Dylan Smith

Gavin Newson Ends California’s Restrictive Musician Contractor Laws by Signing AB 2557

September 7, 2020

Photo Credit: CA Governor's Office Four days back, Digital Music News was first to report that the California Legislature had passed AB 2257, a bill that would exempt musicians from AB5 requirements. Now, Gov... Read More...

Is Spotify Crashing? SPOT Stock Price Drops $52 In Just 4 Days, Hikes $15 One Day Later

Dylan Smith

September 4, 2020

Spotify stock suffered a more than $13-per-share dip on Friday (9/4), falling over 5% (to $248.21) from Thursday’s close as part of a more than $40 decrease since midweek. That loss continued on Tuesday (9/8)... Read More...

Live Nation Furloughs Hundreds of New Employees

Dylan Smith

September 4, 2020

About three months after furloughing more than 2,000 employees to stay afloat during the coronavirus crisis, Live Nation has laid off hundreds of additional team members. The leading concert promoter’s lates... Read More...

TikTok Asks a Federal Judge to Immediately Invalidate Trump’s Shutdown Order

Dylan Smith

September 4, 2020

Photo Credit: Olivier Bergeron TikTok has petitioned a federal judge to immediately invalidate Executive Order 13942, which will effectively ban the video-sharing app in the U.S. unless parent company ByteDan... Read More...

Insomniac’s’ Day Trip Music Festival Sells Out in 90 Minutes

Dylan Smith

September 4, 2020

Photo Credit: Insomniac Tickets to the recently announced Day Trip music festival sold out just 90 minutes after becoming available for purchase, Insomniac Events has revealed. Insomniac Events revealed the ... Read More...

Tencent Now Owns One-Third of Indian Streaming Giant Gaana

Dylan Smith

September 3, 2020

Photo Credit: Gaana Chinese conglomerate Tencent officially owns more than a third of Gaana, one of India’s most popular music streaming services. Gaana higher-ups recently disclosed the ownership statistic ... Read More...

TikTok Slapped With Another Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Dylan Smith

September 3, 2020

Photo Credit: Kon Karampelas In addition to facing a quick-approaching stateside ban, TikTok has been named in yet another patent infringement lawsuit. The complaint’s plaintiff, a storytelling-centered vide... Read More...

California Legislature Approves Bill to Exempt Musicians from AB5 Requirements

Dylan Smith

September 3, 2020

The California State Capitol in Sacramento. Photo Credit: Coolcaesar Earlier this year, Digital Music News was first to report that California lawmakers had agreed to revise the restrictions within Assembly B... Read More...

7digital Raises $8 Million Through Common Stock Offering

Dylan Smith

September 3, 2020

London-based digital music and radio services platform 7digital has raised nearly $8 million (£6 million) via newly issued common-stock shares. 7digital officials revealed their fundraising benchmark with Di... Read More...

How to Add Lyrics to Any Instagram Story

Dylan Smith

September 3, 2020

Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa Music is available on Instagram, but putting songs and lyrics into Stories can be tricky. Here’s how to add song lyrics to any Instagram Story. This guide was written based upon t... Read More...

Patreon Raises $90 Million — Total Valuation Tips $1.2 Billion

Dylan Smith

September 2, 2020

Subscription-content platform Patreon has raised $90 million from investors, for a total valuation in excess of $1.2 billion. Patreon co-founder and CEO Jack Conte disclosed the fundraising benchmark and more ... Read More...

After Selling Out Next Year’s EDC, Insomniac Creates Another 2021 Festival

Dylan Smith

September 2, 2020

EDC Las Vegas 2017. Photo Credit: Insomniac Last month, Digital Music News was first to report that EDC Las Vegas 2021 tickets had sold out one day after becoming available for purchase. Now, the music festiv... Read More...

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Gavin Newson Ends California’s Restrictive Musician Contractor Laws by Signing AB 2557

Is Spotify Crashing? SPOT Stock Price Drops $52 In Just 4 Days, Hikes $15 One Day Later

Live Nation Furloughs Hundreds of New Employees

TikTok Asks a Federal Judge to Immediately Invalidate Trump’s Shutdown Order

Insomniac’s’ Day Trip Music Festival Sells Out in 90 Minutes

Tencent Now Owns One-Third of Indian Streaming Giant Gaana

TikTok Slapped With Another Patent Infringement Lawsuit

California Legislature Approves Bill to Exempt Musicians from AB5 Requirements

7digital Raises $8 Million Through Common Stock Offering

How to Add Lyrics to Any Instagram Story

Patreon Raises $90 Million — Total Valuation Tips $1.2 Billion

After Selling Out Next Year’s EDC, Insomniac Creates Another 2021 Festival

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