Latest Industry: BTS, Cardi B, Spotify, Amazon, Pandora, MSG, Viacom, Snapchat, More…

Compass poaches key music industry executives. Compass, a real estate tech company, has made several key hires from the music industry.  Matt Rosenberg, Eventbrite’s Chief Revenue Officer, will hold the same position at Compass.  Khurru…

Latest Industry: Sonos, Spotify, the EU, Lyor Cohen, Spinal Tap, Blockchain, EMPIRE, UMG, More…

Spotify arrives on Sky Q. Sky has announced that customers can now access Spotify on their Sky Q boxes.  On the homepage, Sky Q customers can find the streaming music service app.  They can stream music on Spotify’s app-supported tier o…

Latest Industry: Sonos, Spotify, the EU, Lyor Cohen, Spinal Tap, Blockchain, EMPIRE, UMG, More…

Spotify arrives on Sky Q. Sky has announced that customers can now access Spotify on their Sky Q boxes.  On the homepage, Sky Q customers can find the streaming music service app.  They can stream music on Spotify’s app-supported tier o…

Latest Industry: Spotify, YouTube Remix, Apple, Alexa, Pitbull, Avicii, Viagogo, Vivendi, Bose, Deezer, More…

Not what investors wanted to hear. Yesterday, Spotify announced significant improvements to its free tier service, including on-demand song playback.  Now, investors have responded to the news.  Spotify’s stock went down 1.5% yesterday….

Latest Industry: Live Nation, Spotify, Latin Music, YouTube, Pandora, Gibson, Shazam, Prince, Distrokid, More…

Get your $20 concert tickets while they last. Live Nation has announced that ‘National Concert Week’ will take place April 30th through May 8th.  The promoter will offer exclusive $20 all-in tickets for music fans to celebrate the kick…

Meet the Company That’s Paying Artists $9.99 Out of Every $10

Feedbands has a hair-brained plan that mixes cryptocurrency, crowdsourcing, and a vinyl subscription service.  Amazingly, it’s actually working for artists. DMN is proud to be partnering with Feedbands as they grow their artist-focused conce…

Latest Industry: J. Cole, Apple Music Nashville, BTS, Spotify, Live Nation, Tencent Music, PRS, Deezer, More…

Fans honor Avicii on Spotify. Following the Swedish DJ’s tragic death, Avicii streams have surged on Spotify.  In Sweden, his music can be found in 20 spots on the streaming music service’s Top 50 list.  In addition, Avicii’…

Latest Industry: Facebook + Indies, Spotify, YouTube, Live Nation, Gaon Charts, Kanye West, Bono, More…

Facebook inks Merlin, INgrooves, [PIAS] + Beggars. A lot has happened at Facebook since the social network inked massive deals with major label and publishers.  But Facebook looks like it’s trying to get back to business: earlier today, the …

Latest Industry: UMG’s IPO, A$CAP, Festival Plastic Ban, Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Amazon, More…

Vivendi isn’t ‘pulling a Sony’ — but UMG might be going public. Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine stated that his group is a “strategic partner of Spotify.” He clarified that Vivendi has no intentions of selling…

Rap Group Who Says They’ll “Make Another Holocaust” Wins a Prestigious German Award

German rap duo Kollegah and Farid Bang are anti-Semitic.  So why did they just receive Germany’s prestigious ECHO Award? In one song, they vow to “show up with a Molotov.”  That sounds all well and good, right?  Rappers…