Music Tech

Musical.ly Scraps Its Standalone Streaming App, Live.ly

Lennon Cihak

June 15, 2018

OCL Announces Agreements With Warner Music Group, Sony/ATV, Beggars

Pia Talwar

June 14, 2018

Snapchat Is Betting Big on Ticket Purchases — But Will Kylie Jenner Like It?

Lennon Cihak

June 11, 2018

Facebook Is Rolling Out a Bevy of Brand-New Music Features

Pia Talwar

June 5, 2018

Now It’s Time For Spotify’s Payment Processor to IPO

Pia Talwar

May 27, 2018

Soundation Raises $500,000 to Expand Its Browser-Based ‘Casual Producer’ Platform

Marsha Silva

May 25, 2018

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Meet the Company That’s Paying Artists $9.99 Out of Every $10

Paul Resnikoff

April 23, 2018

Feedbands has a hair-brained plan that mixes cryptocurrency, crowdsourcing, and a vinyl subscription service. Amazingly, it's actually working for artists. DMN is proud to be partnering with Feedbands as th... Read More...

Why Can’t Artists Link to Their Websites on Spotify?

Lennon Cihak

April 19, 2018

Artists can now put social media profiles, tour dates, and image galleries into Spotify. But why no website links? Spotify has an extremely intuitive user-interface. It's easy to use, effective, and extraord... Read More...

Fraud Detection Software Is Coming to the Music Industry — And It Will Change Everything

Paul Resnikoff

April 13, 2018

Original data vs. Manipulated data. Can you tell the difference? Up until this point, it's been extremely difficult to detect fraud in music royalty statements. That's about to change in a very serious way. ... Read More...

Ultimate Ears: Continuing To Refine And Improve Their Offerings

Noah Itman

April 11, 2018

Here are the new UE Pro CIEM's. Being used by a pro, probably. I recently had the opportunity to hop on a call with the team behind Ultimate Ears’s Pro line and get filled in on what they have been working ... Read More...

Pandora Moves to Direct Deal with Labels, SoundExchange’s Payouts Plunge 26.2%

Lennon Cihak

March 18, 2018

Out goes the compulsory license for Pandora; down goes SoundExchange's royalty payouts. Online streaming giant Pandora recently shifted from a compulsory license to a direct license with record labels.&... Read More...

Why Louder.me Isn’t ‘Just Another Music Platform’

Louder.me

March 15, 2018

One of the most ironic modern problems is that there are so many options, it’s often hard to choose. Digital Music News is pumped up to be partnering with Louder.me, a media startup with a fresh perspective ... Read More...

Spotify Has a Solution for Fixing Bad Metadata: Its 160 Million Active Users

Mutembei Kevin

March 14, 2018

Metadata has been the bane of the music industry for years. Can Spotify crowdsource a solution? Spotify is rolling out a bunch of new, snazzy features as it gears up for what has been termed as "an unconve... Read More...

What the Hell Is ‘Audio AR’? Take a Look at Bose’s New Glasses…

Lennon Cihak

March 12, 2018

Bose is blurring the lines between sound and vision via augmented reality. But... audio AR? Bose is known for its quality audio equipment products. Now, they're getting into the augmented reality industry.... Read More...

Will Donald Trump Convince Apple and Tim Cook to produce their iPhone in the U.S.?

Surprise! Corporation for Public Broadcasting Will Lose 97% of Its Funding Under Trump’s Budget Plan

Lennon Cihak

February 14, 2018

Image by Gage Skidmore (CC by 2.0) Mr. Trump wants to rid federal funding for the public media and arts. President Donald Trump's proposed budget would lacerate federal funding for public media and arts. The... Read More...

Amazon’s Alexa Can Now Create Amazon Music Playlists

Lennon Cihak

February 13, 2018

Amazon's Alexa is getting more intuitive, especially when it comes to music. Virtual assistance devices are increasing in use. And they're getting smarter by the minute. Now, Amazon's Alexa can create pla... Read More...

Rights Management Platform Haawk Acquires TuneRegistry & RoyaltyClaim

Paul Resnikoff

December 13, 2017

Rights management, enforcement, and monetization platform Haawk has just finalized two major acquisitions. Haawk has dramatically expanded its rights management and monetization platform with a pair of acqui... Read More...

Updated: Apple Buying Shazam In $400 Million Fire-Sale, ‘Big Plans’ Ahead

Paul Resnikoff

December 8, 2017

Apple is rumored to be acquiring Shazam in a $400 million dump-off. Update Dec. 11th. Apple has now confirmed the purchase (though not the price). Here's an official statement from the company; our origina... Read More...