TikTok played a pivotal role in the rise of the record-breaking hit “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X, Blanco Brown’s “The Git Up” and Sueco the Child, whose track “Fast” garnered 17 million Spotify plays after he seeded a clip from the song on the video app. But just…
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PledgeMusic Owes $9.5M Leaving ‘Little Prospect’ That Artists Will Be Paid says UK Court
[UPDATE] PledgeMusic entered liquidation with $9.57 million in debt and assets worth just $20,000, according to court documents obtained by Hypebot. With an "estimated deficiency" of $9.5 million and secured creditor Sword Row, LLC first in line, there is "little prospect" that artists and other creditors will be paid, according…
Epitaph, Anti Move Distribution From ADA/WEA To AMPED
Famed independent punk label Epitaph Records and its eclectic sister imprint, Anti-, have announced that AMPED, the indie distribution division of wholesale giant Alliance Entertainment, will be its new U.S. physical distributor. “Brett Gurewitz and Andy Kaulkin, respectively, have built Epitaph and Anti- into two of the most respected and…
FREE Google Home Mini Smart Speaker For All Current and New Spotify Premium, Family Subscribers
Spotify and Google are offering a free Google Home Mini smart speaker to every subscriber – bot current and new to a Spotify Premium Individual or Premium Family plan. The streamer says it is also planning new features with Google "that will make it even easier to discover and listen…
Brandi Carlile Drops Out Of Fortune’s Powerful Women Summit In Protest, Others Join
Americana star Brandi Carlile has announced that she will not appear at Fortune magazine’s Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington, D.C. after former Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen was added to the event. With respect and gratitude. pic.twitter.com/rhKpRYf6gF — Brandi Carlile (@brandicarlile) October 21, 2019 In a statement posted…
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Dear Musicians, It’s Time To Learn To Say No
Now is the time to learn how to say no. Why aren’t you getting all the great opportunities? Maybe it is because you don’t have enough heat. Maybe it is because you are too focused on chasing trends and other artists. Maybe it’s because you aren’t being genuine. Whatever the…
5 Cutting Edge Music Tech Startups Vie For Music Innovation Prize By Web Summit
Five up-and-coming music tech startups will compete for the first Music Innovations Prize at the 2019 Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal next month. This is the first time the competition is held by the Web Summit as part of the conference’s MusicNotes stage program. The lineup for the first Music…
Court Approves Pandora Appeal Of Pre-1972 Recordings Suit Due To Music Modernization Act
Last week the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals told a lower federal court to reconsider Pandora’s bid to negate a class-action lawsuit over the streaming of pre-1972 recordings. The appeal was granted because of the Music Modernization Act, which makes these tracks eligible for digital performance royalties. When the Flo…
Ballad of ‘LoFi Rod’: How DashGo Became The Home Of A New, Dynamic Genre
At a time when many of the figures reinventing the music business belong to a new generation, Universal veteran Rod Linnum aka "LoFi Rod" is helping to lead the charge for the blossoming lo-fi genre. _____________________________ Behind some of the most popular LoFi playlists on the major streaming services is…