Jay Z, Dead & Co., Chance the Rapper and the Black Keys are among the artists who will headline the upcoming Woodstock 50 music festival, according to a report in Variety. While the headline has not been officially announced, a rep for the festival did not deny the report in…
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IMPALA, AIM, PRS Join 200+ Groups Supporting Article 13 Copyright Directive
EU independent music trade group IMPALA. AIM, PRS For Music and more than 200 organizations from across the cultural and creative sectors have united in calling on the European Parliament to adopt the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. "This Directive has been long sought to create a…
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Spotify To Come Pre-Loaded In Millions Of Samsung Phones
Spotify and Samsung are expanding their partnership. Starting today, Spotify will be pre-installed on millions of new Samsung mobile devices globally. In addition, new Spotify users in the U.S. with select Samsung Galaxy mobiles will qualify for six months of free Spotify Premium, redeemable in app. In August 2018, Spotify…
Apple Music Is Only Major Streamer Not Trying To Cut Songwriter Royalties
Spotify, Pandora, Google and Amazon are appealing the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board ruling that would increase streaming payouts to songwriters by 44%. Notably absent from the list of music tech giants is Apple Music. Under this CRB ruling, streaming services will be required to pay songwriters and publishers 15.1% of…
Benji Rogers Exits DotBlockhain Media
Serial tech entrepreneur Benji Rogers is exiting DotBlockchain Media, a company he co-founded and severed as Chief Strategy Officer and board member. Rogers says he will focus on consulting work, two new ventures and his volunteer role helping to turnaround with PledgeMusic, which he also co- founded. "I leave our…
BUSINESS OF INDIE: Record Store Day 2019 • Drake Goes Indie? • Music Biz Conference • More
In this new edition of the Business Of Indie, Record Store Day reveals its 2019 lineup, Drake is rumored to be launching an indie label, the Music Biz conference shows Nashville some love and much more. Like Hypebot’s More News section, The Business Of Indie is nestled under its own…
Music Sync Roundup: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards, Robert Plant’s Green Book Soundtrack Role and More
This month’s overview of the world of music sync by Emma Griffiths of Synchtank journeys from 2019 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards to Robert Plant’s role In Green Book soundtrack and far beyond. ______________________________ By Emma Griffiths of Synchtank Film and TV 2019 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: Complete Winners…
Annie Lenox, Apple Music Team For #GlobalFeminism Film For International Women’s Day [WATCH]
Annie Lennox has teamed up with Apple Music to make a short film in support of to mark today’s Global International Women’s Day. Dua Lipa, Mary J Blige, Ed Sheeran, Hozier and Emili Sandeare among those featured in the film. Apple Music also compiled a #GlobalFeminism playlist of the participants’…
Publishers, Songwriters Respond To ‘Tech Bullies’ Spotify, Pandora, Google, Amazon Appeal Of Royalty Increase
National Music Publisher President & CEO David Israelite and Nashville Songwriters Association International Executive Director Bart Herbison have issued responses to Spotify, Google, Pandora and Amazon’s decision to fight the royalty increase granted to songwriters by the US Copyright Royalty Board. The NMPA, who has sad they will file their…