Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
The following comes from Michelman & Robinson, LLP, the law firm handling David Lowery’s massive, $150 million class action against Spotify, and a separate class action against Rhapsody with a similar valuation. The focus of the response is whether songwriters and publishers should join a structured settlement between Spotify and publishers as coordinated through the National Music […]
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Today, Deezer has announced via their blog that the music streaming service will be available on Apple Watch. Other streaming apps are already available on the watch, such as Apple’s own music service and Pandora. However, other streaming services like Spotify and Tidal are missing. The Apple Watch crowd remains niche, though the absence of these […]
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Artists now have a million ways to release their music. Few have the data to understand the options. Musicians at every level — superstar, mid-sized, or emerging — are now struggling with one simple question: how to release their music. And the options are now overwhelming and confusing. Some of the biggest artists in the world are […]
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Imagine a vinyl record that has 30% more capacity, 30% greater volume, and double the audio fidelity of a typical LP sold today. The technical specifications for High Definition Vinyl, or ‘HD Vinyl,’ have now been detailed in a European patent filing exclusively shared with Digital Music News on Tuesday. This is a concept that could potentially be on […]
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Music Reports is now releasing a rights-matching interface designed to solve the mechanical rights streaming crisis, according to details exclusively shared with Digital Music News on Tuesday evening. Updated, Wednesday Mar. 16th, 9 am PT: Music Reports has officially launched the matching platform at musicreports.com, confirming our information from Tuesday. Bill Colitre, Vice President & General Counsel […]
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On Monday, a California Federal Judge ruled that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke will not have to pay Marvin Gaye’s family’s $3.5 million in legal fees. The battle has been ongoing for some time and has finally come to a close. However, the news comes as a surprise to many, as Williams and Thicke were found […]
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The Butter Project was launched in October last year as Popcorn Time’s ‘legal’ spin-off. But, according to the MPAA the Butter Project isn’t really ‘legal’ at all, in fact the MPAA is claiming that the service has extensive copyright infringing material and has sent a series of take down request to GitHub. There is no surprise that the MPAA […]
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Eventide, an American digital audio manufacturer and Tony Visconti, an American record producer have joined forces to create a music plug-in inspired by David Bowie. According to MusicRadar, the partnership reportedly started two years ago after a meeting between Eventide and Visconti, whereby conversations spanned the production of Bowie’s album ‘Heroes’, and Bowie’s vocal ability […]
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Typically, when a new movie is released people flock to the cinema. But what if you didn’t have to join the herd? What if you could watch your favorite new movie from the comfort of your own home? Screening Room is a brand-new, Hollywood-focused streaming service that allows you to remain potato-like. The service, created […]
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Is Spotify really the biggest problem the music industry has right now? Spotify is constantly berated for paying meager royalties, or, not paying them at all. Over the past few months, Spotify has been embroiled in a massive battle over unpaid mechanical royalties, with a $200 million class action sparking a major war between songwriters, publishers, and streaming […]
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