Less than one week after unveiling a controversial memo featuring revamped artist-compensation specifics for the 2021 concert season, Live Nation has walked back some of the proposed terms. Charles Attal, founder and co-president of Live Nation subsidi…
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Hacker Threaten to Leak Sensitive Documents on Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, UMG, MTV, Lebron James
Last month, Digital Music News was first to report that hackers had stolen nearly a terabyte worth of sensitive data and client information from servers belonging to prominent music industry law firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks. Now, these digit…
Young Adult Piracy Rates Are Up In Denmark, But Illegal Music Downloads Are Declining Sharply
Per a study published by the Danish Chamber of Commerce, over 40 percent of Denmark residents aged 18 to 29 have illegally downloaded and/or streamed digital content during the last year – up from 28 percent in 2018. Overall Danish piracy rates mostly …
Brendon Urie Tells Donald Trump to Stop Playing Panic! At the Disco Music at His Rallies
Brendon Urie has demanded that the Trump campaign cease playing Panic! At the Disco music at campaign rallies. Specifically, Brendon Urie voiced his disapproval with the appearance of “High Hopes” at Trump’s recently held Tulsa, Oklahoma, rally in a pa…
‘Herd Immunity’ Rock Festival Disregards COVID-19 Concerns — Kicks Off July 16th
Though the vast majority of promoters are continuing to abstain from organizing traditional concerts amid the COVID-19 pandemic, July Mini Fest, a three-day rock festival previously marketed as “Herd Immunity,” is preparing to welcome a live crowd. Jul…
Miami Dolphins Stadium Is Now a Giant Drive-In Theater
The Miami Dolphins have converted their Hard Rock Stadium into a drive-in movie theater to safely entertain fans amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium officials unveiled their innovative theater late last week, an…
Apple HomePods Will Soon Support Spotify, Amazon, Other Non-Apple Music Services
Apple HomePods will soon support an array of non-Apple Music streaming services, including Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, and more. Cindy Lin, Apple’s director of program management for media products engineering, briefly highlighted the HomePods’ bol…
Barcelona Opera House Reopens — With an Audience of Plants
Following a months-long closure prompted by the novel coronavirus crisis, the Barcelona Opera House (known as the Liceu in Catalan) reopened its doors yesterday, June 22nd, and livestreamed the “Concert for the Biocene.” As the 173-year-old establishme…
Joe Rogan Says Black Lives Matter Protesters Are Fighting ‘Invisible Enemy’
Days after facing social-media backlash over a nine-year-old Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) conversation with comedian Joey “Coco” Diaz, Joe Rogan is grappling with additional activist outrage, stemming this time from comments about Black Lives Matter (BLM…
Spotify Is Tinkering With Podcast In-App Offers
Spotify is preparing to make its Streaming Ad Insertion (SAI) podcast technology more widely available to U.S. advertisers, in addition to testing an interactive ad function as part of the tech. Spotify execs unveiled the Streaming Ad Insertion expansi…