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A list of executive shuffles across the music business… Deezer hires Aurélien Hérault as Vice President, Product. Hérault, who is currently head of research and development, will take on the new role to help place personalization at the core of the streaming service. Red Distribution hires Trina Tombrink as Vice President, Promotion and Artist Development. Tombrink will […]
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Last month, in an ongoing battle between Kesha and her producer Dr. Luke, Manhattan Supreme Court judge Shirley Kornreich denied a preliminary injunction. Kesha was pushing for the injunction to escape her contract with Sony Music Entertainment, a request the major label denied. Now, that request is being submitted again. The battle started when Kesha claimed that Dr. Luke had […]
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Cremated ashes can now be converted into a vinyl record, thanks to a company called Vinyly. The service, which converts the ashes of the deceased into a finished, vinyl record, starts at £3,000, or roughly $4,315. That includes 12 minutes of audio per side that can include final words and memories, licensed music, or simple popping […]
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Today, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek officially announced that the streaming service has hit the 30 million paying subscribers. The announcement offers critical validation for Spotify, and a major counterargument against a torrent of artist complaints and frustrations. A number of high-profile artists continue to exclude their music from the service, while oftentimes making songs exclusive to other streaming […]
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Artists believe that Spotify completely destroys album sales. Artists will generally make more money from selling an album, physically or digitally, than they will from streaming their music. Artists’ songs have to rack up about million streams on the service to actually make them proper money. A per-stream play in Spotify pays between $0.00121 and $0.00653, […]
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Update 2; Sun. 9:35 pm CT: Video footage has now emerged documenting a shooting in the middle of a dense crowd at SXSW early Sunday morning. The following is a developing story, please check back for ongoing updates and information. Video footage showing a large altercation followed by shots fired has now surfaced, with subsequent […]
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An exclusive interview with Crispin Glover and Digital Music News. I was given the opportunity to interview one of my favorite actors and showbiz rebels Crispin Hellion Glover. I cannot thank Crispin enough for giving me this unique opportunity to better understand someone who has been able to truly do something he loves while making […]
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According to reports, Live Nation is in the final stages of purchasing major stakes in Governors Ball. That sets up a major war with AEG-owned Panorama. Governors Ball has been running since 2011 and is held at Randall’s Park in New York City. It’s a fairly gigantic festival. Last year was the biggest of their […]
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Vinyl sales have been exploding for nearly a decade, but where can you buy a record these days? If you’re in Britain, try aisle 17 of your local supermarket. The music industry witnessed another massive increase in the sale of vinyl in 2015, with a 29.8% boom in the US alone according to Nielsen Music. Over the […]
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According to a just-published report, SoundCloud has now signed a deal with Sony Music, the final major label. The Sony pact means that SoundCloud has now bagged deals with all three of the major labels. The signatures started in 2014 with a Warner Music Group deal, which was then followed by a deal with Universal Music Group (as first […]
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