Sept. 25
IHeartMedia announced that this year’s iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas (Sept. 19-20) generated more than 5 billion social media impressions.
ASCAP’s Rhythm & Soul division honored Antonio “L.A.” Reid at its third annual ATL Legends Dinner, held at the Mandarin Hotel in Atlanta.
Sept. 26
Faith Hill signed a new management deal with Nashville’s Sandbox Entertainment, leaving her previous home at Red Light.
DJ Khaled Productions sued former record label Entertainment One (eOne), alleging breach of contract.
North Hollywood’s NRG Recording Studios filed a lawsuit against a neighboring CrossFit, citing noise complaints from dropped weights. The gym now has 30 days to vacate, as the lawsuit revealed it had no established certificate of authenticity, variance or proper parking, according to NRG owner Jay Baumgardner.
Sept. 27
A rep for Eric Church and his wife Katherine confirmed they are expecting their second son together.
Sept. 29
Atlas Music Group bought the catalog of Combustion Music, the Nashville-based music publishing firm.
New York Is Music, a new coalition of music industry leaders formed to bolster the city’s music industry presence, announced its support of the Empire State Music Production Tax Credit, a 20 percent income tax credit to those recording and producing music in New York state.
Krewella founding member Kris Trindl sued his fellow founding members, sisters Jahan and Yasmine Yousaf, for more than $5 million, alleging he was forced out of the group while in rehab. Yasmine responded on Tumblr: “Reading so many false claims about my sister and me … cut me deeper than anything I’ve experienced in my life … Don’t buy the hype, don’t fall for a catchy headline.”
SiriusXM announced it will appeal a decision by a California Federal District judge in favor of The Turtles that says the service is required to pay royalties for music it plays that was made prior to 1972. SiriusXM CFO David Frear said, “We think Judge [Philip] Gutierrez is wrong.”
Oct. 1
Wu-Tang Clan partnered with Boombotix in the production of the limited Wu edition Boombat Rexs wearable speaker that will feature eight songs from its forthcoming album, A Better Tomorrow.
VH1 promoted Sandy Alouete to senior vp talent and music programming.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Chainsmokers manager Adam Alpert formed a joint-venture music publishing company, Selector Songs.
William Morris Endeavor signed Neil Diamond for representation worldwide. Diamond’s managers had previously filled the role for the past 30 years.