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Country Radio Station In Knoxville Reinstates Morgan Wallen After Discovering 92% of Listeners Disagreed With the Ban

February 25, 2021

Knoxville-based WMYL — aka 96.7 Merle FM — has broken ranks and become the first radio station in America to reinstate Morgan Wallen following a poll of its listeners. Other stations may soon follow. We've r... Read More...

Fender Ending Its Use of ‘Swamp Ash’ Wood on Future Stratocaster Guitars

Ashley King

February 25, 2021

Photo Credit: Simon Weisser Fender has been using 'swamp ash' since the 1950s for its Stratocaster guitars. That's changing. The type of wood used in these guitars lent a particular sound to many famous musicians. Muddy Waters, Keith Richards, Chrissie Hynd... Read More...

Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker Shot and Dogs Stolen — $500,000 Reward for Return

Ashley King

February 25, 2021

Photo Credit: Geo Chierchia Police are looking for a man who shot Lady Gaga's dog walker and stole two of the singer's dogs before fleeing. The incident happened late Wednesday night in Hollywood, according ... Read More...

Distrokid Adds Twitch to Its Distribution Menu — Complete With Artist Attribution

Ashley King

February 25, 2021

Photo Credit: Caspar Camille Rubin DistroKid now supports Twitch's new music licensing platform called Soundtrack – with artist attribution. Amazon-owned Twitch is refusing to license music from rightsholder... Read More...

Clive Davis Cancels Pre-Grammy Gala Following Bell’s Palsy Diagnosis

Dylan Smith

February 24, 2021

Music industry veteran Clive Davis has canceled his annual pre-Grammy gala after being diagnosed with Bell’s palsy. The 88-year-old Clive Davis, who hosted one of two planned pre-Grammy livestream events on January 30th, recently revealed the diagnosis and ... Read More...

Jeep ‘Unpauses’ Its Bruce Springsteen Ad Campaign After DUI Charges Dropped

Ashley King

February 24, 2021

Photo Credit: Jose Antonio Gallego Vazquez Bruce Springsteen had his DWI charge dropped by federal prosecutors after pleading guilty to public drinking. Springsteen was arrested in November at the Gateway Na... Read More...

Will a Free Apple Music Tier Ever Exist? Not If Apple Can Help It.

Ashley King

February 24, 2021

Photo Credit: Thomas Kolnowski Apple says it will never offer an Apple Music free tier supported by ads like Spotify. Here's why. At a British government hearing into music streaming economics, Apple's music... Read More...

DaBaby Gets Sued Following Ugly Physical Assault at Music Video Shoot

Ashley King

February 24, 2021

Photo Credit: Azhern123 / CC by 3.0 An Airbnb rental owner is suing rapper DaBaby for assault after shutting down an unauthorized music video shoot. The lawsuit says DaBaby, real name Jonathan Kirk, rented the Runyon Canyon vacation home. One of the rental ... Read More...

Netflix Says It Has ‘No Plans’ To Test Spatial Audio Support, Lagging Behind

Ashley King

February 24, 2021

Photo Credit: Thibault Penin Netflix has put to bed rumors that it is testing AirPods spatial audio support for its platform. Earlier this month, Digital Music News reported that spatial audio support might ... Read More...

California’s Net Neutrality Law Is Now Moving Forward Following Federal Court Ruling

Dylan Smith

February 24, 2021

An aerial shot of Sacramento, California. Photo Credit: Mark Miller Almost three years after being signed into law by former Governor Jerry Brown, the California Internet Consumer Protection and Net Neutralit... Read More...

It’s Coming: Pro Music Rights Submits Additional Documents to SEC Ahead of Planned Spotify-Style Direct Listing

Dylan Smith

February 24, 2021

Ahead of its planned stock market debut, Florida-based performing rights organization Pro Music Rights (PMR) has filed several additional documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Pro Music Rights’ plans for a Spotify-style direct listing... Read More...

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Latest Posts

Country Radio Station In Knoxville Reinstates Morgan Wallen After Discovering 92% of Listeners Disagreed With the Ban

Fender Ending Its Use of ‘Swamp Ash’ Wood on Future Stratocaster Guitars

Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker Shot and Dogs Stolen — $500,000 Reward for Return

Distrokid Adds Twitch to Its Distribution Menu — Complete With Artist Attribution

Clive Davis Cancels Pre-Grammy Gala Following Bell’s Palsy Diagnosis

Jeep ‘Unpauses’ Its Bruce Springsteen Ad Campaign After DUI Charges Dropped

Will a Free Apple Music Tier Ever Exist? Not If Apple Can Help It.

DaBaby Gets Sued Following Ugly Physical Assault at Music Video Shoot

Netflix Says It Has ‘No Plans’ To Test Spatial Audio Support, Lagging Behind

California’s Net Neutrality Law Is Now Moving Forward Following Federal Court Ruling

It’s Coming: Pro Music Rights Submits Additional Documents to SEC Ahead of Planned Spotify-Style Direct Listing