News August 11, 2017

Rihanna collaborating with Skrillex, Live Nation’s Q2 earnings, and more

Here’s all the music industry news you need to know today.

Live Nation announced its second quarter earnings, which saw its revenues grow 29% to $2.8bn from a year earlier. Its net income nearly doubled from $37.7m in 2016 to $81.5m this quarter. – via Billboard

James Bay has launched his fashion collection with Topman – via Independent

Francis Lowe, who had headed PRS for Music’s Policy and Public Affairs team, has passed away. – via RotD

Rihanna, Skrillex and Blackbear Might Be Collaborating – via Billboard

Taylor Swift’s Best Comebacks During Her Cross-Examination at Her Sexual-Assault Trial – via Vulture “Here we are years later, and I’m being blamed for the unfortunate events of his life that are the product of his decisions — not mine.”

A teenager in Uruguay has scored $10K after finding and reporting a bug in Google’s App Engine to view confidential internal Google documents. – via Register

Peermusic Australia is excited to announce the signing of a global publishing deal with Matt Swan & Josh Swan, better known as ELEGANT SHIVA. – via Peer Music

The Orchard Recruits Ken Seki as Director, Japan – via The Orchard

This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.