Dylan Smith

Spotify CEO Pledges to Spend $1.2 Billion of His Personal Fortune on European Startups

September 25, 2020

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has pledged to contribute more than €1 billion ($1.16 billion) of his personal fortune to European startups during the next decade. Daniel Ek unveiled the sizable commitment in a recent... Read More...

Juice WRLD Copyright Infringement Case Transferred to a Different Judge

Dylan Smith

September 25, 2020

The “Lean wit Me” copyright infringement lawsuit against the estate of Juice WRLD has officially been transferred to a new judge, potentially affecting its outcome. This transfer – from Judge Dale S. Fischer... Read More...

Will Live Concerts Come Back In 2021? More Than Half of Execs Says Yes

Dylan Smith

September 25, 2020

Photo Credit: Matthew Kalapuch According to a recent survey pertaining to the future of concerts and festivals, a majority of live music execs believe that gigs will return sometime in 2021. As part of the s... Read More...

This Is the Real Difference Between Rap and Hip Hop

Dylan Smith

September 25, 2020

Contrary to the commonly held belief, rap and hip hop aren't interchangeable. Here's an in-depth answer to the age-old question: what's the difference between rap and hip hop? — including a breakdown from a h... Read More...

Hipgnosis Raises $242 Million in 72 Hours — Time to Devour More Catalogs

Dylan Smith

September 24, 2020

Song investment fund Hipgnosis has raised a whopping $242.25 million (£190 million) in just 72 hours, the company recently confirmed. Hipgnosis, the highly-leveraged bet on the long-term earning potential of... Read More...

Amuse Posts $10.8 Million Annual Loss on $9.34 Million In Revenues

Dylan Smith

September 24, 2020

Stockholm, Sweden. Photo Credit: Yoko Correia Nishimiya Swedish indie record label and distribution company Amuse posted a $10.8 million loss on $9.34 million in revenues during 2019, according to a new earni... Read More...

BMG Is Launching a Hip-Hop Record Label With French Football Club Olympique de Marseille

Dylan Smith

September 24, 2020

BMG has inked a strategic partnership with Ligue 1’s Olympique de Marseille (also simply known as OM) football team. As part of the deal, the two have launched a rap, hip-hop, and R&B record label, OM Rec... Read More...

CISAC Is Overhauling Global ISWC Identification — Over 100 Societies On Board

Dylan Smith

September 24, 2020

The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) has overhauled the ISWC global-identification system for the first time since 2005, and more than 100 societies are onboard with t... Read More...

TikTok Says Even a Temporary Ban Would Kill 90% of Its Userbase

Dylan Smith

September 24, 2020

Photo Credit: Kon Karampelas In a declaration filed as part of ByteDance’s ongoing effort to halt the quick-approaching stateside freeze on new TikTok downloads, top executive Vanessa Pappas indicated that ev... Read More...

Nearly 300,000 People Sign a Petition to Have Joe Rogan Host a Trump vs. Biden Presidential Debate

Dylan Smith

September 23, 2020

Nearly 300,000 people have signed a petition calling for comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan to host a presidential debate. At the time of this writing, the Change.org petition – entitled “Get Joe Rogan to Mode... Read More...

SXSW Is ‘Working With the City of Austin’ for a 2021 Physical Event

Dylan Smith

September 23, 2020

Austin, Texas. Photo Credit: Carlos Alfonso SXSW has revealed that it’s “working with the City of Austin” to deliver a physical event in 2021, in addition to planning an online iteration for March of the same... Read More...

Epidemic Sound Slammed by European Musician Organizations Over Royalty-Free Deals

Dylan Smith

September 23, 2020

Photo Credit: Libby Penner Several European musician organizations, including Brussels-headquartered AEPO-ARTIS and ECSA, as well as Paris-based FIM, have slammed Stockholm’s Epidemic Sound for affording clie... Read More...

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Spotify CEO Pledges to Spend $1.2 Billion of His Personal Fortune on European Startups

Juice WRLD Copyright Infringement Case Transferred to a Different Judge

Will Live Concerts Come Back In 2021? More Than Half of Execs Says Yes

This Is the Real Difference Between Rap and Hip Hop

Hipgnosis Raises $242 Million in 72 Hours — Time to Devour More Catalogs

Amuse Posts $10.8 Million Annual Loss on $9.34 Million In Revenues

BMG Is Launching a Hip-Hop Record Label With French Football Club Olympique de Marseille

CISAC Is Overhauling Global ISWC Identification — Over 100 Societies On Board

TikTok Says Even a Temporary Ban Would Kill 90% of Its Userbase

Nearly 300,000 People Sign a Petition to Have Joe Rogan Host a Trump vs. Biden Presidential Debate

SXSW Is ‘Working With the City of Austin’ for a 2021 Physical Event

Epidemic Sound Slammed by European Musician Organizations Over Royalty-Free Deals

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