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The latest executive shuffles across the music industry… Sony Music Nashville has hired Hannah Dudley as Marketing Director. Dudley previously founded Dream Big Entertainment Group in 2015, of which she was the CEO. She also previously worked for Warner Music Group as Head Of Digital & Strategic Marketing for East West Records/Rhino/Label Services. Sony Music UK has hired […]
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Adele adds approximately $50 million (£35 million) to her fortune in one year… The whole world knows Adele is a globally successful artist – and to confirm just how successful she is the London-born artist has claimed a spot on the young musicians’ rich list. Her fortune has sky-rocketed since she released her latest album titled […]
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Vinyl just keeps on growing, and there’s no signs of it slowing down… The resurgence started back in 2007, and every since sales have been increasing year on year. To highlight the current performance here is a look at sales over the past few years. Vinyl LP Sales 2013 – 2015 (in millions) DMN has received exclusive […]
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Due to newly revealed information Martin Shkreli has been dropped from the Wu-Tang Clan lawsuit, according to a report by the NY post. This week a Manhattan Judge decided that all claims brought forward by the New York artist Koza against Shkreli be dropped ‘without prejudice’. Peter Scoolidge, Koza’s lawyer emailed a statement saying… “We […]
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Snapchat under fire for 4/20 filter… Its April 20th also known as 4/20 – national cannabis smoking day, and to mark this national holiday in true Snapchat style, the social media platform has come up with a filter – a Bob Marley selfie filter. But, they never expected the backlash that they would receive. Shortly […]
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Kesha has another supporter… Yesterday a TMZ reporter caught The Game off-guard in Hollywood. The reporter proceeded to ask The Game questions regarding the Kesha and Dr Luke rape case and Sony’s resistance to keep her signed to the label. When the reporter mentioned Kesha and the issues she’s been having with Sony, The Game abruptly […]
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Cür Media are struggling to keep up with major label payouts… Last month Cür Media announced that they would be getting ‘licenses from all three major record companies, giving them a collective $8 million in advance money.’ But, later that month they realised that the advance amount was far-fetched and signed extension agreements with right […]
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Pearl Jam and others stand against North Carolina Anti-LGBT law… In response to the new HB2 law passed in North Carolina, Pearl Jam have withdrawn their concert from a venue in this state. The American Rock band are one of the latest music groups to stand up against the new law which dictates which bathrooms a transgender […]
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Record Store Day started back in 2008 to promote sales of records across the world. Music lovers flocked to their favorite record stores to check out the new vinyl releases, and here is a list of the top 25 albums sold and top 25 singles sold… Top 25 Albums Chart – Record Store Day 2016 Top […]
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The latest executive shuffles across the music industry… Warner/Chappell has said farewell to Richard Manners after 17 years. Manners exited with immediate effect. Manners was the Managing Director of Warner/Chappell UK where he signed and worked with a large roster of artists and musicians, such as Radiohead, Muse and several others. Universal Music UK has hired Simon Barnabas as […]
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