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Back in February, Kanye West released his ‘The Life of Pablo’ album exclusively on Jay Z’s streaming service, Tidal. West then later proclaimed that his album would ‘never never never be available on Apple’, Spotify, or any other streaming service for that matter, and that fans would only be able to get it on Tidal. […]
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Is Soundcloud Go coming to Europe…? Today, Sony/ATV – the world’s leading music publisher, and Soundcloud – the world’s largest music platform have announced a multi-territory agreement for Europe. Soundcloud has already inked a deal with Sony/ATV in the US, but has now expanded this partnership to Europe. Soundcloud Go – the platforms monthly subscription service, […]
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Vinyl sales are at their highest since the 90’s. But who’s buying? It’s not who you think. According to a new ICM poll, nearly 50% of vinyl buyers are under the age of 35. Approximately 16% of people buying vinyl records are aged 18-24 and 33% are aged 25-34. Makes sense…sort of. A growing population of […]
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Another music industry lawsuit… Justin Beiber’s 2010 hit song ‘Somebody To Love’ on his ‘My Word 2.0’ album came under fire back in 2013 when he and his producer and mentor, Usher were accused of copyright infringement. The lawsuit was brought forward by singer De Rico and songwriter Mareio Overton who accused both Beiber and […]
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Kendrick Lamar is facing legal action for copyright infringement, according to TMZ. On the track ‘I Do This’ Kendrick Lamar is allegedly rapping on top of a Bill Withers song titled ‘Don’t You Want To Stay’ that was released back in 1975. The lawsuit has been filed in federal court in Los Angeles and claims that Kendrick didn’t gain the […]
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Coachella has had enough… The Music and Arts festivals has filed a federal lawsuit against Los Angeles marketing firm, Particle LLC, according to a report by The Desert Sun. Coachella alleges that the marketing company and the owner, Denise Kozlowski bought non-transferable wristbands and re-sold them, which is completely forbidden. The festival organisers detected that Particle LLC may […]
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Concerts are always a love/hate affair: you love the show and the energy that comes with it, but hate the traffic, parking, $12 beers, and endless ticketing surcharges. Actually, you probably also hate the entire ticket-buying process, though that could start to change. Enter New York-based Rukkus, a secondary ticketing company that just combined virtual reality […]
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DMN first wrote about this case back in 2014, when former Warner Music exec Danielle Smith was accused of embezzling $1.3 million from Warner Music. Smith worked at Atlantic Records in the Urban Music division, and throughout her time with Atlantic, the former exec helped to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Obama campaign. Smith’s role […]
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Kanye West has done it again… He just keeps on surprising us with his inconsistent behaviour. First, he declared that his music would never never NEVER be available on Apple Music, Spotify or any other streaming service apart from Tidal. Then he later went back on his word and made his latest album ‘The Life of […]
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Ice Cube doesn’t hold back… In a recent sit down with Bloomberg, Hip Hop Rapper and NWA group member, Ice Cube talks Donald Trump and why Americans ‘love’ him. “Donald Trump is what Americans love. Donald Trump is what Americans aspire to be — rich, powerful, do what you wanna do, say what you wanna […]
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