Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
Note to self: Never tell an experienced hacker collective group to “F— Off,” or you’ll end up like Vevo. Vevo has confirmed that they’ve experienced a serious data breach. Hacker collective group OurMine was behind the attack. The group has taken credit for hijacking WikiLeaks’ DNS, and hacking HBO’s Twitter account. An employee reportedly told […]
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With the acquisitions of both Snap Interactive and Slacker Radio, can anyone now stop LiveXLive? In a report published in August, Nielson found that millennials (18-34) love using multiple apps. They use two or more messengers, for instance. When listening to their favorite music, millennials also prefer using multiple music apps. In addition, Nielson found […]
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Reports this morning indicate that the Chicago rapper has been murdered. Payroll is best known for a high-profile beef with Kanye West, and has been a fixture on the Chicago rap scene. Chicago may have claimed another rapper’s life, according to unconfirmed details this morning. The tip comes from FakeShoreDrive, which initially pointed to a […]
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A New York based musician has asked a federal court to destroy all recordings of Chance the Rapper’s song, ‘Windows.’ In 2012, independent artist Chance the Rapper released his debut mixtape, 10 Day, for free. Now, the famous rapper faces a copyright infringement suit over a song on the album. New York based jazz musician […]
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Exposure: 77 Hours to Create an Album Over just three days, we’re attempting to concept, write, record, and produce an album of ten songs. Entering the studio with nothing prepared. Testing the theory that creations are at their most powerful the moment they’re released.This feed will run uninterrupted for 77 hours. So if there isn’t […]
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Spotify’s web player stops working on Safari a day before the iPhone 8 launch event. Coincidence? Last week, MusicWatch published a report showing that 1 in 5 iOS users stream their favorite music through Apple Music. With over one billion iOS devices sold worldwide, that number is no laughing matter. Two weeks ago, Fluent Co. […]
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Warner Music Group has just acquired Spinnin’ Records, one of the largest indie EDM labels. This morning, word leaked that Warner Music Group was finalizing its renewal with Apple Music. Just a few hours later, the label confirmed its acquisition of indie dance label Spinnin’ Records. And both deals are somewhat related. These days of […]
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A spate of dirty accusations is putting BTS on the defensive. And proving that fame’s a bitch. Did they do it? The ‘it’ in this case is an accusation made against BTS’ label, Big Hit Entertainment. In a dirty situation, a former label contractor accused Big Hit of ‘illegal marketing practices’. Not only that, this […]
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Spotify’s partnership with Hulu will allow both companies to better compete against Netflix and Apple Music. Last week, Amazon offered their Music Unlimited service for $1 a month to students who had Prime. Yesterday, T-Mobile offered a free Netflix subscription to users who have a T-Mobile One or One Plus family plan. To remain relevant […]
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A court found Chris Brown wiring $15,000 to a now-convicted ‘purple drank’ dealer, ‘Cuban Harry’. Despite payments to a notoriously high-profile drug kingpin in Miami, it looks like Chris Brown won’t face felony criminal charges. Just last week, a Miami court sentenced ‘purple drank’ codeine dealer ‘Cuban Harry’ to 30 years in prison. ‘Harry,’ whose […]
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