Colin Cohen, Author at Digital Music News

Record Store Day Smashes Its Own One-Day Record - Nearly 750,000 LPs Sold

Vinyl Record Sales Surpass 1.24MM Units During Christmas Week in the U.S.

December 31, 2019

Billboard is reporting that vinyl record sales in the United States during Christmas week exceeded 1.24 million units, making it the biggest week for such sales since Nielsen Music began tracking them back in... Read More...

Justin Bieber 10-Part Docuseries Is Premiering on YouTube

Colin Cohen

December 31, 2019

YouTube Originals has announced that it has signed a deal with pop superstar Justin Bieber to create the first ever docuseries about him, which will be called Justin Bieber: Seasons. The show will premiere o... Read More...

2019 Was the Year of the Wireless Headphone — Sales May Top 350 Million

Colin Cohen

December 31, 2019

According to a research report from Canalys, 2019 has been a banner year for the wireless headphone market. Sales in the third quarter reached 96.7 million, which represents a growth of 53% over the same peri... Read More...

35 Years Later, A-ha Reissues Its ‘Take On Me’ Video in 4K

Colin Cohen

December 31, 2019

The Norwegian pop band A-ha has released a 4K remastered edition of the video that accompanied their 1984 hit song "Take On Me." The original video utilized an animation technique called rotoscoping, in whic... Read More...

Tencent Officially Concludes 10% Purchase of Universal Music Group

Colin Cohen

December 31, 2019

Tencent, the Chinese multinational conglomerate, has announced that it has finalized a 10% purchase of Universal Music Group (UMG) for 3 billion euros ($3.36 billion) from Vivendi. The acquisition is still su... Read More...

Comcast Is Raising Rates Again — Average Monthly Internet Bill Surpasses $80

Colin Cohen

December 30, 2019

Broadband cable provider Comcast is raising rates once again across the board, with its price for Internet service notably spiking. The company's Performance Internet plan, which provides download speeds of ... Read More...

Despite $7 Million in Funding, 8tracks Is Shutting Down

Colin Cohen

December 30, 2019

The founder of 8Tracks, David Porter, has announced in a blog post that the company will cease operations at the end of the year. The company launched back in 2008 as a social media platform that offered use... Read More...

Hasbro Officially Closes $3.8 Billion Entertainment One Acquisition

Colin Cohen

December 30, 2019

Just a month after British regulators announced that they were investigating the nearly $4-billion acquisition of Entertainment One by Hasbro, the deal has officially been completed. The Competition and Mark... Read More...

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Taylor Swift Couldn’t Save ‘Cats’ — Losses Projected at $100MM

Colin Cohen

December 30, 2019

The film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats has been one of the most talked-about movies of the year for all the wrong reasons. Despite the appearance of pop superstar Taylor Swift, the film has been st... Read More...

Lady Gaga’s Las Vegas Residency May Get Extended

Colin Cohen

December 30, 2019

It is being reported that singer Lady Gaga just might extend her residency at the Park Theater in Las Vegas for at least another year. During her performance at the theater on December 28, Gaga told the crow... Read More...

Tim Boyle, Prolific Hollywood Recording Engineer, Dies at 71

Colin Cohen

December 30, 2019

Tim Boyle, who was a famed sound engineer and scoring mixer that worked with the likes of Eric Clapton and Quincy Jones, has died of the age of 71 in Sherman Oaks from liver cancer. In addition to Clapton an... Read More...

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Physical Addresses of Elton John, Olivia Newton-John, Others Leaked by UK Government

Colin Cohen

December 29, 2019

Reuters is reporting that the British government published the physical addresses of a number of celebrities online by accident, including those of Elton John and Olivia Newton-John. The posting of the addre... Read More...

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Vinyl Record Sales Surpass 1.24MM Units During Christmas Week in the U.S.

Justin Bieber 10-Part Docuseries Is Premiering on YouTube

2019 Was the Year of the Wireless Headphone — Sales May Top 350 Million

35 Years Later, A-ha Reissues Its ‘Take On Me’ Video in 4K

Tencent Officially Concludes 10% Purchase of Universal Music Group

Comcast Is Raising Rates Again — Average Monthly Internet Bill Surpasses $80

Despite $7 Million in Funding, 8tracks Is Shutting Down

Hasbro Officially Closes $3.8 Billion Entertainment One Acquisition

Taylor Swift Couldn’t Save ‘Cats’ — Losses Projected at $100MM

Lady Gaga’s Las Vegas Residency May Get Extended

Tim Boyle, Prolific Hollywood Recording Engineer, Dies at 71

Physical Addresses of Elton John, Olivia Newton-John, Others Leaked by UK Government

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