DMN Staff, Author at Digital Music News

Swedish Festival Bravalla Is Closing Because of Rampant Sexual Assaults

June 24, 2018

Bravalla Festival, 2014 (photo: karlafg CC 2.0) A surge in sexual assaults has grounded Bravalla. FKP Scorpio, organizer of the music festival, has confirmed that future events have been canceled. Apparen... Read More...

6ix9ine Shares His Tragic Last Conversation With XXXTentacion

DMN Staff

June 19, 2018

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Sadly, XXXTentacion may have disregarded his own fateful advise to 6ix9ine. Hours after news broke out that rapper XXXTentacion had been shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in Florida, fellow rapper 6ix9i... Read More...

You’re Gonna Hear a Lot More Music from Prince — Thanks to This Sony Music Deal

DMN Staff

June 19, 2018

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Paisley Park. Two years after his tragic passing, Prince’s massive stash of music may be released. It now appears that the Prince's estate, which is currently being handled by Comerica Bank, has come to an a... Read More...

A German Festival Removes a Rap Group for Refusing to Tone Down Their Anti-Israeli Politics

DMN Staff

June 15, 2018

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Young Fathers Young Fathers, a Scottish experimental rap group, were slated to perform a concert at the annual German music and arts festival Ruhrtriennale. The invitation has been revoked due to the group's... Read More...

Deutsche Grammophon and Google are Reviving Some of the Oldest Recordings In History

DMN Staff

June 15, 2018

For years, the video game franchise Fallout has revitalized the popularity of retro 1940s and 1950s music (at least amongst the younger generations). Now, legendary German record company Deutsche Grammophon ... Read More...

4 Simple Ways to Protect Your Music from Being Hacked

DMN Staff

June 8, 2018

photo: PoppyReed (CC0) Getting your music hacked is a terrifying prospect. Hard work gone in an instant — published without release or sent out into the world before it's finished. Sadly, there have been ... Read More...

The Best Music Documentaries on the Planet: 5 You Have to Watch

DMN Staff

June 1, 2018

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Nothing quite beats a music documentary when it comes to getting under the skin of your favorite bands and artists. It’s a documentary genre unlike any other. Sure, you might get some insight after watching... Read More...

MUSEXPO Europe Unveils Full Agenda of Industry Leaders; Event Returns to London

DMN Staff

August 23, 2016

A special announcement from our partner, A&R Worldwide, the company powering MUSEXPO Europe. Darcus Beese to be Honored as 'European Executive of the Year' at Musexpo Europe's Closing Ceremony. In prepa... Read More...

WNYC Asks Digital Music News, ‘What’s Up With Pandora & South Dakota, Anyway?’

DMN Staff

June 18, 2013

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If you're a New Yorker, you probably know WNYC's Soundcheck, hosted by John Schaefer. Here, Shaefer asks Digital Music News publisher Paul Resnikoff all sorts of thorny questions about Pandora and their contro... Read More...

When Two Bands Have the Same Name: A Legal Guide…

DMN Staff

June 10, 2013

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It's one of those situations that you hope never happens to you. But let's face it: with millions of bands online, there's actually a decent chance another active group has exactly the same name as you. A... Read More...

American Idol Fires Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe…

DMN Staff

June 9, 2013

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So how long will this horse still trot? Until it dies of brutal exhaustion, that's how long: according to details slipping this morning, American Idol has now fired executive producer Nigel Lythgoe while the s... Read More...

Right Now: Indie Windowing, isoHunt, Breaking the DMCA, Murders & Acquisitions, TuneWiki+Deezer, As I Lay Dying, Splish/Splash, YouTube Music…

DMN Staff

May 17, 2013

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Pray tell: where do indies really stand on streaming services? Whisper calculations show that indies typically get paid less than their major label counterparts on platforms like Spotify (and that doesn't even... Read More...

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