Dylan Smith

BTS Members May Receive Special Exemption from Mandatory Military Service

October 7, 2020

Photo Credit: TenTV Asia / CC by 2.0 A South Korean politician has suggested that members of the ultra-popular K-pop group BTS should be exempt from their nation’s mandatory two-year military service. Noh Wo... Read More...

Mechanical Licensing Collective Officially Announces Its Nashville Headquarters

Dylan Smith

October 7, 2020

Downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Photo Credit: Tanner Boriack The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) previously announced that its headquarters will be located in Nashville, Tennessee — now we know the exact... Read More...

Q2 Music Streaming Revenues Slip Quarter-to-Quarter — But Don’t Hit the Panic Button Quite Yet

Dylan Smith

October 7, 2020

Photo Credit: NeONBRAND Music streaming revenues fell two percent in 2020's second quarter, but nevertheless experienced a double-digit boost from the same period in 2019. The latest data tranche shows a mod... Read More...

$1,200 Second Stimulus Checks Might Be Getting Mailed, After All

Dylan Smith

October 7, 2020

Photo Credit: Alexander Mils President Trump announced yesterday that he’d instructed his team to end the months-long negotiations for a second stimulus package. Even so, a new round of $1,200 federal payment... Read More...

Fleetwood Mac Wholeheartedly Embraces a Viral TikTok Video — Finds Millions of New Fans In the Process

Dylan Smith

October 6, 2020

Fleetwood Mac performing live in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 2009. Photo Credit: Weatherman90 53-year-old rock band Fleetwood Mac has embraced the viral TikTok video that’s continuing to spread its 1977 “Dreams” ... Read More...

Ed Sheeran’s First Manager Told Him to Dye His Hair and Lose the Loop Pedal

Dylan Smith

October 6, 2020

Before getting his big break and rising to international fame, singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran was told by his former manager to dye his hair black and ditch his loop pedal. Longtime Ed Sheeran manager Stuart C... Read More...

SAG-AFTRA Has Made One Million Direct Deposit Payments to Members

Dylan Smith

October 6, 2020

SAG-AFTRA announced today that it has made one million direct-deposit payments to its members. SAG-AFTRA officials revealed the milestone this morning in an email to Digital Music News. Since introducing dir... Read More...

Sony Music Opens a Sprawling 86,000 Sq. Ft. European Megaplex

Dylan Smith

October 6, 2020

Berlin, Germany. Photo Credit: Adam Vradenburg Sony Music Entertainment (SME) has opened a seven-story, 86,000-square-foot (8,000-square-meter) office and European headquarters in Berlin, Germany. Sony Music... Read More...

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Led Zeppelin ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Infringement Case

Dylan Smith

October 6, 2020

The Supreme Court has refused to hear the Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven” copyright infringement case, presumably drawing the years-running legal saga to a close. Digital Music News has covered the extensi... Read More...

Joe Rogan Breaks His Silence on Spotify Employee Protests — ‘I Get It, You’re a 23-Year-Old Woke Kid’

Dylan Smith

October 5, 2020

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Last month, Digital Music News first reported that Spotify employees were threatening to strike in response to the guests and conversations on The Joe Rogan Experience (JRE). Now, Joe Rogan has broken his sil... Read More...

Ticketmaster Chairman Steps Down After 17 Years With the Company

Dylan Smith

October 5, 2020

Longtime Ticketmaster president and global chairman Jared Smith is preparing to step down at 2020’s end. Several sources are reporting on the quick-approaching departure of Smith, who joined Ticketmaster in ... Read More...

Kanye West Settles Copyright Infringement Lawsuit After Sampling a Child’s Voice

Dylan Smith

October 5, 2020

Kanye West has settled the copyright infringement lawsuit stemming from his sampling a child’s prayer in “Ultralight Beam,” which was released as part of 2016’s The Life of Pablo. Digital Music News first re... Read More...

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BTS Members May Receive Special Exemption from Mandatory Military Service

Mechanical Licensing Collective Officially Announces Its Nashville Headquarters

Q2 Music Streaming Revenues Slip Quarter-to-Quarter — But Don’t Hit the Panic Button Quite Yet

$1,200 Second Stimulus Checks Might Be Getting Mailed, After All

Fleetwood Mac Wholeheartedly Embraces a Viral TikTok Video — Finds Millions of New Fans In the Process

Ed Sheeran’s First Manager Told Him to Dye His Hair and Lose the Loop Pedal

SAG-AFTRA Has Made One Million Direct Deposit Payments to Members

Sony Music Opens a Sprawling 86,000 Sq. Ft. European Megaplex

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Led Zeppelin ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Infringement Case

Joe Rogan Breaks His Silence on Spotify Employee Protests — ‘I Get It, You’re a 23-Year-Old Woke Kid’

Ticketmaster Chairman Steps Down After 17 Years With the Company

Kanye West Settles Copyright Infringement Lawsuit After Sampling a Child’s Voice

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