Social Media Archives - Digital Music News

YouTube Stories Get the Axe Next Week, Shorts Stay in Focus

May 26, 2023

Photo Credit: Leon Bublitz YouTube is swinging the axe on Stories, killing the temporary posts it 'borrowed' from Snapchat. Instead, it will focus on Shorts, the format it 'borrowed' from TikTok. "Today, the... Read More...

Meta slashes jobs more layoffs including Instagram Head of Music Partnerships

Meta Slashes Another 6,000 Jobs — Including Instagram’s Head of Music Partnerships

Ashley King

May 25, 2023

Photo Credit: Nokia621 / CC by 4.0 Meta conducts its latest round of layoffs as part of its 'Year of Efficiency,' cutting approximately 6,000 jobs, including Instagram's Head of Music Partnerships. As part o... Read More...

Snapchat Partners With Republic Records to Launch ‘Band Tees’ — Digital Avatar Merch from Lil Wayne, Greta Van Fleet, and More

Dylan Smith

May 25, 2023

Greta Van Fleet, one of the acts with "Band Tees" digital merch on Snapchat. Photo Credit: Troy Larson Snapchat (NYSE: SNAP) has partnered with Universal Music Group’s Republic Records to launch “Band Tees,” ... Read More...

Montana vs. TikTok: State’s $10,00-a-Day Fine Stands as Attorney General Digs In

Ashley King

May 24, 2023

Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa Montana is the first state in the United States to ban TikTok. It will fine tech giants $10,000 a day for keeping the app available for those in the state. Now the state's attorney... Read More...

TikTok Is Now Suing Montana Over Its Statewide Ban, Citing First Amendment and Constitutional Violations

Ashley King

May 22, 2023

Photo Credit: Mick Haupt TikTok is now suing Montana over legislation that bans the app across the state. Montana is suddenly facing legal challenges from both TikTok creators and the platform itself. The co... Read More...

Meta Slapped With ‘Unprecedented’ $1.3 Billion EU Fine Over Data Transfers: ‘Serious Infringements Have Far-Reaching Consequences’

Dylan Smith

May 22, 2023

Following a lengthy investigation, Ireland's Data Protection Commission has announced a $1.3 billion Meta EU fine over allegedly unlawful data transfers. Photo Credit: Dima Solomin Ireland’s Data Protection C... Read More...

Instagram Prepping Twitter Clone, Likely Launching This Year

Ashley King

May 22, 2023

Photo Credit: Azamat E The uncertainty surrounding the now Musk-owned Twitter has prompted Instagram to begin work on a competitor. The new app is expected to launch sometime this year, likely as soon as th... Read More...

TikTok Creators File Lawsuit to Challenge Montana’s Ban on the App

Ashley King

May 21, 2023

Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa After Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed a TikTok ban into law—it now has its first legal challenge. The ban doesn't go into effect until January 1, but the law firm Davis Wri... Read More...

The Most Common Reasons Why Copyright Takedowns, Penalties, and Lawsuits Happen — According to a Top Music Licensing Expert Easy Song

Paul Resnikoff

May 21, 2023

Music copyright is complicated — and takedowns, penalties, and lawsuits for copyright infringement are all too common. But 99% of takedowns, penalties, and lawsuits related to copyright violations can be avoi... Read More...

TikTok Officially Announces the ‘Artist Impact Program’ — Expanding the TikTok Commercial Music Library

Ashley King

May 16, 2023

Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa TikTok has officially announced the 'Artist Impact Program,' effectively expanding the TikTok Commercial Music Library with more than a million songs and sounds from emerging and e... Read More...

Discovering Artists Through Trends with Viberate’s Emerging Artist Chart

Ashley King

May 16, 2023

Photo Credit: Viberate Data monitoring is changing the way A&Rs discover and monitor emerging talent. Music data analytics platform Viberate is helping facilitate emerging artist discovery with useful too... Read More...

SIAE Works Return to Facebook and Instagram With ‘Transitional Agreement’ As Long-Term Licensing Talks Continue

Dylan Smith

May 15, 2023

Venice, Italy. Photo Credit: Dan Novac About two months after Italian Society of Authors and Publishers (SIAE) works were pulled from Instagram and Facebook due to a rights dispute, the organization has hugge... Read More...

TikTok Loosening Its Paywall and Access to 20-Minute Videos

TikTok Celebrates 10 Years with BTS with Special Hashtag

TikTok Has Stored Creators’ ‘Sensitive Financial Data’ — Including Social Security Numbers — in China, Report Says

TikTok Confirms Testing AI Chatbot ‘Tako’ in the Philippines

Twitch Bumps Price of Ad-Free Viewing Subscription — Is Spotify Next?