Seven artists will be presenting Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist and Scholar lectures this spring in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History and Design. The series begins with printmaker Yoonmi Nam on Feb. 7. The School of Art, Art History and Design’s Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series brings notable artists, scholars and designers

TikTok users and musicians were left shocked this week after Universal Music Group – the world’s leading music distribution company – would pull its entire catalogue from the app. After Universal and TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, failed to reach a licensing deal, Universal announced it would pull its entire catalogue from TikTok at the end

It’s official: recordings by Universal Music Group artists are disappearing from TikTok. The gradual removal of UMG’s catalog follows the collapse of the two parties’ licensing talks and subsequent expiration of UMG’s deal with the platform on Wednesday (January 31). As we reported yesterday, MBW hears that Universal’s recordings are now fully unlicensed on TikTok;

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — As if filing taxes isn’t stressful enough, U.S. Internal Revenue Service officials warn that fraudsters look for victims on during tax filing time. IRS specialists reported on Thursday, February 1, 2024, that con artists pretend to be tax professionals in order to steal personal identities of tax filers. They use the

Singer, songwriter and Atlanta resident Muni Long warned her fans that time was running out to play her viral hit, “Made for Me,” while admonishing UMG for its decision. Indie rocker Noah Kahan — who is set to headline the first night of Shaky Knees Music Festival in May — leveraged TikTok to promote his

Getty Images For BET The 2024 Grammy Awards are nearly here. In celebration of this feel-good season in which many of our favorite artists and musicians will be walking away with the fruits of their labor, we are tapping into a bit of mystic magic to determine what they will potentially be wearing. Astrological signs

By Imran Rahman-Jones BBC News 1 February 2024, 13:51 GMT Updated 24 minutes ago TikTok has removed music by stars including Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and Olivia Rodrigo from videos after a row with their record label, Universal Music Group (UMG). UMG said TikTok wanted to pay a “fraction” of the rate other social media

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TuneCore, a distribution platform for self-releasing artists, and Amazon Music UK have teamed up to provide 12 independent artists with free studio time at Metropolis Studios, one of Europe’s top recording facilities.  Over the coming year, each month will see one TuneCore artist from the chosen dozen granted two full days in Metropolis Studios’ Studio

Photo Anna Shtraus/©Dana Awartani/Courtesy the Artist and Athr Gallery On Wednesday during a press conference, Adriano Pedrosa announced the exceptionally large artist list for the upcoming Venice Biennale, for which he serves as curator. Taking the theme of “Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere,” Pedrosa, who is also artistic director of the Museu de Arte de