‘Music Software Label’ A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya Raises $5.5 Million, Aims to Develop ‘The Next Great Consumer Music App’

Self-described “music (software) label” A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya, founded by former Spotify head of innovation Máuhan Zonoozy, has scored a $5.5 million pre-seed raise. That multimillion-dollar round came to light in a brief TechCrunch piece, and Zonoozy subsequently took to LinkedIn to provide additional color. According to both sources, about a dozen entities, among […]

Robert Kraft Responds to Macklemore After Removal From Ed Sheeran’s Tour

Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft confirms Macklemore’s claim that the billionaire urged Ed Sheeran’s team to oust the rapper from the tour. Macklemore claimed that Patriots owner Robert Kraft pushed for the rapper’s removal from the remainder of Ed Sheeran’s North American tour, and now the billionaire—who also owns Gillette Stadium—has released a statement confirming […]

Kennedy Center Faces Imminent Shutdown Amid ‘Fiscal Collapse’—Building Deemed ‘Unsafe for Continued Occupancy’ After Ceiling Partially Collapses

The Kennedy Center’s board will vote on whether to close for renovations amid a court battle over their renewed attempts to add Trump’s name to the facility. On Tuesday, the Kennedy Center’s Trump-appointed board is due to vote on whether to immediately close the facility’s main building for renovations, claiming that the performing arts center […]

ElevenLabs Launches Its ‘Best Music Model Yet’ in v2.5 — While Emphasizing That Universal Music’s Walled Garden ‘Deal Is Separate’

ElevenLabs has officially launched ElevenMusic v2.5 – but not with its newest partner, Universal Music Group (UMG), which is collaborating on the development of a different product. ElevenLabs rolled out v2.5 on Friday, emphasizing in the corresponding announcement that the model “is now the default for prompted and reference generation in ElevenMusic.” Unsurprisingly, the company […]