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Google will combine YouTube Red and Google Play Music into a brand-new streaming platform. YouTube Red and Google Play Music will merge into a single service, the video platform has confirmed. Speaking at the New Music Seminar conference in New York, YouTube’s Head of Music, Lyor Cohen, said that the company will merge both services. […]
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Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner just slammed ASCAP and BMI’s shared music database initiative. Yesterday, Digital Music News reported on ASCAP and BMI’s plans to create a comprehensive music database. The database would aim to help artists get paid faster on every streaming platform. Critically, its first release would combine two massive performance rights licensing databases, while […]
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Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner just slammed ASCAP and BMI’s shared music database initiative. Yesterday, Digital Music News reported on ASCAP and BMI’s plans to create a comprehensive music database. The database would aim to help artists get paid faster on every streaming platform. Critically, its first release would combine two massive performance rights licensing databases, while […]
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In an open letter posted online, Damnian Bradley, WeTransfer’s President, has confirmed that he has offered SoundCloud’s former employees $10,000. More as this develops.
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Last week, Congress offered a plan to create a global, centralized msuic database. Now, ASCAP and BMI are taking a giant step towards that goal. Last week, Digital Music News reported that Congress re-sparked plans to create the world’s first central, unified music database. Previous efforts to create an authoritative database have failed miserably. Music data, […]
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If you haven’t already signed up for Spotify Premium, prepare to wait several weeks to listen to your favorite artists. Several months ago, Spotify secured long-term licensing deals with Universal Music Group and Merlin Network. Now, after locking down similar deals with Sony Music and WMG, Spotify will likely roll-out exclusive, paid-only content this fall. […]
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So, how much can you expect to get from Spotify, Apple Music, and the other top plays? Music streaming services have helped spark a revival in the music industry. This year alone, major labels have reported record-breaking revenue. But, how much are artists truly earning? Independent data-analysis organization Information is Beautiful has released a new […]
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Instead of album exclusives, will Apple Music use live performance exclusives? To attract users to its fledging music streaming service, Apple offered album exclusives. Despite howls of protest from industry executives, Apple Music signed deals with Frank Ocean and Chance the Rapper. As of late, the tech giant has shifted away from album exclusives. But, […]
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Luis Fonsi’s ‘Despacito’ featuring Daddy Yankee just moved from #5 to #3 on YouTube’s all-time most-watched video list. And they did it while you were sleeping. ‘Despacito’ is already one of the hottest songs in the history of the music business. And its rapid ascent up the YouTube rankings is simply unprecedented. Yesterday, we reported […]
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Thanks to the help of top tech companies, several former SoundCloud employees have jobs. Two weeks ago, SoundCloud abruptly closed its lavish London and San Francisco offices, axing 40% of its workforce. Now, close to 20% the company’s former employees have found a new job. At an all-hands meeting last week, SoundCloud’s co-founders admitted that […]
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