Dylan Smith

UK Competition Watchdog Announces ‘Probe Into Music Streaming’ Following Months-Long DCMS Investigation

October 19, 2021

London, England. Photo Credit: Benjamin Davies Back in July, following a months-long investigation, a British parliamentary committee called for a “complete reset” of music streaming’s economics. Now, the UK’... Read More...

AI-Powered Music-Separation Startup Audioshake Completes $2 Million Funding Round

Dylan Smith

October 19, 2021

AI-powered music-separation platform Audioshake has raised $2 million. Photo Credit: Markus Winkler Artificial intelligence music-separation platform Audioshake has officially raised $2 million in a seed fund... Read More...

KKR Purchases Kobalt Capital Song Portfolio in $1.1 Billion Deal, Establishes Chord Music Partners

Dylan Smith

October 19, 2021

KKR co-founder Henry Kravis. Photo Credit: World Economic Forum Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (NYSE: KKR) has officially purchased Kobalt Capital’s over 62,000-track KMR Music Royalties II portfolio for about $1.1 ... Read More...

Young Thug Loses Hard Drive Containing ‘200 Unreleased Songs,’ Files $1 Million-Plus Lawsuit Against ‘Negligent’ Apartment Building Owners

Dylan Smith

October 18, 2021

Young Thug performing live. Photo Credit: Frank Schwichtenberg Young Thug has officially filed a lawsuit centering on the loss of a Louis Vuitton bag, $40,000 in cash, a $57,000 watch, a $37,000 chain, and, m... Read More...

Photographer Danny Clinch Sues Warner Music Group, HipHopDX Over Tupac Image

Dylan Smith

October 18, 2021

A photographer named Danny Clinch is officially suing Warner Music Group and HipHopDX for allegedly infringing upon an image of Tupac Shakur. Toms River, New Jersey-born Danny Clinch and his legal team just... Read More...

Federal Court Dismisses Former Lil Wayne Manager’s $20 Million Lawsuit Due to ‘Lack of Personal Jurisdiction’

Dylan Smith

October 18, 2021

Lil Wayne. Photo Credit: Megan Elice Meadows / CC by 2.0 In December of 2020, Lil Wayne was named in a $20 million lawsuit from his former attorney and manager, Ronald Sweeney. Now, a California federal court... Read More...

Clubhouse Officially Announces Music Mode: ‘Broadcast Your Music With High Quality and Great Stereo Sound’

Dylan Smith

October 15, 2021

Photo Credit: Dmitry Mashkin Clubhouse has officially debuted Music Mode, “a new setting that helps you sound your best when performing on” the social-audio platform. Clubhouse, which developed a significan... Read More...

Primary Wave Acquires Stake in ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow’ Songwriter Gerry Goffin’s Catalog

Dylan Smith

October 15, 2021

Whitney Houston, whose 1985 debut album included "Saving All My Love for You," written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin. Photo Credit: Asterio Tecson Four days after spending a reported $50 million on Bing ... Read More...

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NMPA Says Streaming Services Are Demanding ‘The Lowest Royalty Rates in History’ — Let the Negotiations Begin

Dylan Smith

October 15, 2021

Washington, D.C.'s James Madison Memorial Building, which houses the U.S. Copyright Office. Ahead of the Copyright Royalty Board’s mechanical-rate determination for 2023 to 2027, National Music Publishers’ As... Read More...

Spirit Music Group Owner Lyric Capital Launches $500 Million Catalog Fund With Northleaf

Dylan Smith

October 14, 2021

Photo Credit: Giorgio Trovato Investment firm Northleaf Capital Partners has officially unveiled a $500 million “strategic alliance” with Spirit Music Group owner Lyric Capital, which will manage “certain mus... Read More...

Cher Sues Mary Bono, Trustee of Sonny Bono’s Estate, Over Royalty-Termination Notice

Dylan Smith

October 14, 2021

Cher performing live in 2019. Photo Credit: Raph_PH 75-year-old singer and actress Cher is officially suing Mary Bono, the fourth wife of Sonny Bono and trustee of the Bono Collection Trust, for allegedly att... Read More...

Reservoir, SiriusXM Back Scripted-Podcast Company Audio Up In $12 Million Raise

Dylan Smith

October 14, 2021

About one month after inking a “worldwide” administration deal with Joni Mitchell, Reservoir (NASDAQ: RSVR) has backed audio-entertainment and podcast-production company Audio Up in a $12 million Series B led... Read More...

Working Through the Pandemic: Three Prominent Music Supervisors Discuss the Music Industry’s Way Forward

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Meet the Artist Who Is Literally Saving His Fans’ Lives — Our Latest Podcast

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Now That the Music Modernization Act Has Passed, Who’s Gonna Run the Damn Thing?

Investing In Music Catalogs? It Ain’t All Daisies & Butterflies — Our Latest Podcast

UK Competition Watchdog Announces ‘Probe Into Music Streaming’ Following Months-Long DCMS Investigation

AI-Powered Music-Separation Startup Audioshake Completes $2 Million Funding Round

KKR Purchases Kobalt Capital Song Portfolio in $1.1 Billion Deal, Establishes Chord Music Partners

Young Thug Loses Hard Drive Containing ‘200 Unreleased Songs,’ Files $1 Million-Plus Lawsuit Against ‘Negligent’ Apartment Building Owners

Photographer Danny Clinch Sues Warner Music Group, HipHopDX Over Tupac Image

Federal Court Dismisses Former Lil Wayne Manager’s $20 Million Lawsuit Due to ‘Lack of Personal Jurisdiction’

Clubhouse Officially Announces Music Mode: ‘Broadcast Your Music With High Quality and Great Stereo Sound’

Primary Wave Acquires Stake in ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow’ Songwriter Gerry Goffin’s Catalog

NMPA Says Streaming Services Are Demanding ‘The Lowest Royalty Rates in History’ — Let the Negotiations Begin

Spirit Music Group Owner Lyric Capital Launches $500 Million Catalog Fund With Northleaf

Cher Sues Mary Bono, Trustee of Sonny Bono’s Estate, Over Royalty-Termination Notice

Reservoir, SiriusXM Back Scripted-Podcast Company Audio Up In $12 Million Raise

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