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European Union Passes Copyright Directive

European Union Approves Key Copyright Directive Initiatives

September 12, 2018

With today’s vote, expect YouTube and other user-generated content platforms to finally pay copyright holders their fair share. Yet, with the Copyright Directive, has the music industry inadvertently lobbied... Read More...

Human Rights Groups Demand That will.i.am Sever Ties With Salesforce

Ashley King

September 11, 2018

Human rights groups are calling on celebrity speakers to pull out of an upcoming Salesforce conference based on the company's government contract with Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Will.i.am is facing... Read More...

Hollywood Is Doubling Down on Streaming Piracy – But Is This a Problem for the Music Industry?

Daniel Sanchez

September 10, 2018

Will the RIAA benefit from the MPAA’s latest move against piracy? To tackle the ongoing rise of online piracy, the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA) has taken on a new strategy. The MPAA has hir... Read More...

Lana Del Rey Cancels Israeli Performance Amidst Heavy Political Pressure

Paul Resnikoff

August 31, 2018

Lana Del Rey will not be performing at the Meteor Festival in Israel next week. The pullout is likely the result of heavy political pressure by anti-Israeli groups. Despite a hefty payout reportedly in the ... Read More...

Music Industry Unveils #LoveMusic Campaign to Ensure Copyright Directive is Passed

The Music Industry Has a New Tactic to Fight Google: #LoveMusic

Daniel Sanchez

August 28, 2018

In a collective effort, the music industry has banded together to ensure Google finally pays music creators fairly. But will the #LoveMusic campaign work? Following a heavily-financed smear campaign against... Read More...

Anti-Israeli Groups Step Up Pressure Against Lana Del Rey as 8 Artists Abandon the Meteor Festival

Paul Resnikoff

August 27, 2018

Anti-Israeli groups like BDS are stepping up pressure against Lana Del Rey and other artists scheduled to perform at the Meteor Festival in Israel next month. Last week, a group of more than 50 top entertain... Read More...

A Powerful Coalition of Music Industry Executives Back Lana Del Rey’s Decision to Play Israel

Paul Resnikoff

August 23, 2018

Lana Del Rey is moving ahead with plans to play Israel in September — and some powerful music industry executives got her back. Last week, Digital Music News broke the news that Lana Del Rey had agreed to pl... Read More...

The GOP Demands a Formal Apology from Pearl Jam

Paul Resnikoff

August 15, 2018

Republican leaders, led by GOP chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, are demanding an apology from Pearl Jam for an incendiary anti-Trump tour poster. Members of the Republican Party are blasting Pearl Jam for a seriou... Read More...

Do All-Female Music Festivals Break Gender Discrimination Laws?

Daniel Sanchez

July 25, 2018

Despite a government investigation into the first all-female music festival, Statement Festival founder Emma Knyckare vows to push on. Sweden has a major sexual assault problem at music festivals. To be hon... Read More...

Ambitious Project Raises Medication in Exchange for Music in Venezuela

Venezuela’s ‘Music for Medicine’ Trades Vinyl & CDs for Desperately-Needed Medication

Daniel Sanchez

July 23, 2018

In Venezuela, most people don’t have access to the medicine they desperately need. Music for Medicine aims to change that. Life in Venezuela is anything but easy. Most people live in poverty. Food short... Read More...

Industry Execs Say ‘The Rules Are Very, Very Different’ After Amato, Portnow, Gunn Firings

Paul Resnikoff

July 23, 2018

In the wake of high-profile dismissals of Billboard CEO John Amato, Recording Academy chief Neil Portnow, and Disney writer/director James Gunn, music industry executives are expressing insecurity over where ... Read More...

How Will Brexit Affect the UK Music Industry?

British Label Group Issues a Depressing Warning on Brexit — Especially for Indies

Daniel Sanchez

July 20, 2018

According to Beggars Group, Brexit could have a serious impact on the British music industry. Especially on indie artists. Beggars Group, a UK-based label group, has issued a warning to the British music in... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

What Is Attribution?

So Busy With "The Quiet Time..."

Netflix Won the Streaming Wars. YouTube Changed the Rules.

Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

More AI Detector False Positives Emerge In Rapid Succession: Do Indie Musicians Have a Serious Problem Here?

The Coalition for Ticket Fairness Says Live Nation’s New Trump Disclosure Demands Further Answers

Live Nation Amends Its Trump DOJ Settlement Disclosure With a Few More Details About the President’s Involvement

The Mysterious Case of the Missing $6 Million Kennedy Center Donation

NYC Becomes the First City In America to Enact a Strict ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule for Subscriptions

European Union Approves Key Copyright Directive Initiatives

Human Rights Groups Demand That will.i.am Sever Ties With Salesforce

Hollywood Is Doubling Down on Streaming Piracy – But Is This a Problem for the Music Industry?

Lana Del Rey Cancels Israeli Performance Amidst Heavy Political Pressure

The Music Industry Has a New Tactic to Fight Google: #LoveMusic

Anti-Israeli Groups Step Up Pressure Against Lana Del Rey as 8 Artists Abandon the Meteor Festival

A Powerful Coalition of Music Industry Executives Back Lana Del Rey’s Decision to Play Israel

The GOP Demands a Formal Apology from Pearl Jam

Do All-Female Music Festivals Break Gender Discrimination Laws?

Venezuela’s ‘Music for Medicine’ Trades Vinyl & CDs for Desperately-Needed Medication

Industry Execs Say ‘The Rules Are Very, Very Different’ After Amato, Portnow, Gunn Firings

British Label Group Issues a Depressing Warning on Brexit — Especially for Indies