Raha Ali, Author at Digital Music News

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Move to Dismiss ‘Living in a Ghost Town’ Lawsuit

July 5, 2023

Screengrab of the official YouTube video of The Rolling Stones' 2020 track "Living in a Ghost Town" The Rolling Stones have filed a 'Motion to Dismiss' the copyright infringement lawsuit by Spanish songwriter... Read More...

Schneider Retreats From YouTube Content ID Court Battle After Failing to Secure Class Action Status

Raha Ali

June 13, 2023

Photo Credit: Javier Miranda Just a day before the June 13th trial for the now-infamous YouTube Content ID lawsuit, Grammy-winning composer Maria Schneider has officially stepped back. After failing to secure... Read More...

Is the YouTube Content ID Lawsuit Fading Away? Maria Schneider Makes Another Attempt for Class Action Status as Trial Date Looms

Raha Ali

June 9, 2023

Photo Credit: Gerd Altmann The YouTube lawsuit that originally had creators on the edge of their seats is now losing its glamor. Plaintiff Maria Schneider, a Grammy-winning jazz musician, now faces the prospe... Read More...

Musician Maria Schneider Cannot Certify a Class Action Against YouTube, Judge Rules

Raha Ali

May 23, 2023

On Monday, YouTube gained a small victory in the ongoing battle against Schneider's infringement claims. Attorneys for Schneider had urged Judge Donato to let the case proceed as a class action, but Donato ru... Read More...

Assistive vs. Generative AI: What’s the Difference and What Are the Copyright Implications?

Raha Ali

April 21, 2023

A sobering chat on AI at CRS (l to r): Rahul Sabnis (EVP, Chief Creative Officer, iHeartMedia), Sean Peace (Founder & CEO of SongVest), David Boehme (CEO, VBO Tickets), Zach Bair (CEO, VNUE), Chris McMurtr... Read More...

Soundtrack Loops Teams Up with Cherry Audio for Charitable ‘Humble Bundle’ Initiative

Raha Ali

April 15, 2023

Photo Credit: Humble Bundle Soundtrack Loops produces royalty-free samples, loops, and music for films, creative artists, beat makers, producers, DJs, and music lovers. The company recently announced a charit... Read More...

Spotify data reveals that 29% of serious artists generated $10,000 or more in royalties in 2022. (Photo Credit: Spotify)

Roughly 60,000 ‘Professionally Aspiring Artists’ Generated $10,000 Or More In 2022 From Spotify (According to Spotify)

Raha Ali

March 9, 2023

(Photo Credit: Spotify) Artist numbers, rights holders' payouts, and royalties — depending on your perspective, Spotify's latest data dump could paint a promising picture for the future of streaming... Read More...

German Music Industry Annual Revenues Cross the 2 Billion Euro Mark for the First Time in Two Decades

Raha Ali

March 2, 2023

Photo Credit: BVMI BVMI revealed that the German music industry generated €2.07 billion in 2022. This is not the first time the German music industry has hit the €2 billion mark — though it's been a while. B... Read More...

Utopia Music Sells ROSTR Back to Its Founders

Raha Ali

February 9, 2023

Photo Credit: Utopia Music Just one year after acquiring free-to-use music industry directory ROSTR, Utopia Music has sold it back to the company's original founders. During 2021 and 2022, Swiss Fintech comp... Read More...

Musicians Have Sold Over $100 Million of Merch and Music Via Bandzoogle-Powered Websites

Raha Ali

January 17, 2023

Allowing artists to run 100% commission-free stores ‘on their own terms,’ Bandzoogle announced that its members have now generated over $100 million in merch and music revenue. Powering over 60,000 websites, ... Read More...

What Financial Meltdown? BMG Is Potentially Splurging Another $1 Billion on Song Acquisitions In 2022 — And Scooping Deals Others Have Abandoned

Raha Ali

July 24, 2022

Photo Credit: BMG BMG's chief executive Hartwig Masuch recently spoke about BMG's billion-dollar war chest, a herculean acquisition spree, and why the quaking economic picture doesn't scare BMG. A recent rep... Read More...

Ukrainian Couple Gets Stiffed by Ticketmaster After Spending €447 on Coldplay Tickets

Raha Ali

July 22, 2022

Yevhenii Zhmud and his wife, Anastasia, never made it to their dream Coldplay concert in Berlin (photo: Yevhenii Zhmud) A Ukrainian couple hit by war have been repeatedly reaching out to Ticketmaster, Live Na... Read More...

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