Elton John, Ariana Grande, and Taylor Swift ranked among the lowest ‘highest-paid’ artists of 2018. Billboard has released its list of the highest-paid artists in the music industry. Elton John ($11.4 million), Ariana Grande ($11.36 million), Janet Ja…
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Breaking: Spotify Removes Alex Jones’ InfoWars, Citing Its ‘Hate Conduct Policy’
Looks like Spotify is reviving its ‘Hate Conduct Policy’ — starting with Alex Jones’ InfoWars. Spotify has quickly reversed its decision to incorporate Alex Jones’ InfoWars podcast onto its platform, thanks to a torrent of prote…
YouTube Music Is on a Hiring Spree: Jobs In LA, Tokyo, Miami, Berlin…
Google is hoping to make YouTube Music a serious contender for streaming music superiority. Which might explain the massive global hiring spree that’s underway at the company. More than 15 senior executive roles are open in locations across the …
Introducing ‘Talent Show,’ Facebook’s Blatant Copy of Musical.ly
Could talent singing competitions help Facebook finally take down Musical.ly? Several months ago, independent researcher and engineer Jane Manchun Wong found an interesting but unannounced feature on Instagram. To better compete against struggling riva…
Adidas’ New Speedfactory AM4MLS Has an NFC Chip That Unlocks a Spotify Playlist
Atlanta-based rapper Rich the Kid has teamed up with Adidas and two other Atlanta natives to design a new pair of sneakers with a musical twist. The Adidas SpeedFactory AM4MLS is a collaborative design by Darlington Nagbe, rapper Rich the Kid, and Trav…
Apple Has More Subscribers Than Spotify In the US, Canada & Japan, CEO Says
Apple CEO Tim Cook says Apple Music is now beating Spotify in mega-markets like North America and Japan — at least when measured by paying subscribers. Several weeks ago, Digital Music News broke the story that Apple Music had surpassed Spotify in the …
Latest Industry: UMG, SOCAN + SODRAC, iHeartRadio, Radar Radio, Apple Music, Paradigm, Cherry Glazerr, More…
UMG earns over $50 million a week from streaming. Vivendi, Universal Music Group (UMG) parent company, has revealed Universal Music Group’s labels generated $1.44 billion in streaming revenue for the first half of 2018, or around $55 million a week. U…
Spotify Welcomes Alex Jones’ InfoWars as Its Latest Podcast, Calling Him a ‘Seasoned Radio Broadcaster’
YouTube is pulling down InfoWars videos and Facebook has suspended Alex Jones’ account. But it looks like Spotify has no problems hosting the right-wing radio show. The podcast addition surfaced over the past 24-48 hours, apparently in the lates…
Rich the Kid Calls 300 Entertainment ‘The Worst, Worst Label Ever’
300 Entertainment took another hit to its image this week, thanks to harsh comments from Rich the Kid. The rough commentary follows a high-profile dispute between 300 Entertainment and Migos, easily one of the biggest rap groups in the world. Rich the…
SESAC Doubles Down On Its MMA Protest — Here’s Their Statement
Despite heavy pressure from the NMPA and songwriters, SESAC and its owner, Blackstone Group, and doubling down on their MMA protest. Last week, SESAC and its parent company, Blackstone Group, issued a sharp counter-proposal to the Music Modernization A…