Dylan Smith

Global Music Rights Settles Lawsuits With Two Radio Groups Following RMLC Agreement

January 23, 2023

A little less than one year after concluding a long-running legal battle with the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC), performance rights organization Global Music Rights (GMR) has settled a pair of lawsuits... Read More...

Primary Wave Announces Catalog Deals With The Doors’ Robby Krieger, Estate of Ray Manzarek

Dylan Smith

January 23, 2023

Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek. Photo Credit: Daniel van Bloppoel The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger and the estate of keyboardist Ray Manzarek have inked agreements to sell “all aspects” of their interests in... Read More...

Warner Music Group Acquires Yes ‘Recorded Music Rights and Income Streams’ in ‘Milestone Deal’

Dylan Smith

January 23, 2023

Yes guitarist Steve Howe performing live. Photo Credit: ocad123 Warner Music Group (WMG) has officially acquired the recorded rights of Yes in a deal that covers the London-based group’s first 12 studio album... Read More...

Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’ Sets Spotify Record for Most Streams in a Single Week — 101 Million Plays and Counting

Dylan Smith

January 20, 2023

Miley Cyrus performing live in 2019. Photo Credit: Casey J. Hopkins Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” has set a Spotify record for the most streams in a single week, with north of 100 million on-platform plays to its cr... Read More...

TikTok Uses a Secret ‘Heating Button’ to Drive Viral Trends, Investigative Report Finds

Dylan Smith

January 20, 2023

Photo Credit: Eyestetix Studio Both members of the music community and content creators have long sought to ignite viral trends on TikTok. But the impact of these efforts – and the idea that virality is depen... Read More...

Multiple Kendrick Lamar Tracks Leak On Spotify, YouTube, and Deezer

Dylan Smith

January 20, 2023

Photo Credit: NRK P3 / CC by 2.0 Three previously unreleased Kendrick Lamar tracks – “Computer Love,” “Pure,” and “Make Me Happy” – have leaked on Spotify and other platforms. The unofficial songs’ streamin... Read More...

IFPI Touts ‘The First Successful Blocking Action Targeting Stream Ripping Sites In India’ — 20 Platforms Blocked

Dylan Smith

January 19, 2023

Mumbai, India. Photo Credit: Hardik Joshi The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is touting what it describes as “the first successful blocking action” against stream-ripping website... Read More...

Spotify and Deezer Urge the European Commission To Take Swift Regulatory Action Against Apple: ‘Consumer Harm Will Continue Until a Remedy Is Enforced’

Dylan Smith

January 19, 2023

Brussels' Berlaymont building, which serves as the headquarters of the European Commission. Photo Credit: EmDee After providing fake-stream data to the French government while Apple Music opted not to do so, ... Read More...

TikTok Bans Spread to College Campuses In Multiple States Amid Bipartisan Crackdown — UT Austin, Boise State, More

Dylan Smith

January 19, 2023

An aerial shot of the University of Texas at Austin, where a TikTok ban has gone into effect. Photo Credit: Chirag Tripathi With a number of governors having banned TikTok on state devices due to alleged user... Read More...

Flo Rida Awarded Nearly $83 Million by Florida Jury in Breach-Of-Contract Suit Against Energy Drink Maker

Dylan Smith

January 18, 2023

Flo Rida performing live in 2022. Photo Credit: Minda Haas Kuhlmann A Florida jury has officially awarded Flo Rida nearly $83 million in a breach-of-contract lawsuit that he filed against Celsius Holdings, th... Read More...

1-3% of France’s Total Music Listening Resulted From Fake Streams In 2021, Study Finds: ‘These Practices Have Become Widespread’

Dylan Smith

January 18, 2023

Paris, France. Photo Credit: Isaiah Bekkers Citing data from Spotify and others, a new report has suggested that at least one to three percent of France’s on-demand music streams – or roughly one to three bil... Read More...

Amazon Music Unlimited Is Reportedly Set To Raise Prices For Non-Prime Subscribers in Japan — Will a Stateside Hike Follow?

Dylan Smith

January 18, 2023

Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Photo Credit: Louie Martinez After Apple Music’s price increased in late 2022 – and as Spotify reportedly prepares to up the cost of its individual plan – Amazon Music Unlimited’s monthl... Read More...

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