The Music Modernization Act (MMA) isn’t out of the woods yet. Now, there are fresh assaults from both Sirius XM Radio and Music Choice to derail the bill. After a seemingly frictionless glide through the House of Representatives, the Music Modern…
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Music Choice Has Until August 31st to Accept a $120 Million Buyout Offer
What’s a cable-based music service worth these days? Ahead of the weekend, Canadian-based firm Stingray has made an unsolicited offer to acquire rival Music Choice for $120 million. But that deal has a time limit attached. Music Choice is a cong…
What Streaming Music Services Really Pay — According to David Crosby
Again — as real artists have shown — don’t expect to make much on streaming music services. Least of all on YouTube. Here at Digital Music News, we’ve covered real artist payouts from streaming music services before. And, let’s face it – unless you’r…
It’s Official: Universal Music Group Inks a Multi-Year Lionsgate Deal
Universal Music Group + Lionsgate. It’s kind of a big deal. Word of this deal has been bubbling for awhile, and the companies have been partnering on projects for years. Now, that relationship is going to intensify, with music-themed TV project…
Sony Music Inks a Multi-Million Dollar Deal With Tha Lights Global
Hip Hop-savvy music and entertainment group Tha Lights Global has tied with Sony Music Entertainment. According to a new report from Variety, Sony Music Entertainment and Tha Lights Global have struck a multi-million dollar deal to allow Sony to distri…
Patreon Enters Crisis Mode as Contributions Unexpectedly Tank
There’s some seriously bad news for anyone reliant upon Patreon donations. Patreon has long served as a creative alternative to traditional crowd-sourcing platforms. It’s also offered a welcomed change from YouTube’s bottom-scraping …
Trump Administration Orders the Supreme Court to Invalidate a Net Neutrality Ruling
The Trump Administration is now taking even stronger measures to eradicate net neutrality protections in the United States. Despite a major repeal of net neutrality protections by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this year, the Trump Adminis…
Viper Room Faces the Wrecking Ball After an $80 Million Buyout
Los Angeles’ famous rock club the Viper Room may be facing the wrecking ball after the block of properties where the infamous club sits was sold for $80 million. The block of Larrabee and San Vicente includes a novelty boutique stork, two liquor …
Sonos’ Wall Street IPO Wasn’t a Disaster — But It Does Raise Some Serious Questions
Sonos’ IPO didn’t crater — but the middling performance of the stock raises some questions concerning how well the smart speaker maker can perform against titans like Amazon and Google. Shares were priced at $15 each on Wednesday and closed…
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YouTube wants to expand – literally. YouTube has sought to expand its San Bruno, California headquarters. The city presented four separate development plans for the public to consider. YouTube reportedly favors 2.3 million additional square feet of o…