Was Mayweather Waiting For The CBS Deal To Be Inked Before He Signed On For The Pacquiao fight?

What the world has been waiting for has arrived. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao on May 2, 2015, is a done deal. I promised the fans we would get this done, and we did. We will make history on May 2nd. Don’t miss it! This is the signed contract from both fighters. www.themoneyteam.com @melissiarene@moneyyaya @badmedina @theharlemhotboy@lizahernandez23 @rickibrazil @thatjessilee@kitchie

The Hollywood Reporter reports:

The highest-grossing pay-per-view boxing match to date is Showtime’s 2013 showdown between Mayweather and Saul Alvarez. That took in $150 million viewers with total fight revenues closer to $200 million including sponsorships, international TV rights and a blockbuster $20 million gate. It’s for all of these reasons that a Mayweather-Pacquiao matchup has been a top priority for CBS-owned Showtime and CBS Corp. president and CEO Leslie Moonves, who was intimately involved in the negotiations.

It’s a big coincidence that Mayweather signed the deal after it was announced the replay would be played during a CBS boxing event.

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J. Cole Announces “Forest Hills” Tour

After releasing his 2014 Forest Hill Drive album last fall, J. Cole is planning to hit the road in 2015. The North Carolina rapper will be joined by Bas, Cozz and Omen as support acts from Dreamville, stopping off in the likes of Nashville, New Orleans, San Antonio, Eugene and many other cities, with more still to be announced. “The real is back” according to Jermaine, and fans should be expecting something special from the live shows.

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A Grammy Nominated Artists Shares Their Earnings

There are tons of articles about music streaming sites like Pandora, Spotify, etc in relation to recording artists making money or not.  Here’s a screen capture of my quarterly royalty statement.  14,227 performances of music (almost every track 100% owned by me) generated $4.20.  Notice one performance of “Ceremonies” or “Distant Lands” streaming radio show like Hearts of Space that brings in 26 cents for the full writer’s share compared to 2,088 performances of “Gypsy Rain” on Spotify that brought in a total of 60 cents.

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You Might Be Able To Cop The Yeezy Boost This Weekend

Brace yourselves, Kanye West’s adidas Yeezy Boosts are approaching this All-Star weekend (Feb. 13-15).

After unveiling images of his latest sneaker collaboration via his longtime friend Ibn Jasper’s Instagram, Mr. West was spotted in his adidas Yeezy Boosts all Grammy weekend. Rocking the grey and white kicks to rehearsals with Rihanna and Paul McCartney, Jay Z Roc Nation brunch and the even to the big stage, Yeezy was a walking advertisement for his new partnership with adidas.

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