Dylan Smith

Lil Nas X Says He’s Still Battling Nike Over Trademark-Infringing ‘Satan’ Shoes — Seemingly to Promote a New Single

July 19, 2021

Photo Credit: Lil Nas X Earlier this year, Nike sued MSCHF Product Studio over the limited-edition “Satan Shoes” that it released in collaboration with Lil Nas X, to promote the rapper’s “Montero” single. Now... Read More...

Live Nation Executive Becomes the Latest Victim of Surfside Condo Collapse

Dylan Smith

July 19, 2021

Live Nation executive Theresa Velasquez was one of the nearly 100 individuals who perished in the Surfside condo collapse last month, officials have confirmed. The former Sony Music marketing professional T... Read More...

Bigsound 2021 Canceled As Australian States Extend Lockdown Restrictions

Dylan Smith

July 19, 2021

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Photo Credit: Kgbo Organizers have officially canceled Bigsound 2021, which had been scheduled to take place in September. Bigsound higher-ups just recently announced the unf... Read More...

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Round Hill Music Raises $86.5 Million to Acquire Additional Music IP

Dylan Smith

July 16, 2021

A little over one week after UK-based song-investment fund Hipgnosis (LON: SONG) raised north of $215 million for further catalog acquisitions, Round Hill Music’s Royalty Fund has generated another $86.5 mill... Read More...

Atlantic Records Inks Partnership Agreement With Indie Label vnclm_

Dylan Smith

July 16, 2021

Warner Music Group’s Atlantic Records has inked a partnership agreement with indie label vnclm_. Vnclm_ (pronounced “vin•cu•lum,” the company makes clear on its social-media profiles) unveiled the deal in a... Read More...

Damon Dash v. Roc-A-Fella Records Legal Battle Set to Proceed as Dash Pursues Countersuit

Dylan Smith

July 16, 2021

Late last month, Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records filed a firmly worded lawsuit against co-founder Damon Dash for allegedly planning to sell an interest in Reasonable Doubt as a non-fungible token (NFT). Now, with... Read More...

The Weeknd Jumps Into $2 Million Seed Funding Round for Songfinch

Dylan Smith

July 15, 2021

The Weeknd performing in 2012. Photo Credit: David Hwang The Weeknd has officially jumped into a $2 million seed funding round for Songfinch, a platform through which fans can order personalized songs created... Read More...

Foo Fighters Call Off Their Los Angeles Comeback Show After Someone Contracts COVID

Dylan Smith

July 15, 2021

The Foo Fighters. Photo Credit: Raph_PH The Foo Fighters – who last month performed the first full-capacity show in New York since the implementation of lockdown measures – have called off their Los Angeles c... Read More...

British Parliamentary Committee Calls for ‘Complete Reset’ of Streaming Music Economics

Dylan Smith

July 15, 2021

Big Ben and The Palace of Westminster. Photo Credit: Marcin Nowak Back in October of 2020, the House of Commons’ Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee launched a comprehensive investigation into streami... Read More...

Vinyl Record Sales Are Up 108.2% This Year — Not Everyone Is So Thrilled, However

Dylan Smith

July 14, 2021

Photo Credit: Victrola Though U.S. vinyl record sales enjoyed a 108.2 percent year-over-year increase during 2021’s first six months, a number of indie acts and record labels are expressing their frustration ... Read More...

Spotify Is Slowly Losing Market Share to Rivals YouTube Music, Tencent Music, Amazon, and Others — Report

Dylan Smith

July 14, 2021

Spotify parted with two percent of its market share in 2020, according to a report. A new report has revealed that Spotify, despite adding the most net subscribers of any music-streaming service between Q1 20... Read More...

Catalog Releases Now Account for Two-Thirds of All US-Based Music Consumption

Dylan Smith

July 14, 2021

Music catalogs (consisting of songs over 18 months old) accounted for 66.4 percent of U.S. music consumption through 2021's first half. Photo Credit: MRC Data Catalog releases – or those that are over 18 mont... Read More...

Burt Bacharach Dazzles at the Guild of Music Supervisors Awards in LA — Here’s Who Took Home Trophies

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Lil Nas X Says He’s Still Battling Nike Over Trademark-Infringing ‘Satan’ Shoes — Seemingly to Promote a New Single

Live Nation Executive Becomes the Latest Victim of Surfside Condo Collapse

Bigsound 2021 Canceled As Australian States Extend Lockdown Restrictions

Round Hill Music Raises $86.5 Million to Acquire Additional Music IP

Atlantic Records Inks Partnership Agreement With Indie Label vnclm_

Damon Dash v. Roc-A-Fella Records Legal Battle Set to Proceed as Dash Pursues Countersuit

The Weeknd Jumps Into $2 Million Seed Funding Round for Songfinch

Foo Fighters Call Off Their Los Angeles Comeback Show After Someone Contracts COVID

British Parliamentary Committee Calls for ‘Complete Reset’ of Streaming Music Economics

Vinyl Record Sales Are Up 108.2% This Year — Not Everyone Is So Thrilled, However

Spotify Is Slowly Losing Market Share to Rivals YouTube Music, Tencent Music, Amazon, and Others — Report

Catalog Releases Now Account for Two-Thirds of All US-Based Music Consumption

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