Just weeks after postponing a 17 Rolling Stones dates to have heart surgery, Mick Jagger rescheduled the full tour and posted a video on Instagram which proves that the 75 year old still has all the moves. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mick Jagger (@mickjagger) on…
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Woodstock 50 Can Rock On says Court
A New York court on Wednesday ruled that Woodstock 50’s emergency injunction request against its former financial backer Dentsu Aegis and its Amplifi Live subsidiary, providing festival organizer Michael Lang with some good news and some bad. The good news first. In his ruling, Judge Barry Ostrager determined that the…
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Merlin Names Former Spotify, Apple Music Exec As Japan GM
Talk about knowing where all the bodies are buried… Indie global music rights agency Merlin has named Akira Nomoto as General Manager, Merlin Japan, the world’s second largest music market. For the last six years, Nomoto served Spotify as Head of Artist & Label Marketing and then Director of Licensing…
YouTube Music Adds 6 Countries
YouTube Music has just launched in Poland, Czechia, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Cyprus. YouTube Music and YouTube Premium are now available in 50 countries, 10 times more then when it re-launched a year ago. The services previously launched in the United States, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil,…
YouTube Music Adds 7 Countries
[UPDATE] YouTube Music has just launched in Poland, Czechia, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Cyprus. YouTube Music and YouTube Premium are now available in 50 countries, 10 times more then when it re-launched a year ago. The services previously launched in the United States, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia,…
PledgeMusic Owes This Indie Artist $197,559
Progressive composer John Zorn is owed $197,559 for a completed PledgeMusic campaign that he was never paid for. "The Book Beriah," a box set of 11 albums to be released on his own Tzadik label. features different groups interpreting his compositions inspired by Jewish folk music. PledgeMusic.com Limited is in…
Ariana Grande Sued For Her Own Photos
Ariana Grande may be learning the hard way that photographers don’t give away their product for free. Grande is being sued by photographer Robert Barbera, who claims that Grande posted two pictures he took of her without his permission or paying him for the use, according to TMZ. The photos…
Revelator Launches Artists Wallet To Enable Real-Time Royalty Payments
Multi-territorial music rights administrator Revelator has launched Artist Wallet, a mobile copyright app that uses smart contracts technology to turn future receivables into instant royalty payments. Slow, delayed and inaccurate distribution of royalty payments have long afflicted the entertainment industry. Using Artist Wallet, when a song is streamed online or…
If You Ever Ran Or Contributed To A PledgeMusic Campaign DO THIS NOW!
With PledgeMusic entering the UK equivalent of bankruptcy and calls for an investigation intensifying, the future of all of the data stored on the platform is seriously in doubt. Whether you are an artist who used the platform to raise funds or a fan who contributed to a campaign, you…