Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
dotBlockchain proves music publishers and organizations are searching for a music industry alternative. The dotBlockchain Music Project (dotBC) started with interesting goal in mind. dotBC aims to solve complex data, rights, ownership, and payment issues that currently plague the music industry. The project and its founders seek to revolutionize the music rights clearance process by […]
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With Ahashare down, many piracy users can still head to other top sites like The Pirate Bay and ExtraTorrent. People looking to browse popular torrent site Ahashare to (illegally) download their favorite music, movies, and other content found the site unreachable. The website normally receives tens of thousands of visitors per day. Yet, for several […]
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What happens when a Grammy-award winning artist arrives late to a concert? Just ask Lauryn Hill and Twitter. Fans braved the cold weather in Pittsburgh last night as they filled Heinz Hall to watch Lauryn Hill perform. There was just one tiny little problem: she didn’t show up on time. In fact, she showed up […]
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An Alexa-enabled only device music subscription may help Amazon Music Unlimited route the competition in 2017. Yet, a new study shows dipping numbers for Spotify ahead of their IPO, and Echo users aren’t buying Music Unlimited. Right after the holiday season, Amazon reported booming sales for Alexa-enabled devices, including the Dot and Tap. In fact, […]
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As tours get cancelled, immigrants get detained at airports and confusion rages on around the country about what the hell is going on after President Trump’s Executive Order banning immigrants from 7 Muslim-majority nations, companies are starting to take public stances. Starbucks has said it will hire 10,000 refugees in 70 countries (not just America […]
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Super Bowl LI is happening this weekend. Here’s every ad (and its music). Please note: a lot of these are teasers ahead of the actual broadcast on Super Sunday! We’ll update if we get the full-blown versions. Thanks to both iSpot.tv and Advertising Age for assistance compiling this. + Super Bowl LI: A Complete List of […]
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So, as the Copyright Alert System goes to rest, will the MPAA and RIAA stop hounding users? Not likely. In good news for piracy users and willfull copyright infringers, the Copyright Alert System (or CAS) will finally go away. In a statement, the Center for Copyright Information said, “After four years of extensive consumer education […]
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The Music Industry v. Donald Trump and the travel ban. On January 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily barring people from seven Muslim-majority nations. He also halted all refugee admissions for 120 days and also “indefinitely” banned entry for Syrian refugees. Trump said the necessary measures will help to prevent “radical Islamic […]
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Copyright. Net Neutrality. Freedom of expression. Health care. Touring. It’s all up in the air for the music community under Trump. Here’s what you might expect. DMN has been partnering with Kill Rock Stars to explore a number of pressing questions facing up-and-coming artists. In a recent episode of her podcast, The Future of What, Kill […]
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After ditching Fifth Harmony last year, Camila Cabello has just released her first single as a solo artist. It was a brutal divorce, with Fifth Harmony getting feeling back-stabbed by a friend. But hey, these things happen. And Camila Cabello is releasing her first single as a solo artist. Just this morning, Cabello released ‘Love Incredible,’ […]
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