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Tidal does it again… Beyonce exclusively released her latest album ‘Lemonade’ on Jay Z’s streaming service Tidal, over the weekend. Shortly after, news surfaced that the album would only ever be available on Tidal and will not be distributed on any other streaming service. Though, the album became available to download on iTunes yesterday (April […]
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Prince’s album sales soar following his death… DMN received information from Nielsen Music showing that Prince’s album sales increased a massive 42,000% over the 3 days (Thurs, Fri, Sat) following the legendary pop icons death. Thursday saw the most sales as fans immediately reacted to the shocking news, but Friday and Saturday also contributed to a […]
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Rhapsody steps up its game… Rhapsody International is the parent company of both streaming services Rhapsody and Napster. The company has never appointed a CEO before, but as part of a new growth strategy to compete more successfully in the music streaming market, the company has now appointed Mike Davis who will begin the role immediately. […]
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Nikki Sixx says treat artists fairly Google… Nikki Sixx co-founder of Mötley Crüe, is the latest artist to slam Google for its low royalty payments on services like Youtube, according to The Guardian. Sixx alongside his Sixx:A.M. band mates have teamed up with other musicians to take a stand against Youtube by campaigning for ‘fair’ […]
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Spotify says long-term exclusive are bad… Beyonce’s new album ‘Lemonade’ is currently only available to stream on Tidal – and its going to be a Tidal exclusive for the forseeable future, according to sources. After the news surfaced of the ‘Lemonade’ exclusivity, Spotify spoke out in an interview with Mashable and it seems as though the Spotify team are not […]
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If you’re a Prince fan, check out the SiriusXM app… Shortly after news broke of Prince passing yesterday, artists, social media platforms, music services, and even the President paid tribute to the legendary pop icon. Typically when an artist dies, their music fans flock to buy, download, and stream their music. But, as Prince regained all the rights to his […]
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Since news of Prince passing, celebrities have been tweeting tributes to the artist. Below are some celebrity responses to the shocking news… Several other musicians also paid their tributes. Madonna tweeted ”He Changed The World!! A True Visionary. What a loss. I’m Devastated.This is Not A Love Song.” Whoopi Goldberg also tweeted saying ”This is what it […]
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Prince Rogers Nelson. Widely known as Prince, was a legendary American singer and songwriters amongst many other things in the music industry. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States on June 7th 1958 and passed today (April 21st). The legendary pop icon came from a musical family with both parents in the music industry […]
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UK Government says two years is not enough for copyright infringement offenses… The UK government has concluded that the punishment for online pirates should be a 10-year jail sentence, Torrent Freak reports. This decision comes after a study in March last year that was commissioned by the UK Intellectual Property Office. The study looked into […]
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The Kesha and Dr. Luke battle has been ongoing for the past two years, and the battle continues… The latest advancement in the case is that Dr. Luke has filed a subpoena which will see Kesha testify on-camera and under oath about the sexual assault and rape allegations. The deposition will reportedly take place in June. Earlier […]
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