Category archives: Top Stories

The Department of Justice’s August Ruling May Have Implications For the Entire Music Industry

On August 4, the Department of Justice released a statement with far-reaching implications for the entire music industry, especially for those who earn money writing songs. Back in 2014, the Antitrust Division opened an investigation following requests by ASCAP, which represents US composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers, as well as BMI, which collects licenses […]

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Billboard Says Frank Ocean’s ‘Endless’ Isn’t Chart Eligible…

Frank Ocean’s Blonde is poised to hit number 1 on the Billboard Top 200 charts, which is great news for Ocean who has barely released his sophomore album. The album has opened up with the third-largest debut of 2016, behind Beyonce’s Lemonade and Drake’s Views. But Ocean’s second visual album, Endless, rumored to have been […]

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Mariah Carey’s Destitute, HIV-Positive Sister Arrested for Prostitution

Mariah Carey’s net worth is estimated at more than $500 million.  Her estranged sister, Alison Carey, has been far less fortunate. This is a sad, sad story that started back in the 80s, and keeps getting more tragic.  According to details disclosed by local police in Saugerties, New York, Alison Carey was busted Friday on prostitution charges […]

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Is Burning Man Burning Your Wallet?

Originally founded in 1986 (the year I was also born), Burning Man this year will celebrate its 30th anniversary at Black Rock City. That’s the temporary city constructed temporarily in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada just for this event. To attend this event seems almost like a ritual for some festivalgoers. For those looking […]

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Is Burning Man Burning Your Wallet?

Originally founded in 1986 (the year I was also born), Burning Man this year will celebrate its 30th anniversary at Black Rock City. That’s the temporary city constructed temporarily in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada just for this event. To attend this event seems almost like a ritual for some festivalgoers. For those looking […]

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Apple Threatens Legal Action Against Digital Music News for Frank Ocean Coverage

Apple launched a disastrous Frank Ocean ‘exclusive’.  Now, they’re taking it out on Digital Music News with legal threats. Apple has now threatened legal action against Digital Music News for reporting on multiple leaks of Frank Ocean’s latest album, ‘Blonde’.  ‘Blonde,’ alternatively spelled ‘Blond,’ is one of two Ocean albums released in rapid succession last […]

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This Musician Makes $10,000 a Month Live Streaming From Home

A couple weeks ago I profiled Clare Means who more than doubled her income simply by live streaming her street performances on Periscope (by including PayPal.me and website links in her profile to accept tips / offer merch). As the most popular live streaming app on the market, it seemed that Twitter-owned Periscope had figured […]

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Why Songwriters Are Getting Left In the Cold by ASCAP and BMI…

Streaming royalty rates are easily the biggest issue facing songwriters right now.  So why aren’t ASCAP, BMI, or the NMPA fighting the labels over this? The following guest post comes from Jody Dunitz, a former EVP at Sony/ATV Publishing, a current member to angel investing network Tech Coast Angels, and an advocate for songwriters. Spotify is renegotiating […]

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Why Songwriters Are Getting Left In the Cold by ASCAP and BMI…

Streaming royalty rates are easily the biggest issue facing songwriters right now.  So why aren’t ASCAP, BMI, or the NMPA fighting the labels over this? The following guest post comes from Jody Dunitz, a former EVP at Sony/ATV Publishing, a current member to angel investing network Tech Coast Angels, and an advocate for songwriters. Spotify is renegotiating […]

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Spotify IPO ‘On Hold’ as Major Labels Refuse Long-Term Contracts

Spotify keeps waiting.  And waiting.  And waiting… Interminable negotiations with major recording labels are creating a disastrous waiting game for Spotify, one that could cause Wall Street to simply move on.  According to multiple sources and reports, plans for a Spotify IPO are simply ‘on hold’ for the time being. The problem has been, and […]

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