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Marvin Gaye’s family re-start the battle… On March 14th, a California Federal Judge ruled that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke would not have to pay an additional $3.5 million in legal fees. This ruling was supposed to conclude the suit, but just as we thought the ongoing battle had come to a close, Gaye’s family have now appealed […]
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Top 10 Music Instagram accounts… 1. Selena Gomez – 76.8 million followers (Image by AleeDear, Creative Commons, Attribution 2.0 Generic, cc by 2.0) 2. Taylor Swift – 75.3 million followers (Image by Eva Rinaldi, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic, cc by-sa 2.0) 3. Ariana Grande – 70 million followers (Image by JustEntertainment, Creative Commons, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic, cc […]
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We won the case, now we want $4.84 million… In September last year, an US District Court Judge ruled that ‘Happy Birthday To You’ was in the public domain. Though, this was great news for artists, producers and broadcasters alike, Warner Music Group were majorly disappointed with the Judge’s ruling. Warner/Chappell were asked to pay […]
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Youtube: We know our content ID system is a ‘frustrating experience’…but we are making changes… Yesterday, YouTube announced via its blog that it would be making necessary changes to its Content ID system. The news comes after right holders dubbed the system as ‘flawed’, as it fails to pay them when someone files an incorrect dispute. Prior to […]
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The following is a breaking story. Please check back for ongoing updates. Last updated: 7:30 pm CT (Minnesota time). Prince was in possession of pain killers when he died, according to a just-breaking report from CBS News. The singer was suspected of using the drug Percocet prior to his death, partly to numb injuries related […]
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Spotify says stop changing the goal post Lowery… The streaming service claims that they had already agreed to disclose documents that the Plaintiff required, on the condition that the parties first enter into a protective order for the disclosure of confidential information. But, instead of taking that offer David Lowery moved the ‘goal posts’ and demanded for […]
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Rhapsody’s usage surges… Earlier this week DMN announced that Rhapsody International had hired their first ever CEO, Mike Harris. Now, the streaming platform has shared some listening behaviour statistics with DMN. The new information shows the highest user engagement in the company’s history. Rhapsody’s subscribers are listening to 40% more music on their mobile phones than this time last […]
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Spotify has made another acquisition…. Spotify has announced the acquisition of CrowdAlbum – a San Francisco-based photo aggregator. The company aggregates photos and videos of artists at their performances to create what it calls ‘visual histories’. CrowdAlbum is a relatively new company and has only been around since 2013. Although the company has only existed for […]
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Sony asks for $750,000 after being taken to court with fake evidence… The case started when New York-based Mayimba Music LLC filed a lawsuit against them regarding the ownership of Shakira’s 2010 hit song ‘Loca’. Mayimba Music alleged that this song was a complete rip-off of a recording by Ramon Arias Vasquez called ‘Loca Con Su Tiguere’ which was created […]
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Tidal has adopted the ‘streaming exclusives’ strategy in a bid to drive subscriber numbers, but at what cost? Well…in deed limiting the availability of artists music to a particular streaming service has proved to be a good strategy for the platform, in terms of increasing user numbers. We saw this with Kanye West’s ‘The Life of […]
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