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Universal Music Reshuffles Its Leadership Deck In India

February 27, 2020

Mumbai (photo: Hardik Joshi) Universal Music Group (UMG) has made several personnel changes to the leadership teams within Universal Music India (UMI). In a breakdown of the changes emailed to DMN this morni... Read More...

Jay-Z, Yo Gotti File Second Lawsuit Against Mississippi Department of Corrections Over ‘Barbaric Conditions’

Marsha Silva

February 27, 2020

Jay-Z and Tennessee native Yo Gotti have filed a second lawsuit against the Mississippi Department of Corrections, once again stemming from the state’s failure to address the alleged mistreatment and abuse of... Read More...

VEVO Expands Into Australia and New Zealand

Marsha Silva

February 26, 2020

photo: Mark Galer As part of an ongoing effort to establish a foothold in potentially lucrative (and possibly overlooked) markets, music video platform Vevo has set its sights on Australia and New Zealand. T... Read More...

BTS label Big Hit Entertainment Is Rapidly Moving Forward With IPO Plans

Marsha Silva

February 26, 2020

photo: Renan Kamikoga It seems that BTS label Big Hit Entertainment will be going public much sooner than anticipated. After being valued at over $1 billion last summer (a figure that, though impressive at ... Read More...

Storied Chrysalis Records Reemerges as a Frontline Label

Marsha Silva

February 26, 2020

Fifty-two years after its founding, the storied Chrysalis Records is reemerging as a frontline label. The record company’s officials announced today that their brand would relaunch as part of an agreement wi... Read More...

Ticketmaster, StubHub Execs Are Testifying Before a Congressional Panel on Excessive Ticket Costs

Marsha Silva

February 26, 2020

Congress’s continued effort to curb deceptive ticketing practices and lower ticket prices has taken the form of a comprehensive hearing, at which executives from America’s leading ticketing companies have bee... Read More...

Controversial YG Music Video is drawing fire from the Asian community over its "racist" lyrics

YG’s 4Hunnid Label Inks a Joint Venture Deal With Epic/Sony

Marsha Silva

February 26, 2020

YG image by 5sr, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC by 2.0) Rapper YG has inked a JV deal between his label, 4Hunnid, and Sony Music Entertainment’s Epic Records. Per a deal first ti... Read More...

Massive K-Pop Festival In Los Angeles Canceled Over Coronavirus Fears

Marsha Silva

February 26, 2020

Official cancellation announcement from organizers of the 2020 Korea Times Music Festival. The coronavirus epidemic has forced Los Angeles’s Korea Times Music Festival (KTMF) to postpone its annual event. Th... Read More...

Anghami Unveils Partnership with ACRCloud in Desperate Bid to Remain Relevant in the Middle East

Anghami Says They’re Juggling Multiple Investment and Acquisition Offers

Marsha Silva

February 25, 2020

Anghami, the leading music-streaming service for residents of North Africa and the Middle East, claims to be fielding multiple equity-investment offers and acquisition proposals. In a recent interview, Angha... Read More...

EDC China Has Just One Rule for Performers – Swear and Go to Jail

British Ticket Scalping Duo Makes $9 Million In Profits, Gets 6+ Years In Prison

Marsha Silva

February 25, 2020

In a landmark decision, a UK-based ticket scalping duo has been sentenced to six-plus years behind bars. In a decision that’s likely to make would-be ticket redistributors think twice, two British ticket sca... Read More...

Cash Money Docuseries New Cash Order Debuts on Spotify’s RapCaviar Playlist

Marsha Silva

February 25, 2020

Cash Money Records cofounder Birdman New Cash Order, a four-part docuseries that highlights the history and growth of famed record label Cash Money, has made its exclusive debut on Spotify. Subscribers can e... Read More...

City of Philadelphia Officially Names a Street After The Roots

Marsha Silva

February 25, 2020

A Philadelphia street has officially been named after The Roots— a few months earlier than expected. The Roots formed in Philadelphia around 1990, and to commemorate the band’s three decades of success and u... Read More...

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Sync Music Licensing: Secrets for Scoring Deals and Maximizing Revenue

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Songtradr’s Big Sync Music Embarks on a Global Expansion — Australia, New Zealand, France and Germany

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Universal Music Reshuffles Its Leadership Deck In India

Jay-Z, Yo Gotti File Second Lawsuit Against Mississippi Department of Corrections Over ‘Barbaric Conditions’

VEVO Expands Into Australia and New Zealand

BTS label Big Hit Entertainment Is Rapidly Moving Forward With IPO Plans

Storied Chrysalis Records Reemerges as a Frontline Label

Ticketmaster, StubHub Execs Are Testifying Before a Congressional Panel on Excessive Ticket Costs

YG’s 4Hunnid Label Inks a Joint Venture Deal With Epic/Sony

Massive K-Pop Festival In Los Angeles Canceled Over Coronavirus Fears

Anghami Says They’re Juggling Multiple Investment and Acquisition Offers

British Ticket Scalping Duo Makes $9 Million In Profits, Gets 6+ Years In Prison

Cash Money Docuseries New Cash Order Debuts on Spotify’s RapCaviar Playlist

City of Philadelphia Officially Names a Street After The Roots

Author Marsha Silva