Warner Music has responded to sexual assault allegations made by Lily Allen in an internal memo. Allen’s appearance on the BBC’s The Next Episode podcast described how the label failed to act. She says after the assault occurred, she met with CEO Max L…
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Spotify Creates an Entire Podcast Series Around Fast-Rising Artist mxmtoon — Is This the First of Many?
Spotify has announced the launch of a new 12-episode music podcast following mxmtoon, who has over 3 million monthly listeners on the platform. 21 Days is a new audio-diary style podcast that follows three weeks in the young singer’s life. The artist …
Amazon Music Officially Launches In Brazil
Amazon Music has officially launched in Brazil after Spotify used it as a test market for its ‘Lite’ app. The Amazon Music app is available on a 90-day free trial in the country. That rivals Spotify’s three-month free trial for new subscribers. The ser…
Lily Allen Says Warner Music Knew About Sexual Abuse Allegations – But Failed to Act
Lily Allen says Warner Music UK failed to take any action after she told them she was sexually assaulted. Allen revealed on The Next Episode podcast that she had spoken to a Warner Music exec about the attack. Reports suggest the alleged attacker conti…
YouTube Bans Paid Plays From Music Charts After BadShah Controversy
Following Indian rapper BadShah breaking records even Taylor Swift couldn’t touch, YouTube is reviewing its policies. BadShah racked up over 75 million views on his track “Paagal” within the first 24 hours. That’s a million faster than a record set by …
Warner Music Bets Big on Blockchain, Joins $11M Investment In Cryptocurrency Start-Up
Warner Music is betting big on blockchain technology after joining an $11.2 million investment in Dapper Labs. Dapper Labs is the cryptocurrency dev team behind the wildly popular Ethereum-based crypto game, CryptoKitties. CryptoKitties users can buy u…
Atlas Music Announces a Joint Venture With Quincy Jones
Atlas Music Publishing has announced a joint venture deal with legendary producer, musician, and songwriter, Quincy Jones. CEO Richard Stumpf founded Atlas in 2013. The company is home to songs by artists including Ed Sheeran, Nicki Minaj, Drake, John …
Esthero Interrupts Her Own Track to Protest Spotify Royalties
Esthero is protesting Spotify’s low royalty rates paid to artists — by interrupting one of her own tracks on Spotify. Around a minute and a half into her song — “Gimme Some Time” — the music stops. Esthero begins speaking and explains to fans that th…
Spotify Increases User Surveillance to Crackdown Against Family Plan Abuse
Spotify’s Family Plan members are now subject to random location verifications. The change was included deep in Spotify’s terms of service update in August. Now, everyone who signs up for a family plan must show proof they share the same address — and…
Zedd Will Headline the Overwatch League Grand Finals Weekend — Replacing DJ Khaled
Zedd will headline this year’s Overwatch League Grand Finals in a sold-out show. The Grammy-winning DJ and producer will headline the event at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on September 29th. Zedd is also one of the top-ranked players in the Overw…