• Categories
    • Music Industry News & In-Depth Analysis
    • Information For Musicians
    • Music Tech
    • Entertainment Law
    • Live Concert Industry
    • Pop Culture
  • Sync News
  • Jobs
    • General Manager
    • Record Label Product Manager
    • International Marketing Manager
    • D2C Merchandise Product Manager
    • Musician-Focused Journalist
    • More Jobs
  • Podcasts
  • About Us
    • Contact
    • Advertise
Digital Music News logo
Log In


Lost your password?
Register
Lost your password?


Register


A password will be e-mailed to you.
Search
  • Categories
    • Music Industry News & In-Depth Analysis
    • Information For Musicians
    • Music Tech
    • Entertainment Law
    • Live Concert Industry
    • Pop Culture
  • Sync News
    Related

    • Want to Get Your Music Heard? It Starts With the Winning Pitch

      Dylan Smith
      July 31, 2020
      3
    Recent

    • “My Whole Source of Income Just Disappeared” — How Two Musicians Are Dealing With Cancelled Concerts

      Dylan Smith
      September 11, 2020

    • What Does It Take to Succeed In Songwriting? Surprising Lessons from Two Successful Sync Writers

      Dylan Smith
      August 28, 2020
      4

    • How a Movie Score Is Really Made — According to a Top Hollywood Director

      Dylan Smith
      August 14, 2020
      2

    • Want Your Music In a Major Gaming Series? Meet the Guys Who Create Their Soundtracks

      Dylan Smith
      July 15, 2020

    • Artist Branding Isn’t Selling Out Anymore — But What’s the New Balance?

      Dylan Smith
      July 1, 2020
      1

    • The Revolution Will Be Recorded: How Can Artists Shape Movements and Change Lives?

      Dylan Smith
      June 18, 2020
      1
  • Jobs
    • General Manager
    • Record Label Product Manager
    • International Marketing Manager
    • D2C Merchandise Product Manager
    • Musician-Focused Journalist
    • More Jobs
  • Podcasts
    Related

    • An Insanely Detailed Discussion About the Music Modernization Act

      Paul Resnikoff
      October 17, 2018
      6
    Recent

    • Meet Lady A, the Black Blues Singer Whose Name Got Taken by Lady Antebellum — Our Latest Podcast

      Paul Resnikoff
      July 18, 2020
      7

    • Spotify Probably Owes You More Money — Here’s How to Get It (Our Latest Podcast)

      Paul Resnikoff
      February 12, 2020
      27

    • Meet the Artist Who Is Literally Saving His Fans’ Lives — Our Latest Podcast

      Paul Resnikoff
      January 21, 2020

    • How to Game the Billboard Charts (And Why You Shouldn’t) — Our Latest Podcast

      Paul Resnikoff
      January 2, 2020
      2

    • Meet the Single Mom Cellist Who Makes a Living Off Her Music — Our Podcast Interview

      Colin Cohen
      December 18, 2019
      3

    • How to Protect Yourself From the Copyright Trolls — Our Latest Podcast

      Paul Resnikoff
      December 12, 2019
      3
  • About Us
    • Contact
    • Advertise
  • Menu logo
Trending
  • BTS Coming to Fortnite Party Royale With New Music – iPhone Users SOL For Now
  • Amazon Launches New Ad Campaign for HD Music – Does It Matter?
  • The Legal Battle Over YouTube Stream-Rippers Could Go to the Supreme Court
  • Musicians Step Up Their Legal Battle Against New York’s Ticketed Event Ban — “It Is the Definition of Nonsensical”
  • Spotify Employees Demanding Direct Editorial Oversight Over Joe Rogan Podcasts — Before They’re Published
  • Empty Concert Halls In the U.S. Are Being Converted Into Polling Stations
  • How to Get on Spotify Playlists — Try These 16 Proven Tips
  • Fraud In the Music Industry — How Big of a Problem Is This?
  • Swizz Beatz Says Streaming Services Should Pay Artists 50/50: ‘We’re Not Getting Paid Enough’
  • The CEO of ‘Non-Profit’ SoundExchange Makes $1.4 Million a Year
  • What Streaming Music Services Pay (Updated for 2020)
  • What Spotify Paid One Artist in 2018

Pop Culture

Travis Scott McDonalds Meal

The Travis Scott Meal Deal Is Causing Supply Chain Problems at McDonald’s

Ashley King
September 17, 2020
Sotheby's hip hop auction

First Hip-Hop Auction at Sotheby’s Fetches $600,000 for Notorious B.I.G. Crown

Ashley King
September 16, 2020
Cardi B Trump supporter

Cardi B Has Trump Supporter Arrested Over Doxxing — ‘His Parents Were Shook’

Ashley King
September 11, 2020
5
Travis Scott McDonalds Meal

McDonald’s Is Dropping a $6 ‘Travis Scott Meal’ Deal

Ashley King
September 4, 2020
10
Racial justice group

Racial Justice Group #TheShowMustBePaused Issues New Demands for the Music Industry

