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Guns Rights Advocate & NRA Member Ted Nugent Bans Guns at His Show In Virginia

July 19, 2018

Fans of hard rock musician and pro-gun activist Ted Nugent were surprised Tuesday evening when they were patted down upon entry and told that guns would not be allowed at his Virginia concert. The call to ba... Read More...

Australian Industries Want to Impose Quotas on Streaming Services

Australia Wants to Impose ‘Culture Quotas’ on Streaming Music Services

Daniel Sanchez

July 16, 2018

Quotas, according to APRA AMCOS and SPA, will help develop local Australian artists. But why are they forcing streaming services to spend money to do it? Australia’s music, TV, and film industries have team... Read More...

Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ Tops Multiple Charts as Donald Trump Arrives

Paul Resnikoff

July 12, 2018

A coordinated effort to spike Green Day's 'American Idiot' on the British charts is working better than expected. If you're English, you're having a really, really f—ing bad week. After a devastating Worl... Read More...

Article 13 Crashes & Burns Following Google’s Intense Lobbying Efforts

Daniel Sanchez

July 5, 2018

Google has narrowly escaped direct content licensing and major infringement penalties. And YouTube’s 'value gap' remains a thing. But are the Copyright Directive and Article 13 dead forever? The European P... Read More...

Could Paul McCartney Swing the Crucial EU Copyright Directive Vote for the Music Industry?

Will Paul McCartney Swing the Crucial EU Copyright Directive Vote?

Daniel Sanchez

July 4, 2018

Article 13 just found its biggest backer yet: Sir Paul McCartney. Paul McCartney has joined the music industry’s effort to support the reform of copyright rules in Europe. On the eve of a momentous vote, Mc... Read More...

Google Spend Over $36 Million to Scuttle the European Union's Copyright Directive Initiative

Google Spent More Than $36 Million to Scuttle Article 13 & the Copyright Directive

Daniel Sanchez

July 3, 2018

Just how far is Google willing to go to avoid paying artists what’s fair? Several weeks ago, the European Union Legal Affairs Committee ruled on a controversial measure. Dubbed Article 13, internet tech giant... Read More...

‘Article 13’ Advances In Europe, Potentially Costing YouTube Billions — And Closing the ‘Value Gap’ Forever

Daniel Sanchez

June 20, 2018

YouTube may finally have to pay the music industry— and thousands of artists — the money they deserve. YouTube has a long, rocky relationship with the music industry. Thanks to a longtime exploitation of ... Read More...

A German Festival Removes a Rap Group for Refusing to Tone Down Their Anti-Israeli Politics

DMN Staff

June 15, 2018

Young Fathers, a Scottish experimental rap group, were slated to perform a concert at the annual German music and arts festival Ruhrtriennale. The invitation has been revoked due to the group's support of th... Read More...

Canada’s Music Industry Proposes a $3.50 ‘Copying Tax’ on Every Smartphone

Daniel Sanchez

June 12, 2018

Any way you look at it, the Canadian Private Copying Collective’s ‘copying tax’ is nothing short of a selfish cash grab. Even worse, because of pressure from the music industry, the initiative may ultimately s... Read More...

YouTube’s Global Head of Music Finally Responds to Those Alt-Right Accusations

Paul Resnikoff

May 21, 2018

Apparently this little selfie wasn't supposed to be posted on social media. Now, YouTube Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen is denying the implied affiliations. Of course, YouTube's Global Head of Music has th... Read More...

After Two Failed Attempts, Connecticut’s Senate Passes a Tough Net Neutrality Bill

Marsha Silva

May 7, 2018

Connecticut officially joins the net neutrality resistance. After rancorous infighting, Connecticut is suddenly on the vanguard of U.S. states fighting the FCC's net neutrality repeal. Now, the question is ... Read More...

Smaller ISPs are Suing the U.S. Government to Preserve Net Neutrality

Marsha Silva

May 1, 2018

ISPs supposedly benefit from the FCC's net neutrality repeal. So why are smaller ISPs suing the U.S. Government to protect net neutrality? An unexpected group has now joined the rebellion against the FCC: s... Read More...

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

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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

Guns Rights Advocate & NRA Member Ted Nugent Bans Guns at His Show In Virginia

Australia Wants to Impose ‘Culture Quotas’ on Streaming Music Services

Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ Tops Multiple Charts as Donald Trump Arrives

Article 13 Crashes & Burns Following Google’s Intense Lobbying Efforts

Will Paul McCartney Swing the Crucial EU Copyright Directive Vote?

Google Spent More Than $36 Million to Scuttle Article 13 & the Copyright Directive

A German Festival Removes a Rap Group for Refusing to Tone Down Their Anti-Israeli Politics

Canada’s Music Industry Proposes a $3.50 ‘Copying Tax’ on Every Smartphone

YouTube’s Global Head of Music Finally Responds to Those Alt-Right Accusations

After Two Failed Attempts, Connecticut’s Senate Passes a Tough Net Neutrality Bill

Smaller ISPs are Suing the U.S. Government to Preserve Net Neutrality