French billionaire Vincent Bolloré is now assuming a much bigger stake in Vivendi — just moments before an expected UMG public offering announcement. Looks like Vincent Bolloré wants to call the shots at Vivendi ahead of Universal …
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Christina Grimmie’s Family Releases Original ‘Little Girl’ Track for Mother’s Day
Christina Grimmie’s ‘Little Girl’ tells a supporting love story between a mother and daughter. “Little Girl,” a now-released original by the late star, is about the support between a mother and daughter. At the age o…
5 Ways To Greatly Increase Your SoundCloud Plays — As Recommended by SoundCloud
Your music not only has to sound good. It has to look good on SoundCloud, too. On SoundCloud, there are a plethora of ways for artists, labels, and curators to garner streams for their tracks. A few of those methods include being adde…
Latest Industry: SoundCloud, YouTube, Modern Sky, Snapper Music, Duke University, K-Pop, Hackers, More…
SoundCloud hires Mark Eisenberg. SoundCloud has hired Mark Eisenberg as Senior Vice President of Content Partnerships. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at SoundExchange. Eisenberg will advance SoundClou…
SoundExchange Releases ‘Music Data Exchange (MDX)’ – Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Will SoundExchange’s new MDX finally provide the music industry the transparency it so desperately needs? SoundExchange has launched Music Data Exchange (MDX). Developed in cooperation with the RIAA and National Music Publishers Association (NMPA…
Spotify Removes Bill Cosby and Louis C.K. from Top-Ranked Comedy Playlists
Spotify has now removed Bill Cosby and Louis C.K. from highly-trafficked comedic playlists, part of a growing campaign to penalize ‘harmful or hateful conduct’. Who’s next on Spotify’s blacklist? After stripping both R. Kelly an…
YouTube Music Launches Brand-New Charts In 44 Different Countries
YouTube wants to showcase and celebrate the hottest artists, songs and music videos from around the world. Here’s how they’re going to do it. Today, YouTube is introducing a new and improved music charts experience for 44 global desti…
YouTube Music Launches Brand-New Charts In 44 Different Countries
YouTube wants to showcase and celebrate the hottest artists, songs and music videos from around the world. Here’s how they’re going to do it. Today, YouTube is introducing a new and improved music charts experience for 44 global desti…
XXXTentacion Has Just One Question for Spotify
When contacted by the New York Times, a representative for XXXTentacion responded: “I don’t have a comment, just a question.” On Thursday morning, Spotify released its new policy designed to keep artists who engage in “hate spee…
Latest Industry: Paul McCartney, Childish Gambino, Chris Brown, LANDR, ABBA, Liberty Media, BIGSOUND, Spotify, More…
LANDR launches free curated samples service. LANDR, a cloud-based automated mastering service, has launched Samples, a cross-genre service that provides royalty-free samples to music producers. The company has partnered with Dirty Projectors, Mar…