iHeartMedia has proven that filing for bankruptcy can lead to a very solid payday. Well, not for the artists, labels, and PROs it owes. Last March, underscoring Digital Music News’ theory a year earlier, iHeartMedia filed for bankruptcy. Ju…
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TIDAL Accused of Fraudulently Inflating Kanye, Beyonce and Subscriber Numbers
How far did TIDAL go to promote Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo and Beyoncé’s Lemonade? Let’s face it. Jay-Z hasn’t had such a great time so far. First, his last 4:44 album didn’t appear on Billboard charts …
Live Nation’s Top Executives Accused of Hiding Regulatory Problems
Live Nation’s battle with the U.S. Department of Justice is creating internal warfare with investors. Live Nation just reported a solid financial quarter and surprised a skeptical Wall Street. But lurking underneath the positive financial n…
U.S. Officials Call Canada One of the Worst Piracy Offenders In the World
The U.S. has just published its ‘Notorious Markets List’ – and Canada is near the top. The United States has racked up its fair share of piracy offenses over the years. So maybe this is a classic ‘pot calling the kettle bl…
The Motion Picture Association of America Issues Legal Threats Against DJ Khaled (Updated)
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), which represents major Hollywood studios, didn’t appreciate this little stunt by DJ Khaled. Updated, April 20th am PT: The MPAA has now opted to comment on the letter after initially declining, cl…
Music Publishers Just Scored a Huge Victory Over Wolfgang’s Vault
Wolfgang’s Vault loses a case filed by the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA). After nearly three years of litigation, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has finally scored a victory against Wolfgang’s Va…
The Royal Opera House Gets Sued By Its Own Viola Player — for Hearing Damage
No, this isn’t an Onion article. A judge just found the Royal Opera House responsible for hearing damage — of its own player. Viola player Chris Goldscheider has successfully sued the Royal Opera House (ROH) in a case that takes frivo…
AT&T and CenturyLink are Being Sued for Exposing Millions of Private Customer Accounts Online
Dismayed customers of both AT&T-owned DirecTV and CenturyLink are now taking action against these companies for failing to protect their information online. These days, most of the outrage surrounding privacy involves Facebook. But it turns o…
U.S. Government Sentences DMX to One Year In Prison for Tax Evasion
DMX will spend a year in prison for tax evasion — on top of a $2.29 million bill. Yeah, you can actually go to prison for not paying your taxes. At least when it involves this much money. According to the U.S. Government, rapper DMX (r…
‘If you put a woman in charge of anything, sh*t gets done.’
Top music lawyer Dina LaPolt’s story – and her take on the biggest issues faced by the music business today
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