Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
LyricFind helps music fans, artists and rights holders… Today, LyricFind have announced that they have joined forces with Google to bring more lyrics to the search engine, and administer rights. LyricFind is the world’s largest lyric licensing service with lyrics from more than 4,000 publishers across 100 countries. This vast library of lyrics is now coming […]
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Judge decides final settlement for ‘Happy Birthday’ lawsuit… The long drawn out ‘Happy Birthday’ lawsuit is finally drawing to a close, according to Variety. The U.S. District Judge George King is considering the final settlement which may see Warner Chappell pay out $14 million in compensation and over $4 million in attorneys fees. Background of […]
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Apple Music continues to secure artist exclusives… A report by Interscope Records has confirmed that Apple Music has secured another artist exclusive – this time with Chicago rapper, Dreezy. The album titled ‘No Hard Feelings’ will be available on the streaming platform as of July 15th. Apple Music will have a one-week exclusive before the album becomes more […]
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Pandora will sit alongside the Spotify integration, giving Uber drivers and passengers more options… Today, it has been announced that the online radio station, Pandora has joined forces with the taxi service, Uber to bring drivers and passengers a varied music listening experience. From today, the program will be available for all Uber drivers in […]
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The scammers were so good they fooled Cox… According to TorrentFreak, scammers are using anti-piracy tracking company – IP-Echelon and rights holders like Lionsgate to send false DMCA notices and settlement agreements to internet service providers (ISPs). There are two antipiracy companies which are known for sending direct DMCA notices with a settlement fee, to ISPs – […]
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DMN rewinds to bring you the top 10 music industry stories this week. 1. Breaking: Led Zeppelin Triumphs In ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Infringement Case. The long, expensive, messy ‘Stairway to Heaven’ case is over. Today (June 23rd), a California federal jury officially rejected claims that Led Zeppelin stole the opening riff to their hit song ‘Stairway To Heaven’. […]
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Will Snoop Dog be facing a trademark infringement lawsuit… Rapper and entrepreneur – Snoop Dog, also known as Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr, has been at the centre of a Trademark battle with Canada’s Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team. Toronto’s Maple Leafs believe that the rapper’s logo for his marijuana product line bears a striking resemblance to the […]
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Music Industry speaks up on Britain’s planned exit from EU… Last night, after 43 long years of being part of the European Union, Britain voted itself out. 52% voted to leave the EU, with the remainder voting to stay. Below are responses from trade bodies, IFPI, and BPI in the music industry. Frances Moore, CEO of International Federation […]
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Francis Malofiy provides a statement on the verdict of the ‘Stairway To Heaven’ case… Yesterday (June 23rd), a California federal jury officially rejected claims that Led Zeppelin stole the opening riff to their hit song ‘Stairway To Heaven’. The accusation was that the band blatantly lifted the critical guitar progression from a song called ‘Taurus,’ originally composed […]
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Don’t say no to Drake, or you will get knocked out by his bodyguard… According to a report by TMZ, Drake is being sued by Rapper/Producer – Detail, also known as Noel Fisher, for allegedly getting his bodyguard to beat him up. Fisher is famous for producing Beyonce’s song ‘Drunk In Love’, which earned him […]
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