A survey of over 3,000 smartphone owners found most Americans don’t care about the headphone jack. Ting — a mobile virtual network operator (MNVO) — conducted the survey. Only 1% of those who responded said the headphone jack is a top-three feature fo…
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As the Threat of Re-Recordings Gets Serious, Scooter Braun Plays Nice With Taylor Swift
Despite the bad blood between Scooter Braun and Taylor Swift — or perhaps because of it — Braun congratulated the singer on her latest album. Braun made headlines after purchasing Big Machine Label Group, which stores the ultra-valuable recording catal…
Apple Music Tries to Kill Stale Playlists With a Human-Curated ‘New Music Daily’
Apple Music has launched a new human-curated playlist that updates on the daily. The new playlist is called New Music Daily, and it aims to provide a look at the newest tracks in music. The debut lead single for the playlist is Taylor Swift’s “The Man,…
TIDAL Threatens to Sue the Entire Country of Norway
Once again, Jay-Z has found himself embroiled in controversy, at least indirectly. Though, unlike the one with the NFL, this one could have international ramifications. Tidal, the music streaming platform part-owned by the famed entertainer, is now thr…
Spotify Faces Billions In Potential Damages for Infringing 243 Eminem Songs — Yes, Billions
Eminem publisher Eight Mile Style has filed a massive copyright infringement lawsuit against Spotify — and questioned the legality of the entire Music Modernization Act in the process. The massive lawsuit, filed Wednesday (August 21st) in the U.S. Dist…
Taylor Swift Is Re-Recording All of Her Old Albums — Just to Make Scooter Braun’s Life Miserable
Taylor Swift didn’t appreciate it when her old masters were sold to the highest bidder. Now, she’s doing something about it. After Big Machine Label Group (BMLG) sold to Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings for a cool $300 million, Taylor Swift emerged as …
Nipsey Hussle’s Puma Collection Is Still Happening — Official Release Next Month
The status of a Puma collaboration with Nipsey Hussle was previously unclear. Nipsey Hussle had been collaborating with Puma on a fall fashion collection, though it was unclear where things stood when the rapper was killed. Now, it turns out that the …
Porsche’s All-Electric Taycan Becomes the First Car to Integrate Apple Music as a Standard Feature
Porsche is sending a huge shot across Tesla’s bow — but why are they the first to seriously integrate Apple Music in the dash? In its long history, Apple has reached many milestones. Now, there’s another one: Porsche has announced that its all-electric…
In the Wake of a DMCA Copyright Extortion Plot, YouTube Takes Legal Action
Copyright infringement lawsuits are nothing new. But one recently filed by YouTube against one of its users isn’t your typical copyright infringement lawsuit. YouTube is suing Christopher Brady, based on allegations that Brady attempted to extort mo…
Spotify Is Being Glorified In an Upcoming TV Drama — And Not Everyone Is Happy About It
The history books are already being written on the streaming music revolution — though not everyone likes the way Spotify is being portrayed. If you don’t speak Swedish, then you likely haven’t read Spotify Inifrån, which loosely translates into Spotif…