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How dedicated is your fanbase? As part of a five-year anniversary, fans of Kpop group EXO dropped millions of dollars on Times Square billboards. Kpop superstars EXO may have the most fanatical fans on the planet. And, maybe the most wealthy. As part of a five-year birthday celebration, a faction of EXO fans dropped an […]
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Craig Williams is a producer/ DJ who’s just starting to get serious festival slots. But he started his music career playing bass guitar in what he describes as a ‘shitty’ high school band. We asked Craig: how did you get from there to here? Craig Williams isn’t a household name. He’s not a global superstar producing […]
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Here are three more reasons to believe in blockchain’s chances: ASCAP, SACEM, and PRS for Music. There more than a thousand reasons why blockchain won’t work for the music industry. Here’s one essay that addresses a few of them. But maybe there’s hope. Just today, three of the largest royalty administration companies in the world […]
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Following the controversial Muslim call to prayer remix in Tunisia and subsequent death threats, where did Dax J go? Last Friday, at the El Guitone night club in Tunisia, British-born DJ Dax J played a controversial dance remix. While fans enjoyed the dance club remix of the Muslim call to prayer, Tunisians became furious after […]
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I always thought the Webby Awards were the greatest honor a website could receive. Until they asked us to apply. It’s been called ‘the Oscars of the Web’. The New York Times calls the Webby Awards ‘the internet’s highest honor’. But here’s another possible description for the Webby Awards: ‘Pay-to-Play Scam’. It turns out that not […]
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Guess Samsung is a lot more stressed out than we thought. Here’s what happened when we suggested that Samsung might be the manufacturer of a pair of headphones that exploded. Pretty much every few months, a PR person melts down on us. And usually the reason is that the company they represent is pissed off […]
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Guess Samsung is a lot more stressed out than we thought. Here’s what happened when we suggested that Samsung might be the manufacturer of a pair of headphones that exploded. Pretty much every few months, a PR person melts down on us. And usually the reason is that the company they represent is pissed off […]
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How much did The Pirate Bay founder earn from handing over Flattr? Do the earnings include what was earned from illegal file sharing? Built by The Pirate Bay cofounder Peter Sunde, Flattr allows users to directly fund online publishers and content creators. The micropayment browser extension asks users to set how much they’d like to […]
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More evidence emerges of Maria Pallante’s poor job performance at the US Copyright Office. During her time at the US Copyright Office, Maria Pallante was hailed as a defender of the creative community. Last October, (then) recently appointed Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden switched Pallante to a new job post. She resigned two days […]
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Chris Brown’s ‘Party Tour’ isn’t the well-oiled machine, according to 50 Cent. And the pay is lousy. It was the Chris Brown Party Tour featuring 50 Cent and a bunch of other rappers. Then it was the Chris Brown Party Tour featuring… a bunch of other rappers. So why did 50 Cent bail out at […]
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