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Universal Music Faces Litigation Over Millions In Disputed Drake Royalties

July 11, 2018

Universal Music Group (UMG) was handed some bad news from the New York Supreme Court this week. Judge Barry Ostrager refused to dismiss Aspire Music Group's profits lawsuit against the industry giant. Aspir... Read More...

Chinese Secondary Ticketing Platform Moretickets Just Raised $60 Million

Daniel Sanchez

July 11, 2018

Moretickets (formerly Ferris Wheel Ticketing) CEO Cui Jiefu (崔傑夫) Private equity firms are taking a very serious look at China’s booming live music market — which includes secondary ticketing. More... Read More...

The FCC Wants to Charge Americans $225 to Issue a Complaint

Paul Resnikoff

July 11, 2018

FCC chairman Ajit Pai Want to complain to the FCC about an ISP, cable company, or wireless provider? Now, Americans have three options: cash, check, or credit. After an embarrassingly inept 'public commenti... Read More...

MIT Develops AI That Can Isolate and Edit the Individual Instruments in a Song

Lennon Cihak

July 10, 2018

MIT's latest AI feat has the power to pick apart music in an unprecedented way. When a song is released, it's in its final form. It's a single audio file that is nearly impossible to separate into individua... Read More...

TV Musicians Demand Better Pay from YouTube, Other Online Platforms

Paul Resnikoff

July 10, 2018

Cleto and the Cletones, the 'house band' on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Negotiations are back in full swing as television musicians fight for their right to equal pay for appearances on online platforms. After a more... Read More...

Music Industry Latest - SiriusXM, YouTube, AFM vs. Broadcast Networks, Sonos, Sean Combs, More...

Latest Industry: SiriusXM+Live Nation, Sonos, Sean Combs, Amazon+Ariana, Amber Liu…

Daniel Sanchez

July 10, 2018

Could SiriusXM buy out Live Nation? Live Nation’s stock has recovered following a New York Times exposé last April that sent shares plummeting. Financial analysts have also posited the idea of SiriusXM buyi... Read More...

Facial Recognition Is Coming to a Concert Near You: Blink Identity Raises $1.5 Million

Marsha Silva

July 10, 2018

Just smile for the camera, Citizen 3729843AC; the system will do the rest. When you buy your next concert ticket, you may be handing over a lot more than just your credit card information. In a press releas... Read More...

A John Coltrane Album Finally Hits the Charts — 51 Years After His Death

Lennon Cihak

July 9, 2018

Photo credit: Hugo van Gelderen (CC BY-SA 3.0 nl) John Coltrane's The Lost Album charting in the UK's Top 20 chart makes it his first ever time in the charts. Thanks to a very lucky and fortunate find, unrel... Read More...

Vinyl Records Are Still Enjoying Double-Digit Growth — Up 19.2% In 2018

Marsha Silva

July 9, 2018

Vinyl records aren't so vintage anymore. In fact, figures from Nielsen Music indicate that sales of LPs are up 19.2% this year. According to first-half, US-based stats shared with Digital Music News this mo... Read More...

XXXTentacion Signed a $10 Million Record Deal Right Before His Death

Daniel Sanchez

July 9, 2018

If reports are true, expect more XXXTentacion singles to drop during the next few years. Shortly before his passing, XXXTentacion – real name Jahseh Onfroy – had signed a major record deal. For his third albu... Read More...

Drake Officially Breaks the One Week Billion-Stream Barrier

Marsha Silva

July 9, 2018

Few people are surprised that Scorpion, the fifth album from rapper Drake, has done well. But how many industry insiders expected Scorpion to break the one-week billion-stream barrier? Looks like Scorpion h... Read More...

Universal Music Fights Back Against Malu Trevejo’s Attempt to Void Her Contract

Marsha Silva

July 9, 2018

The legal battle between Malu Trevejo and Universal Music Group heated up recently when the record company filed a challenge to the singer's recent attempt to nullify her contract. Trevejo and her legal team... Read More...

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Universal Music Faces Litigation Over Millions In Disputed Drake Royalties

Chinese Secondary Ticketing Platform Moretickets Just Raised $60 Million

The FCC Wants to Charge Americans $225 to Issue a Complaint

MIT Develops AI That Can Isolate and Edit the Individual Instruments in a Song

TV Musicians Demand Better Pay from YouTube, Other Online Platforms

Latest Industry: SiriusXM+Live Nation, Sonos, Sean Combs, Amazon+Ariana, Amber Liu…

Facial Recognition Is Coming to a Concert Near You: Blink Identity Raises $1.5 Million

A John Coltrane Album Finally Hits the Charts — 51 Years After His Death

Vinyl Records Are Still Enjoying Double-Digit Growth — Up 19.2% In 2018

XXXTentacion Signed a $10 Million Record Deal Right Before His Death

Drake Officially Breaks the One Week Billion-Stream Barrier

Universal Music Fights Back Against Malu Trevejo’s Attempt to Void Her Contract