige is set to deliver a one-night-only performance celebrating her career and life. The performance will take place at New York City’s United Palace, and will stream exclusively on Apple Music — as part of the Apple Music Live series — in over 165 countries on July 27 at 7 p.m. PT. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news With a setlist that spans Blige’s storied career, the performance will continue a year of triumph for the 2022 Billboard Icon Award recipient. At the top of the year, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul performed at the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar, and re...
Drake’s Dance Album Shatters Apple Music First-Day Streaming Records
Break out the champagne, Champagne Papi. Drake‘s newest and seventh studio album Honestly, Nevermind has broken Apple Music‘s record for the most first-day streams for a dance album. And it only took one hour. Since the 35-year-old hip-hop superstar only gave one day’s notice before he released the album, achieving such a record is quite impressive, even considering Drake’s prominence in the contemporary music landscape. A departure for Drake, Honestly, Nevermind has been simmering in a melting pot of mixed reviews since its surprise release on Friday, June 17th. Executive-produced by Grammy-winning house music artist Black Coffee, the album is dominated by electronic-focused production from the likes of Coffee, Carnage, Rampa, &ME and Alex Lustig, among others....
Drake’s ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ Breaks Apple Music Dance Album Record for Most First-Day Streams
Drake gave just one day’s notice before his surprise new album, Honestly, Nevermind, hit streaming services Friday (June 17), and yet it’s already become Apple Music’s biggest dance album in history by breaking the platform’s record for first-day streams worldwide, according to a news release by the streaming service. What’s more impressive? It only took one hour to do so. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Honestly, Nevermind marks the 35-year-old rapper’s seventh studio album to date, featuring 14 total tracks and just one guest artist on “Jimmy Cooks,” the project’s final track which sees assistance from 21 Savage. The only warning he gave of the record’s arrival was a strikingly simple Instagram photo of the album’s psychedelic cover a...
Apple Music Celebrates Pride Month With Mixes From CloZee, DJ Minx More
Kicking off a month of curated Pride programming, Apple Music has announced a curated interview and DJ mix series to be released every Sunday through June. It will all take place on Apple Music’s year-round Pride page, where you can now find mixes by CloZee, BAMBII, DJ Minx, DJ Oshkosh and more. “While the listeners go through this musical journey, I wanted them to feel inspired, motivated, safe, and loved,” CloZee said of her mix in a statement. On the inclusion of “Color of Your Soul,” her massive collaboration with GRiZ, she added, “This is the track I was most excited to include…When we play this live, it’s just a huge Pride moment, with rainbow lasers and visuals. It’s always super fun.” Princess Nokia, Orville Peck, FLETCHER and others are al...
BTS Share Memories of Early Songs in First Episode of ‘Past & Present’ Radio Series on Apple Music
BTS took a trip down memory lane during the first episode of BTS Radio: Past & Present on Apple Music 1. The K-pop superstars launched the weekly limited series on Saturday (May 28) with an hour-long show that gave listeners an inside look into some of the septet’s early recordings dating back to 2013. “We wanted to use this radio show to celebrate nine years of BTS with you guys and with our ARMY all over the world,” RM said in announcing the three-episode series. “Every episode is dedicated to you,” the singer continued. “We wanted to share the BTS songs that help tell our story.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news During Saturday’s inaugural episode, the South Korean group discussed songs including “Intro: The Most Beautiful Moment ...
