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What’s the only one problem with being a ‘YouTube celebrity’? The ‘YouTube’ part… They say money doesn’t buy happiness, but $187,500 for a few seconds on YouTube might make anyone smile. And the best part? The check isn’t coming from YouTube, it’s paid directly to celebrities that subtly (or not so subtly) promote products on […]
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After teasing hardcore vinyl fans with an extremely limited release, the Technics SL-1200G is being released more widely. Last year, Panasonic shocked the vinyl community by announcing the return of their classic, Technics SL-1200 turntable. That was roughly one year ago, with a limited run of SL-1200GAEs quickly selling out in Japan. Just 300 of the […]
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No, 12345678! is not a stronger password. Hey, there. How’s your day going? Good? Great. Hey, listen. I happened to receive a strange e-mail earlier today. For some reason, Spotify asked me to change my password. Why? Were they hacked? Do you know anything about it? No? You didn’t get an e-mail? According to a […]
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No, 12345678! is not a stronger password. Hey, there. How’s your day going? Good? Great. Hey, listen. I happened to receive a strange e-mail earlier today. For some reason, Spotify asked me to change my password. Why? Were they hacked? Do you know anything about it? No? You didn’t get an e-mail? According to a […]
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If Spotify crashed tomorrow and couldn’t deliver a single song, they’d still own more than $1 million in guaranteed payments to three major recording labels, according to financial data just published. Welcome to the murky — and extremely expensive — world of major label advances. On-demand streaming services Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, Rhapsody, and others collectively paid […]
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It looks like a patent troll, acts like a patent troll, and sues like a patent troll… The following is a Digital Music News exclusive and breaking story. We’d like to thank the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Billboard, Forbes, and especially the New York Post for properly crediting DMN on their coverage of this […]
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They say good food can get you in the right mood. But this may not be what this chef was looking for. Stepping just outside of our usual coverage, we found a piece we just couldn’t resist writing about. According to the Mirror, British chef Ben Sumadiwiria decided to try what’s better known as “death […]
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Spotify isn’t licensed to operate in Russia. So why is it so easy to use Spotify in Russia? Spotify isn’t legally licensed for music fans in Russia, thanks to a number of complicated licensing circumstances. That includes a complex rights environment, though last we heard, Spotify opted to pull out of Russia last year based on […]
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Spotify isn’t licensed to operate in Russia. So why is it so easy to use Spotify in Russia? Spotify isn’t legally licensed for music fans in Russia, thanks to a number of complicated licensing circumstances. That includes a complex rights environment, though last we heard, Spotify opted to pull out of Russia last year based on […]
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Hello, and welcome back to this ongoing series on the mechanical license and royalties. In part one, we took a close look at the fundamental principles of what mechanical royalties are and how they work. In the second part, we jumped in right at the deep end to discuss mechanical royalty calculation for different use […]
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