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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...

Is High-Definition the Next Big Thing? Qobuz Raises a Cool $11.7 Million

Dylan Smith

September 22, 2020

High-definition music streaming service Qobuz has raised over $11.7 million (€10 million) in a new funding round. Qobuz officials recently revealed the multimillion-dollar backing via a formal release. Per t... 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...

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. B... 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, ... Read More...

Van Morrison to Release Three Songs Protesting Coronavirus Lockdown Measures

Dylan Smith

September 18, 2020

Van Morrison performing in Canada in 2010. Photo Credit: sahlgoode Late last month, Digital Music News was first to report that Van Morrison had blasted COVID-19 gig restrictions as “pseudo-science.” Now, the... Read More...

TikTok Faces a Possible Shutdown In the U.S. Starting Sunday

Paul Resnikoff

September 18, 2020

The United States will officially ban TikTok starting this Sunday, September 20th, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Commerce issued this morning. The decision was disclosed early this morning by the U.S. Department of Commerce, and detai... Read More...

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Latest Posts

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

Is High-Definition the Next Big Thing? Qobuz Raises a Cool $11.7 Million

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

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

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

Van Morrison to Release Three Songs Protesting Coronavirus Lockdown Measures

TikTok Faces a Possible Shutdown In the U.S. Starting Sunday