Ashley King
September 3, 2020
7
 
  1. Home
  2. Pop Culture
The Game

The Game Tells Younger Rappers to Avoid “Slave Deals” With Record Labels

Ashley King
February 27, 2020
4
Photo Credit: Eric Garcetti / CC by 2.0 Rapper The Game has some tough words of advice for young rappers looking to break into the music industry. For starters, The Game says young talent should avoid signin... Read More...
Prosthetic Arm Synthesizer

Electronic Musician Hacks Prosthetic Arm to Control a Music Synthesizer With His Mind

Ashley King
February 17, 2020
Photo Credit: Bertolt Meyer Forget AI as the next technology-driven frontier in music – this guy plays music with his mind, using his prosthetic arm to generate signals. Bertolt Meyer, an electronic musician... Read More...
Backstreet Boys

Backstreet Boys Admit “I Want It That Way” Makes Absolutely No Sense

Ashley King
February 14, 2020
1
Photo Credit: Glenn Francis / CC by 2.0 The Backstreet Boys admit their hit song – "I Want It That Way" – is a lyrical pile of nonsense. Now all five members – Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Howie Dorough, Kevin Ri... Read More...
Jeff Bezos Buys The Warner Estate

Jeff Bezos Just Bought the Warner Estate From David Geffen for $165 Million

Ashley King
February 13, 2020
1
Photo Credit: Steve Jurvetson / CC by 2.0 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos just bought The Warner Estate for $165 million from media mogul David Geffen. The deal is reportedly the sale of the most expensive propert... Read More...
Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg Says He’s Very, Very Sorry for Threatening Gayle King

Ashley King
February 13, 2020
4
Snoop Dogg has issued a public apology to Gayle King, saying he overreacted to an interview. The CBS This Morning host sparked backlash after a portion of her interview with Lisa Leslie aired. The brief clip... Read More...
Leaving Neverland

‘Leaving Neverland’ Distributor Is On the Brink of Financial Collapse

Ashley King
February 10, 2020
3
The distributor behind 'Leaving Neverland' has ceased trading amid financial troubles. Canada's Kew Media Group withdrew from the Toronto Stock Exchange after a permanent cease trade order. The Ontario Secur... Read More...

Snoop Dogg Backtracks After Issuing Violent Threats Against Gayle King

Marsha Silva
February 9, 2020
1
Snoop Dogg issuing threats against Gayle King on Instagram. In the wake of an official response from CBS and widespread outcry, Snoop Dogg has backed away from threats he issued to CBS This Morning host Gayle... Read More...
Katy Perry Backlash

Katy Perry Faces Cultural Appropriation Backlash After British Royal Appointment

Ashley King
February 6, 2020
5
Photo Credit: Glenn Francis / CC by 2.0 Katy Perry is facing a mounting backlash over her role as ambassador of the British Asian Trust. Prince Charles appointed the singer as ambassador earlier this week. M... Read More...
Musician Coronavirus

Musician Seeking ‘Good Publicity’ Shouts ‘I Have Coronavirus!’ on a Plane

Ashley King
February 5, 2020
4
Photo Credit: Facebook A 28-year-old aspiring musician decided to announce he has coronavirus for an Instagram video. A flight from Toronto to Jamaica was forced to make an emergency landing after the stunt.... Read More...
R. Kelly's Former Manager Indicted for "Making Terroristic Threats" Against Alleged Sex Slave's Father

All Three R. Kelly Lawyers Are Abandoning His Case

Ashley King
January 29, 2020
74
Singer R. Kelly's defense in a civil sexual assault case may be falling apart. Tuesday, a judge granted a motion filed by R. Kelly lawyers to withdraw from the case. Three R. Kelly lawyers ⁠— Shady Yassin, Z... Read More...

Beyoncé Also Rumored to Be Pulling Out of the Grammys Despite 4 Nominations — Sources

Paul Resnikoff
January 24, 2020
6
A Grammy Awards pre-event seating display featuring Beyoncé and Jay-Z, originally teased by broadcasting network CBS but since pulled because it was 'tentative'. As an ugly war inside the Recording Academy co... Read More...
Cedric-Bixler-Zavala

At The Drive-In Singer Blames Scientologists for Killing His Dog

Ashley King
January 24, 2020
Photo Credit: Festivalsommer / CC by 4.0 At The Drive-In singer, Cedric Bixler-Zavala has a bone to pick with Scientologist Danny Masterson. The singer alleges that his family had to put his family dog down a... Read More...
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • …
  • 110

Subscribe to Our Daily Newsletter

Digital Music News ©2018 All Rights Reserved
  • Categories
    • Music Industry News & In-Depth Analysis
    • Information For Musicians
    • Music Tech
    • Entertainment Law
    • Live Concert Industry
    • Pop Culture
  • Sync News
  • Jobs
    • General Manager
    • Record Label Product Manager
    • International Marketing Manager
    • D2C Merchandise Product Manager
    • Musician-Focused Journalist
    • More Jobs
  • Podcasts
  • About Us
    • Contact
    • Advertise