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Hinting Musicians May Never Receive Their Payments at All, PledgeMusic Co-Founder Benji Rogers Pens Apology Which 'Breaks My Heart'

Hinting Musicians May Never Receive Their Payments, PledgeMusic Co-Founder Benji Rogers Pens an Apology — ‘It Breaks My Heart’

Daniel Sanchez
August 2, 2019
5
In May, PledgeMusic’s embattled co-founder Benji Rogers issued a ‘heartfelt’ apology. After nearly a year of promising to return artists’ money "within 90 days," the apparently regretful co-founder confirmed... Read More...

No Bankruptcy, No Refunds, No Liability — PledgeMusic Files Wind Up Order, Absolving Executives of Any and All Wrongdoing

Daniel Sanchez
July 31, 2019
3
PledgeMusic is pulling a sneaky disappearing act. Aiming to completely disappear into the middle of the night, the crowdfunding platform’s executives shut down the website last week. This came months afte... Read More...
The British Music Industry Unites to Aid Stiffed PledgeMusic Artists

The British Music Industry Bands Together to Help PledgeMusic Artists

Daniel Sanchez
June 5, 2019
5
When crowdfunding platform PledgeMusic imploded, many independent artists were left without their promised cash. The failed company is currently in administration, the UK equivalent of bankruptcy.  It's esti... Read More...
UK Music's Top Boss Pushes for UK Watchdog to Investigate PledgeMusic

PledgeMusic Could Face a Criminal Investigation Over Crowdfunding Fraud

Daniel Sanchez
May 10, 2019
12
PledgeMusic Cofounder Benji Rogers: Is 'I'm Sorry' Enough? Several days ago, and confirming a report first leaked on Digital Music News, PledgeMusic announced that it would be entering bankruptcy. In a ‘hear... Read More...
Game Over for PledgeMusic — Leaked E-mail Reveals Pre-Liquidation Fire Sale Set to Begin

Game Over for PledgeMusic — Leaked E-mail Reveals Pre-Liquidation Fire Sale Set to Begin

Daniel Sanchez
May 3, 2019
14
A leaked e-mail has revealed that PledgeMusic has laid off its staff and won’t ever pay back artists. So, how did it come to this? For nearly a year, failed British crowdfunding platform PledgeMusic has p... Read More...
Paste Media Group Purchases NoiseTrade from Failed Platform PledgeMusic

Paste Media Group Purchases NoiseTrade from Failed Platform PledgeMusic

Daniel Sanchez
April 26, 2019
2
No, the NoiseTrade purchase doesn’t mean artists will finally get their money from PledgeMusic. You know the story by now. Last year, British crowdfunding platform PledgeMusic withheld payments to artists... Read More...
As Pledgemusic Continues to Implode, Co-Founder Benji Rogers Mysterious 'Steps down' from Another Company He Co-Founded

As PledgeMusic Continues to Implode, Cofounder Benji Rogers Suddenly Steps Down from dotBlockChain Media

Daniel Sanchez
March 11, 2019
PledgeMusic continues inching toward its ultimate demise.  Meanwhile, company cofounder Benji Rogers is stepping down from another company he started. So, when will PledgeMusic finally pay the money it owes ... Read More...
PledgeMusic Delivers a New Non-Statement

PledgeMusic Delivers Another Non-Statement — But Still No Payments

Daniel Sanchez
February 18, 2019
1
So, when will PledgeMusic finally pay the money it owes artists and fans?  Probably never, it seems, as the company takes another step toward closing its doors for good. PledgeMusic has made the same promise... Read More...
PledgeMusic Deathwatch – Contributions to Active Campaigns Suspended

PledgeMusic Deathwatch — Contributions to Active Campaigns Suspended

Daniel Sanchez
February 7, 2019
2
Just how soon should we expect PledgeMusic to utterly give up and throw in the towel? PledgeMusic has gone from pretty bad to even worse. First blaming a ‘transition in payment platforms,’ the embattled B... Read More...

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