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French Recorded Music Industry Stays Flat In 2020; Streaming Continues to Grow

September 22, 2020

Music streaming services' shares of total revenue in the French recorded music industry between 2017 and 2019. Photo Credit: National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing Owing to COVID-19’s far-reaching impa... Read More...

Amazon Launches New Ad Campaign for HD Music – Does It Matter?

Ashley King

September 22, 2020

Photo Credit: Waldermar Brandt Amazon Music is focusing on a new ad campaign for HD music – but will it make a difference? Amazon's music strategy is all over the place compared to Apple Music and Spotify. T... Read More...

The Legal Battle Over YouTube Stream-Rippers Could Go to the Supreme Court

Dylan Smith

September 21, 2020

Photo Credit: Christian Wiediger The copyright infringement lawsuit between the RIAA and Tofig Kurbanov, owner of YouTube stream-ripping platforms 2conv.com and flvto.biz, may be heading to the Supreme Court. To briefly recap the high-stakes courtroom confr... Read More...

ThePirateBay.com Sells for $35,150 at Auction

Dylan Smith

September 21, 2020

16 years after its registration, ThePirateBay.com domain name has fetched $35,150 at auction. DropCatch recently acquired (and auctioned) this and other expired domains formerly owned and operated by the inf... Read More...

Pelosi Says Trump “Just Wants His Name” on a Second Stimulus Check

Dylan Smith

September 21, 2020

Photo Credit: U.S. Department of Labor Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi recently claimed that the president “just wants his name” on a second stimulus check, casting additional doubt upon the prospect of a n... Read More...

Librarian of Congress Officially Names Shira Perlmutter Register of Copyrights

Dylan Smith

September 21, 2020

Shira Perlmutter is officially set to become the U.S. Copyright Office’s 14th Register of Copyrights. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced the appointment of Shira Perlmutter this morning. Maria Strong had filled the position on an acting basis sinc... Read More...

Logic Blames UMG for Blocking Access to His Music for Game Streaming

Ashley King

September 21, 2020

Photo Credit: Ella Don Logic is an exclusive Twitch streamer now, but he's putting Universal Music Group on blast for his catalog. "Too many of my gaming homies @Ninja included have wanted to play my music d... Read More...

Musicians Step Up Their Legal Battle Against New York’s Ticketed Event Ban — “It Is the Definition of Nonsensical”

Dylan Smith

September 21, 2020

Manhattan, New York. Photo Credit: Oliver Niblett Late last month, Digital Music News was first to report that musicians had fired back against New York’s controversial ticketed event ban with a lawsuit. Now,... Read More...

Kanye West’s Label Contracts Include Master Ownership, Profit-Sharing Deals, and Multi-Million Dollar Advances

Dylan Smith

September 20, 2020

As part of his ongoing tirade against the music industry, the Recording Academy, and Universal Music Group, rapper Kanye West recently posted some 100 pages worth of his past recording contracts to Twitter. But are they really that bad? While the legal docu... Read More...

Empty Concert Halls In the U.S. Are Being Converted Into Polling Stations

Dylan Smith

September 18, 2020

The Hollywood Palladium, one of the Live Nation venues that will serve as a polling station this November. Photo Credit: Doug Goodwin With traditional concerts still on hold throughout much of the U.S., Live ... Read More...

Spotify Stock (SPOT) Down More Than 20% In September — What’s Going On?

Dylan Smith

September 18, 2020

Spotify stock is down more than 20 percent this month, prompting many investors and music industry voices to levy questions about the dip’s underlying causes and SPOT’s path forward. On September 1st, 2020, when The Joe Rogan Experience made its long-awaite... Read More...

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Latest Posts

French Recorded Music Industry Stays Flat In 2020; Streaming Continues to Grow

Amazon Launches New Ad Campaign for HD Music – Does It Matter?

The Legal Battle Over YouTube Stream-Rippers Could Go to the Supreme Court

ThePirateBay.com Sells for $35,150 at Auction

Pelosi Says Trump “Just Wants His Name” on a Second Stimulus Check

Librarian of Congress Officially Names Shira Perlmutter Register of Copyrights

Logic Blames UMG for Blocking Access to His Music for Game Streaming

Musicians Step Up Their Legal Battle Against New York’s Ticketed Event Ban — “It Is the Definition of Nonsensical”

Kanye West’s Label Contracts Include Master Ownership, Profit-Sharing Deals, and Multi-Million Dollar Advances

Empty Concert Halls In the U.S. Are Being Converted Into Polling Stations

Spotify Stock (SPOT) Down More Than 20% In September — What’s Going On?