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I’s sorry Beyonce, but Lemonade trailer was my idea first… Beyonce’s visual album, Lemonade has apparently been lifted from a movie made a year before Lemonade even hit the music scene. Matthew Fulks is the filmmaker who put forward the claims that Beyonce had stolen clips from his short film titled Palinoia. Fulks says that Beyonce’s trailer […]
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Ok, Spotify you can have the album now… On May 8th, Radiohead released their latest album titled A Moon Shaped Pool, on pretty much every other streaming platform except for Spotify. It’s widely known that Radiohead’s lead Thom Yorke is against Spotify (and free streaming in general), and a big advocate for artists getting fair pay. He famously pulled […]
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Artists make their money from live concerts. But streaming makes more overall. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have released their annual Entertainment and Media Outlook report, which highlights some interesting projections. DMN takes a closer look at the forecasted figures. Streaming is the main driver for US music revenue. The report shows that the total music revenue in the US is […]
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Can’t make your favourite festival? Catch the full experience on Snapchat Live Stories… AEG Live – The world’s second largest festival producer and promoter has joined forces with Snapchat to bring users ‘Live Stories’ from AEG affiliated festivals. According to Reports, the first festivals to go live on the app will be Stagecoach Country Music […]
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‘MTV Shuga,’ which tracks the lives of several young people in Africa, is having a shocking impact on its viewers. The following is an official statement from MTV Networks, shared early this morning with Digital Music News. New York/Johannesburg, June 7, 2016: Preliminary results of an independent study by the World Bank released today […]
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Another music industry lawsuit. This time it’s Ed Sheeran that faces the brunt of a copyright infringement lawsuit… Ed Sheeran is being sued for a massive $20 million for copying an X-Factor winner’s song, according to a report by Billboard. The massive global hit ‘Photograph’ has reportedly been swiped from Matt Cardle, the 2010 X-Factor […]
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Former Roc-A-Fella Associate pleads guilty… According to a report by The New York Daily News, a former Roc-A-Fella associate by the name of Manuel Geovanny Rodriguez-Perez has admitted to ordering nine murders and 10 attempted murders. Rodriguez-Perez also known as ‘El Monstruo’ was credited for helping to launch Jay Z’s music career alongside Kareem ‘Biggs’ Burke. Though, whilst […]
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The latest executive shuffles across the music industry… Universal Music Group (UMG) has hired Robert Ziegler as Executive Vice President of Global Physical Operations. Ziegler comes from Sony DADC where he served as President Global Platform Services for just under 3 years. In his new role, Ziegler will be responsible for overseeing the manufacturing and distribution of all physical goods […]
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The RIAA have been battling with The Pirate Bay for years. But, their latest efforts have been geared towards trying to get The Pirate Bay’s .org domain suspended. The RIAA sent a formal letter to the Public Interest Registry (PIR) requesting the suspension of the domain and urged them “to reconsider whether it wants its services […]
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Spotify has stepped up its game in order to maintain its leading position in the music streaming market. It’s latest bid to increase subscriber growth is hiring Troy Carter to head up its global creator services. Carter will be responsible for creating and maintaining relationships with songwriters, artists and labels in order to boost Spotify’s […]
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