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The following was emailed to Digital Music News this morning from a featured artist trying to figure out his royalties. Can you help this person out? Hi Paul, I am a artist and songwriter who just finished reading your article “Now you know everything about publishing” One thing that I find hard to find is how […]
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So it’s official: SoundCloud has entered the music subscription market in the US. The following is a developing story. Please check for ongoing updates. Early this (Tuesday) morning, SoundCloud launched a new subscription service to rival the likes of Spotify and Apple Music. That new service is called SoundCloud Go. The launch has been highly anticipated […]
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A US federal judge has now allowed a massive, $250 million defamation lawsuit against the makers of ‘Straight Outta Compton’ to proceed. The lawsuit, filed by original N.W.A manager Jerry Heller last fall, alleges defamation for wantonly fabricating falsehoods in one of the biggest films of 2015. The complaint, originally lodged on October 30th, 2015 in […]
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A list of executive shuffles across the music business… iHeart Radio has hired radio executive Rob Farina as Senior Advisor, just in time for the launch of iHeart Radio in Canada. Farina most recently worked as Vice President of Content for Rogers Media. Pandora recently announced Tim Westergren as CEO following Brian McAndrews’ exit from the company (full […]
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On Monday, Pandora’s CEO exited the company amidst a broader shake-up. Where will founder Tim Westergren take his company next? Pandora has been making bold moves to progress its business model and compete more successfully in the music streaming market. But despite aggressive efforts, internal tensions and investor angst are clouding the long-term vision. The Executive Shake-Up […]
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First Apple Music launched an exclusive music docu-series called The Score. Now, Drake has helped them score another. The new music exclusive comes from Canadian R&B duo DVSN. The mysterious duo comprises of producer Nineteen85 and singer Daniel Daley who are signed to Drake’s OVO Sound label. It was Nineteen85 who actually produced Drake’s Hotline Bling. Drake has always […]
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Kanye West’s The Life Of Pablo album is still a Tidal exclusive, but a remixed version of song Famous featuring Rihanna has just hit two streaming services: Spotify and Apple Music. West has stayed true to his word — so far — that his The Life Of Pablo album would remain a Tidal exclusive. He […]
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Kesha has posted an image of herself on Instagram with the caption ‘been writing all day,’ sparking speculation of new music ahead. The update comes as surprising news, as the pop star has been battling a lengthy and ugly legal battle with her previous producer, Dr. Luke. Kesha alleges that Luke raped and psychologically abused her since the age […]
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Earlier this week, DMN reported that Gwen Stefani had excluded her latest album from Spotify. Now, she has a number one album. Stefani released her album, ‘This Is What The Truth Feels Like,’ on March 18th. The album was released across a variety of platforms, but Spotify didn’t make the cut. The reason for the exclusion is […]
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The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is insisting that Google reforms its ‘notice and take down’ procedure. The BPI claims that it has reported 200 million links to infringing content on Google since July 2011. The links were reported via Google’s ‘Notice And Take Down’ policy but were quickly replaced by other pirate links, often the same […]
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