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Warner Music Group Stock Spikes Following Q3 2022 Earnings Report, Including a 24% Jump In Publishing Revenue

November 22, 2022

Warner Music Group stock (NASDAQ: WMG) spiked after the company achieved a modest year-over-year (YoY) revenue improvement as well as a 63 percent operating income increase during 2022’s third quarter. The ... Read More...

A Comprehensive Intro to Naxos’ Importance In Bringing Classical Music Into the Digital Era

Ashley King

November 22, 2022

Photo Credit: Naxos Naxos is at the forefront of bringing classical music into the digital age. Naxos Records is the world’s leading classical music label for a reason. Let’s explore why. The following was c... Read More...

HYBE Pushes into Gaming — Inks Publishing Deal with Flint’s Upcoming Dragon Blaze 2: Knights of Veda

Ashley King

November 21, 2022

Photo Credit: HYBE Corporation HYBE pushes into gaming with a global publishing deal with developer Flint upcoming massively multiplayer online game, Dragon Blaze 2: Knights of Veda. The deal was signed between the game's developer, Flint, and HYBE IM, a ga... Read More...

UMG-Owned Deutsche Grammophon Launches Classical Music Streaming Service

Ashley King

November 21, 2022

Photo Credit: Deutsche Grammophon The world's oldest record label and a division of Universal Music Group, Deutsche Grammophon, launches a classical music streaming service. Deutsche Grammophon announces the... Read More...

Iggy Azalea Confirms ‘Eight-Figure’ Catalog Deal With Domain Capital: ‘I Don’t Have to Work Another Day In My Life’

Dylan Smith

November 21, 2022

Earlier this month, Domain Capital announced that it had obtained $700 million in “equity commitments” for an entertainment fund. Now, the company has purchased Iggy Azalea’s catalog “for an eight-figure sum,... Read More...

UMAW Launches Anti-Merch Cut Campaign, #MyMerch for North America

Ashley King

November 21, 2022

Photo Credit: Yohann Libot The Union of Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) is launching a campaign against merch cuts for venues. The challenges that artists face in touring means they're more dependent than ever on merchandise sales. Many venues and festi... Read More...

Elton John Delivers ‘Final North American Concert’ At Dodger Stadium As Part of Disney+ Livestream Event

Dylan Smith

November 21, 2022

Elton John performing live at Dodger Stadium. Photo Credit: Ben Gibson/Rocket Entertainment Elton John has officially delivered “his final North American concert,” and in keeping with the growing trend of str... Read More...

You Wouldn’t Want to Miss Elton John’s Last Show Ever… Or Would You?

Paul Resnikoff

November 21, 2022

Photo credits: Elton John by Ben Gibson for Rocket Entertainment; traffic jam by Koushik Pal. I could write an entire article about how maddening it is to be a music fan in Los Angeles. But I'll leave a littl... Read More...

High Demand for Taylor Swift Tickets Means Scams Abound

Ashley King

November 21, 2022

Photo Credit: Samuel Regan-Asante As millions of fans rush to secure Taylor Swift tickets, opportunities for scams abound. Here's how to keep yourself safe online. Ticketmaster's terrible presale process has left many fans turning to secondary ticket sites... Read More...

Greenberg Traurig Is Having a Difficult Time Cutting Kanye West as a Client, Legal Documents Show

Dylan Smith

November 21, 2022

Photo Credit: Cosmopolitan UK / CC by 3.0 Two weeks ago, reports revealed that Greenberg Traurig was looking to dump Kanye West as a client. But the process might be proving more difficult than anticipated, a... Read More...

pCloud Is Angling to Become the “Dropbox Killer” for the Music Industry — With Critical Differentiating Features

Paul Resnikoff

November 21, 2022

pCloud is targeting serious music clientele with collaboration, encryption, and metadata. The company is introducing unique features like a native music player, previous file-version access/reverting, metadat... Read More...

After Elon’s Takeover, Twitter Reinstates the Kanye West Account

Ashley King

November 20, 2022

Photo Credit: Jason Persse / CC by 2.0 Kanye West has posted a new tweet, confirming the reinstatement of his Twitter account. Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, is back on Twitter on Sunday after his account was reinstated. West was locked out of... Read More...

Songtradr Joins the Growing Music Industry Recovery Effort — Donates All Sync Commissions to Musicians

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Warner Music Group Stock Spikes Following Q3 2022 Earnings Report, Including a 24% Jump In Publishing Revenue

A Comprehensive Intro to Naxos’ Importance In Bringing Classical Music Into the Digital Era

HYBE Pushes into Gaming — Inks Publishing Deal with Flint’s Upcoming Dragon Blaze 2: Knights of Veda

UMG-Owned Deutsche Grammophon Launches Classical Music Streaming Service

Iggy Azalea Confirms ‘Eight-Figure’ Catalog Deal With Domain Capital: ‘I Don’t Have to Work Another Day In My Life’

UMAW Launches Anti-Merch Cut Campaign, #MyMerch for North America

Elton John Delivers ‘Final North American Concert’ At Dodger Stadium As Part of Disney+ Livestream Event

You Wouldn’t Want to Miss Elton John’s Last Show Ever… Or Would You?

Greenberg Traurig Is Having a Difficult Time Cutting Kanye West as a Client, Legal Documents Show

pCloud Is Angling to Become the “Dropbox Killer” for the Music Industry — With Critical Differentiating Features