Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
I’ve always hated the term “local band.” It’s usually taken as an insult even if it’s not meant to be. It infers that no one outside of the confines of your hometown has ever heard of you. Not “no one” in the sense of “no one has ever heard of Aleppo.” Clearly, many people have, […]
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Why did YouTube just hire Lyor Cohen, a fat cat music industry executive? You might not know who Lyor Cohen is. Well, unless you’ve been in the music industry for a long time. That’s not to diss Lyor Cohen, but DMN’s audience skews a lot younger. They don’t know the old guard as well. But […]
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YG: First you find a house and scope it out. Find a Chinese neighborhood cause they don’t believe in bank accounts… These are the lyrics of YG’s song Meet The Flockers from the rapper’s album “My Krazy Life.” The music video doesn’t do much better, as the video begins with two young men putting on […]
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There’s yet another iPhone 7 idea for those who aren’t feeling courageous, or just really, really don’t love the dongle. Here at Digital Music News, we’ve reported on attempts by both users and manufacturers to bring back the headphone jack. We’ve seen people attempt to drill the 3.5mm headphone jack, causing hundreds of dollars’ worth […]
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Bloomberg says SoundCloud is wants $1 billion. The Financial Times says that Spotify is making an offer. But is this company worth it? So, SoundCloud is now considering an acquisition offer from Spotify, one that would allow investors to recover some losses and walk away. That’s right, SoundCloud is a worsening financial disaster, which means […]
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The music industry supposedly shut down MP3 Skull for good back in February, with a $22 million judgment and DNS seizure. So why are more than 4.1 million users accessing the site every month? In the music business, they call it ‘whack-a-mole’. And it’s just like the arcade game: smash one mole into the ground, […]
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The music industry supposedly shut down MP3 Skull for good back in February, with a $22 million judgment and DNS seizure. So why are more than 4.1 million users accessing the site every month? In the music business, they call it ‘whack-a-mole’. And it’s just like the arcade game: smash one mole into the ground, […]
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Safety might not be a word in DJ Steve Aoki’s vocabulary. Steve Aoki’s known for a lot of things in his concerts: acrobatic crowd surfing stunts, throwing cake at fans, and riding rafts on the dance floor. The popular EDM DJ is no stranger to the legal system, either. He’s been taken to court before […]
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Safety might not be a word in DJ Steve Aoki’s vocabulary. Steve Aoki’s known for a lot of things in his concerts: acrobatic crowd surfing stunts, throwing cake at fans, and riding rafts on the dance floor. The popular EDM DJ is no stranger to the legal system, either. He’s been taken to court before […]
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Abbey Road Studios has just announced three new company signups to its Abbey Road Red’s music-tech startup incubation program. They are Scored, Qrates, and The Audio Hunt. For those who may not know what Abbey Road Red is, it’s the studios’ open innovation department tailor-made to support the endeavors of top music tech entrepreneurs, researchers, […]
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