If true, how many Spotify accounts did hackers actually manage to steal and post online? According to a recent post on Reddit, hackers may have leaked thousands of Spotify usernames and passwords online. Reddit user Keoft first posted about the possibl…
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Deezer Issues DMCA Takedown Notice Against Multiple Stream Rippers
Has Deezer inadvertently sparked renewed interest in stream ripping tools? According to the RIAA, stream ripping websites and tools cost the music industry millions of dollars per year. Following a lengthy legal battle, however, the music organization…
Apple Faces Two Separate Lawsuits Over ‘Deliberate iPhone Throttling’
Apple now faces two class-action lawsuits over iPhone throttling. Does Apple deliberately slow down older model iPhones? According to the New York Times, of course not. A global multi-million dollar actively working to slow down over a billion smartp…
The Whale Report Gives You Every Music Chart That Matters
Once upon a time, there was a big fat music chart that everybody worshipped. Now, there are dozens of charts across numerous platforms and territories. So how can the industry make sense of the chaos? Now, there’s a totally different approach to maki…
Comcast Faces More Than $100 Million In Fines for Defrauding Customers In Washington
Washington State is now expanding a probe into fraudulent charges by Comcast. State attorney general Bob Ferguson is now expanding a lawsuit alleging more than $100 million in damages. Comcast is now battling serious allegations of defrauding customer…
Viberate Is a Live Music Marketplace Based Entirely on Cryptocurrency
If you’re actively trading cryptocurrencies, you’ve probably heard of Viberate. The company aims to build a live music ecosystem based entirely on blockchain and its home-grown cryptocurrency. We’ve written about a number of music st…
After Squandering $180 Million, Guvera CEO Plans To Launch New Music Business
Former Guvera CEO Darren Herft fooled investors once. Will he do so again? Two years ago, Australian-based streaming music startup Guvera managed to raise $100 million from wealthy families. CEO and co-founder Darren Herft promised that it represented…
Facebook Will Stop Ripping Down Music Videos — Effective Immediately
Facebook won’t be ripping down music videos anymore — at least if they involve songs owned by Universal Music Group. If there was one deal that needed to get done in 2017, this was it. According to an email from Universal Music Group, Facebook ha…
‘Long Island Iced Tea’ Shares Surge 289% After Company Changes Name to ‘Long Blockchain’
Long Island Iced Tea changes their name to ‘Long Blockchain’. The same day, shares in the company surge 289%. It’s moments like these that make it hard to separate the hype from reality. After all, blockchain is a very real thing wi…
YouTube Remix Scores Licensing Deals With Major Labels
With YouTube Remix, parent company Alphabet is one step closer to launching yet-another paid streaming music service. Last week, Digital Music News wrote on YouTube’s upcoming paid streaming music platform. According to “people familiar with the matte…