RIAA Says 2019 Music Revenue Increased 13%, Subscription Income Up 25% – Variety

Mostly unseen in the United States, music streaming company Tencent Music Entertainment continued to prove it’s a formidable force by improving revenues 34% to $3.65 billion (25.43 billion Renminbi) in 2019. Net income jumped 126.7% to $664 million.

Bebe Rexha has revealed that a friend of a friend has passed away from coronavirus at the young age of 45.

An ABC News employee who works out the division’s Los Angeles bureau has tested positive for having coronavirus, the latest in a series of TV-news personnel to be stricken with the virus as it spreads across the United States.

To state the obvious: TV viewing and streaming video will get a big bump with the coronavirus pandemic leaving millions of Americans housebound.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry may have stepped down as senior members of the royal family, but Queen Elizabeth still holds a special place in her heart for them, one pal insisted. “[Meghan, Harry and their son Archie are] much loved members of the family,” a friend of the couple told People magazine for this week’s issue.

Last year, the Tesuque Pueblo tribe of New Mexico opened a new casino, moving out of a 75,000-square foot facility that they quickly realized could be repurposed as a studio facility.

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Mike Posner has known the British artist Labrinth for over a decade — they’ve grown up together in the music industry.

Kim Fields, who is known for her roles in classic sitcoms like “Facts of Life” and “Living Single,” has joined Wanda Sykes and Mike Epps in a new Netflix multi-cam comedy titled “The Upshaws.”

The band just wrapped up their brief US reunion

The 2020 Billboard Latin American Music Awards are less than two months away, airing on Thursday, April 23 via Telemundo.Bad Bunny and Ozuna lead the pack as 14-time finalists with Daddy Yankee and J Balvin not too far behind.

Streaming revenues continue to rise for the music industry, now making up almost 80 percent of the total market. According to a new 2019 Year-End RIAA Report, streaming alone in 2019 was larger than the entire recorded music market in the US just two years earlier, showcasing the exponential growth that has driven enormous profits for record labels.

The U.S. recorded music business generated $11.1 billion in revenue in 2019, according to the RIAA's annual year-end report, a 13% year-ov

Demian Bichir is switching residential gears, having selected a new home in L.A.’s increasingly desirable (and expensive) San Fernando Valley. Records show the Mexican-American veteran thespian forked out just under $2.9 million for the residence, and the house is located a quick drive to a bevy of restaurants and shopping destinations.

Demian Bichir is switching residential gears, having selected a new home in L.A.’s increasingly desirable (and expensive) San Fernando Valley. Records show the Mexican-American veteran thespian forked out just under $2.9 million for the residence, and the house is located a quick drive to a bevy of restaurants and shopping destinations.

It comes after the longtime Republican once told people to “just fucking get over it" when the President makes racist comments

A24 has bought North American rights to the thriller “The Stars at Noon,” starring Robert Pattinson and Margaret Qualley.