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Spotify has won a lawsuit over a bundling strategy it adopted which led to decreased royalty payments to songwriters.It comes after the streaming company introduced a new audiobooks bundle to its premium subscription last year.Spotify started to pay a lesser royalty rate to songwriters, and argued that the move was backed by a settlement they had reached with music publishers in 2022 through the Copyright Royalty Board, which determined streaming services are allowed to pay less on music subscriptions bundled with other services.The Mechanical Licensing Collective, a nonprofit organisation responsible for issuing mechanical licences to streaming services, filed a lawsuit against Spotify last May, claiming that it had incorrectly characterised the bundle and “unilaterally and unlawfully” began reducing the rate by as much as 50 percent without any warning, according to Rolling Stone.In a memorandum filed in court yesterday (January 29), it was ruled that Spotify was within its rights, calling the bundling rule “unambiguous.”Judge Analisa Torres added: “The only plausible application of the law supports Spotify’s position. Under the facts as alleged, audiobook streaming is a product or service that is distinct from music streaming and has more than token value.

Slayer have shared details of their first UK shows in six years, including a massive outdoor gig in London. Check out the details below.The thrash metal are set to hit the UK for their first shows since a slot at Download in 2019, and will be joined by an impressive number of support acts.Two shows have been announced as part of the new tour, with the first being held at the Blackweir Fields in Cardiff on July 3, and the second taking place at Finsbury Park in London three days later (6).The dates come in celebration of 40 years since the band formed, and the two shows mark the biggest gigs they have ever played in the UK.

Black Sabbath have announced their final-ever live show, which will take place in Birmingham with support from Metallica, Slayer, Pantera and more. Find all the details below.Set to take place on July 5, the event will see the band’s most iconic line-up – comprising frontman Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – play live together for the first time in two decades.

Anthrax frontman Joey Belladonna reveals that he once worked at a horse farm after he was first fired from the band in 1992.In a video interview with Music Interview Corner, Belladonna – who rejoined the band from 2005 to 2006, and then returned in 2010 – spoke about life after he was let go by Anthrax. At that point, his final studio release with the band was the 1990 album ‘Persistence Of Time’.Belladonna admitted the firing was “unexpected” and that he “wouldn’t have preferred it… but it happened.”“I was actually working in a horse barn for a couple of years,” he said. “I was [in] maintenance, and Krista, my wife, we both worked at a pretty famous riders’ facility.

Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante has shared his thoughts on streaming within the music industry and why Spotify is “where music goes to die”.Benante, who has been with the thrash metal band for four decades, recently spoke to The Irish Times, where he was asked how much the music industry has changed over the last 40 years.The drummer replied: “There is no music industry. That’s what has changed. There is nothing any more.

Anthrax singer Joey Belladonna has announced a new tribute band in honour of late metal icon Ronnie James Dio.This past weekend (May 18), Belladonna took to social media to announce that he and his wife Krista have formed a new Dio tribute band, and will be performing four shows in August.Over the course of the tribute concerts, the tribute band will play music from the late Dio’s solo career and his stints in Black Sabbath and Rainbow. According to Belladonna’s official website, the concerts will see Belladonna tackle Dio’s most iconic releases including ‘Holy Diver’, ‘Rainbow In The Dark’, ‘Heaven And Hell’, ‘Neon Knights’ and more.All four of Belladonna’s Dio tribute concerts are due to take place in various cities across Florida.AUGUST 202415 – Captain Hiram’s – Sebastian, FL16 – Piper’s Pub – Pompano Beach, FL17 – OCC Road House – Clearwater, FL18 – Conduit – Winter Park, FLKrista and I are proud to announce our new tribute band to Ronnie James Dio! A night of songs from Dio, Sabbath, and Rainbow!@ronniejamesdio #ronniejamesdio #diocancerfund #anthraxPosted by Joey Belladonna on Saturday, May 18, 2024Tickets to Joey Belladonna’s Ronnie James Dio tribute concerts will go on sale soon via his official website.The legendary Dio died in 2010 following a battle with stomach cancer.

Anthrax’s Scott Ian has hit out at Kerry King over the upcoming Slayer reunion, thanking him for “making me look like a liar”.In February, the metal icons announced they were reuniting for a series of three shows in the autumn, their first shows since their retirement and farewell tour in 2019.The news came as a major surprise to many, not least the Anthrax frontman, who was asked about the announcement in a new interview with Classic Rock.“I wrote to Kerry and said, ‘Thanks for making me look like a liar’,” Ian said. “We were on Slayer’s goodbye tour for over a hundred shows.

