According to a new report from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), there were more than 100 billion music streams in the United Kingdom during 2019, which breaks a record. The organization says that there were a total of 114 billion music streams …
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George Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody In Blue’ Enters the Public Domain
“Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin is entering the public domain, along with other works from 1924. Not everyone is happy about it. With the coming of the new year, many of Gershwin’s compositions are now freely available to adapt,…
Multiple Rock Documentaries Slapped with Copyright Infringement Lawsuits
A set of companies that control the rights to a slew of popular songs are suing those that they accuse of using some of this music in documentaries without permission. The plaintiffs in the case include the following: Universal Music Group (UMG) Polygr…
Multiple Rock Documentaries Slapped with Copyright Infringement Lawsuits
A set of companies that control the rights to a slew of popular songs are suing those that they accuse of using some of this music in documentaries without permission. The plaintiffs in the case include the following: Universal Music Group (UMG) Polygr…
Rare, Unreleased Rolling Stones Recordings Surface on YouTube
On New Year’s Eve, a collection of around 75 unreleased Rolling Stones songs were temporarily posted onto YouTube, in an apparent attempt to extend the term of the songs’ copyrights. According to Variety, the songs included outtakes that th…
Mariah Carey Becomes First Artist with No. 1 Hits in Four Separate Decades
Pop superstar Mariah Carey has reached a milestone no other artist can claim: she has had a Billboard No. 1 song in four separate decades. Carey also scored the very first Hot 100 No. 1 song of the 2020s. Though it is not for a new song. Instead, it is…
‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ Singer and Jazz Musician Jack Sheldon Dies at 88
Jazz musician Jack Sheldon, who worked with some of music’s greatest names and who also gained famed as a singer on a number of Schoolhouse Rock! songs, has died at the age of 88. Doug McIntyre, who is Sheldon’s biographer, reported the dea…
Vinyl Record Sales Surpass 1.24MM Units During Christmas Week in the U.S.
Billboard is reporting that vinyl record sales in the United States during Christmas week exceeded 1.24 million units, making it the biggest week for such sales since Nielsen Music began tracking them back in 1991. What’s more, it is the first ti…
Justin Bieber 10-Part Docuseries Is Premiering on YouTube
YouTube Originals has announced that it has signed a deal with pop superstar Justin Bieber to create the first ever docuseries about him, which will be called Justin Bieber: Seasons. The show will premiere on the platform at noon eastern time on Monday…
2019 Was the Year of the Wireless Headphone — Sales May Top 350 Million
According to a research report from Canalys, 2019 has been a banner year for the wireless headphone market, as sales in the third quarter reached 96.7 million, which represents a growth of 53% over the same period the year before. The company is furthe…