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U.S. Senator Josh Hawley Introduces a Bill to Eliminate Disney’s ‘Unnecessarily Long’ Copyright Terms — Is This Bad News for the Music Business?

May 11, 2022

Photo Credit: Rebecca Hammel / CC by 3.0 U.S. Senator Josh Hawley has introduced a new copyright bill that would shorten copyright lengths for corporations like Disney. Could this legislation impact the music... Read More...

Pink Floyd Partners With Ukrainian Musician to Release ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’ Charity Track — First New Song In 28 Years

Dylan Smith

April 7, 2022

A nighttime shot of Independence Square in Kyiv. Photo Credit: Maksym Diachenko About three weeks after removing its music from streaming services in Russia and Belarus, Pink Floyd has reassembled to record a... Read More...

Spotify Suspends Entire Service Inside Russia Over Censorship Laws

Ashley King

March 28, 2022

Photo Credit: Serge Kutuzov Spotify is suspending its service in Russia due to the country's censorship laws. Earlier this month, the music streaming service suspended its Premium service in the country. Now... Read More...

Joni Mitchell Remains Unavailable on Spotify — So SiriusXM Is Spinning a Dedicated Joni Channel

Marsha Silva

March 17, 2022

Photo Credit: SiriusXM Radio Joni Mitchell fans who used to enjoy her songs on the Spotify music streaming app now have a great reason to check out SiriusXM. In late January, Mitchell made headlines when she... Read More...

Two U.S. Senators Urge DOJ to Investigate Ticketmaster Billing Practices

Ashley King

March 16, 2022

Photo Credit: Kyrylo Kholopkin Two U.S. Senators are urging an investigation into Ticketmaster billing practices, including exorbitant fees passed on to concert-goers. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-NY) and ... Read More...

Russian Soprano Anna Netrebko Removed by Met Opera, Berlin State Opera Over Refusal to Denounce Putin

Ashley King

March 4, 2022

Photo Credit: Manfred Werner / CC by 3.0 Russian soprano Anna Netrebko will not be performing at the Met Opera or Berlin State Opera. The Russian opera singer refused to distance herself from Putin, which fo... Read More...

After Leaving Russia, Spotify Removes State-Owned Media Outlets RT and Sputnik

Dylan Smith

March 4, 2022

The Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Photo Credit: Michael Parulava Earlier this week, Spotify “indefinitely” closed its Russian offices in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Now, the Stockholm-based company has ... Read More...

Meat Loaf Reportedly Died of COVID — Friends Ask to Remember the Musician

Ashley King

January 23, 2022

Photo Credit: Peter Meecham Rock ballad extraordinaire Meat Loaf has passed away. According to reports, the singer was ill with COVID-19. The performer's family announced Meat Loaf's death on social media ea... Read More...

30A Songwriters Festival Under Fire In Florida Over Vaccination Requirements

Ashley King

January 12, 2022

Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore / CC by 3.0 Congressman Matt Gaetz is trying to stop the 30A Songwriters Festival in Florida from requiring 'vaccine passports'. Organizers say the politician is misrepresenting th... Read More...

Afghan Folk Singer Fawad Andarabi Executed by the Taliban Following Nationwide Music Ban

Paul Resnikoff

August 29, 2021

Fawad Andarabi performing in the mountainous Afghanistan countryside Afghan folk singer Fawad Andarabi has been killed by the Taliban following a country-wide ban on music, according to multiple sources — inc... Read More...

Sonos Chief Legal Officer Urges Congress to ‘Act Soon’ on Antitrust Regulations

Ashley King

June 17, 2021

Photo Credit: Magnus Jonasson Sonos' Chief Legal Officer testified at a US antitrust hearing this week concerning Google and Amazon. Tile, Spotify, and Match Group have testified in a similar hearing held ba... Read More...

Winston Marshall Andy Ngo Mumford Sons banjo player

Mumford & Sons Banjo Player Is ‘Taking Time Away From the Band’ After Severe Backlash From Fans

Ashley King

March 10, 2021

Photo Credit: Anthony Abbott / CC by 3.0 Mumford & Sons' banjo player, Winston Marshall, has announced time away from the band after a backlash. The backlash started over a now-deleted tweet sent by Mars... Read More...

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U.S. Senator Josh Hawley Introduces a Bill to Eliminate Disney’s ‘Unnecessarily Long’ Copyright Terms — Is This Bad News for the Music Business?

Two U.S. Senators Urge DOJ to Investigate Ticketmaster Billing Practices

30A Songwriters Festival Under Fire In Florida Over Vaccination Requirements

Afghan Folk Singer Fawad Andarabi Executed by the Taliban Following Nationwide Music Ban

Sonos Chief Legal Officer Urges Congress to ‘Act Soon’ on Antitrust Regulations

Mumford & Sons Banjo Player Is ‘Taking Time Away From the Band’ After Severe Backlash From Fans