Dave Grohl is set to release a Bad Brains cover with Anthrax‘s Scott Ian and Charlie Benante for Record Store Day 2024.Back in November last year, Anthrax teased a collaboration with the Foo Fighters frontman on their social media. The band shared a photo with Grohl and captioned it: “New album is going to be awesome #FooThrax”.Now, it’s been revealed that Grohl will team up with Anthrax co-founder Scott Ian and drummer Charlie Benante for an exclusive Record Store Day 7 inch.

Anthrax and Kreator have announced 2024 UK and Europe co-headlining tour with the bands promising “So much fucking metal!”The 18-date-run will kick off at the O2 Apollo in Manchester on November 11. From there, the two bands will make stops in Wolverhampton, London, Dublin, Glasgow, Paris, Düsseldorf, Munich, Esch-sur-Alzette, Zurich, Milan, Stuttgart, Berlin, Budapest, Katowice, Frankfurt and Hamburg.

Anthrax’s Scott Ian celebrated his 60th birthday in style on New Year’s Eve, inviting a list of famous friends for an “epic” party jam.The festivities took place at the Galpin Speed Shop in Van Nuys, California, and Ian’s eye-watering guestlist included Metallica’s Robert Trujillo, Robb Flynn from Machine Head and Jerry Cantrell from Alice in Chains.Ian’s Anthrax bandmates Charlie Benante and Frank Bello were also in attendance, as was Fall Out Boy’s Andrew Hurley and Whitfield Crane from Ugly Kid Joe.The group all took part in a communal jam session. Check out footage from the night below.Writing about the night on Instagram, Ian said: “Greatest birthday party entrance of all time.

Foo Fighters performing with Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian’s 12-year-old son has been shared online.The clip, which you can view below, shows Revel playing Pat Smear’s Les Paul alongside Dave Grohl and the rest of the band.“Rev gave Pat the day off. He deserves it. He’s the nicest guy ever.

Anthrax have begun teasing tantalising details of their new album including a potential Dave Grohl guest appearance.The legendary metal band last released music in 2016 with ‘For All Kings’, and have recently been unveiling new details about their forthcoming twelfth studio album. The band took to Instagram to post a photo with the Foo Fighters and Nirvana legend.“New album is going to be awesome,” they wrote, adding the hashtag: #FooThrax.A post shared by Anthrax (@anthrax)Drummer Charlie Benante also posted his own set of photos to social media: “Thanks to [Grohl] for coming by and giving us a jolt.

Anthrax have cancelled their 2022 European headline tour, citing logistical and financial issues.The New York heavy metal band had been due to play numerous shows across Europe following their upcoming run of dates in the UK, which is still set to begin as planned on September 27.Taking to their official social media channels, however, Anthrax wrote: “Sadly due to ongoing logistical issues and 2022 costs that are out of our control, we have no other option but to cancel the European leg of our upcoming 2022 tour.“We will however be coming to the UK as scheduled.”Ticketholders can get a full refund at their post of purchase – see the announcement post below.A post shared by Anthrax (@anthrax)As Consequence Of Sound notes, one fan in the comments section suggested that the cancellation could have been a result of low ticket sales.Anthrax replied: “Rest assured, there were zero issues with sales. Check out the news over there for a few minutes.

Chuck D joined Anthrax onstage for a performance of ‘Bring The Noise’ – watch fan-shot footage of the moment below.The Public Enemy rapper joined the metal band last Friday (July 29) at the Hollywood Palladium in LA after Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian teased the collaboration to fans.“Imagine if you guys could fucking yell so loud, it could fucking conjure Chuck D on this stage,” Ian shouted into the mic. “Let me ask you again Los Angeles… can you bring the noise?!”Watch footage below.‘Bring The Noise’ was originally released by Public Enemy in 1987 and was the lead single from their second album, ‘It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back’ (1988).Anthrax then covered the song in 1991 and incorporated Chuck’s vocals into their rendition.

Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian and his 10-year-old son Revel have paid tribute to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins by covering a trio of the band’s songs.In a brief video posted to Ian’s Instagram account, he and his son perform segments of ‘Low’, ‘Stacked Actors’ and ‘Run’, with Scott on guitar and Revel behind the drum kit.“We’ve been jamming our favourite Foo’s all week,” Ian wrote in the video’s caption. “Healing our hearts with the power of rock.

Mastodon, Anthrax, Dethklok and Municipal Waste have joined forces for a cover of British heavy metal legends Judas Priest’s ‘Screaming For Vengeance’.The cover, released via Two Minutes To Late Night on YouTube on Monday (February 28), sees Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor take on vocal duties as he puts on his best Rob Halford impression, complete with studded leather pieces and aviator sunglasses.Gene Hoglan (ex-Testamanent, Dark Angel) takes on the drums, while Anthrax’s Jonathan Donais and Dethklok’s Nili Brosh play the guitars. Municipal Waste and Cannibal Corpse member Phil “LandPhill” Hall takes on bass, while Gwarsenio Hall provides support on guitar and vocals.Watch the cover below.The ‘Screaming For Vengeance’ cover is Two Minutes To Late Night’s 56th entry into its star-studded remote cover series, which began at the start of the pandemic.

Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian has paid tribute to his father-in-law Meat Loaf, who died last week aged 74.The legendary musician and actor – real name Marvin Lee Aday – passed away on Thursday (January 20), according to a statement posted on his official Facebook page. A cause of death is not yet officially known.Ian – who is married to Meat Loaf’s adopted stepdaughter, Pearl Aday – shared a pair of photographs on his Instagram account yesterday (January 24).The first image showed the late singer with Pearl and her sister Amanda, while the second is of Meat Loaf and his grandchild (Ian and Pearl’s son).“There are so many stories to tell, and I know they will all be told over time,” Ian captioned the post. “For now, what I know is that Meat’s legacy will live on through his family – Pearl, Amanda and Revel.“Their forever love for their father/grandfather (Papa Meat) outweighs the heaviness of their hearts.

Exodus should join the annals of thrash metal legends commonly branded the “Big Four”, which in addition to Ian’s own band, sports Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth.He made the claim during an appearance on the podcast No Fuckin’ Regrets With Robb Flynn, hosted – as its name implies – by Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn.Citing Exodus’ 1985 album ‘Bonded By Blood’ as “the best debut record of the five of us”, Ian said (as transcribed by Blabbermouth): “The powers that be, like the mayor of heavy metal — maybe Lars [Ulrich, drummer of Metallica] needs to get a phone call — and he can decree that the ‘Big Four’ needs to officially be changed to the ‘Big Five’.“It always bugged me that Exodus doesn’t get the representation and the credit where

Anthrax have announced they will bring their 40th anniversary tour to the UK and Europe in 2022.The thrash icons, led by singer Joey Belladonna, will kick off the 28-date jaunt in Birmingham on September 27, before subsequent stops in Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Leeds, Nottingham, Bristol and a huge London show, where they’ll head to the O2 Academy Brixton on October 8.“It sure has been a long time since we rock’n’rolled in the UK and Europe, but we’re coming back soon to bring the noise to all of you guys,” said drummer Charlie Benante of the shows.“Being that we can’t get over there until 2022, we’re going to make sure that every show will be an eventful one.

Anthrax celebrate four decades together this year, and to celebrate they’re hosting a global livestream event.The band, who formed in July 1981, will be premiering their livestream event from midnight BST on July 17 2021.The livestream will see Joey Belladonna, Scott Ian, Frank Bello and Charlie Benante perform an extensive setlist pulling songs from throughout their four decades together.“I was a 17-year-old metal-head kid from Queens when I started this band,” said Ian in a press statement, who is the band’s sole original member remaining.“I am a 57-year-old metal-head kid from Queens about to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this band.

Anthrax are on the cusp of their 40th anniversary together, and the band have promised fans “something big” for the occasion.Anthrax was formed in New York City in July 1981 by Dan Lilker and Scott Ian, who remains the only original member still active in the band.Speaking to eonmusic, current Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante revealed some details about how the band intend to mark the occasion.“Well, we’re working on something big for June, maybe July, which is going to commemorate our career, and we’re putting that together now,” Benante said.“It may be like a livestream type of thing, and it’s going to consist of a lot of songs, and a lot of songs that we’ve probably never played before.