Artist also hits out at Billboard’s chart rules, and Travis Scott’s merch tactics
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YouTube Views Will Now Count in UK Singles Chart
The Official Charts Company won’t count ‘spam’ YouTube music video plays, so, tough luck, Chris Brown. The Official Charts Company (OCC) has announced it will now include music video plays from YouTube in its UK Singles chart. The move comes after the…
Latest Industry: Festival Harassment, Jimmy Wopo, Fyre Festival, Vkontakte, Jay-Z+Puma, More…
Nearly half of all female festivalgoers are sexually harassed. According to a new study from YouGov, nearly half of all female festivalgoers faced unwanted sexual behavior at events. Surveying 1,188 male and female festivalgoers in the UK, 22% faced a…
Latest Industry: Bon Iver, DFC, ToneDen, YouTube News, iHeartMedia, Live Nation, More…
Bon Iver and The National launch a streaming service. Along with Bon Iver, The National’s Aaron and Bryce Dessner have launched a new streaming service called People. According to Aaron Dessner, the service won’t compete against Spotify and Apple Musi…
TIDAL investigates ‘potential data breach’ following fake streams accusation
Richard Sanders denies DN report, but opens review to “uncover what occurred”
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Now TIDAL is accused of failing to pay record labels on time
Dagens Næringsliv report claims that TIDAL hasn’t paid labels for months
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As Artists Pull Their Music from the Service, TIDAL Faces Criminal Complaint Over Fake Streams
TIDAL remains suspiciously silent as the fallout over fake plays on Jay-Z’s streaming music platform continues to grow. Norwegian songwriters, composers, and music publishers have filed a complaint against Jay-Z’s streaming music service, T…
Latest Industry: Cisco, YouTube, Warner, Metallica, Vivendi, Prince, Apple Music, Pandora, TIDAL, More…
Cisco pulls ads from YouTube. Over a fear of sensitive content appearing right after its ads, Cisco has pulled all of its online ads from YouTube. Taking a veiled swipe at the video platform’s past controversies over sensitive content, Cisc…
TIDAL and Prince Estate reach deal to release new music, cease legal tussle
“We will continue to respect and honor Prince’s enduring legacy and wishes with this new collection,” says Jay Z
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Latest Industry: RIAA, Elon Musk, Morgan Evans, BTS, Sony/ATV, TIDAL, Vertigo, Recording Academy, More…
Streaming music services pay Grimes way too little, says Elon Musk. Following the confirmation of his relationship with Canadian pop star Grimes, Elon Musk has blasted the “crazy low payout” artists receive from streaming music services.…