Dylan Smith

Cardi B’s $5 Million ‘Tattoo Lawsuit’ Is Delayed One Month

April 3, 2020

A judge has delayed Cardi B’s $5 million ‘tattoo lawsuit’ by one month, from April 30th to May 30th. The month-long postponement may well have resulted from COVID-19 concerns (but Cardi B hasn't addressed t... Read More...

Sony Officially Acquired EMI Music Publishing. Officially.

New York Judge Allows Class-Action Copyright Termination Lawsuit to Proceed Against Sony Music

Dylan Smith

April 2, 2020

A New York court has allowed a class-action lawsuit filed against Sony Music to proceed. Earlier this week, Digital Music News was the first to report that a different (albeit similar) class-action lawsuit ... Read More...

Is Burning Man Getting Cancelled? Early Ticket Sales Have Been Suspended

Dylan Smith

April 2, 2020

"Temple on Fire" during Burning Man's 2011 edition (photo: Peretz Partensky) Burning Man 2020 is facing an uncertain future due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The annual event’s organizers ha... Read More...

Following Refusal to Implement Much-Needed Changes, CISAC Suspends Corrupt Spanish Collecting Society GSAC's Membership

Promusicae Projects €100 Million Spanish Recorded Music Industry Loss Due to Coronavirus Shutdowns

Dylan Smith

April 2, 2020

A bird's eye view of Barcelona, Spain (photo: Enes) Promusicae, a trade association that represents over 90 percent of the Spanish recorded music industry, expects the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to infli... Read More...

Sony Unveils Massive $100 Million COVID-19 Relief Fund

Dylan Smith

April 2, 2020

Sony has established a $100 million coronavirus-relief fund to support people disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund will benefit first responders and medical professionals, educator... Read More...

Beating Analysts' Expectations, Apple Posts $58 Billion in Revenue as iPhone Sales Drop in Q2 2019

Apple iTunes Accused of Running a ‘Massive Piracy Operation’ In Major Songwriter Lawsuit

Dylan Smith

April 2, 2020

The representatives and music companies of several high-profile composers and songwriters have filed a sizable copyright-infringement lawsuit against Apple. The plaintiffs' legal team argues that Apple has ... Read More...

Paradigm Faces Ugly, $2 Million Lawsuit After Mass Layoffs

Dylan Smith

April 2, 2020

Last month, Paradigm Talent Agency responded to the financial strain of the coronavirus pandemic by laying off approximately 30 employees, most of whom worked in the music touring department, as well as 250 o... Read More...

“Stacy’s Mom” Creator Adam Schlesinger, 52, Dead From Coronavirus

Dylan Smith

April 1, 2020

Adam Schlesinger performing with Tinted Windows (photo: Claire Powers) Fountains of Wayne co-founder Adam Schlesinger has passed away from coronavirus (COVID-19) complications. He was 52 years old. Schlesing... Read More...

BTS Label Big Hit Entertainment Crushes It With $500MM+ In 2019 Revenue

Dylan Smith

April 1, 2020

BTS label/management group Big Hit Entertainment has confirmed that its 2019 earnings surpassed $500 million, and that the all-time-high income was accompanied by an operating profit of more than $85 million.... Read More...

Huawei is Taking on Spotify: Big Three Labels + 160 Million Users on Board

Dylan Smith

April 1, 2020

The main Huawei offices in Shenzhen, China (photo: Brücke-Osteuropa) Chinese tech and cellular company Huawei is taking on Spotify in Europe with Huawei Music, a competing music streaming service that’s now b... Read More...

As Part of $20-$25 Million Spending Spree, Live Nation Acquires LA's Spaceland Presents

Live Nation Shifts Into Streaming with ‘Live at Home,’ Donates $10MM for ‘Crew Aid’

Dylan Smith

April 1, 2020

With the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis preventing virtually all crowd-based live events from proceeding as planned, concert-promotion giant Live Nation has unveiled a “Live at Home” streaming initiative. Addi... Read More...

Spotify Faces Backlash Over Axing Beloved Features on Mobile

Spotify and Warner Music Announce a ‘Renewed Global Licensing Partnership’

Dylan Smith

April 1, 2020

Spotify and mega-label Warner Music Group have settled their professional differences (including artist-royalty disagreements and a much-publicized rift in India) and signed an “expanded” international deal. ... Read More...

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