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Round Hill Music Acquires the Back Catalog of Veteran Songwriter Jim Vallance

January 11, 2021

Round Hill Music has acquired the back catalog of veteran Canadian songwriter Jim Vallance. Round Hill Music, which raised almost $300 million in November of 2020 to purchase additional music IP, unveiled th... Read More...

Audible Magic Acquires MediaNet from SOCAN

Dylan Smith

January 11, 2021

SOCAN's Toronto HQ Content-identification company Audible Magic has acquired B2B digital-music platform MediaNet from the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN). SOCAN... Read More...

Ariel Pink Dropped by Label After Attending Pro-Trump Rally In Washington, D.C.

Paul Resnikoff

January 10, 2021

Indie label Mexican Summer officially announcing its decision to drop Ariel Pink. Ariel Pink has officially been dropped by his label, Mexican Summer, for attending a pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C. on January 6th. Ariel Pink didn't storm the U.S. Capit... Read More...

Hipgnosis Blocked from Soliciting Investors in the US, Australia, South Africa, Canada & Japan

Dylan Smith

January 8, 2021

The message displayed on the main page of Hipgnosis' website, for those accessing from the U.S. UK-based song-investment fund Hipgnosis has been blocked from soliciting investors in the United States, Canada,... Read More...

Gibson Announces Joint Venture With Gene Simmons to Develop Electric Guitars & Basses

Dylan Smith

January 8, 2021

Gibson has unveiled a joint venture with Gene Simmons to develop electric guitars and basses – as well as “new entertainment content” – under the G² banner. The Nashville-headquartered guitar manufacturer an... Read More...

Apple Celebrates Chinese New Year with Limited Edition AirPods Pro

Ashley King

January 8, 2021

Photo Credit: Apple Apple is celebrating the Chinese New Year with a limited-edition AirPods Pro design. The design will be available in multiple Asian countries, including China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwa... Read More...

Nicki Minaj Ordered to Pay $450,000 to Tracy Chapman In ‘Sorry’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Dylan Smith

January 8, 2021

Nicki Minaj is set to pay Tracy Chapman $450,000 for sampling 'Baby Can I Hold You' without permission. Photo Credit: Jurveston / CC by 2.0 A court has ordered Nicki Minaj to pay Tracy Chapman $450,000 for sa... Read More...

Spotify Stock (SPOT): Bank of America Dramatically Increases Price Target to $428

Dylan Smith

January 8, 2021

Bank of America has dramatically increased its Spotify stock target price; the Stockholm-based streaming service is slated to release its Q4 2020 earnings report in about one month. Bank of America analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich recently set a $428-per-share ... Read More...

Roblox Surpasses Fortnite Earnings as Mobile Gaming Surges

Ashley King

January 7, 2021

Roblox earnings this year helped it surpass Fortnite as the top-earning mobile game. Both Roblox and Fortnite are cementing new ties to the music industry. From Marshmello and Travis Scott's concerts in Fort... Read More...

Apple Music Says It Had ‘A Record Year’ In 2020 — But Doesn’t Reveal Subscriber Numbers

Ashley King

January 7, 2021

Photo Credit: Giorgio Trovato Apple says Apple Music saw a 'record year' in its company-wide end-of-year update. But where's the proof? The update covered multiple aspects of Apple's business but didn't upda... Read More...

Want to Make Money on Spotify? Try Making White Noise Instead of Music

Dylan Smith

January 7, 2021

A new piece is shedding light upon the substantial royalties associated with white-noise tracks – and prompting some to ask whether it’d be easier to make money on Spotify by releasing white noise instead of actual music. OneZero recently published an arti... Read More...

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Round Hill Music Acquires the Back Catalog of Veteran Songwriter Jim Vallance

Audible Magic Acquires MediaNet from SOCAN

Ariel Pink Dropped by Label After Attending Pro-Trump Rally In Washington, D.C.

Hipgnosis Blocked from Soliciting Investors in the US, Australia, South Africa, Canada & Japan

Gibson Announces Joint Venture With Gene Simmons to Develop Electric Guitars & Basses

Apple Celebrates Chinese New Year with Limited Edition AirPods Pro

Nicki Minaj Ordered to Pay $450,000 to Tracy Chapman In ‘Sorry’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Spotify Stock (SPOT): Bank of America Dramatically Increases Price Target to $428

Roblox Surpasses Fortnite Earnings as Mobile Gaming Surges

Apple Music Says It Had ‘A Record Year’ In 2020 — But Doesn’t Reveal Subscriber Numbers

Want to Make Money on Spotify? Try Making White Noise Instead of Music