Maná has been named Person of the Year honor by the Latin Recording Academy on the eve of the Latin Grammys. (It’s a group, so it should probably be Persons of the Year, but since when has the Recording Academy ever really made sense?) The Mexican rock superstars have won…
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Camila Cabello Breaks Major Record For Women On Spotify
Camila Cabello has become the first female artist to pass one billion streams of a single song on Spotify. The 21 year old pop singer’s song "Havana" past the billion stream milestone on Monday, and she took to Twitter to celebrate. “my mood comin out of the plane right now…
Watch Aretha Franklin Funeral Replay
We normally only cover the business of music and not about the music itself. But Aretha Franklin had such an impact on music and the world, that we think its essential that we all break from our regular routines to honor her. Watch the Aretha Franklin funeral replay: Reload and…
Eminem Releases Surprise Album ‘Kamikaze’: Stream It Now
Eminem has just released a surprise new album "Kamikaze". The 13 songs were co-produced with Dr Dre and include guests spots for Jessie Reyes, Joyner Lucas, Royce Da 5’9” and Eminem manager, Paul Rosenberg. Tried not 2 overthink this 1… enjoy. ?#KAMIKAZE Out Now – https://t.co/ANw73KbwMt pic.twitter.com/qfQoTYBTUy — Marshall Mathers…
Is It Time For US Music Industry To Speak With One Voice? [Emmanuel Legrand]
In the wake of a series of legal squabbles and lawsuits which have served to slow the progress of updating copyright law in the US, it may be time to for the music industry here to look to UK, who have faced similar issues in recent years, but emerged with…
Taylor Swift Could Go Indie Or Sign Biggest Record Deal Ever, As Big Machine Contract Expires
Taylor Swift’s contract with label Big Machine ends in November. That means that the superstar artist is on the cusp of signing her first record deal since she came on the scene at age 15. At a time when the industry is undergoing a resurgence, Swift could cut one of…
CMA Award Nominees 2018 Announced – The Full List
Chris Stapleton led the nominees for the 52nd annual CMA Awards announced Tuesday on Good Morning America. Stapleton’s five nominations were followed with four for producer and musician Dann Huff. Nine artists received three nominations each: Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Chris Janson, Miranda Lambert,…
No Old Wine In New Bottles: Remastering Does Mean New Sound Recording Copyright, says 9th Circuit
The remastering of tracks has long created controversy in the music industry over whether these revampings necessitate the creation of a fresh copyright – a problematic notion to say the least. The 9th Circuit Court, however has decided a new coat of paint doesn’t change things all that much. _______________________________…
Recognizing No-Win Situation, Cox Settles BMG Copyright Trolling Case [Op-Ed]
As the long running saga of BMG v. Cox finally draws to a close, the ISP finally realized that it was in a no-win situation, according to this op-ed by Mike Masnick. But Cox’s troubles are likely far from over. ______________________________ Guest post by Mike Masnick of Techdirt The long…
BTS Sets YouTube 24 Hour Debut Record with ‘IDOL’
BTS, the hot South Korean boy band, now holds the record for biggest music video debut in YouTube history, earning over 4.5 million views in its first 24 hours. The previous record holder is Taylor Swift, whose video for “Look What You Made Me Do” had 43.2 million views in…