Want to Prevent Donald Trump from Playing Your Music at Rallies?

What’s a songwriter to do when a song is used without authorization by a politician who espouses opposite views?  Whether that’s Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, or some other politician? The following post comes from Monica Corton from indie publisher Next One Entertainment.  Actually, if your music has been played at a Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, […]

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The “Google of Sound” Deepgram Raises $1.8 Million In New Funding

Deepgram isn’t just another app with “-gram” attached. TechCrunch is now reporting that this small tech start-up has raised $1.8 million in new financing led mainly by American seed accelerators Y Combinator and New York-based Metamorphic Ventures. Billed as the “Google for audio,” Deepgram launched out of Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 course. This app uses […]

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Sony Flow Machines Creates Two Pop Songs Using AI Software

Is it time to worry? Sony announced last week at they have created two brand new pop songs. While this doesn’t appear to be a great feat at first, they’ve actually done this using artificial intelligence. Check out the first song titled Daddy’s Car created in the style of The Beatles. This song was created […]

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Sony Flow Machines Creates Two Pop Songs Using AI Software

Is it time to worry? Sony announced last week at they have created two brand new pop songs. While this doesn’t appear to be a great feat at first, they’ve actually done this using artificial intelligence. Check out the first song titled Daddy’s Car created in the style of The Beatles. This song was created […]

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The Spotify Web Player: Is It For You?

A closer look at the Spotify Web Player. Spotify’s in a good position. Although they have yet to turn a profit, they’ve reached the 40 million member mark, outpacing Apple Music’s growth. According to 9To5Mac, Spotify grew by approximately 10 million members in the last 5 months, while Apple Music only managed to snag around […]

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The Top Spotify Tracks, Artists, and Albums for 2015-2016

Here’s a new interactive breakdown of the biggest artists, tracks, and albums on Spotify over the past two years.  Sizzle Analytics is behind the concept. Pretty cool, right?  The Spotify breakdown was created by Sizzle Analytics, after pulling data from spotify.com and spotifycharts.com.  It’s sort of a beta experiment, and the company is looking for […]

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The Top Spotify Tracks, Artists, and Albums for 2015-2016

Here’s a new interactive breakdown of the biggest artists, tracks, and albums on Spotify over the past two years.  Sizzle Analytics is behind the concept. Pretty cool, right?  The Spotify breakdown was created by Sizzle Analytics, after pulling data from spotify.com and spotifycharts.com.  It’s sort of a beta experiment, and the company is looking for […]

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YouTube to MP3: Who Are the Biggest Players?

YouTube-to-MP3.org has finally been taken to court. But who’s next? But a new study by the University of East Anglia, Lancaster University, and Newcastle University has found that legal threats and lawsuits against pirating sites have had very little impact on music piracy websites. That hasn’t stopped the IFPI, the RIAA, and the BPI finally […]

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Despite Losing a $22 Million Lawsuit, MP3 Skull is Back in Full Force

It looks like someone forgot to nail this coffin shut. Despite the music industry’s best efforts to shut down this free MP3 sharing site, it has come back with full force. MP3 Skull is now back online on a brand-new domain. Readers will remember that MP3 Skull had launched back in 2010 that provided direct […]

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Legal Threats Have Absolutely No Impact on Music Piracy, Study Finds

Nearly two decades of legal threats and lawsuits have had little impact on music piracy, a new study finds.  Instead, the companies the industry hates — YouTube, SoundCloud, and Spotify — have done the most to save the music business.  So why didn’t all those lawsuits work? As the music industry pops the champagne on its best […]

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