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Author Colin Cohen

Colin Cohen

Colin has many years of experience writing about music, technology and sports for publications around the world while living in both the United States and Europe. He has also had fiction published by Akashic Books and Lettre International.

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Colin Cohen
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In the wake of analysts from both Evercore and Bernstein giving Spotify an underperform rating, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the company is in early talks to acquire a podcasting network called t... Read More...

Chinese Audio Platform Lizhi Goes Public on Wall Street

Colin Cohen
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A leading Chinese podcasting and audio content app called Lizhi has gone public on Nasdaq. Trading under the ticker symbol LIZI, Lizhi is a competitor of Ximalaya and Dragonfly. They are currently offering i... Read More...

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Colin Cohen
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Photo of Krist Novoselic of Nirvana by David Lee (CC BY-SA 2.0) The two surviving members of the Doors are planning a charity concert that will feature, among others, former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic. ... Read More...

Chuck D Responds to Recording Academy Imbroglio — ‘Same Old Bullsh*t’

Colin Cohen
January 19, 2020
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Photo of Chuck D by Mika Väisänen (CC BY-SA 4.0) Legendary rapper Chuck D has come out in support of suspended Recording Academy president and CEO Deborah Dugan. Just prior to the 2020 Grammy Awards, the Aca... Read More...

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Colin Cohen
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Photo of DaBaby Fresh off a recent arrest, along with other altercations, rapper DaBaby has been caught on video assaulting a hotel worker. The video in question, according to TMZ, comes from the security ca... Read More...

Ariana Grande Faces a Massive Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘7 Rings’

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January 17, 2020
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Photo of Ariana Grande by Lindsay Neilson (Twitter, IG) A rapper is suing pop star Ariana Grande for copyright infringement, claiming that she copied the chorus of "7 Rings" from one of his songs. The suit a... Read More...

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Colin Cohen
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Public domain photo of the Grateful Dead Warner Chappell Music has announced that it has concluded a global publishing deal with Ice Nine, which is the Grateful Dead's publishing company. Interestingly, the ... Read More...

Eminem Getting Ripped Apart for Rapping About 2017 Manchester Arena Bombing

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Photo of Eminem The latest album by rapper Eminem is facing backlash over lyrics that seemingly make light of the 2017 bombing of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England. The bombing, which occurred ... Read More...

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Recording Academy President and CEO Deborah Dugan In the wake of the Recording Academy placing its president and CEO Deborah Dugan on administrative leave, Dugan has hired a prominent litigation attorney to d... Read More...
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Photo of Irving Azoff In response to the Department of Justice (DOJ) filing an amicus brief in support of Irving Azoff and his long-standing legal battle with the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC), the Nat... Read More...
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In the wake of layoffs and the replacement of workers with "technology and artificial intelligence," iHeartMedia announced that it has promoted three senior programmers to division executive vice presidents o... Read More...
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