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Global Music Industry Revenue Hit $26.2 Billion In 2022, Report Shows — As China Achieved 28.4% Growth to Become the World’s Fifth-Largest Market

March 21, 2023

Global recorded music industry revenue by year. Photo Credit: IFPI Following a nearly 19% year-over-year jump in global recorded music industry revenue during 2021, continued streaming growth drove a comparat... Read More...

Jury Convicts Three Men For 2018 Murder of Rapper XXXTentacion

Ashley King

March 20, 2023

Photo Credit: Samuel Kenwright / CC by 2.0 A jury has convicted three men of the 2018 murder of rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot and robbed outside a motorcycle shop in Florida. On Monday, a jury convicted ... Read More...

Original Parliament-Funkadelic Member Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins Passes Away

Ashley King

March 20, 2023

Photo Credit: Atco Records A founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic, vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins has passed away. He was 81 years old. Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, vocalist and stage presence playing alongside Geor... Read More...

Def Leppard Drummer Rick Allen Shares Statement After Being Brutally Attacked

Ashley King

March 20, 2023

Photo Credit: Rick Allen's Instagram Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen shares a statement following the brutal attack against him in South Florida. After the violent attack against Def Leppard drummer Rick Alle... Read More...

Warner Chappell Music Limited Edition Music

Warner Chappell Music Joins Forces With Limited Edition Music

Ashley King

March 20, 2023

Photo Credit: Warner Chappell Music Warner Chappell Music has announced it is joining forces with Limited Edition Music to develop emerging songwriters across multiple genres. Greg Sowders, WCM's SVP of A&am... Read More...

Amazon Is Cutting Another 9,000 Jobs — Including Positions at Twitch and Possibly Amazon Music

Dylan Smith

March 20, 2023

Photo Credit: Christian Wiediger Roughly 10 weeks after announcing plans to lay off north of 18,000 employees, Amazon has revealed that it intends “to eliminate about 9,000 more positions in the next few weeks” – including roles at Twitch. The ecommerce gia... Read More...

District Judge Dismisses Years-Old Copyright Lawsuit Over Nickelback’s ‘Rockstar’

Dylan Smith

March 20, 2023

Photo Credit: Thakingdome / CC by 3.0 A federal judge has officially dismissed with prejudice a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Nickelback in 2020 over “Rockstar.” District Judge Robert Pitman ... Read More...

YouTube Music Song Credits Coming Soon? — Here’s The Evidence

Ashley King

March 20, 2023

Photo Credit: matteventu / Reddit YouTube Music may soon be adding song credits to bring it up to speed with rivals like Spotify and Tidal. There is no way to see full album or song credits on YouTube Music... Read More...

Human Artistry Campaign receives support from more organizations

Support for Human Artistry Campaign Grows to Over 40+ Organizations

Ashley King

March 20, 2023

Photo Credit: Possessed Photography An ever-expanding list of 40+ creative organizations, including music, sports, and acting coalitions, have joined the Human Artistry Campaign to promote a list of principles for advancing artificial intelligence within the... Read More...

TikTok Ban Under Consideration at BBC After UK Government Ban

Ashley King

March 20, 2023

Photo Credit: James Giddins Following the ban on TikTok by the UK government, the BBC is considering a TikTok ban for its employees. The BBC issued new guidance to its employees that told staff to delete th... Read More...

The Weeknd Settles ‘Call Out My Name’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit After 18 Months

Dylan Smith

March 20, 2023

Photo Credit: Pari Dukovic Back in September of 2021, The Weeknd was named in a copyright infringement lawsuit over 2018’s “Call Out My Name.” Now, approximately 18 months later, the involved parties have set... Read More...

How To Be a Successful Musician With a Day Job

Caleb J. Murphy

March 20, 2023

Photo credit: Dan Senior It’s tough being a musician with a day job, at least the way you want to be. I used to work in customer service and do music on the side – lots of late nights, early mornings, and weekends spent making music. It might feel like ... Read More...