Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has signed rapper DaBaby to a global publishing administration deal. Outside of publishing, DaBaby is signed with South Coast Music Group (SCMG) in partnership with Interscope. Universal Music Group (UMG) …
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Songwriters, Artists Intensify Their Fight Against Spotify, Google, Pandora, Amazon Over Streaming Royalty Rates
The Music Artists Coalition (MAC) and the Songwriters of North America (SONA) have filed an amicus brief with the DC Circuit Court of Appeals in support of a recent Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) ruling that raised the rates of music streaming royalties…
Pre-Brexit, British Music Industry Valued at $6.7 Billion, with Live Concerts Surpassing $1.4 Billion
UK Music has just released its annual Music by Numbers report, which shows that the British music industry generated £5.2 billion ($6.72 billion) in 2018, with live concerts generating £1.1 billion ($1.42 billion) of this amount. The news comes amid mo…
Ja Rule Off the Hook in $100 Million Fyre Festival Lawsuit
Rapper Ja Rule has been dropped as a defendant in the class action lawsuit against organizers of the notorious Fyre Festival. Also dropped from the $100 million lawsuit was Grant Margolin, who was the chief marketing officer of the luxury Bahamas music…
mxmtoon Inks Broad-Reaching Publishing Deal with Kobalt
Kobalt announced that they have signed 19-year-old singer-songwriter mxmtoon, who is also known as Maia, to a wide-ranging publishing deal. The worldwide agreement includes administration, synchronization and creative support for the singer’s cur…
Rob Gronkowski Is Launching a Music Festival on Super Bowl Weekend
Former All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski announced that he is launching his own branded music festival, which will take place in Miami Beach on the day before Super Bowl LIV. Entitled “Gronk Beach,” the festival will go on from 1 to 7 p.m. o…
Taylor Swift Fans Raise $1,000 To Publicly Shame Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun
A pair of fans of Taylor Swift raised more than $1,000 in a GoFundMe a campaign to publicly support Swift in her ongoing battle with Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta. Haley Spalding and Kyle Graden used the funds to pay for two digital billboards in N…
Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Against Michael Jackson Estate Are Likely To Proceed
The 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles indicated that it would ultimately restore the lawsuits filed by two men who accused Michael Jackson of sexual abuse in Leaving Neverland. In a tentative ruling, the court said that the lawsuits filed by…
Jay-Z Settles His Multi-Year Legal War with Iconix Brand Group
Jay-Z and the Iconix Brand Group have settled their legal dispute that has been ongoing for two and a half years. The settlement, which was concluded in a U.S. District Court in New York, calls for Jay-Z’s Roc Nation to buy back a portion of the …
Deezer HiFi Arrives on iOS, Android and Web Browsers
Deezer has announced that its HiFi service is now available on mobile and web platforms. In 2014, Deezer first offered its HiFi service, which lets users listen to lossless FLAC-based audio files, exclusively on connected speakers. Then, three years la…