Spotify is upgrading its Family Plan subscription with new features that are — wait for it — family-oriented. Spotify is currently running a new test of family plan features in Ireland, with some enhancements geared towards parental oversight. As part…
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Universal Music Group Forces Courtney Love Out of the Universal Studios Fire Lawsuit — At Least for Now
Universal Music Group has quickly sidelined one of its most vocal critics — but this lawsuit is just getting started. Just last week, the mega-label forcefully filed a motion to dismiss the massive $100 million lawsuit filed by artists impacted by the …
Woman Groped and Kissed by Katy Perry Says It’s No Big Deal
The latest person to accuse pop superstar Katy Perry of sexual assault has issued something of a retraction. Earlier, we reported that Katy Perry was battling two different sexual assault accusations, which brings the total to three (or four, depending…
YouTube Overhauls Its Copyright Claim Rules for “Very Short Clips” of Music — Rights Owners May Not Like the Changes
YouTube is making some broad changes to how it handles copyright claims of ‘brief unintentional clips’ of music. The new system is supposed to make the copyright claim system fairer to content creators. The intention is to stop small bits of music fr…
Spotify, Amazon, Pandora, Google/Alphabet File a 92-Page Formal Protest Against Streaming Royalty Rate Increases
The fearsome foursome of Spotify, Alphabet/Google, Amazon, and Pandora aren’t backing down against proposed publishing rate hikes for streaming music services. Back in March, the streaming music giants first announced their intentions of fighting a maj…
Drake Gets a Tattoo of Himself Walking Past The Beatles on Abbey Road
“I got more slaps than the Beatles”… These were the words Drake rapped last year on a track by Meek Mill called “Going Bad.” Not only have they become true, but the Canadian rap superstar has not been shy in letting the world know it. Recently, Drake a…
Billie Eilish Found Stealing Anime Artwork on Sweatshirts, T-Shirts, Other Merch
After the flat-out copy was detected, Billie Eilish pulled the items from her official merch store. Billie Eilish’s merchandising collaboration with Siberia Hills has created a messy situation. Over the weekend, it came to light that Billie Eilish has …
A Definitive Louis Armstrong Documentary Is In the Works — With Ron Howard’s Imagine Documentaries Leading the Effort
Earlier today, it was announced that Ron Howard’s Imagine Documentaries had reached a deal with the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation to produce a feature-length documentary about the famed jazz musician and singer. The announcement comes on the h…
Lady Gaga Accused of Copyright Infringement on ‘Shallow’ — Based on 3 Notes
A little-known singer-songwriter named Steve Ronsen is threatening to sue music superstar Lady Gaga, saying that her award-wining hit song “Shallow” was copied in part from a song he posted on SoundCloud in 2012. Not only does Lady Gaga deny the charge…
Apple Revamps Its Hi-Res ‘Mastered for iTunes’ for Streaming — Introducing ‘Apple Digital Masters’
Apple Music has launched ‘Apple Digital Masters,’ a revamp of ‘Mastered for iTunes’ content. Apple recently killed off its iTunes umbrella in favor of separating its digital offerings. But that doesn’t spell death to Apple’s hi-res audio download ambit…