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Hearby, Music Innovation Hub, Opulous Top Music Cities Awards Nominations for Tech

October 2, 2024

The Music Cities Awards nominations have been revealed. Hearby, Music Innovation Hub, and Opulous were nominated for the ‘Best Digital Innovation to Support Musicians or Music in Cities’ category. The Music ... Read More...

TikTok is dumping Merlin, seeks individual deals with indie labels

TikTok Is Dumping Merlin And That’s That — Platform Tells Indie Labels to Make a Direct Deal or Face Removal

Ashley King

October 2, 2024

The battle between indie collective Merlin and TikTok is heating up as the social media platform seeks to bypass Merlin’s collective bargaining power by striking individual deals with the indie labels it deem... Read More...

TikTok walked away from negotiations with Merlin

TikTok vs. Merlin: Licensing Impasse Looms — TikTok Pushes Back Against the Indie Collective

Ashley King

October 1, 2024

A letter from Merlin to its members has revealed TikTok is ‘walking away’ from licensing negotiations with the collective. Instead, the social media giant wants to seek direct deals from larger Merlin members... Read More...

24 Hours Later, YouTube Is Now Reinstating SESAC-Repped Videos After Securing a Deal — So What the Hell Happened?

Ashley King

September 30, 2024

YouTube is reinstating its missing songs from SESAC-repped artists like Adele and Nirvana after reaching an agreement with the performing rights organization. That's good news for everyone, though the strange... Read More...

Life After TikTok? — WMG Licenses ‘Connyct’ in Limited-Audience Release

Ashley King

September 26, 2024

Warner Music Group licenses mobile short-form video app Connyct as potential US TikTok ban looms large. As TikTok faces a potential ban in the United States, a new platform appears hoping to seize the opport... Read More...

Woman Sues Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Alleging He Drugged and ‘Viciously’ Raped Her in 2001

Ashley King

September 25, 2024

The latest lawsuit against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs comes from a woman who alleges he drugged and ‘viciously’ raped her in a recording studio in 2001. Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sued by a woman who alleges he and... Read More...

R.I.P., TikTok Music — Streaming Service to Shut Down in November Following 2023 Launch

Dylan Smith

September 24, 2024

R.I.P., TikTok Music: The namesake video-sharing giant’s standalone music streaming platform is now set to shut down at November’s end. ByteDance-owned TikTok confirmed its streaming service’s cessation of o... Read More...

investigation calls into Kim Porter's death after Diddy arrest

Al B. Sure! Calls for Investigation Into Death of Diddy’s Partner Kim Porter

Ashley King

September 24, 2024

Singer-songwriter and producer Al B. Sure! has called for an investigation into the 2018 death of Diddy’s former partner, Kim Porter. The producer made the claims on Instagram, stating he believes her death ... Read More...

YouTube Premium price hike international

Get Ready: A YouTube Premium Price Hike Incoming for Subscribers Outside the US

Ashley King

September 23, 2024

YouTube Premium is getting a price hike for international subscribers—with the hike determined by region. The price hikes differ per region, with some regions seeing between 30% and 50% increases in the price... Read More...

Let’s Get Some Hype In the Chat — YouTube Hype Borrows a Twitch Concept

Ashley King

September 22, 2024

YouTube is borrowing a page from Twitch’s promotional catalog with its new hype feature. While Twitch hype works only while the creator is live (encouraging active donations), YouTube Hype allows fans to boos... Read More...

AI Protection Bill Signed into Law by Governor Gavin Newsom — SAG-AFTRA Chalks Up Major Win

Ashley King

September 17, 2024

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed two bills that require the consent of actors and performers for the use of their digital likeness. SAG-AFTRA calls the protections a big step forward. The two bill... Read More...

TikTok Made Its Case Against a Ban In Front of An Appeals Court Panel of Judges — And It Didn’t Go Well

Ashley King

September 17, 2024

TikTok spent two hours making its case against a ban in front of an appeals court panel of judges, but it may not have gone so hot. After spending more than two hours making its argument against a nationwide... Read More...

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

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

MSG Bluntly Responds to Macklemore Allegations: ‘He’s Not an Arena-Level Act’

Karol G Brings ‘No Me Arrepiento De Sentir Tanto’ to TikTok Live

Apple Music Unveils Karaoke-Like Selfie Sing Video Mode

Copyright Alliance Issues Urgent Statement on Meta’s Proposed Commercial TOS Updates

Major Brands Are Increasingly Getting Sued Over Their Music Use on Social Media—Now There’s a Way They Can Get Ahead of the Problem