Dylan Smith

AI Music Separator AudioShake Draws $2.7 Million Raise from Metallica’s Black Squirrel, Peermusic, AJR, and Others

May 9, 2023

Metallica, which co-founded AudioShake backer Black Squirrel Partners, performing live. Photo Credit: Kreepin Deth With considerable interest – and capital – continuing to reach the quick-evolving artificial ... Read More...

Spotify Reportedly Pulls ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Boomy Songs — Just 7% of the AI Music Generator’s On-Platform Tracks — Over Fake Streams

Dylan Smith

May 9, 2023

Photo Credit: Markus Spiske Spotify has reportedly pulled “tens of thousands” of Boomy songs following a days-long distribution pause resulting from alleged fake streams – though the sizable collection of rem... Read More...

Warner Music Group Stock Slips Following Q1 2023 Earnings Release: ‘We Underperformed in Recorded Music’

Dylan Smith

May 9, 2023

Warner Music Group stock slipped following the release of the company's Q1 2023 earnings report. Warner Music Group (WMG) achieved a small year-over-year (YoY) revenue improvement in its second quarter with R... Read More...

SoundCloud Launches Direct Messaging Tool to Help Artists and Fans ‘Form a Deeper Relationship’

Dylan Smith

May 8, 2023

Days after striking a new licensing deal with Merlin, SoundCloud has officially unveiled a “one-to-one” messaging tool designed to help artists “form a deeper relationship with” supporters. The Berlin-headq... Read More...

RIAA Fires Back Against Yout Appeal in Years-Long Legal Battle: ‘The Service’s Entire Purpose Is Circumvention’

Dylan Smith

May 8, 2023

Amid a courtroom confrontation with Yout, the RIAA's legal team went ahead and highlighted the alleged similarities between the names and logos of the stream-ripper and YouTube. Photo Credit: Digital Music New... Read More...

Spotify Reinstates Boomy As the AI Music Generator Continues to Pump Out Over 20,000 Songs Per Day

Dylan Smith

May 8, 2023

Photo Credit: Steve Johnson Last week, Spotify reportedly blocked new releases from Boomy and pulled several existing tracks made with the AI music generator. Now, Boomy has announced that the “curated delive... Read More...

Step Aside, BTS — Seventeen Smashes Sales Records With ‘FML’ Ahead of World Tour

Dylan Smith

May 5, 2023

Seventeen performing live. Photo Credit: Korea.net Hybe-signed Seventeen has reportedly become the first act to sell over four million albums in a single week as measured by South Korea’s Hanteo Chart. The ... Read More...

Billboard Is Reincorporating ‘Limited Combinations of Merchandise and Physical Albums’ Into Its Charts

Dylan Smith

May 5, 2023

Billboard has officially announced plans to reincorporate select merch bundles into its album charts beginning on June 30th. This latest sales-eligibility pivot was just recently announced, after Billboard ... Read More...

Jury Clears Live Nation and Ticketmaster in $120 Million+ Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Dylan Smith

May 5, 2023

Photo Credit: David Veksler A jury has officially cleared Live Nation and Ticketmaster of liability in an over $120 million patent infringement suit. The jurors just recently handed down the verdict, findin... Read More...

Merlin Adopts Fan-Powered Royalty Model Under Global SoundCloud Partnership: ‘We’re Committed to Being Artist-First’

Dylan Smith

May 4, 2023

Merlin and SoundCloud have officially announced an expanded licensing deal under which the former company’s indie members will participate in the music-sharing platform’s “fan-powered” royalty model. London-... Read More...

Live Nation Offers $25 ‘All-In’ Tickets to Over 3,800 Shows from Snoop Dogg, Elvis Costello, Darius Rucker, and More

Dylan Smith

May 4, 2023

Photo Credit: Live Nation Live Nation’s $25-a-pop tickets have officially returned, and as part of the annual promotion, fans will have the chance to attend shows from Jason Aldean, LL Cool J, The Interrupter... Read More...

Spinrilla Ordered to Shut Down and Pay the Major Labels $50 Million Following Years-Long Copyright Battle

Dylan Smith

May 4, 2023

Hip-hop streaming and discovery platform Spinrilla is officially set to cease operating and pay the major labels $50 million following a years-long copyright infringement legal battle. Judge Amy Totenberg j... Read More...

Author Dylan Smith