When Apple Music launched on Android, it caused something of a stir in the tech community. But with its renewed focus on offering services to multiple ecosystems, Apple has now launched Apple Music support for Amazon’s Fire TV devices. That’s great new…
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Warner Music Group’s ‘Record Store Crawl’ Is Hitting Major U.S. Cities — Here are the Upcoming Dates
Think of this like ‘Record Store Day — The Tour’. Warner Music Group has announced a new series of dates for its Record Store Crawl event. Several locations across the country are featured in the fourth annual event. The very first crawl kicks off on …
The Latest Industry Moves: UMG, Deezer, CMT, WME, Edel AG, Neste Live, InChorus Group…
Here’s a wrap on the latest music industry hirings, promotions, and shake-ups. If you have a job listing to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to news@digitalmusicnews.com. If you’d like to post a job on our Job Board, just send us a request at job…
Concord Music Publishing Announces a US Sub-Publishing Deal with Because Editions
Concord Music Publishing has announced a new sub-publishing deal with Because Editions. Concord will now represent the Paris-based independent publisher’s catalog in the United States. Concord has administered BE’s catalog since 2013 in the UK — so it …
Univision and Napster Partner on Free Streaming App Uforia — ‘Not All Roads Lead to $9.99 a Month’
Univision has announced a new partnership with Napster to revamp the Latin-focused music app Uforia. But is free the best way forward? Several new playlists from Napster’s list of 40 million songs now appear in the Uforia app, alongside live streams o…
Hugh Jackman Takes the Starring Role In ‘The Music Man’ Revival on Broadway
Hugh Jackman is returning to Broadway in 2020 as the star of The Music Man, producer Scott Rudin announced today. Jackman will play the role of Professor Harold Hill in the newest version of this Meredith Wilson classic. The villain was popularized by…
YouTube Music Introduces Its First ‘Artist on the Rise’ for 2019
YouTube Music wants some serious artist success stories. Last year, YouTube Music introduced its ‘Artist on the Rise’ series. The plan was to create an exclusive behind the scenes look at the journey each ‘YouTube artist’ takes as they first get start…
Prism Raises $2.2 Million to Fix the Disaster That Is Live Booking
Austin-based music promoter software company Prism has secured a new round of funding from angel investors. More than $2.2 million was raised from a number of different investors, including Mario Fighali of Sparefoot, Bill Babel of Capital Factory, Kip…
The Latest Music Industry Shuffles: Columbia, CAA, SBS, Atlantic UK, Manatt Phelps…
Here’s a wrap on the latest music industry hirings — on both sides of the Atlantic. If you have a job listing to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to news@digitalmusicnews.com. If you’d like to post a job on our Job Board, just send us a request a…
Ticketmaster Dodges a Bullet In Its ‘Scalpergate’ Class Action Lawsuit
Ticketmaster seems to have been granted a reprieve in its ongoing ‘Scalpergate’ class action lawsuit. A California federal judge has tentatively granted Ticketmaster’s request to arbitrate the class-action suit. The suit alleged that Ticketmaster viol…