Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
Copyright holders vs. Content platforms… For some time now content creators and major rights holders have been fighting for the current takedown system to be reviewed. They have been struggling to control massive online infringement for a nearly two decades, and now latest efforts surround a major modification to the longstanding ‘Takedown’ policies, powered by a Digital […]
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Tidal surprises Prince fans on what would have been the legendary music icon’s 58th birthday… If you’re a Prince fan, and you have been looking for ways to listen to his music following his death, you may want to sign up to Tidal. Here’s why. Today, Tidal has released fifteen Prince albums on the platform to […]
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Google doesn’t seem to be getting away with this case… Today (Monday 6th June) the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Google’s appeal to get their class action thrown out. The claims brought forward suggest that the search giant wasn’t transparent with advertisers regarding the placement of purchased ads on the site. The claim comes from a series of advertisers who […]
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This is what happens when you’re Kanye West, and you cancel a gig… To make up for the cancellation of Governor’s Ball, Kanye West planned to save the day with a surprise gig, but that failed miserably, and nearly ended up causing a mass riot. Crowds of people were chanting ‘Pablo’ and ‘Kanye’ and screaming […]
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Today, Pandora announced a partnership with Music Reports, promising 100% reporting transparency… Music Reports will manage the mechanical licensing and royalty administration for Pandora’s upcoming streaming service. With this, Pandora is hoping that this new level of openness for publishers and music makers will set them apart from its competitors. On the partnership, Pandora Founder and […]
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The streaming battle continues… Apple Music Major update. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple are planning a complete overhaul of their Apple Music streaming service in a bid to gain dominance in the music streaming market. The rumour is that Apple is planning to unveil its major update this month at the Worldwide Developers […]
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The latest executive shuffles across the music industry… ASCAP promotes John Bonaccorso from Senior Director of Customer Experience to Vice President of Licensing Customer Experience. In his new role, Bonaccorso will remain in Boston. ASCAP promotes Todd Oliver to Vice President of Sales Operations. Todd Oliver joined the ASCAP General Licensing department in 2010, and worked as an Area Account Manager and Project […]
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Paul McCartney finally spills all on his racist behaviour as a kid… In a recent interview with the Daily Mail, the iconic singer-songwriter Paul McCartney confessed that he used to be a racist when he was younger, unknowingly. McCartney admits that he used certain words that today wouldn’t be accepted and that when he was a […]
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A number of critical details have now been confirmed, including the specific drug that killed the singer. Specifically, the official cause of death is listed at ‘Fentanyl toxicity,’ i.e., a drug overdose from a very potent type of painkiller. Fentanyl is prescribed by featured a short burst of opioid effects, and is described as carrying 100 […]
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Soundcloud has inked a deal with UMPI – Universal Music Publishing International and SACEM – France’s Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music. The new agreement brings the catalogue of UMPI’s and the members of SACEM to SoundCloud’s free ad-supported service and its new consumer subscription service – SoundCloud Go, which launched recently in […]
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