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I've been lucky enough to have my songs placed about 30 times over the past 6 years in TV shows, films and commercials. Well, luck really had little to do with it. There's very little luck involved in the m... Read More...

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Tupac fans, the wait is nearly over... Today, is what would have been Tupac's 45th birthday. To celebrate, a trailer for the long-awaited All Eyez on Me bioptic has aired. Hip Hop lovers have had the plea... Read More...

Are The Oscars Racist? 40 White Nominees, 0 Black in Two Years…

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Since the Oscars award nominations were announced on January 14th, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been under serious fire.  For the second consecutive year, all twenty nominees in the m... Read More...
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29 Reasons Why Jerry Heller Is Suing the Producers of ‘Straight Outta Compton’

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Last week, N.W.A manager Jerry Heller launched a massive lawsuit against the producers of the film Straight Outta Compton, based on a number of counts including defamation.  Now, Digital Music News has obta... Read More...

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This is the sixth installment of an 11-part series on music industry agreements by attorney and legal author Steve Gordon, author of The Future of the Music Business (Hal Leonard 4th Ed 2015).  Steve’s earl... Read More...

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With recorded music revenue in shambles as the transition from digital downloads to streaming takes place, one area where artists can still make some good money is from licensing. Placements. Sync. Whatever... Read More...
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The latest Sony controversy doesn't involve the leak of information, it involves The Interview itself... Yoon MiRae is a rapper and singer who has achieved much success in the Korean industry. MiRae was ... Read More...

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The following comes from producer, musician, and filmmaker Mikael Eldridge, aka 'Count,' who is currently seeking financing to finish his documentary about dramatic shifts experienced by musicians in the digita... Read More...
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Is this a war worth fighting?  Either way, it's being fought: by content producers big and small, major and indie.  Which brings us to lesbian and gay indie filmmaker Kathy Wolfe, who is now spending $30,000 a ... Read More...
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