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According to the IFPI, did you know that YouTube pays the music industry less than a $1 for each user on the platform? Earlier today, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) released the 2017 Music Consumer Insight Report. Titled Connecting with Music, the report examines how fans engaged with recorded music across thirteen […]
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From an interview with Gene Simmons and Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo this week… Maria Bartiromo: Gene, you have been a student of this industry for a long time, and have participated in it. You’re seeing this world change so much because of streaming. You own your own music. So do streaming services hurt artists […]
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Streaming music exclusives ultimately harm the music industry, says the Chinese government. A Chinese regulator has issued a strongly-worded notice to music streamers about signing music exclusives. Last week, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television (SAPPRFT) posted a warning to Chinese music streamers. The SAPPRFT sent the notice to Tencent Music […]
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Earlier this week, more than 500 musicians and songwriters demanded more royalties from Spotify. Now we have the list. It’s all part of a huge pushback from one of the largest music publishers in the world. That publisher is Wixen Music Publishing, and they have a lot of very substantial artists, songwriters, and sub-publishers. None […]
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Spotify is now facing legal pressure from some of the largest musicians and songwriters in the world. Earlier this week, Spotify was served with multiple lawsuits demanding hundreds of millions in unpaid royalties. But the list of prominent musicians and songwriters is far deeper than we imagined. According to documents shared with Digital Music News, […]
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Note to self: Never tell an experienced hacker collective group to “F— Off,” or you’ll end up like Vevo. Vevo has confirmed that they’ve experienced a serious data breach. Hacker collective group OurMine was behind the attack. The group has taken credit for hijacking WikiLeaks’ DNS, and hacking HBO’s Twitter account. An employee reportedly told […]
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With the acquisitions of both Snap Interactive and Slacker Radio, can anyone now stop LiveXLive? In a report published in August, Nielson found that millennials (18-34) love using multiple apps. They use two or more messengers, for instance. When listening to their favorite music, millennials also prefer using multiple music apps. In addition, Nielson found […]
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How do you go from ‘billion-dollar IPO’ to ‘billions in potential damages’? Welcome to Spotify’s fun-filled week. Should Spotify pay a license to ‘reproduce’ songs on its platform? That’s now the billion dollar question — if not the ‘billions of dollars’ question. And its now the focal point for ten different copyright lawsuits by angry publishers […]
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Deezer has the cash to become a serious player in the music streaming market. But will SoundCloud accept a possible acquisition, or will it go down in flames? Last year, the company reported that it only had enough cash to survive until December 2017. Since 2016, the platform has lost over 100 million users. In […]
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Spotify’s war with music publishers just got 100 times worse. That’s because more than 100 notable musicians — including Tom Petty, Kenny Rogers, the Black Keys, and Zach De La Rocha — are filing legal paperwork to force Spotify to pay them more. Last week, major music publishers promised a war against Spotify. But it […]
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