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Deer Shed Festival will host a socially distanced event this summer, despite outlined plans to lift all remaining coronavirus restrictions by June 21. Organisers confirmed last month that Deer Shed 2021 – scheduled for between July 30-August 1 – would not take place due to the lack of government insurance, a “hurdle” that posed a …
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by: Ariel King Apr 12, 2021 A judge has ruled on the legal battle regarding alleged copyright infringement between ARTY and Marshmello, with the decision coming out in favor of Marshmello. The suit began in 2019, after ARTY claimed that Marshmello had allegedly stolen the melody for 2018’s “Happier” with Bastille from his 2014 remix …
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In a bizarre reversal of fortune, Ja Rule has monetized his involvement in the infamous Fyre Festival in a way no one could have predicted. The rapper is the latest celebrity to join the NFT craze, and has successfully auctioned off a piece of Fyre Festival history. This particular NFT is of a 48″ x 60″ …
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Rina Sawayama has scored a major victory in getting eligibility rules changed for the BRIT Awards and the Mercury Prize. The singer has campaigned heavily to have the rules changed for British solo artists at awards events and contacted the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). She wasn’t eligible to enter as a British artist under the current …
by: Jessica Mao Feb 17, 2021 The building blocks for New York‘s live events return continue to be placed as Governor Cuomo prepares to allow areas and stadiums statewide to reopen at limited capacity, starting February 23. Both Manhattan’s Madison Square Garden and Brooklyn’s Barclays Center will resume hosting events on the date the rule …
Clubs around the world have been hit hard by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic — but a new court ruling could save German nightlife. It might sound strange, and rather obvious, but the country has officially declared techno to be music. That means nightclubs and dance music venues are allowed the same tax break as concert …
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A German court has ruled that techno is in fact a genre of music, meaning clubs will receive a tax break on ticket sales. Nightclubs in Germany have, until now, paid 19% VAT on ticket sales whereas traditional music venues only seven per cent. The decision, made at Germany’s financial high court on October 29, …
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